List of GPS Software for Mobile Phones
Encyclopedia
This is a list of Global Positioning System
(GPS) software for mobile phone
s.
Global Positioning System
The Global Positioning System is a space-based global navigation satellite system that provides location and time information in all weather, anywhere on or near the Earth, where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites...
(GPS) software for mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
s.
Free (personal use)
| Name of Application | License | Operating Platform | Maps can be preloaded (and stored) | 3D (bird view) mapping navigation mode | Voice-guided | Maps Source Based On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Maps for mobile Google Maps Google Maps is a web mapping service application and technology provided by Google, free , that powers many map-based services, including the Google Maps website, Google Ride Finder, Google Transit, and maps embedded on third-party websites via the Google Maps API... |
Free | Java, Android(Beta) | Yes, Google maps for android using a lab feature called "Download Map Area" | No (yes for Android/Beta) | No (Yes for Android version) | Google Maps |
| Mobile GMaps | Dual-license Open-source and commercial | Java | Yes | No | No | Yahoo! Maps, Windows Live Local, Ask.com, Open Street Map |
| We-Travel | We-Travel is free for personal use - commercial use, redistribution and reverse engineering are not permitted. | Java | Yes | Yes | Yes | Open Street Map |
| Ovi Maps | Proprietary, Free for some new Nokia mobile phones, But some for old smart phones license fees applies (example Nokia N95 8Gb has only paid version for voice guidance) | Symbian OS S60, Maemo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Nokia / Navteq |
| RMaps | Free | Android | Yes | No | No | Google Maps, Microsoft Maps, OpenStreetMap, Yandex, VFR/IFR charts, user-created maps, others |
| OruxMaps | Free | Android | Yes | No | No | Google Maps, Microsoft Maps, OpenStreetMap, Yandex, VFR/IFR charts, user-created maps, others |
| Locus | Free (ad-supported), Paid Pro version | Android | Yes | Yes | No | Google Maps, Microsoft Maps, OpenStreetMap, Yandex, VFR/IFR charts, user-created maps, others |
| BlackBerry Maps Research In Motion Research In Motion Limited or RIM is a Canadian multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada that designs, manufactures and markets wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market... |
Unknown | BlackBerry OS | Unknown? "Requires A wireless data service plan from your wireless service provider" | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Paid (personal use)
| Name of Application | License | Operating Platform | Maps can be preloaded (and stored) | 3D (bird view) mapping navigation mode | Voice-guided | Maps Source Based On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iGO IGo (software) iGO is a Global Positioning System navigation software package for personal digital assistants and personal navigation assistants devices, developed by Hungary-based Nav N Go Kft. Nav N Go iGO is a popular choice for several PNA OEM manufacturers... |
Proprietary | iOS, Windows Mobile, Android | Yes | Yes | Yes | Top-Map, Tele Atlas Tele Atlas Tele Atlas is a Netherlands-based company founded in 1984 which delivers digital maps and other dynamic content for navigation and location-based services, including personal and in-car navigation systems, and provides data used in a wide range of mobile and Internet map applications... , Navteq NAVTEQ Navteq is a Chicago, Illinois-based provider of Geographic Information Systems data and is a dominant company in providing the base electronic navigable maps... |
| Mireo DON'T PANIC | Proprietary | Android, iOS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Various |
| Wisepilot | Proprietary | Cross-platform (Java?) | No, require internet connection "You are not connected all the time though, only for a few seconds at a time when you for example perform searches, view maps or calculate routes." | Unknown | Yes | Appello Systems AB |
Discontinued
- Nav4All navigation (shut down by Navteq); (Cross-platform)
- Garmin Mobile XT; (Compatible with Symbian)