Magic Earth
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Navigation app featuring offline maps for 233 regions, OpenStreetMap data, multi-mode routes for driving, biking, hiking, public transit, real-time traffic info, detailed route and transit data, privacy focus, 2D/3D/Satellite views, and speed alerts.
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- Android
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- iPad
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- Android Auto
- Apple Car Play
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One of the best navigation apps there is.
Not free anymore, but only $0.99 per year.
Seems great if you're a driver, the public transport features feel like an afterthought. As someone choosing to use public transport wherever possible, that's a deal-breaker to me. That part of the app needs serious improvement
They have now changed the subscription model so that you get almost nothing in the free version. Not even Android Auto navigation, meaning you have to choose between added expense vs your family's safety.
You receive way more free features in CoMaps, plus it is open source. All you miss is the real-time traffic info.
For my use case, I only need real-time traffic info a few times a year, so paying a yearly subscription makes no sense for my family.
Magic Earth is a great, privacy friendly alternative should you need real-time traffic info daily or even weekly, to make it worth while. The cost is not high, but is per device, so you need to multiple the price by the number of devices (i.e. drivers) you have.
Personally I will stick with CoMaps & use Waze in a separate Android profile to sandbox it as much as possible, for the rare times I need real-time traffic information.
The presence of lane-guidance is declared, but in my region it does not work in the current version of the application during car navigation. Although information for the corresponding intersections is available on OpenStreetMap.
I don't see any functionality on the website to delete or edit my review. After the Big Update on November 28, 2025, I see no reason to continue using this app. All the key features have become paid.
This is a very capable map and navigation app for those seeking an alternative to Google Maps/Waze, with a privacy first mindset.
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After trialling this app, I've not had any issues with reliability and am happy to make this my recommendation (alongside HERE) as an alternative to Google Maps. You may, or may not, be aware that this is the navigation app of choice for /e/OS. And I can see why. I will stick to this for now.
EDIT: Cleaning up formatting and added more info
UPDATE #1: Spent a bit more time testing the address search, street names and post/zip codes work very well, but house numbers are a little hit and miss with accuracy. But this may be an inherent issue with OpenStreetMaps. I will keep the stars as it is.
UPDATE #2 [2025-07-30]: Adding 'Android Auto Support' to the list of pros. It works very well. But came across an issue when it tries to recalculate the route after a long drive (around 2 hours) it gets stuck in an overview, so I end up switching back to my phone to continue using the navigation.
UPDATE #3 [2026-01-22]: Sorry for the late update, but last year, the app owners have introduced a subscription tier. 😲 Pretty much most of the useful features have gone into this subscription:
The refresh looks nice, and while the price is affordable (approx £8 per year), I can appreciate this change is a bitter pill to swallow. It is for me. So now we have two tiers: Essential and Premium. They could've at least left maps to the Essential tier.
Since the change in end of November 2025 am I not a fan anymore of Magic Earth. The service has changed to subscription based and many previous features got disabled.
One of the best nav apps out there. I was using OSMand before, but this make OSMand look silly (although not as complex or able to customize as much). It just works.