Reviews for MapFactor Navigator

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20 reviews

Review by S
(2/5)June 30, 2020

Drain battery fast. I just updated to the lastest version hopping that the battery drain would be better (was not an issue in older versions) but now this version is even worse because when I start my GPS, the location is off by about 1 mile…. that’s really bad and no longer useful to me. […]

Review by Don Draper
(2/5)August 7, 2024

Downloaded local maps (US) on my S24+ to test and it worked. Interested because you can download maps for offline use. Needed settings so I could download maps for Iceland but could not figure how. I see a map and 3 customizable tabs on the bottom. Long press brings up a menu but settings or […]

Review by Jennifer Walker
(4/5)February 8, 2025

This is a solid offline GPS app. I have not had good luck with offline navigation apps before, but I was pleasantly surprised with this one…it did not let me down. Some of the speed limits were wrong, but directions were always good. Functionality takes a little getting used to… could maybe be easier, but […]

Review by Rhomis Rhemis
(3/5)June 23, 2024

Too complicated for vehicle radio head unit. KEEP IT SIMPLE. Less buttons and less clicks is safer driving. Look at a GARMIN GPS for reference. Large text, large Speed limits, large destination time. It does work with offline maps and GPS antenna. However, there needs to be a simple way to just enter an address […]

Review by D. Howard Coles Jr
(1/5)June 30, 2021

This is the worst GPS app I have used in recent memory. It soaks up ALL the phone’s resources FOR NOTHING. the navigation is horrible as well, if you ever get the thing to find an address. It will not adjust to the addition of way points, instead it just tacks them to the end […]

Review by Kaza
(2/5)May 20, 2021

Used it a few times. Doesn’t tell you what the next street is that you have to turn on is. Only gives the distance and direction. GPS is spotty, but GPS works fine in other apps. Map will often stop centering on the car. Response to Dev Response: I’m not wanting to hear the street […]

Review by A Google user
(5/5)September 16, 2019

Very fast customer support, allowed me to transfer my paid maps to a new phone (android), and I honestly didn’t have to really do anything myself. GPS works best with the offline, multi line search. One line doesn’t really like to work though, and google search doesn’t work at all (NOT the developer’s fault). Really […]

Review by A Google user
(1/5)August 29, 2019

Update: I’m here to review the app not for help. As I said resizing the info bar to Small still too large. Too many useless settings. Won’t pay premium for an app not working properly. Can’t find all addresses. Doesn’t show name of the street you turning next (don’t tell me it’s on the bottom, […]

Review by Robert Arnold
(1/5)May 25, 2022

Hate it! Very confusing and cumbersome set up to download needed maps. Once downloaded, found it difficult to figure out how to set destination, and then equally difficult to figure out how to request route. After all that, I was told that no route was found. Both departure point and destination were established US addresses […]

Review by A Google user
(4/5)December 22, 2018

It works again, yeah! Once again my favorite offline navigation app for Android. Only reason for the missing fifth star is that navigation on foot and with public transit is still more cumbersome than necessary. Would be great if subway stations could be made even more prominent on the map, and with the name of […]

Review by A Google user
(4/5)June 12, 2019

I have used this app for years, for everything from mountain biking expeditions to long-distance car trips and navigating on foot in New York City. I would give it five stars if it weren’t for one little quirk where it had us get off on an exit and then get right back on the same […]

Review by A Google user
(1/5)February 24, 2022

Years of location information gone for no reason. I didn’t change a thing on my phone but app decided it couldn’t do anything without being reinstalled. Pen & paper more reliable. To be clear, I never uninstalled the original. I turned it on and it couldn’t recognize where it was. I directed it to the […]

Review by A Google user
(5/5)October 28, 2018

Update 10/2018: I still use this and on my main phone. I’ve used it successfully in Tokyo, Taiwan, S. Korea, Germany, and navigating Yellowstone National Park. It is often not quite as good as the big name data plan napping software, but it is still pretty good and my go to option when signal is […]

Review by Kurt Schwob
(2/5)September 5, 2020

The mapping works offline, which is why I got it. I then purchased some of the upgrades, like multiple routes, and that worked great… Until one day the app reported that I no longer had the upgrade and is prompting for another purchase. This had happened twice now. The app has also wiped my addresses […]

Review by :.:.:
(2/5)April 26, 2021

Used it today in the the mountain forest roads and it work wonders. I didn’t think it would show the roads up there but it did, and was I relieved. No more paper maps for me. Updates: I’m trying to love this app, but all the knick picking cost for features that should be built […]

Review by Ulzinasan Dashdorzh
(1/5)July 23, 2022

Been using this app since 2013 and it worked great. This spring I noticed that distances were way off compared to other navigator apps. Then, during a trip last week the app bugged me with “Recalculating the route” voice notifications every second when I used it on dirt roads and wouldn’t follow the exact route. […]

Review by A Google user
(5/5)July 28, 2019

Decent details only wish you could put in actual street number in phone version. Years later I continue to use this program as one of my primary nav programs. Love the fact that you can get maps from around the world for free. I’ve also seen where this program works better than the one in […]

Review by Patrick Brandon
(1/5)September 22, 2020

I like the fact that it doesn’t try to force people to have data on to be able to navigate. The search is more challenging since Google doesn’t allow MapFactor to use their map search base any longer. If that gets fixed, it’s a 5 star. (New Review) BUT NOW… I don’t appreciate that out […]

Review by Pete Grant
(4/5)September 20, 2025

Works great once you take the time to set it up the way you want it. Map update downloads now require my phone to be unlocked and with the navigator app fronted to download. It use to download even when the phone entered standby mode but not now making map update downloads to be very […]

Review by Alex Schnell
(4/5)August 22, 2020

Still one of the best offline navigation apps out there. I never had a problem with it. I’m dropping my 5 stars down to 4 not so much to penalize the developers, but because I am disappointed that you can’t search for your destination as easily as you could before ever since Google made the […]