Pocket Earth review

Pocket Earth is an offline map and travel guide app for iPhone and iPad from GeoMagik. Its App Store listing describes offline maps for cities, regions or whole countries, 25,000+ Wikivoyage guides and over 1 million Wikipedia articles in 7 languages, all offline, plus GPX track recording and topographic contours as an add-on. One city is free, all of Africa's standard maps are free, and regional packs are one-off purchases on the US App Store, from $1.99 for areas such as Benelux to $5.99 for World Offline. Routing and street address search need a connection, though you can save multi-stop itineraries for offline voice navigation. It ranks ninth because the app's last listed update was in August 2024 and it is iPhone only, but the one-off pricing suits travelers who dislike subscriptions.

Who it is for

iPhone travelers who want offline travel guides

Price

Free with one offline city; regional offline maps from $1.99, World Offline $5.99.

Benelux Offline $1.99
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• Offline maps of cities, regions or whole countries
• 25,000+ Wikivoyage travel guides and 1 million+ Wikipedia articles offline
• Offline voice-guided navigation for saved multi-stop itineraries
• 10m / 50ft topographic contours as an in-app purchase
• GPX and CSV import and export, plus coordinates in formats including MGRS, UTM and what3words

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: One-off payments instead of a subscription, from $1.99 per region
• Strength: All of Africa standard maps are free
• Strength: Small 35 MB app download
• Weakness: Only one offline city is free
• Weakness: Routing and address search need a connection; saved itineraries then work offline
• Weakness: Last listed update is version 3.9 from August 2024

Key facts

• Free offline maps: 1 city, plus Africa
• World Offline: $5.99 one-time
• App Store rating: 4.7 from 705 ratings
• App size: 35 MB
• Last update: August 2024

Where it ranks

Pocket Earth is No. 9 in our Best Offline Map Apps verdict.