As we celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Magic Earth on the App Store in 2025, our commitment to privacy and innovation has never been stronger.
Magic Earth is now freemium, giving everyone free access to core features like map browsing, search, favorites, and turn-by-turn navigation.
For even more powerful features, Magic Earth Premium subscription unlocks:
• Traffic-aware navigation
• Activity recording
• Offline maps
• Elevation map style for clearer terrain visualization
To all our active subscribers: Thank you! Your continued support empowers us to build a better, more private Magic Earth for everyone.
Magic Earth uses OpenStreetMap data and a powerful search engine to offer you the optimal routes for driving, biking, hiking, and public transportation. Find the best route to your destination even without an internet connection.
PRIVACY FIRST!
• We do not track you. We do not profile you. We do not trade in your personal data; moreover, we do not have it.
MAPS
• Save big on mobile internet costs and navigate reliably with offline maps powered by OpenStreetMap. 233 countries and regions are ready to be downloaded.
• Choose between 2D, 3D, and Satellite map views.
• Get ready for travel and know every detail of your route like surface, difficulty, distance and elevation profile.
• Learn more about the points of interest near you from Wikipedia articles.
• Spot nearby parking places to easily park your car.
• Stay up-to-date and enjoy regular free map updates.
CARPLAY compatibility
• Connect to Apple CarPlay and enjoy the ultimate navigation experience.
NAVIGATION
• Find the fastest or the shortest route to your destination when you travel by car, bike, on foot or with public transport.
• Plan your route with multiple waypoints.
• Stay safe with the free Head-up Display (HUD) feature which projects the most important navigation info onto the windshield of your car.
• Know in advance which lane to take with precise turn-by-turn navigation and lane assistance.
• Get notified about speed cameras and stay up to date with current speed limits.
TRAFFIC INFO
• Get real-time traffic info, updated every minute.
• Discover alternative routes that avoid traffic jams and save you time on the road.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
• Get around town quickly and easily. Choose from public transit routes that combine all transportation modes: bus / metro / subway / light rail / train / ferry
• Get walking directions, transfer times, departure times, number of stops. And when available, the cost.
• Find wheelchair or bike-friendly public transportation.
WEATHER
• View current temperature and local weather forecasts for your favorite locations.
• See what weather conditions to expect in the next hours and view the forecast for the next 14 days.
APPLE WATCH
• Take a quick glance at your Apple Watch to get directions, distance, speed and workout details in real-time-right on your wrist.
Notes:
* Some features are not available in all countries.
* Some features require internet connection.
Your free trial will be automatically renewed to a paid subscription if you don't cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The payment will be charged through your Apple ID account. Subscriptions automatically renew unless they are cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscriptions in Settings after purchase.
Privacy Policy
https://www.magicearth.com/privacy/
Disclaimer
https://www.magicearth.com/disclaimer/
Terms of Use
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I have just started using this app and would rate it as a B- From a user’s perspective what would make this creep into the A category would be if along the bottom like other apps, while driving, it displayed the name of the road you are actually driving on (unless it’s there and I haven’t got the app set up correctly. I know on the map the road names are quoted but think the above would be a great finishing touch. Also and this is really frustrating, the app does not seem to recognise door numbers! For example, I live at number 32 and have loaded this as my address and saved it yet in the favourites, it only seems to store the street name, so according to the app, ‘home’ for me is 50 metres up the road. Fix these points and you would certainly get an A* from me!Update to developers response: I am not sure if you do listen to feedback. Prior to posting my first review, I sent an email last Wednesday at 18:49 BST but up until now, have not had a reply and with regards to street numbers -NO door numbers are being stored whether within my favourites nor when I enter a door number when entering an address into my search bar, it just automatically defaults to the street name. My question is simply, does Magic Earth store door numbers and if so, is there a setting that I need to change? Thanks
Developer Response
Hi! Thank you for taking the time to review the app. We're happy to let you know that your suggestion has been added on our to-do list. We would love to hear more of your improvement ideas, so if you have additional recommendations for us, let us know. As for the issue that you mention, we want to help you easily find your address in Magic Earth. Please send us at support@magicearth.com the address for which the house number is not stored. We will check this and get back to you with feedback. Thank you and looking forward to your email.
Version 7.9.2 update issues
vee8Al
Edit: After recently rating this app as 3 stars I would now like to increase this to 5 stars, this is due to the app developers listening to my comments on the iOS 15 CarPlay issue I was having.The app developers promised to sort the issue I had with version 7.9.2 and they then released a perfect update with no issues in a timely manner with version 7.9.3Thank you to the Magic Earth Team for listening to one of their users comments and thank you also for continuing to support users of iOS 15, it is much appreciated.Previous Comments by me…. Magic Earth was an amazing app in the 7.9.1 version yesterday, however the latest update today is a disaster..!! The current vehicle speed and road speed limit info in the top left of the screen which was ultra useful, have been removed in the Carplay iOS version and replaced with a duplicated battery level icon ( there is already a phone battery level indicator on screen in CarPlay… alongside a bizarre non moving number zero 0 which doesn’t appear to change from 0… Guys this was an amazing 5 star CarPlay app yesterday and is now a total unmitigated disaster today… Please, please, please revert back to the previous version 7.9.1 with the two speed indicators in the top left of the CarPlay screen, as the latest version makes no sense at all and is a retrograde update which loses functionality.
Developer Response
Hi and thanks for your review. An update will be available soon to fix the speed view for iOS 15. Best wishes, Magic Earth Support Team!
The magic grows
Biffsteak
A year on since my last review and Magic Earth continues to be my go to for Navigation. It hasn’t been without its hiccups. But, those bugs seem to be largely ironed out, and lets face it, with such a proactive development, it would surprise anyone if there hadn’t been the odd bump or pot-hole en route ;-)So many sat-nav apps come and go and offer little in contrast... the General Magic team take on board suggestions and coupled with the advanced driver assistance features enabled by safety lens, make this app truly unique. The aesthetic is fab and I understand that car play is soon to be on the cards too. Though not essential for my use (yet), the feature displays another innovative augmentation to an already excellent tool for getting from alpha to omega.Thank you so much, General Magic :-)- - - review a year before follows - - -The Magic Earth apps coupled with their advance driver assistance harness called 'safety lens' have become my go to for an iPhone sat-nav with the added extra eye (the phone's camera) watching to warn you if you drift from lane, get too close to another vehicle and even pedestrians - though fortunately the later has never had to be tested on the roads. The team at General Magic at all times seem most courteous and responsive to any comment you might offer or question you might ask. The developers are very active and there are regular app and map updates (especially on the openstreetmap version). I can truly say that this app is moving in the direction of the future, offering an elegant interface to the world and the routes that it will help you navigate through. Keep up the excellent work.
Developer Response
Hello there and a warm thank you for your beautiful words. It means a lot to know that Magic Earth together with Safety Lens guide you on your daily travels and that you have a great navigation experience with our software. Yes, the development of Magic Earth continues and, as you heard, CarPlay support will be available soon. If your car console will support CarPlay, please let us know at support@generalmagic.com. We are now looking for beta testers to help test the CarPlay feature in Magic Earth and we would love to count on your support. All the best and keep in touch.
Good app, poor developer upgrade policy and support
Old Digger
As a longtime user of Route 66 then Magic Earth Pro then Magic Earth I am giving up on the developer. With each iteration it seems that users with older hardware are locked out. For example, I bought a perpetual licence for ME Pro. Then it was dropped by the developers and even though I still have the app, I can’t download maps. So I switched to ME. Fine, until a new update locked me out of downloading maps for my version of ME on an older iPhone. I fail to see why maps for older versions cannot be kept online. Now when I need the app, I can’t download the maps I require. So I either spend money buying a new iPhone to accommodate the latest iOS version now required by ME or I simply switch to another app. No contest there: Magic Earth is not the only horse in the stable. But what really irks me is the lack of response from the developers when emailed about these issues. I have emailed twice but received no reply. I don’t see why maps for legacy versions have to be removed and so far the developers have not bothered to explain the reasoning in response to my requests. I have ditched the app reluctantly and sadly can no longer recommend it.
Developer Response
Hi there and thank you very much for your feedback and rating.At this time, to install the latest version of Magic Earth, you need to have at least an iPhone 5S with iOS 12. You can check the minimum system requirements at any time on our Support page: https://www.magicearth.com/support/compatibility-and-requirements/Even with an iPhone 5S, the app runs perfectly fine and map updates cand be done with no problems.Also, if you have an older device than the 5S, you are able to install the latest version which was available for that device. Would it be possible to tell us when you sent the email? It is unlikely we did not respond to it, all emails which arrive at support@magicearth.com are replied to in maximum 2 work days.Best wishes,Magic Earth Support Team
• Improved app startup time.
• New design for the navigation Live Activity widget.
• The in/out bubble for speed check areas is now highlighted, so you can spot it more easily.
• You'll now get a notification when a better route is available, including when there's a roadblock ahead.
• Fixed signpost pictogram icons.
• Fixed a bug with closing speed check area alerts in CarPlay.
Version 9.5.6
The developer, Magic Lane International BV, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Location
Privacy practices may vary based, for example, on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Provider
Magic Lane International B.V.
Size
98.4 MB
Category
Navigation
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Apple Watch Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it is not open, which can decrease device battery life.
