What is the best map app for iPhone?

Waze Navigation & Live Traffic, S tier, ranked #1 of 40, rated 4.8 by 3,195,643 people.

Which map apps are free?

38 of 40 are free to download: Waze Navigation & Live Traffic (S), Google Maps (S), MAPS.ME: Offline Maps, GPS Nav (S), Avenza Maps: Offline Mapping (S) and more. 21 of them sell in-app purchases. 7 report no in-app purchases.

Which map app has the best App Store rating?

onX Hunt: GPS Hunting Maps at 4.9 from 274,507 ratings.

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Best Map Apps for iPhone (2026)

40 apps ranked S through F · Updated 2026-10-19 · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Waze Navigation & Live Traffic is the top-ranked of 40 map apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.8/5 from 3,195,643 ratings.

1
Waze Navigation & Live TrafficS
Free · ★ 4.8 · 3,195,643 ratings · score 99
2
Google MapsS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 7,413,766 ratings · score 98
3
MAPS.ME: Offline Maps, GPS NavS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 78,611 ratings · score 95
4
Avenza Maps: Offline MappingS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 128,216 ratings · score 95
5
Yandex Maps & NavigatorS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 40,450 ratings · score 92

What belongs in this list

View and explore maps of the world and find places on them.

Not here: Weather maps alone; Mind mapping alone; A static map image alone; A trip itinerary alone; A travel log pinned on a map alone

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

Compare every app

1
Waze Navigation & Live TrafficS
Free · ★ 4.8 · 3,195,643 ratings · score 99 · best in class
2
Google MapsS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 7,413,766 ratings · score 98 · best in class
3
MAPS.ME: Offline Maps, GPS NavS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 78,611 ratings · score 95 · best in class
4
Avenza Maps: Offline MappingS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 128,216 ratings · score 95 · best in class
5
Yandex Maps & NavigatorS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 40,450 ratings · score 92 · best in class
6
Sygic: GPS Navigation, 3D MapsS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 56,833 ratings · score 92 · best in class
7
Organic Maps・Offline Maps, GPSS
Free download · ★ 4.7 · 3,605 ratings · score 91 · best in class
8
OsmAnd Maps Travel & NavigateA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 5,700 ratings · score 90 · excellent
9
what3words: Navigation & MapsA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 44,024 ratings · score 89 · excellent
10
Street View - street view mapsA
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 9,811 ratings · score 89 · excellent
11
MAPAS: Live Street View & GPSA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 4,670 ratings · score 88 · excellent
12
Google EarthA
Free · ★ 4.0 · 47,461 ratings · score 88 · excellent
13
Yandex Navi - navigation, mapsA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 29,095 ratings · score 87 · excellent
14
KakaoMap - Korea No.1 MapA
Free download · ★ 4.7 · 5,453 ratings · score 85 · excellent
15
TomTom - Maps & TrafficA
Free · ★ 4.6 · 3,117 ratings · score 84 · excellent
16
Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail MapsA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 32,264 ratings · score 84 · excellent
17
Guru Maps - Offline NavigationB
Free download · ★ 4.7 · 2,967 ratings · score 83 · good
18
MapXplorer: GPS Maps & RadarB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 34,208 ratings · score 83 · good
19
HuntStand: GPS Maps & ToolsB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 58,892 ratings · score 83 · good
20
MapQuest GPS Navigation & MapsB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 29,530 ratings · score 82 · good
21
Travel Camera & CompassB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 12,553 ratings · score 81 · good
22
Trailforks: Offline Bike MapsB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 16,408 ratings · score 80 · good
23
GOHUNT: Research & MapsB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 8,602 ratings · score 80 · good
24
Topo Maps+: Topographic MapsB
Free download · ★ 4.7 · 9,387 ratings · score 80 · good
25
BaseMap: 3D Hunting Maps & GPSB
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 9,205 ratings · score 80 · good
26
Apple MapsB
Free · ★ 2.2 · 64,011 ratings · score 78 · good
27
BRP GO!: Maps & NavigationC
Free download · ★ 4.2 · 3,174 ratings · score 75 · situational
28
onX Hunt: GPS Hunting MapsC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 274,507 ratings · score 73 · situational · provisional
29
AMap GlobalC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 59,540 ratings · score 71 · situational · provisional
30
Live Satellite View & GPS MapsC
Free · ★ 4.3 · 2,769 ratings · score 71 · situational
31
onX Offroad: Trail Maps & GPSC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 26,530 ratings · score 70 · situational · provisional
32
Game Maps IRLC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 29,919 ratings · score 69 · situational · provisional
33
CalTopo: Backcountry MappingC
Free · ★ 4.8 · 7,538 ratings · score 69 · situational · provisional
34
Hiking and Skiing - PeakVisorC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 13,188 ratings · score 69 · situational · provisional
35
Topographic Maps & TrailsC
$4.99 · ★ 4.6 · 2,820 ratings · score 67 · situational · provisional
36
GStreet - Street Map ViewerC
Free download · ★ 4.5 · 13,593 ratings · score 65 · situational
37
Neshan MapD
Free · ★ 4.3 · 2,735 ratings · score 63 · weak · provisional
38
NAVER Maps, NavigationD
Free download · ★ 3.9 · 2,749 ratings · score 59 · weak · provisional
39
World Map Pro EditionD
$1.99 · ★ 4.7 · 3,075 ratings · score 58 · weak · provisional
40
We Camera 03 | Street View AppD
Free download · ★ 4.1 · 5,120 ratings · score 56 · weak

Beyond the top 40

3 more, not ranked yet

New in the last 30 days

Questions people ask

What is the best map app for iPhone?: Waze Navigation & Live Traffic, S tier, ranked #1 of 40, rated 4.8 by 3,195,643 people.
Which map apps are free?: 38 of 40 are free to download: Waze Navigation & Live Traffic (S), Google Maps (S), MAPS.ME: Offline Maps, GPS Nav (S), Avenza Maps: Offline Mapping (S) and more. 21 of them sell in-app purchases. 7 report no in-app purchases.
Which map app has the best App Store rating?: onX Hunt: GPS Hunting Maps at 4.9 from 274,507 ratings.
How many map apps reach S or A tier?: 16 of 40. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.