Alternatives to Citymapper
The urban transit companion
Citymapper ranks #7 of 9 in Navigation apps, with an Alt Score of 60. It is proprietary, freemium from £1.49/month and available on iOS, Android and Web. 8 of 10 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
City dwellers and travelers in major cities worldwide who need to get around using public transit, walking, cycling, or ride-hailing.
Multi-modal route planning that combines subway, bus, rail, walking, cycling, and ride-hail options into a single recommended journey. Real-time departure times, live vehicle tracking, and service disruption alerts keep routes accurate as conditions change. Coverage spans hundreds of major cities globally, with turn-by-turn navigation and features like lock-screen trip tracking.
Enter a destination and Citymapper compares available transit, walking, cycling, and ride-hailing options to suggest the fastest or best route, then guides you through it with live updates and step-by-step directions.
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Ranked alternatives
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the Navigation apps checklist (14 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
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Every fact and feature listed for Citymapper is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Starts at £1.49/month verified 2026-07-11
CLUB is still the place for the premium experience: an ad-free Citymapper for only £1.49 a month — a 50% price cut!
https://citymapper.com/news/2589/citymapper-club-features-are-now-available-to-all -
License Proprietary verified 2026-07-11
You agree not to...attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or making up the App.
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Pricing model Freemium verified 2026-07-11
CLUB is still the place for the premium experience: an ad-free Citymapper for only £1.49 a month — a 50% price cut!
https://citymapper.com/news/2589/citymapper-club-features-are-now-available-to-all -
Platforms iOS, Android, Web verified 2026-07-11
This will bring the user to a web page that shows them the destination. If they've got the Citymapper native app, it'll launch the user into directions in the app.
https://blog.citymapper.com/post/59578777734/launching-citymapper-directions-from-apps-and-the -
Status active verified 2026-07-11
Expect more cities in 2026!
https://citymapper.com/news/2826/2025-thats-a-wrap -
Offline maps Partial verified 2026-07-11
Plan a journey on your phone and star it. It will be saved offline on your homescreen.
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Turn-by-turn navigation Yes verified 2026-07-11
Turn-by-turn navigation for all your transit, walking, personal cycling, bike shares and scooter trips.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/citymapper/id469463298 -
Public transit Yes verified 2026-07-11
Instantly compare your travel options in real-time across all transport modes globally.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/citymapper/id469463298 -
Cycling & hiking routing Partial verified 2026-07-11
Get detailed turn-by-turn directions to your destination. Routes consider cycle friendly paths, hills and parks.
https://citymapper.com/news/2267/turn-by-turn-directions-for-cycling -
OpenStreetMap-based Partial verified 2026-07-11
© OpenStreetMap contributors
https://content.citymapper.com/news/1435/data-sources -
No tracking No verified 2026-07-11
we share your Device information and Online identifiers, and certain usage information with our advertising partners.
https://citymapper.com/privacy -
Search quality Yes verified 2026-07-11
searching for a chain, e.g. 'Starbucks', you can now see your results on the map to compare all their locations
https://citymapper.com/news/1371/better-search -
Live traffic Yes verified 2026-07-11
Live wait times and ETA so you'll never miss a bus, train or ferry again. Follow your bus / train as it's approaching on a real-time map.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/citymapper/id469463298
FAQ
Yes. Magic Earth, OsmAnd and Organic Maps have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
OsmAnd and Organic Maps — every license claim links its source.