Maps & Navigation
MapQuest GPS Navigation & Maps
Free turn-by-turn navigation for the US and Canada with live traffic, CarPlay and gas price comparison.
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- Developer
- MapQuest Holdings LLC
- Score
- 4.4
- Downloads
- 10K+ ratings
- Age
- Rated 4+
- Version
- 10.31.0
- Price
- Free
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About this app
Turn-by-turn directions for driving and walking across the United States and Canada are the core of MapQuest. It's a straightforward free navigation app for drivers who want voice guidance, live traffic and a few extras without a subscription. Routes can avoid highways or toll roads, include multiple stops, and start from somewhere other than the current location for planning ahead. Live traffic suggests alternate routes, a speedometer compares current speed with the posted limit, and favourites store home, work and other regular addresses. Apple CarPlay is supported for hands-free use, and the map offers satellite imagery. A layers bar surfaces nearby restaurants, bars, gas stations and hotels; gas prices can be compared, hotel rooms booked in the app, and restaurant menus, reservations and food orders handled through OpenTable and GrubHub listings. A local weather view helps with planning. The developer warns that running GPS in the background can drain the battery noticeably.
MapQuest GPS Navigation & Maps: the full guide
What the app is
A free satnav for the United States and Canada is what MapQuest offers: voice-guided directions, turn by turn, on foot or behind the wheel, live traffic with rerouting, and extras, with no subscription. It's for drivers who want the essentials plus a few conveniences.
Routes can skip highways or tolls, take in several stops, and start from somewhere you aren't yet. A speedometer compares your speed to the limit, favourites hold regular addresses, satellite imagery is available, and Apple CarPlay is supported. A layers bar flags hotels, bars, gas stations and restaurants nearby, with fuel price comparison, hotel booking, and OpenTable and GrubHub for reservations and orders.
How it works day to day
Morning commute: you tap home-to-work from favourites, the route adjusts around a crash on the interstate, and the speedometer quietly reminds you that it's a 55 zone. On a road trip the layers bar comes into its own, showing which gas station two exits ahead is cheapest and whether there's a hotel worth booking tonight, then handing off to GrubHub for dinner. Plugged into CarPlay, it all moves to the dashboard. The weather view gets checked before setting off. The developer's own warning about battery drain means you'll be reaching for a charging cable.
Why people look for it
Drivers in the US and Canada looking for an alternative to the two default map apps, free and without a subscription, land on MapQuest, often on name recognition. The gas price comparison is the feature people mention. Trip planners like being able to set a route from somewhere they aren't yet, and the ability to avoid tolls.
Look and feel
A navigation view with a big next-turn banner, the layers bar, a CarPlay screen and the gas price comparison are the obvious candidates for the five screenshots. Navigation apps have strong conventions: a map filling the screen, route in a bold colour, controls at the edges. MapQuest has no reason to differ and the listing doesn't claim it does.
Updates and upkeep
Version 10.31.0 indicates a long line of updates within the tenth major version, with no dates to confirm recency. The 4.4 rating from more than ten thousand reviewers is middling for this batch and below the leading navigation apps, which hints at some rough edges. MapQuest Holdings LLC is the publisher; App Store only in our data. The honest battery warning is a point in the developer's favour.
