Last Updated: 2023-04-24

Best navigation apps for Android

List of apps on the page. Sorted by rating on Google Play.
# Logo App Score Ads IAP Installs
1 Circuit Route Planner Circuit Route Planner 4.7 No Yes 5M+ installs
2 Magic Earth Navigation & Maps Magic Earth Navigation & Maps 4.5 No No 1M+ installs
3 Mapy.cz navigation & off maps Mapy.cz navigation & off maps 4.2 Yes No 5M+ installs
4 MapQuest: Get Directions MapQuest: Get Directions 4.2 No No 10M+ installs
Logo Circuit Route Planner
4.7

No Ads In-app Purchases 5M+ installs

You can also leave notes for feature references, and all routes can be saved. Even if you know where you're going, it can still organize your deliveries for you. Simply input addresses, select a starting point if desired, and let the app optimize your route.

Logo Magic Earth Navigation & Maps
4.5

No Ads No purchases 1M+ installs

This app allows you to store offline maps; it uses OpenStreetMaps, which is open-source with tons of information. The application looks very good, with lots of options, and looks interesting and has a lot of features for free. No way to hide battery info; don't need it while phone is charging in the car. Being able to add waypoints to a route makes it so much better than other so-called navigation apps. Magic Earth's instructions are well-timed and clear, and its maps are beautifully scaled for glancing at. Clear maps, great routes, and speed cameras Great to make your own walks and driving routes.

Logo Mapy.cz navigation & off maps
4.2

Contains Ads No purchases 5M+ installs

Fast, based on OpenMaps, hence very accurate, builds offline walking routes that are not available in the competing products. Show all the hiking and biking routes with colours, special places such as castles and hidden caves, and even via ferratas and downhill mountain biking trails. Super Navigation Map App with Offline HD Quality Maps Based on OSM Know even the tiniest forest and field paths. directions do not take into account actual detours, calculation of elevation is very inaccurate in sport tracking, etc. Even for city orientation, the detail and points of interest are much better than in other mapping apps. Many useful features, like planning the trip in advance, weather information, and places worth visiting, are available.

Logo MapQuest: Get Directions
4.2

No Ads No purchases 10M+ installs

The app lets you know in plenty of time which lane to be in, construction ahead, and even speed traps. Best free maps app for multi-routes, use it for deliveries at work! You can also change the icon that marks your position; it's quite cute. You can get a list of directions; you can choose filters to streamline what you want as alternate routes, and MQ lets you know what your next move will be. MapQuest makes it really easy to switch views, change options, add stops, and, most importantly, see the map day or night without going blind. You can plan several multiple stops; the pick will show you on which side of the street the stops are, etc.