Map app privacy ratings
Map and navigation apps.
10 maps and navigation are rated against 4 public criteria, and 10 have enough evidence for a letter grade. Of the 9 with a known jurisdiction, 3 are based in a Five Eyes country, and 6 in the wider Fourteen Eyes.
Open-source maps and navigation only · Criteria for this category · Suggest an addition · Markdown
| Name | Grade | Score | Data | Jurisdiction | Open source | No trackers or telemetry | No ads or data sales | Independent audit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Community-run, non-profit offline maps and navigation app built on OpenStreetMap data. Search and routing run on the device. |
Grade B | 80 | 100% | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Offline maps and navigation app built on OpenStreetMap data, run by Organic Maps OÜ in Estonia. Governance disputes among contributors led to the CoMaps fork. |
Grade B | 80 | 100% | Estonia Outside Eyes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Collaborative world map built by volunteers and published as open data under the ODbL. The website offers map browsing, search, directions and editing, and the data powers many other map apps. |
Grade C | 65 | 100% | United Kingdom Five Eyes | Yes | Partial | Yes | No |
Offline maps and navigation app built on OpenStreetMap data, with routing for driving, cycling and hiking, contour lines, GPX tracks and plugins. Developed by OsmAnd BV. |
Grade D | 50 | 100% | Netherlands Nine Eyes | Partial | Partial | Yes | No |
Navigation app using OpenStreetMap data, with offline maps, traffic, public transit and activity recording, and paid premium features. Run by Magic Lane International B.V. |
Grade F | 35 | 100% | Netherlands Nine Eyes | No | Partial | Yes | No |
Apple's built-in mapping and navigation app for Apple devices, with turn-by-turn directions, transit, place information and a web version. |
Grade F | 25 | 100% | United States Five Eyes | No | Partial | Partial | No |
Google's mapping and navigation service with traffic, public transit, Street View, business listings and reviews, available on the web and as mobile apps. |
Grade F | 0 | 100% | United States Five Eyes | No | No | No | No |
Free maps and navigation app from HERE Technologies, with driving, transit and walking directions, offline maps and a web version. |
Grade F | 0 | 100% | Netherlands Nine Eyes | No | No | No | No |
Map and navigation service from the Czech company Seznam.cz, formerly Mapy.cz, with offline maps, tourist and cycling routes, and a web version. Coverage is most detailed in Central Europe. |
Grade F | 0 | 100% | Czechia Outside Eyes | No | No | No | No |
Community-driven navigation app owned by Google, with live traffic, hazard and police reports shared by drivers, route suggestions and fuel prices. |
Grade F | 0 | 100% | Israel Outside Eyes | No | No | No | No |
Questions
What is the most private option among maps and navigation?
No pick has been made yet. The table above is sorted by score, based on public evidence.
How are maps and navigation rated?
Each entry answers 4 questions: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. Answers need links to evidence. See the full criteria.
Does jurisdiction matter?
Jurisdiction decides which laws can compel a provider to hand over data. Each entry shows its country and whether it is in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes. The data a provider can hand over depends mostly on what it stores and who holds the keys. Read about jurisdictions and the CLOUD Act.