GO! Maps vs maps.earth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GO! Maps
Discover places, explore terrain, and view 3D and indoor maps. This application also provides navigation with route planning to help you get around.
- Places Near Me search
- Terrain map exploration
- 3D building views
- Indoor maps
- Route navigation
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Explore the world with GO! Maps: • Find places like hotels, malls, hospitals and much more near you on the map with the Places Near Me feature. • Explore the planet's geography with the Terrain map. • See 3D views of buildings and landmarks. • Look at indoor maps of major buildings, such as airports. • GO! Maps also offers navigation with routes in addition to maps. Have a good journey with GO! Maps!
maps.earth
Discover the world with low-stress directions powered by OpenStreetMap. This open-source application prioritizes user privacy by not displaying ads or selling data, focusing solely on providing a pleasant mapping experience.
- World exploration
- Low-stress directions
- OpenStreetMap powered
- Ad-free experience
- Data privacy focused
- Open source
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Explore the world and get low stress directions powered by OpenStreetMap. maps.earth is built on open source. We never show you ads or sell your data. We just want a nice map.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GO! Maps at 3.7 against maps.earth's 3.0. GO! Maps also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 33%) and device support (3 vs 1). maps.earth's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GO! Maps holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of GO! Maps's written reviews are positive against 33% of maps.earth's.
GO! Maps ships an update every 5 months, maps.earth monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GO! Maps | maps.earth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better | 3.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ERBA MUSAVIRLIK ITHALAT IHRACAT VE PAZARLAMA LIMITED SIRKETI | Michael Kirk |
Customer experience
GO! Maps
maps.earth
In-app purchases
GO! Maps
No in-app purchases
maps.earth
No in-app purchases
Questions
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