Organic Maps
Free Our pickFull offline turn-by-turn navigation from OpenStreetMap — download your country, then navigate with zero network traffic.
Maps & navigation: replace Google Maps
5 private options, our pick first. Every download link goes straight to the source — F-Droid, the developer's GitHub releases (one tap into Obtainium), the Play listing you can install anonymously through Aurora Store, or the official site. None of these are affiliate links. Updated October 2026.
These Google Maps alternatives are for driving, walking and cycling directions on Android without sending your location history to Google. Organic Maps and CoMaps work fully offline from OpenStreetMap data. Magic Earth adds live traffic, and OsmAnd covers hiking and cycling layers.
The trade-off is live data. Google still has better business listings, opening hours and city transit. In 2026 private maps can replace most daily navigation, while a sandboxed Google Maps with location off remains the honest fallback for a tricky transit trip.
Magic Earth
FreeThe one with live traffic. Closed-source but privacy-respecting — it's what /e/OS ships.
OsmAnd
Free tierPower-user maps: hiking, cycling, every layer imaginable.
CoMaps
FreeCommunity fork of Organic Maps from 2025, run by many of its former contributors. Same offline OpenStreetMap core.
Transportr
FreePublic-transport directions from open data — strong in Europe, patchy elsewhere.
Honest caveat: nothing matches Google's live transit and business data. For a big-city transit query, sandboxed Google Maps with location off is the pragmatic fallback.
How to switch from Google Maps
- Install Organic Maps and download the maps for your country or region over Wi-Fi. Once they are on the phone, search and turn-by-turn navigation work without a data connection.
- Export your saved places with Google Takeout. Organic Maps imports bookmark files in KML, KMZ, GPX and GeoJSON formats, and some Google lists may need converting before they import cleanly.
- Save home, work and your usual places as bookmarks, so the first trips are as quick to start as they were in Google Maps.
- Add Transportr if you use public transport, and check it against a few routes you already know. Coverage is strong in Europe and thinner elsewhere.
- In your Google account, turn off Timeline, the setting formerly called Location History, and delete what it stored. Then remove Google Maps, or keep it sandboxed with location access off.
- Download maps for trip destinations before you leave home, while you still have Wi-Fi. Abroad, with roaming data off or expensive, offline maps save the most money and hassle.
Maps & navigation questions
Do these maps work offline?
Organic Maps, CoMaps and OsmAnd do. You download map data for a region in advance, then search, route and navigate without a connection, since GPS itself needs no mobile data. Magic Earth also offers offline maps, but its live traffic needs a connection. Update the downloaded maps now and then, because roads and businesses change.
Is OpenStreetMap accurate enough for daily driving?
In many places it is very detailed, and volunteers update it constantly. Rural roads, new developments and business hours can lag behind Google. You can fix errors yourself by editing OpenStreetMap, and Organic Maps lets you suggest edits to places from inside the app. For drives you already know well, the difference rarely matters.
Which of these apps shows live traffic?
Magic Earth is the one here with live traffic information. It is closed source but privacy-focused, and it is what /e/OS ships. Organic Maps and CoMaps have no live traffic at all, which is part of why they work fully offline. If traffic matters on your commute, keep Magic Earth next to an offline app.