Magic Earth Навигация и Карты
★ 3.5What it actually doesMagic Earth is an OpenStreetMap-based navigator with offline maps and turn-by-turn guidance that transitioned to a freemium model; basic functions work, but the app became unstable after updates and triggered user backlash over the shift to paid features.
Actually does
- ✓Turn-by-turn nav30% of reviews
- ✓Offline maps45% of reviews
- ✓Freemium90% of reviews
- ✓Subscription85% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Public transport
- ⚠Данные о пробках в реальном времени
- ⚠Hiking maps
- ⚠Информация о погоде и прогноз
- ⚠No telemetry
- ⚠Free trial
- ⚠Совместимость с Android Auto
- ⚠HUD (проекционный дисплей)
- ⚠Помощь при выборе полосы
- ⚠Уведомления о камерах контроля скорости
- ⚠Запись активности (Premium)
Common complaints
- ✗Transition to paid model caused widespread dissatisfaction77% of mentions
«Switching to free Yandex.Navigator for good. / Used to be an excellent offline app until they completely rewrote it and made it paid.»
- ✗Inaccurate location detection (error margin up to 100 km)7% of mentions
«Shows my location in the middle of the Finnish Gulf... 100 km away from the actual location»
- ✗App crashes after update13% of mentions
«Bought it. It keeps crashing all the time. The free version worked flawlessly!»
- ✗Inconvenient map swiping — map flies off with high acceleration7% of mentions
«Why do I have to catch the runaway map after every swipe? The map just flies off and has high acceleration and high momentum.»
- ✗Outdated map data that doesn't match reality10% of mentions
«Infrastructure from five years ago, doesn't match reality»
What people praise
- ★High-quality offline maps and convenient offline navigation
«I've been using Magic Earth for several years and still consider it one of the best navigators (especially the offline mode and maps).»
- ★Privacy: does not track users, does not store data
- ★Routes for different types of transport (car, bicycle, walking, public transit)
- ★Basic functions (map viewing, navigation) work normally with proper settings
«Figured out the settings — the app works fine.»
- ★Regular free map updates