Comparison

Guru Maps Pro vs Apple Maps

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

Head to head
About

Guru Maps Pro

Navigate and explore the world without an internet connection using detailed offline maps and turn-by-turn voice guidance. Plan multi-stop routes, record your adventures with GPS, and discover points of interest with fast offline search. Enjoy advanced features like 3D terrain and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Offline map downloads
  • Turn-by-turn voice navigation
  • Multi-stop route planning
  • GPS track recording
  • 3D terrain and relief
  • Offline search for places
  • Sync across devices
Features
Currently charting
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Explore the world offline with Guru Maps Pro — detailed maps, turn-by-turn navigation, and GPS track recording that keep working when you have no signal. Download maps once and use them anywhere (powered by OpenStreetMap). Plan routes, record adventures, save favorite places, and sync everything across devices. OFFLINE MAPS • Download maps for countries or regions and use them fully offline. • Rich detail and millions of places. Monthly map updates. NAVIGATION THAT WORKS OFFLINE • Voice-guided, turn-by-turn directions with automatic rerouting. • Lane guidance for clearer driving in complex junctions. • Modes: car, bike, truck, walk, plus straight-line navigation (great for sailing or off-road). ROUTE PLANNING • Build multi-stop routes with custom waypoints. • Choose fastest or shortest route and save your plans. • Export routes to GPX/KML to share or back up. TRUE 3D RELIEF & TERRAIN • Preview hills and valleys in True 3D Relief. • High-detail terrain: contour lines, hillshade, and topographic overlays. • Elevation profiles and slope charts for smarter planning. GPS TRACK RECORDING • Record tracks with one tap (even in the background). • Live stats: speed, distance, time, altitude. • Analyze tracks with interactive graphs and export to GPX/KML. FAST OFFLINE SEARCH • Search by name, address, category, or coordinates — offline. • Instant results as you type, with multi-language support. POI & ORGANIZATION • Save places with custom pins and icons. • Organize everything into folders and share with friends. OPENING HOURS • See opening hours for places when available. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES • Sync and back up your markers, tracks, and collections with one Guru Maps account across iOS, macOS, and other platforms. CARPLAY • Use Guru Maps on Apple CarPlay with offline maps and voice directions. NO ADS. PRIVACY FIRST. • No advertising. Your location stays on your device. Power features: one-finger zoom, compass & scale, coordinate grids (MGRS/UTM), GeoJSON overlays, MBTiles/sqlitedb import, and more. Download Guru Maps Pro and explore with confidence — anywhere, anytime with: • Unlimited offline map downloads • Unlimited markers and GPS tracks • Pro map sources, including Satellite and specialist layers (cycling, outdoors, marine, ski, etc.) Terms of Service & Privacy Policy: https://gurumaps.app/terms_of_service Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Apple Maps

Navigate and explore the world with detailed maps, turn-by-turn directions for driving, cycling, and walking, and real-time traffic information. Discover places with photos, ratings, and curated guides, and access offline maps for uninterrupted exploration.

Highlights
  • Turn-by-turn navigation
  • Offline maps
  • Real-time traffic
  • Place discovery
  • Curated guides
  • Augmented reality walking directions
  • Topographic maps
Features
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Apple Maps is the best way to navigate and explore the world - all with your privacy protected. What's new: • Local Lists uses intelligent insights from Apple Maps to surface locally relevant places for meeting friends, dining, and more. • Enhanced Flyover combines aerial imagery with AI to enable you to view cities in stunning detail. Get around with ease. • Plan up to 15 stops with multi-stop routing, and sync routes from Mac to iPhone automatically. • Follow easy voice and lane guidance to stay in the correct lane before your next turn. • Avoid delays with real-time traffic incidents like accidents and road closures. • View speed limits and get alerts for speed and red-light cameras along your route. • Report and see incidents like accidents, hazards, and speed checks. • Download offline maps to your iPhone or Watch for places information like hours and ratings, and turn-by-turn directions for driving, walking, cycling, or transit. • Get real-time transit updates so you never miss a bus, train, or ferry. • Follow bike lanes, paths, and roads with cycling directions that include elevation information • Get AR walking directions that overlay step-by-step guidance onto the real world around you. • Create and save custom walking routes for easy offline navigation. • Explore topographic maps with contour lines, hill shading, and trail information for hikes in select parks around the world, and save them for offline access and turn-by-turn navigation. Explore and discover places • Explore the world with an interactive 3D globe featuring enhanced terrain details. • Navigate major cities worldwide with detailed 3D features like elevation, landmarks, and crosswalks. • Experience immersive ground-level exploration with Look Around. • Discover places to eat, shop, and explore with curated Guides by trusted publishers. • Search using natural language queries like “pet-friendly restaurant with free wifi.” • Make reservations, view menus, or order directly within Maps. • Ask Siri to find places you'd like to go. • Save places and add personal notes in Places Library. • Revisit your history anytime with Visited Places. • Rate and add photos to places you've visited. • Find directions to your gate at the airport or your favorite store in a shopping mall with indoor maps. Maps on CarPlay • Access your favorite and frequent destinations with one tap. • Report incidents such as accidents, hazards, speed checks, and more. • Share your ETA with friends and family members with ease. Apple Business is a free tool that allows businesses to claim their locations and take control of how their information is seen across Apple. Owners can add details like a logo, business hours, address, photos, promotions, events, and more. Visit business.apple.com for more details. *Availability and features vary by country, region or device.

Screenshots

Guru Maps Pro4 screens
Apple Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Guru Maps Pro at 78% against Apple Maps's 15%. Guru Maps Pro also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.2) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months). Apple Maps's advantage is price (Free vs $89.99) and ratings volume (63K vs 995). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Apple Maps is free to download; Guru Maps Pro costs $89.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Guru Maps Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apple Maps has 63K ratings behind it against 995, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Guru Maps Pro's written reviews are positive against 15% of Apple Maps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guru Maps Pro ships an update every 10 days, Apple Maps every 4 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Guru Maps Pro versus Apple Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuru Maps ProApple Maps
Price$89.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (995 ratings) — better2.2 (63K ratings)
Positive reviews77.7% of reviews — better14.6% of reviews
Number of ratings99563K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#181 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvgen BodunovApple

Customer experience

Guru Maps Pro

All ratings995 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews273 reviews
Positive77.7%
Neutral6.2%
Negative16.1%

Apple Maps

All ratings63,058 ratings
Positive27.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative67.3%
Written reviews7,004 reviews
Positive14.6%
Neutral8.6%
Negative76.8%

User reviews

Guru Maps Pro

From 995 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent offline maps
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 📍 Accurate GPS tracking
  • 💾 Offline map downloads
  • 🗺️ Detailed maps and POIs

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🗺️ Some maps not in English
  • 🔍 Address search could be improved
  • 🗺️ Lack of turn-by-turn navigation

Apple Maps

From 63K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent navigation
  • 🗺️ Beautiful and intuitive UI
  • ⏱️ Accurate ETA and traffic updates
  • 🔍 Helpful search and location features
  • 🌐 Seamless integration with iOS ecosystem

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate or outdated map data
  • 📍 Incorrect location pinpointing
  • 🚦 Delayed or confusing turn instructions
  • 🗺️ Lacking detailed information for some areas
  • 🔍 Poor search and POI database

Bugs and requests

Guru Maps Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Maps failing to download
  • GPS tracking issues after recent update
  • Inability to sync bookmarks across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add turn-by-turn navigation
  • Improve address search functionality
  • Introduce multi-language map support
  • Add Apple Watch compatibility
  • Improve route planning and tracking features

Apple Maps

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent app crashes or freezes
  • Inconsistent route recalculation
  • Incorrect lane guidance information

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline map downloads
  • Customizable route preferences
  • Integration with other navigation apps
  • More detailed traffic and incident reporting
  • Enhanced business information and reviews

In-app purchases

None

Guru Maps Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Apple Maps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guru Maps Pro free?
Guru Maps Pro costs $89.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apple Maps free?
Apple Maps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Guru Maps Pro or Apple Maps?
Guru Maps Pro is rated higher. Guru Maps Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 995 ratings, while Apple Maps averages 2.2 from 63K ratings.
Do Guru Maps Pro or Apple Maps have ads?
Neither Guru Maps Pro nor Apple Maps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Guru Maps Pro or Apple Maps?
Guru Maps Pro ships an update every 10 days, and Apple Maps every 4 months. Most recently, Guru Maps Pro was updated on September 24, 2026 and Apple Maps on September 24, 2026.

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