Best GPS/Maps Navigation Apps For Android In 2019

There are more than 100 GPS/Navigation apps on the Google play store but not all of them deserve a space in your app drawer. As usual, we bring you the very best GPS/Maps apps for Android you will certainly love, keep and share.

GPS/Navigation apps are very important for every smartphone user. Whether you use it directly or not, it is being utilized by your phone or carrier to check location-based data.

Initially, I didn’t like opening the Maps app on my Android phone, not until I lost my way in a very remote location. Thanks to God there was good network reception in the area. I kept carrying my phone like a Moses leading the people of Israel.

I finally got out of there and reached home safely.

So, that was just one of the good moments I really thanked my GPS/Navigation apps. So many smartphone users have different reasons to use GPS/Navigation apps on their phone. From checking locations, getting directions, finding popular spots or just finding their way, the list can only be limited by words.

So, join me as we unveil the best GPS/Navigation apps on the Google Play store you will need before 2019 creeps in.

Best GPS/Maps Apps For Android

I have painstakingly hand-picked the best GPS/Navigation apps on the Play store just for you to pick one or two and save you the stress of installing and uninstalling unnecessary navigation apps on your Android phone.

Trust me to give you what Google will later thank me for.

Google Maps – Navigate & Explore

The only maps apps you should find on Android devices is the Google Maps. It’s so useful and effective. Helps you find and explore places, real-time traffic, and transit updates, discover places you need like restaurants, supports offline map data and a lot more.

If you got an Android, you should already be familiar with this app.

Download Google Maps

Google Earth

Google has put the whole world in 3D and you can explore this lovely views on Google Earth. It’s my favorite app and it’s just so lovely.

Explore the whole world from above with satellite imagery and 3D terrain of the entire globe and 3D buildings in hundreds of cities around the world.

Zoom to your house or anywhere else then dive in for a 360° perspective with Street View.

Set off on a unique adventure by rolling the dice and hopping between random locations. And see the world from a new point of view with Voyager, a collection of guided tours from BBC Earth, NASA, National Geographic, and more.

Download Google Earth

Waze – GPS, Maps, Traffic Alerts & Live Navigation

Waze GPS is one of the very best GPS/Navigation apps available for Android users. Sweet huh?

Waze puts everything you need on a GPS app into one app and fits it right in your hand. But that’s only if you install it. With Waze GPS, you will always be prepared ahead of time through its periodic notifications about traffic, police, hazards and accident locations.

Waze GPS helps re-route your trip to avoid delays in traffic, check when you might arrive at your destination based on live traffic, find cheap gas stations, connect with Android Auto on your car, and a voice guided navigation system that’s top-notch.

That’s just too cool. So, download Waze below and let Waze show you the ways.

Download Waze – GPS, Maps, Traffic Alerts & Live Navigation

HERE WeGo – Offline Maps & GPS

Here WeGo offline maps provide navigational data the way a greater number of Android users will always love. With Here WeGo Offline Maps & GPS app, you can compare places, download map data and use it offline anytime, get directions and voice-guided navigations.

To get the most out of HereWeGo maps, you should download your important locations as an offline map and enjoy accessing it anytime anywhere.

Download HERE WeGo – Offline Maps & GPS

MAPS.ME – Offline Map and Travel Navigation

MAPS.ME is your mobile compass to get around easily via your Android phone. It’s one of the most popular GPS/Navigation apps for Android.

MAPS.ME is a free map app, has detailed maps that you can access anytime, with or no internet is required. It has both walking, cycling or driving navigation and has detailed (POI) Directions to points of interest, hiking trails and places you always want to view.

Download MAPS.ME – Offline Map & Travel Navigation

Citymapper – Transit Navigation

CITYMapper was among the Best of 2016 apps which shows how useful it has been. CityMapper navigation app helps you get around or find your way easily. Citymapper is the ultimate transit app with features that will earn it a favorite app position in your app list.

•  Find the fastest route combining bus, subway, train, ferry, taxi, car share, bike share and walk
•  Step by step directions, including the best subway exit to reach the platform
• Supports Android wear
• Offline maps available
• Find new transit+cab routes
• Check live bus locations and departures
• Find the best subway and the right station exit

With so many hot cities being included, these make CityMapper the #1 transit app you will always need.

Download Citymapper – Transit Navigation

Offline Maps & Navigation

One map app you will always find on Android devices is the Offline Maps & Navigation. It doesn’t come preinstalled on devices but has features that make it very useful for those who love GPS/Navigation apps.

It has offline maps with lifetime free updates with support for navigation anytime. The app also shows live information about fuel prices, faster route suggestion with traffic information and more.

Features:

• Free map updates multiple times per year
• Voice-guided GPS navigation with precise directions and spoken street names
• Millions of interesting Places (POI)
• Real-time route sharing lets you share your estimated time of arrival & current position on a map*
• Pedestrian GPS navigation with walking directions and tourist attractions (POI)
• Advanced safety features make driving in unfamiliar territories easier
• Speed limit warnings show you the current speed limit and the upcoming speed limit changes
• Dynamic Lane Assistant guides you into the correct lane
• Head-up Display (HUD)

Download Offline Maps & Navigation

Mapy.cz – Cycling & Hiking offline maps

This has been tagged by users as the best ever app for hiking, biking and exploring nature and cities around Europe. Someone said this app takes over from where google maps end.

It has absolutely great tourist maps and works in so many countries. You can download a region or a whole country and get detailed map data for your choice. It also has a powerful voice navigation system.

It’s a great maps/navigation app you can give a shot.

Download Mapy.cz – Cycling & Hiking offline maps

Family Locator – GPS Tracker

Family Locator simplifies life in the digital world by making it easy to stay connected to the people who matter most.

With Life360 you can:

• Create your own groups, called “Circles,” of loved ones, friends, teammates — whoever matters most and chat with them in Family Locator for FREE.
• View the real-time location of Circle Members on a private family map that’s only visible on Family Locator
• Receive real-time alerts when Circle Members arrive at or leave destinations (Eliminate disruptive “Where are you?” texts)
  • Track stolen phones or lost phones
  • Locate both Android Phones and iPhones with Family Locator!

Family Locator Offers Real-Time Location Data

You can plan your next family gathering with the family tracker and end multiple texts to learn everyone’s estimated arrival time. Family tracker alerts you when family members have checked in at a location and thanks to GPS Tracking technology, family tracker can also advise if someone is running late.

Download Family Locator 

Voice GPS Driving Directions, Gps Navigation, Maps

This cutie does a simple job. Provides Maps, navigation and voice GPS navigational guides. You can find nearby places on the app, accurate navigation with time and distance, accurate route suggestion and an HD street view map of the whole world.

One app everyone should give a shot.

One of its lovely features is the voice-guided navigation, and it works so well.

Download Voice GPS Driving Directions, Gps Navigation, Maps

Conclusion:

I am happy and sure you will like the apps on this list of the best GPS/Maps apps for Android. All you need is little space and an internet connection to download and install the app.

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