Everyday apps
European navigation apps
Turn by turn routing from European map makers
Replaces: Google Maps · Waze
A navigation app plans a route and guides you along it, with turn by turn instructions, traffic information, speed limits and estimated arrival times. Beyond driving, many handle cycling, walking, hiking and public transport. Offline maps are worth checking for: with the map stored on the device, routing keeps working in a tunnel, in the mountains or abroad without roaming.
Location history is among the most revealing data any app collects, because it shows where you sleep, work and spend your weekends. Mapy.com, Magic Earth, komoot and TomTom GO Navigation come from European companies. Choosing a European navigation app puts that trail with an operator under EU law, and offline maps mean you can use it while sending very little back at all.
European options
| service | Country | Hosting | Open source | Free plan | Status |
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Services without verified European control
Kept here for transparency, but excluded from the European options and totals. How we classify services →
HERE WeGo Maps & Navigation
Free navigation app from the Netherlands
NetherlandsFree plan Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Mapy.com
Czech navigation app for every kind of trip
Czech RepublicEU hosted Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Sygic GPS Navigation
Offline GPS navigation from Slovakia
Slovakia Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Magic Earth
Offline navigation app from the Netherlands
NetherlandsFree plan Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
komoot
Outdoor route planner and navigation from Germany
GermanyFree plan Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
TomTom GO Navigation
Offline car navigation from the Netherlands
Netherlands Global public ownership
OsmAnd
Offline open source navigation app for phones
NetherlandsOpen sourceFree plan Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Organic Maps
Open source offline navigation app from Estonia
EstoniaOpen source Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
