Organic Maps
Offline OpenStreetMap navigation. No Google Maps data harvesting or Waze ads.
Quick facts
- Price model
- Open source
- Starting price
- Free
- Best for
- Offline travel · Hiking trails · Privacy-first navigation
- Replaces
- Google Maps dependency, Waze, Paid offline map apps
- Platforms
- iOSAndroid
- Last verified
- 2026-06-22
Why it's listed
Works in airplane mode abroad. Your location isn't a product.
Organic Maps downloads map regions for turn-by-turn driving, hiking, and cycling completely offline. Open-source successor to Maps.me done right. No account, no tracking, no subscription for navigation basics.
The catch
No live traffic or business reviews like Google; map updates are manual downloads.
Good fit for
- International travelers
- Hikers
- Privacy families
Not ideal for
- People needing real-time traffic every commute
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