Comparison

StreetView Map vs Direction Map

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

StreetView Map

Explore destinations virtually using street view before you travel. Plan walking, cycling, or driving routes, and get turn-by-turn navigation. Enjoy virtual tours of scenic locations and indoor workouts with immersive street view experiences.

Highlights
  • Street View navigation and route preview
  • Create and record custom routes
  • 3D map autoplay
  • Share routes and GPX files
  • Apple Watch navigation
  • Indoor workouts with virtual tours
Features
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StreetWatcher navigates a destination by Street View without getting lost! StreetWatcher is ideal for walking and bicycle and has the main three features. ● Relieved on the Day "How to go to destination?" "Is a route safe?" "How gradient is it steep on riding a bicycle?" Street View autoplay can solve the above problems and etc, so you are relieved. You also save your time and costs, because you don't need to go to a place. ● Not Get Lost Anymore Not get lost because you can check route landmarks in Street View. StreetWatcher can navigate a route. Leave the directions to StreetWatcher. ● Fun Enjoy great views, townscapes, and World Heritage sites with 321 Street View autoplay contents at home. Street View autoplay becomes more fun with your favorite music. You can also enjoy indoor exercises with Street View autoplay. Please use StreetWatcher as your navigation. ===== Other Main Features ===== ● Create Route ・ Route types are walking, running, bicycle or car. ・ Max route choices is three. ・ You can sort route spots to the best order quickly. ・ You can select a position of a waypoint in a route. ・ You can save a created route with a note and add a spot note on a map. ● Record Route ・ You can record daily movements and check the following records. ・ an elevation graph ・ A duration, distance, speed and elevation ・ A recorded route is saved as GPX. ・ You can import a GPX route. ● Share Route ・ You can share a route with the note. ・ You can share a recorded route as GPX file. ● Navigation ・ Navigate you to each route spot. ● 3D Map Autoplay ・ Autoplay a route in 3D Map. ・ You can check a route like you view from the sky. ・ Recommend checking a recorded route. ● Apple Watch ・ Navigate a destination direction only, so it is very simple. ● Widget ・ You can check a Street View which you viewed it last. ===== About Premium ===== More Useful and Fun. Premium is the subscription. ● Street View Autoplay "How to go to destination?" "Is a route safe?" "How gradient is it steep on riding a bicycle?" Street View autoplay can solve the above problems, etc., so you are relieved. You also save your time and costs because you don't need to go to a place. ● Spot Notes for Autoplay Add notes on spots of interest or locations you want to watch out for during autoplay preview. Planning your route with these notes in mind makes you relieved on the day of your trip and saves time spent getting lost. ● Street View Contents You can enjoy great views, townscapes and world heritage sites with Street View autoplay. There are 321 contents now and StreetWatcher will deliver the new contents monthly. ● Workouts You can enjoy indoor sports such as treadmills and exercise bikes with Street View Autoplay. You can check whether reached a goal with workout records, so your motivation raise. ● Street View Logger You can save Street View locations as a route and autoplay the route with Street View and 3D map. You can also enjoy autoplaying indoors and unexplored places. ● No Ads No ads which were displayed in the free version. ===== About Purchase ===== ● Restore You can restore Premium within the deadline. After logging in App Store with the purchased account, Please tap the restore button in the purchase screen. ● Confirmation and Cancellation You can confirm Premium in “Settings app” > “Apple Account” > “Subscriptions” and then cancel it. ● About Suscription If you didn’t cancel the subscription more than 24 hours before the deadline, the contract period is automatically renewed. Your account will be charged within 24 hours on the deadline. ● Notes · There are no cancellation methods except the above. · You cannot cancel the subscription for this month. · The subscription is charged through the Apple account. ● Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula ● Privacy Policy https://minna-company.com/streetwatcher-privacy-policy-en

About

Direction Map

Features
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This app is easy to help you to know how to head to your destination by using the Camera, you can see a direction arrow to guide you at your live street view for walk path.

Screenshots

StreetView Map4 screens
Direction Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Direction Map at none against StreetView Map's 1. Direction Map also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). StreetView Map's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 20 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. StreetView Map sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.49 per month. Direction Map asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StreetView Map ships an update monthly, Direction Map every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
StreetView Map versus Direction Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStreetView MapDirection Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 20 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakashi SuemitsuYSD HK LIMITED

In-app purchases

1 purchases

StreetView Map

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$2.491 Month
None

Direction Map

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StreetView Map free?
StreetView Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Direction Map free?
Direction Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StreetView Map or Direction Map have ads?
StreetView Map shows ads; Direction Map does not.
Which is updated more often, StreetView Map or Direction Map?
StreetView Map ships an update monthly, and Direction Map every 20 months. Most recently, StreetView Map was updated on October 12, 2026 and Direction Map on September 28, 2026.

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