Waze Alternatives

Waze is described as 'Real-time navigation with community-reported traffic and hazard alerts, voice guidance, and map editing, ensuring a smoother drive every day' and is a very popular GPS Navigation service in the travel & location category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Waze for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, iPad, Android Tablet and Web-based apps. The best Waze alternative is CoMaps, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Waze are Organic Maps, OsmAnd, Google Maps and Magic Earth.

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Waze alternatives are mainly GPS Navigation Services, but if you're looking for Map Services or Travel Guides you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Kindle Fire, Open Source, Mac, Linux, Apple Watch, Apple Watch + GPS Navigation and Android Wear. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Waze.
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Alternatives list

  1. Arrow is a lightweight navigation app designed for travellers who want to explore without distractions. Instead of a map, you get a clean arrow that always points you in the right direction - no zooming, dragging, or rerouting needed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  2. Ad-free and privacy-first navigation app delivering real-time traffic and hazard alerts, advanced route planning, recurring destination support, departure reminders, route saving, guidance for daily commutes, optimized departure times, and seamless in-app navigation.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  3. Windows Maps icon
     4 likes

    Delivers driving, walking, and public transit guidance with real-time voice navigation, offline map downloads, traffic alerts, 3D city imagery, street-level panoramas, multi-search support, detailed business info, indoor venue maps, parking reminders, and device syncing.

    48 Windows Maps alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. ETA instantly shows travel time (including support for driving, public transit*, cycling* and walking) to your favourite places. When driving, ETA also supplies traffic information that details any delays on your route.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple Messages
     
  5. Ride Aware icon
     3 likes

    Ride Aware is an app for riders and drivers that notifies you of hazards ahead including speed cameras, red light cameras, and police.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  6. Pure Maps icon
     1 like

    Pure Maps is a full-featured map and navigation application allowing you to explore maps, search for addresses and points of interest, as well as assist with navigation.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux Mobile
    • Ubuntu Touch
    • Sailfish OS
     
  7. Guru Maps icon
     1 like

    Offline maps with monthly updates, detailed OpenStreetMap data, turn-by-turn and voice navigation in nine languages, GPS track recording even in background, multilingual instant search, millions of POI, support for driving, cycling, walking, and customizable trip routes.

    52 Guru Maps alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Mac
    • Android Tablet
    • Android Auto
     
  8. ESCORT Live! icon
     1 like

    Share and receive real-time alerts from the ESCORT driving community. Gain increased awareness with millions of user-generated traffic avoidance exchanges along with red light, speed cam and law enforcement detection in real-time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  9. Free online editor for GPX, KML & Strava routes. Create, view, and edit tracks. Features routing & elevation profiles. Privacy-first, no signup.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. A private, free and open source replacement for Google Maps and other geocoding services that relies on Photon, which you can run on your own server. It uses the Photon API to fetch results to your phone, allowing you to search for places in...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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