Comparison

iGO Navigation 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

iGO Navigation

Navigate the world with an offline GPS app that uses minimal storage. Discover new places with clear visualizations, fast routing, and essential features without distractions. Perfect for exploring your hometown or distant lands.

Highlights
  • Offline navigation
  • Reduced storage space
  • Fast route calculation
  • Points of Interest (POIs)
  • 3D landmarks and city maps
  • Point addressing
  • Junction view
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Join millions of travelers around the world and take the journeys that matter. Using half the storage space of many other navigation apps, iGO Navigation is an offline app that guides you on adventures around the world. Including only the features that help you the most, we do away with distractions – just you and the world around you, because we believe that travel should be experienced between the traveler and the world, not the traveler and their phone. The iGO Navigation app is for those who believe in a purer form of discovery, but want a helpful guide to push them in the right direction, whether you’re traveling in your hometown, a new country, or across a continent. The award-winning, full-service app now has improved visualization, accelerated route calculation, reduced storage space requirements, and advanced offline features, making it the best copilot to help you experience the world around you. Find your inner explorer, and hit the road like a pro. No more getting lost, no more wasting time, no more clogging your phone, no more searching for WiFi, and no more distractions. iGO Navigation: for the journeys that matter. ************************************ What does iGO Navigation offer? - Over 100 countries, including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Italy, France, Australia, Russia, Turkey, and more - Half the storage space compared to many other navigation apps, saving room for more important travel necessities, such as photos, videos, and music - Fast and diverse route calculation options to find the best route possible - POIs to help you find restaurants, bars, landmarks, malls, stores, and more - 3D landmarks and 3D city maps for clarity and easy-to-process visualization - Offline reliability to keep you on track, be it in a crowded city or remote backcountry - Point addressing to accurately pinpoint hard-to-find locations and to navigate in places that follow non-sequential numbering or don’t have address numbering at all - Junction view to prevent confusion when entering and exiting major roadways - Advanced Text-To-Speech for hands-free and turn-by-turn directions ************************************ IMPORTANT TECHNICAL INFORMATION Installation and setup Please note that since iPod touch and iPad (WiFi only) do not have built-in GPS-receivers, an external GPS-receiver is required. Only those receivers are compatible, which are officially supported by Apple. Due to the size of the package and certain In-App items, we recommend purchasing and downloading the application, In-App items or updates through WiFi or fixed line Internet access via the iTunes software installed on a personal computer. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Background navigation has to be turned on while using the application; you can do this under "Settings / Advanced settings" in iOS 7.

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

iGO Navigation4 screens
MapFactor Navigator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MapFactor Navigator at 57% against iGO Navigation's 14%. MapFactor Navigator also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). iGO Navigation's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. iGO Navigation sells 13 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MapFactor Navigator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MapFactor Navigator has 831 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of iGO Navigation's written reviews are positive against 57% of MapFactor Navigator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iGO Navigation ships an update every 7 months, MapFactor Navigator every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iGO Navigation versus MapFactor Navigator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriGO NavigationMapFactor Navigator
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (38 ratings)4.7 (831 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.6% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38831 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 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
Size362 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNNG LLCMapFactor

Customer experience

iGO Navigation

All ratings38 ratings
Positive42.1%
Neutral10.5%
Negative47.4%
Written reviews723 reviews
Positive13.6%
Neutral6.8%
Negative79.7%

MapFactor Navigator

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

User reviews

iGO Navigation

From 38 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent routing algorithms
  • 👍 Intuitive and good-looking interface
  • 🚀 Accurate and detailed maps
  • 🚀 Provides route alternatives

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Lack of spoken street names
  • 🐛 Outdated maps
  • 🐛 Crashes and reboots
  • 🐛 Inability to restore purchases
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model

MapFactor Navigator

From 831 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

iGO Navigation

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Maps not downloading properly
  • Purchased maps not recognized
  • Inability to use app after device change

Requested features

4 requests
  • Apple CarPlay support
  • Ability to export/import favorite places
  • Support for 7-digit UK postcodes
  • Traffic jam detection and alerts

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

13 purchases

iGO Navigation

One-time13
  • Europe premium$4.99
  • Europe safety cameras database$4.99
  • TTS engine packages$4.99
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  • North America map$5.99
  • Russia Traffic$9.99
  • Europe Traffic$11.99
  • North America Traffic$11.99
  • Middle East Traffic$19.99
  • North America Truck$24.99
  • North America navigation2 variants$29.99
  • Middle East navigation$34.99
  • North America Navigation$34.99
  • North America Navigation$44.99
26 purchases

MapFactor Navigator

Subscriptions20
  • 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
One-time6
  • 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

Is iGO Navigation free?
iGO Navigation 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, iGO Navigation or MapFactor Navigator?
MapFactor Navigator is rated higher. iGO Navigation averages 2.8 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while MapFactor Navigator averages 4.7 from 831 ratings.
Do iGO Navigation or MapFactor Navigator have ads?
MapFactor Navigator shows ads; iGO Navigation does not.
Which is updated more often, iGO Navigation or MapFactor Navigator?
iGO Navigation ships an update every 7 months, and MapFactor Navigator every 6 weeks. Most recently, iGO Navigation was updated on September 23, 2026 and MapFactor Navigator on September 24, 2026.

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