Genius Maps vs MapFactor Navigator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Genius Maps
Navigate and plan routes offline with detailed maps stored directly on your device. Enjoy turn-by-turn voice guidance, live traffic updates, and safety camera alerts. Offers a free trial of premium features.
- Offline GPS navigation
- Free downloadable maps
- Route planning
- Turn-by-turn voice instructions
- Live traffic updates
- Safety camera alerts
- Vehicle connectivity
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PREMIUM OFFLINE GPS NAVIGATION WITH FREE MAPS AND POI Genius Maps is a free application that installs on your iPhone and iPad. It's an offline route planning, exploration and navigation app that doesn't require a mobile internet connection to search and navigate. All the maps are stored on your device, so there are no roaming costs and your battery lasts longer. Genius Maps offers a free 7 day trial with fully-functional Pro Guidance and Live Traffic that can be activated at any time. Choose to upgrade to Pro Guidance during or after the trial or continue using the free professional-grade maps for planning routes and exploring with the pedestrian navigation at no cost. ________________________________________________ GENIUS MAPS IMPROVES HOW WE NAVIGATE OUR PLANET'S ROADS WITH OUR SMART DEVICES. PROFESSIONAL NAVIGATION MAPS CAN BE DOWNLOADED FREELY, REMOVED AND REDOWNLOADED AS OFTEN AS YOU WANT EVEN AFTER COMPLETING THE TRIAL. GENIUS MAPS' RICH FEATURE SET EQUALS AND EXCEEDS THOSE OF PROFESSIONAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS. ________________________________________________ IN-APP PURCHASES PRO GUIDANCE enables turn-by-turn voice instructions in your language, automatic rerouting, speed limit alerts, POI along the route and unlimited map updates for a selected region. LIVE TRAFFIC lets you know about congestion, road works and accidents and reroutes your trip automatically. Instantly view realtime traffic info and adjusted travel times on multiple saved routes. Live traffic requires an active internet connection. VEHICLE CONNECTIVITY allows you to connect Genius Maps to your car's infotainment system. SAFETY CAMERAS informs you about approaching safety camera locations so you can be more alert to your surroundings and drive safer. Pro Guidance, Live Traffic, Vehicle Connectivity and Safety Cameras are paid options with a lifetime license for the selected region. Check under Settings in the app for pricing and availability of Pro Guidance and Live Traffic. Go to Manage Maps and select a country to check the availability of Safety Cameras. Unlimited map updates for PRO GUIDANCE users are available without additional charge and for as long as the product is supported. Coverage and feature support in the map will continue to match the original version, as long as the original is commercially available. Lifetime license refers to useful life of the device and means the period of time that Mireo continues to support the app with updates. ________________________________________________ EUROPE Full coverage (including Russia and Turkey) NORTH AMERICA United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands CENTRAL/SOUTH AMERICA Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Barthélemy, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Réunion, Saint Helena, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, UAE, Zambia, Zimbabwe ASIA/PACIFIC Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong SAR China, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, New Zealand, Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam Genius Maps Puts The World in Your Pocket! Note: Continued use of any GPS application running in the background can significantly decrease battery life. We strongly suggest using a charger while using the app in your car. Website: www.geniusmaps.com Support Email: support@mireo.hr Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/geniusmaps Twitter: @geniusmaps
MapFactor Navigator
Navigate over 200 countries offline with turn-by-turn voice guidance, speed limit alerts, and camera warnings. Plan door-to-door routes for various transport modes and customize your navigation experience with favorite places and route avoidance.
- Offline maps for 200+ countries
- Turn-by-turn voice navigation
- Speed limit and camera warnings
- Door-to-door route planning
- Multiple routing modes (car, bus, bike)
- Points of Interest (POI)
- 2D/3D map display
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MapFactor Navigator is a free GPS navigation app with free offline maps from OpenStreetMaps (incl. free monthly maps update). You can navigate without an internet connection in 200+ countries. Intuitive voice turn-by-turn navigation in different languages, speed limits, camera warnings and many other useful features. Key features of the MapFactor GPS Navigation app: - voice navigation in various languages - door-to-door route planning - overview of the upcoming manoeuvre and distance shown on the screen - free offline maps with postcodes (full GB postcodes) installed on your device - points of interest - speed limit and camera warnings - favourite routes and places - 2D/3D mode allows realistic visual maps display - day/night map mode - routing modes for car, bus, pedestrian, bicycle, motocycle - route avoidance - block certain road from your route - maps rotate in driving direction, or north up - blue motorway signs - CarPlay connectivity (beta) Premium Features: - Head-Up Display - Alternative Routes - Remote commands - No Ads Live HD Traffic: - reach your destination stress free, avoid any traffic problem - all traffic problems at a glance on the map or in a table OSM maps are created and updated by the community of volunteers at www.osm.org. OSM maps are updated every month for FREE. Optional professional TomTom navigation maps with UK postcodes available - more reliable and accurate for vehicles navigation. Car version or Truck version with enhanced information for large vehicles. If you wish to get help or provide feedback to our GPS navigation app, please email ios@mapfactor.com. --- OpenStreetMap: Available free GPS maps: --- = EUROPE: Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia And Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Guernsey Hungary Iceland Ireland Isle Of Man Italy Jan Mayen Jersey Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom UK Postcode - Ordnance Survey Vatican City = AMERICA: Antigua And Barbuda Argentina Aruba Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Caribbean Netherlands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Crozet Islands Cuba Curacao Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador French Guiana Grenada Guadeloupe Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Martinique Mexico Montserrat Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Saint Kitts And Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Vincent And The Grenadines St Pierre And Miquelon Suriname The Bahamas Turks And Caicos Islands Trinidad And Tobago Uruguay USA Virgin Islands Venezuela Wallis And Futuna = ASIA: Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia D.Rep. of Timor Leste Gaza Strip China India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Nepal North Korea Oman Pakistan Palestine Qatar Philippines Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan Union Of Myanmar United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen = AUSTRALIA: Australia Fed. States Of Micronesia Fiji Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Caledonia New Zealand Northern Mariana Islands Palau Papua New Guinea = AFRICA: Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo D.Rep. of The Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Bissau Guinea Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sao Tome And Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Togo Tunisia Uganda Tanzania Western Sahara Zambia Zimbabwe Terms of Use: http://bit.ly/MFTermsOfUse
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MapFactor Navigator at 4.7 against Genius Maps's 4.1. MapFactor Navigator also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Genius Maps's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Genius Maps sells 15 one-off in-app purchases and MapFactor Navigator sells 26 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MapFactor Navigator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 831 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 57% and 57% positive.
Genius Maps ships an update every 3 months, MapFactor Navigator every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Genius Maps | MapFactor Navigator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (1.3K ratings) | 4.7 (831 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.4% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 831 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mireo | MapFactor |
Customer experience
Genius Maps
MapFactor Navigator
User reviews
Genius Maps
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Accurate navigation
- 👍 Offline maps
- 🚗 Works well with vehicle systems
- ⭐ Reliable for long-term use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 📍 Inaccurate or outdated maps
- 🔊 Poor voice guidance
- 💰 Expensive for basic features
MapFactor Navigator
From 831 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Colorful app
- 🚀 Great offline navigation
- 🚀 Excellent mapping and GPS
- 👍 Good app overall
- 👍 Reliable and flawless system
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't let you open GPX files
- 🐛 Clunky and slow on iPhone
- 🐛 Unintelligible instructions
- 🐛 Archaic address search
- 🐛 Can't save addresses or favorites
Bugs and requests
Genius Maps
Reported bugs
3 issues- Fails to connect with vehicle systems
- Maps not loading or disappearing
- Incorrect lane guidance and directions
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more languages
- Improve search and address entry
- Integrate with popular traffic apps
- Allow custom route planning
MapFactor Navigator
Reported bugs
5 issues- Doesn't work after map download
- Can't set home address properly
- Doesn't recognize many addresses
- Continuous map download loop
- Doesn't allow entry of street numbers
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to export/import favorites
- Larger house numbers on maps
- Show all favorites on the map
- Prefill favorite name when editing
- Better voice navigation and street announcements
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- Improved address search and entry
In-app purchases
Genius Maps
- USA NAVTEQ Safety Cameras 2016.7 v.2$2.99
- Doug Benson Recorded Voice 2012.9 v.2$4.99
- Europe NAVTEQ Live Traffic 2015.12 v.1$12.99
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- North America NAVTEQ Live Traffic 2015.12 v.1$12.99
- North America Nav for Weblink$24.99
- Europe Nav for Weblink$26.99
- Central America NAVTEQ Navigation 2013.9 v.2$29.99
- Latin America Nav for Weblink$29.99
- North America NAVTEQ Navigation 2013.9 v.1$39.99
- North America Mireo Car Connectivity 2016.7 v.1$44.99
- Europe NAVTEQ, Mireo, GeoIntelligence Navigation 2014.6 v.1$49.99
- North America Navigation Pack$49.99
- Middle East/Africa Nav Pack$49.99
- North America NAVTEQ Truck Navigation 2016.7 v.2$49.99
- Europe Navigation Pack$54.99
MapFactor Navigator
- Premium: Remote Commands$0.991 Year
- America$1.991 Month
- Premium: Head-Up Display$2.991 Year
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- Premium: No Ads$2.991 Year
- America$3.493 Months
- Searching Online: 1 Year$3.491 Year
- Premium: Alternative Routes$4.991 Year
- Premium: Mega Pack$6.991 Year
- America$8.491 Year
- Latin America7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Middle East7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- North America & Mexico7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- South Asia7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Europe7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- North and East Asia7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- TomTom Africa7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Truck: North America & Mexico$34.991 Year
- Truck: South Asia7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Truck: North and East Asia7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Truck: Latin America7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Donate$0.99
- Donate$2.99
- Premium: Remove Ads$2.99
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- All Premium Features$6.99
- North America and Mexico2 variants$20.99
- North America and Mexico$25.99
Questions
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