7 Free Offline GPS Apps for Android

Offline Map and Travel Navigation: MAPS.ME

While most free, offline navigation apps for Android require in-app purchases for map downloads, MAPS.ME lets you download full navigation maps of nearly any location in the world.

It's ideal for those trips when you know you'll be traveling off-grid without any cellular data connection at all. It's also useful if you plan to do long-distance traveling and you have a limited data plan that can't support realtime route streaming.

There are also location guides (custom itineraries) available for major cities across the world, but you need to pay to download these.

Maps also include points of interest and hiking trails. All maps are updated regularly by open-source map service OpenStreetMap.

Offline Voice Navigation: Offline Maps & Navigation

Aptly named Offline Maps & Navigation is another offline GPS navigation app with free downloadable maps from across over 200 countries around the world.

The App developers promise that their maps consume less space. This promise seems to hold true. For example, you can download maps for the entire state of California and only consume 601 MB of your mobile storage. All maps are updated for free several times a year.

The app includes voice navigation, points of interest, real-time route and location sharing with friends, and even a GPS walking directions mode.

Some unique features offered include information about parking location and prices, and where to find the cheapest fuel prices near you.

Some of these features require internet access, but offline GPS map navigation is always available off-grid if you've downloaded maps.

Offline Maps & GPS: HERE WeGo

This is another useful app that helps you travel anywhere even without an internet connection.

HERE WeGo provides you with access to free maps covering areas all around the world. Browsing for maps starts by continent, and as you drill down to a region or state, maps download to your device for offline use.

Travel information that comes with the downloads includes car, biking, or public transit routes. It also includes terrain information so you can predict how difficult your bike or walking route will be.

Offline Travel Maps & Navigation: OsmAnd

This full-featured navigation app has more options than most. It includes offline navigation with car, cycling, or walking routes. All downloadable maps are available for free whenever you have an internet application to access them.

Navigation is just as effective as Google Maps, even offline. Rerouting occurs if you miss any turns, navigation includes time of arrival, and the screen switches between night and day mode automatically.

You can search for points of interest around you even if you're offline. Maps even include detailed hiking and walking paths, perfect for trekking in locations that have no cellular access.

Hiking & Hunting Maps: Gaia GPS

If you do a lot of hiking, there's no offline GPS app that you'll use quite as often as Gaia GPS.

This app lets you plan out hiking routes at any location across the world. It doesn't matter how remote the location is, because you can download a map of the area you plan to explore (requires subscription).

Maps are displayed in topographical format so you can more easily estimate the difficulty level of the hike. It also includes weather forecast overlays so you're never surprised by conditions on the trail.

The app also includes a complete library of hikes and campgrounds near you. See reviews from other adventurers who visited those locations before you.

Hiking, Running & Mountain Bike Trails: AllTrails

Most everyone in the hiking community has heard of AllTrails. The company runs one of the most successful hiking trail websites in the world. They also offer this useful offline GPS app that helps you find the best places to go hiking in the world.

Using this app, you can browse for places to go hiking, biking, backpacking, and camping. Once you pick on a location, you'll see a map with a highlighted trail route for you to follow.

Tap the map view to zoom in or out, and explore trail features. Tapping the Plan icon lets you add favorite spots you've found, create a list of trails you want to visit, or see the maps you've downloaded for offline use.

AllTrails is well know for havin the largest collection of topographical trail maps in the world. This app lets you tap into that impressive database.