Magic Earth Navigation & Maps

Actually does

• ✓Turn-by-turn nav30% of reviews
• ✓Offline maps45% of reviews
• ✓Freemium90% of reviews
• ✓Subscription85% of reviews

Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews

• ⚠Public transport
• ⚠Данные о пробках в реальном времени
• ⚠Hiking maps
• ⚠Информация о погоде и прогноз
• ⚠No telemetry
• ⚠Free trial
• ⚠Помощь при выборе полосы
• ⚠Уведомления о камерах контроля скорости
• ⚠Запись активности (Premium)
• ⚠Android Auto Support
• ⚠HUD display mode

Common complaints

• ✗Transition to paid model caused widespread dissatisfaction77% of mentions

  «Switching to free Yandex.Navigator for good. / Used to be an excellent offline app until they completely rewrote it and made it paid.»

• ✗Inaccurate location detection (error margin up to 100 km)7% of mentions

  «Shows my location in the middle of the Finnish Gulf... 100 km away from the actual location»

• ✗App crashes after update13% of mentions

  «Bought it. It keeps crashing all the time. The free version worked flawlessly!»

• ✗Inconvenient map swiping — map flies off with high acceleration7% of mentions

  «Why do I have to catch the runaway map after every swipe? The map just flies off and has high acceleration and high momentum.»

• ✗Outdated map data that doesn't match reality10% of mentions

  «Infrastructure from five years ago, doesn't match reality»

What people praise

• ★High-quality offline maps and convenient offline navigation

  «I've been using Magic Earth for several years and still consider it one of the best navigators (especially the offline mode and maps).»

• ★Privacy: does not track users, does not store data
• ★Routes for different types of transport (car, bicycle, walking, public transit)
• ★Basic functions (map viewing, navigation) work normally with proper settings

  «Figured out the settings — the app works fine.»

• ★Regular free map updates

Where to install