European maps & navigation apps
Get from A to B without Google tracking everywhere you go.
Map apps help you find places and get directions. To do that, they can see where you are and where you go. European map apps collect much less of this, or none at all. Many are built on OpenStreetMap, a free map made by people all over the world. Apps like Organic Maps and OsmAnd even work offline, so your route stays on your phone. HERE and TomTom are long-standing European names in navigation.
Carefully selected European alternatives, some links may earn us a small commission.
A 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.
Replaces: Google Maps , Apple Maps , Waze
A 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.
Replaces: Google Maps , Apple Maps , Waze
A Slovak GPS navigation app with detailed offline maps covering more than 200 countries. Turn-by-turn voice guidance, speed-limit warnings, and traffic, all usable without a data connection - one of Europe's most popular navigation apps.
Replaces: Google Maps , Waze
A 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.
Replaces: Google Maps , Apple Maps , Waze
French privacy-first map built on OpenStreetMap. No tracking, no profiling, fully GDPR-compliant and open data.
Replaces: Google Maps , Bing Maps
A 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.
Replaces: Google Maps , Apple Maps , Waze
Navigation and mapping from HERE Technologies, headquartered in Amsterdam. Offline maps, transit routing, and no Google tracking.
Replaces: Google Maps , Apple Maps , Waze
Amsterdam-founded navigation company making sat-nav devices and the maps and traffic data behind many cars and apps. Publicly listed and independent of Big Tech — a European alternative to Google-owned navigation.
Replaces: Google Maps , Waze , Garmin
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