Google Maps

Few apps are as woven into daily routines as Google Maps. Google LLC's mapping service handles directions for every common way of getting around and doubles as a giant directory of local businesses and places, which the listing puts at more than 250 million.

Navigation covers driving, walking, cycling and public transport, with spoken turn-by-turn guidance, live traffic data, automatic rerouting around incidents and closures, and fuel-efficient route options. Transit riders get real-time updates for buses and trains, and the app can point to bike or scooter rentals. For planning, Street View previews a location, Immersive View shows landmarks and routes along with weather, and saved places can be organised into lists and shared. Offline maps help in areas with poor signal. On the discovery side, users can check how busy a place is, filter restaurants by cuisine, price or rating, read reviews, order food, reserve tables and book hotels. Lens in Maps overlays walking directions on the camera view, and Wear OS watches get tiles and complications.

With 10,000,000,000+ installs it is ubiquitous, yet its rating is only 3.2 from about 19.6 million reviews, with 47% five stars and a striking 36% one star. The record flags it as ad-supported, with no in-app purchases. It was updated on 2026-09-22, the Android requirement varies with device, and it is rated Everyone. We list 55 versions; the newest, 26.36.00.973607363, is a large 275.8 MB.

Nearly anyone who travels, commutes or explores will get use out of it. Those with tight storage may notice its size, and the rating split shows many users are unhappy.