European alternatives to Apple Maps
Apple's default mapping app, built into every iPhone and Mac.
About Apple Maps
- Company
- Apple Inc.
- HQ
- United States
- Zone
- Outside Europe
Key concerns
OsmAnd
100 · Certified EuropeanA powerful offline maps and navigation app built on OpenStreetMap, developed by a company in the Netherlands. Detailed offline maps, hiking and cycling routes, and deep customisation, all without tracking where you go.
Magic Earth
98 · Certified EuropeanA privacy-first navigation app from Amsterdam-based General Magic, built on OpenStreetMap data. Turn-by-turn navigation, live traffic, and offline maps, with no account required and no tracking of where you go.
Organic Maps
97 · Certified EuropeanA free, open-source maps and navigation app built on OpenStreetMap, run by a non-profit registered in Estonia. Fully offline, with no ads, no tracking, and no account - a genuinely private alternative to Google Maps.
OpenStreetMap
85 · Strongly EuropeanA free, editable map of the entire world built by a community of mappers and stewarded by the UK-registered OpenStreetMap Foundation. Its open data powers countless privacy-friendly apps - and you can use and contribute to it directly.
HERE WeGo
78 · Strongly EuropeanNavigation and mapping from HERE Technologies, headquartered in Amsterdam. Offline maps, transit routing, and no Google tracking.
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Why avoid United States-owned services?
CLOUD Act
Allows US authorities to compel American companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world.
FISA Section 702
Permits mass surveillance of non-US persons' data held by US tech providers, without a warrant.
GDPR vs US law
Transferring personal data to US companies may conflict with EU data protection rules under GDPR.