Magic Earth
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.
Quick facts
No account is needed to use full turn-by-turn navigation, live traffic and offline maps, and nothing about where you go gets collected or sold.
The map data and points of interest aren't as thorough as Google Maps in less-mapped regions, and there's no street-view style imagery to preview a destination.
Why does it score 98?
Incorporated in Amsterdam, Netherlands – a full EU member state.
Independently owned by General Magic B.V., with no outside investors or parent company.
Magic Earth runs its own infrastructure in the Netherlands rather than relying on a third-party mapping platform.
GDPR-compliant and collects no personal data by design, though the app itself isn't open source.
See how they compare
Magic EarthWhat does it replace?
Google Maps 
Apple Maps 
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