Comparison

NaviMaps vs MapFactor Navigator

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

Head to head
About

NaviMaps

This app offers accurate 3D GPS navigation with voice guidance for India and surrounding countries. It provides offline maps, live traffic updates, and detailed points of interest. Syncs with in-car systems for a comprehensive navigation experience.

Highlights
  • Offline 3D GPS navigation
  • Live traffic updates
  • Turn-by-turn voice guidance
  • Detailed maps of India and surrounding countries
  • Junction views and driver alerts
  • Location and route sharing
  • Syncs with in-car navigation systems
Features
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Never miss a turn with NaviMaps: 3D GPS Navigation. MapmyIndia now brings the most accurate car navigation system trusted by Maruti Suzuki, Jaguar Land Rover, Toyota, Fiat & Mahindra to your device. NaviMaps: 3D GPS Navigation, an interactive maps and navigation app with voice direction. Get detailed maps of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal & Sri Lanka, powered by MapmyIndia. Save your mobile data as NaviMaps: 3D GPS Navigation doesn't require internet to function. With internet, get Live Traffic feed, Location & Route sharing via SMS, WhatsApp, Email & Facebook. INSTALL NaviMaps: 3D GPS Navigation today to get access to all Pro-Guidance features for FREE for 7 Days. Features Include:- • Junction Views - Visual aid to the driver at road junctions. • Driver Alerts & Realistic Signposts - Visual driver alerts for better situational awareness. • Live Turn-by-Turn voice guidance in English & 10 regional languages: Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Oriya, Tamil & Telugu* • Text to Speech - NaviMaps speaks out place names during voice prompts. • Unified Search: Search EVERYTHING from one interface with colour coded visual references. • Auto re-route navigation with voice will re-route you from the deviated course.* • Varied POI, down to the house no., also locate Petrol Pumps & Parking Places along the route.* • Detailed map coverage, realistic 3D Landmark, terrain & city models for better recognition* • FREE lifetime MAP UPDATES* • NaviMaps: 3D GPS Navigation can be synced with your in-car navigation system, making it into a fully-featured navigation system. NaviMaps supports connectivity with Maruti Suzuki Smartplay Studio™ Infotainment* • Offline maps, directions, local search and Online search on your device • Get up to 3 alternate driving routes & 1 pedestrian route. The route automatically updates you with Live Traffic (Internet required) • Location & route sharing through WhatsApp, SMS, Email & Facebook • Via internet, get live traffic & expected delay. • Multi-Stop routing to plan trips for leisure or business • Multi-touch map display • Two-finger swipe down to return to map view from any page or menu Maps:- Map of India is split into 32 different states which you can download as per travel plan. Download, remove & re-download maps as often as they like. • 6.54 Million+ kms of roads connecting 7850+ towns & 12 lakh+ villages • 40 Million+ Points of interest across the Country • 6500+ 3D Landmarks & 2D footprints in 950+ Cities • 15.5 Million+ house numbers for last mile navigation in 700+ cities • Lane Guidance in 1778+ cities along with national stretches Sri Lanka: • 135K+ kms of roads connecting 145 cities at street level with 42.4K+ towns & villages • 270K+ Points of Interest • 94 3D Landmarks & 2220000K+ 2D footprints in 8 Cities • Lane Guidance in 53 cities Nepal: • 182K+ kms of roads connecting 290 Cities at street level with 41.8K+ towns & villages • 218K+ Points of Interest Bangladesh: • 180K+ kms of roads connecting 290 Cities at street level with 45K+ towns & villages • 351K+ Points of Interest • 8.9Mn+ 2D footprints Bhutan: • 17800+ kms of roads connecting 27 Cities at street level with 700+ towns & villages • 7000+ Points of Interest Install NaviMaps: 3D GPS Navigation today. Note: Continued use of ANY GPS application running in the background can significantly drain your phone’s battery. Using a charger while navigating is recommended. * Requires purchase of Pro-Guidance in-app. For any app related issues and feedback, please mail us on (mailto:navimaps@mappls.com). We would love to hear from you.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

NaviMaps4 screens
MapFactor Navigator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: NaviMaps at none against MapFactor Navigator's shown. MapFactor Navigator's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (838 vs 208). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NaviMaps sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and MapFactor Navigator sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MapFactor Navigator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 208 and 838 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 57% and 57% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NaviMaps ships an update every 2 months, MapFactor Navigator every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NaviMaps versus MapFactor Navigator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNaviMapsMapFactor Navigator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (208 ratings)4.7 (838 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings208838 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCE Info Systems LimitedMapFactor

Customer experience

NaviMaps

All ratings207 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral5.8%
Negative12.6%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral19.0%
Negative23.8%

MapFactor Navigator

All ratings831 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews226 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral9.3%
Negative33.6%

User reviews

NaviMaps

From 208 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🇮🇳 Proudly Indian app
  • 🗺️ Good offline maps
  • 📍 Accurate for India
  • 🚗 Good traffic integration
  • 💡 Useful for navigation

Room to improve

  • 📉 Outdated maps
  • 🐌 Slow updates
  • 📱 Old app design
  • 🎛️ Difficult interface
  • 🎚️ Small fonts

MapFactor Navigator

From 838 App Store ratings

What 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

NaviMaps

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Offline maps not working
  • Voice commands not working
  • App not functioning after upgrade
  • Infotainment system displays blank screen
  • In-app purchased premium feature disappeared
Show 13 more
  • GPS navigation in car not working with iOS
  • App not functioning on car infotainment system
  • Maps do not download, stuck at 50%
  • Restore purchase option hangs
  • Pro guidance misguided user
  • Pro guidance voice barely audible
  • Does not automatically zero in on current spot
  • Cannot drop pin on current location
  • App drains battery quickly
  • Cannot set own route for multiple places
  • Cannot rearrange saved routes
  • App drains phone battery completely
  • Cannot download maps

Requested features

27 requests
  • Update maps frequently
  • Improve app design and fonts
  • Add Apple CarPlay support
  • Improve offline map functionality
  • Enable voice commands
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  • Improve search functionality
  • Add real-time location sharing
  • Add device tracking feature
  • Make app more affordable
  • Improve address mapping accuracy
  • Add option to cancel/correct search
  • Market the app better
  • Ingest more real-time data
  • Add projection display function
  • Include 'add stop' feature
  • Allow setting own route for multiple destinations
  • Provide textual list of directions
  • Show distance to waypoint
  • Add navigation based on coordinates
  • Resolve infotainment system display issue
  • Restore purchased premium features
  • Ensure GPS navigation works with iOS on car systems
  • Improve voice guidance audibility
  • Automatically zero in on current spot
  • Add feature to drop pin on current location
  • Provide free map updates
  • Resolve Bluetooth audio notification issue

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
Show 1 more
  • Improved address search and entry

In-app purchases

10 purchases

NaviMaps

One-time10
  • Bangladesh Pro Guidance$4.99
  • Nepal Pro Guidance$4.99
  • Sri Lanka Pro Guidance$4.99
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  • India Map Data Upgrade 2014.09$4.99
  • India Map Data Upgrade 2015.04$4.99
  • Bhutan Pro Guidance$4.99
  • India Pro Guidance$9.99
  • Pioneer AppRadio$17.99
  • Maruti Suzuki Smartplay Studio$25.99
  • Jaguar Land Rover InControl™$49.99
10 purchases

MapFactor Navigator

Subscriptions9
  • America$1.991 Month
  • Premium: Head-Up Display$2.991 Year
  • America$3.493 Months
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  • 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
  • North America & Mexico7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • All Premium Features$6.99

Questions

Is NaviMaps free?
NaviMaps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MapFactor Navigator free?
MapFactor Navigator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NaviMaps or MapFactor Navigator?
MapFactor Navigator is rated higher. NaviMaps averages 4.3 out of 5 from 208 ratings, while MapFactor Navigator averages 4.7 from 838 ratings.
Do NaviMaps or MapFactor Navigator have ads?
MapFactor Navigator shows ads; NaviMaps does not.
Which is updated more often, NaviMaps or MapFactor Navigator?
NaviMaps ships an update every 2 months, and MapFactor Navigator every 6 weeks. Most recently, NaviMaps was updated on November 1, 2026 and MapFactor Navigator on November 2, 2026.

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