Offline maps for mobiles can be very helpful to people who frequently travel although nowadays there are many navigation providers like Garmin who provide pre installed maps on their device.These devices comes with a hefty price tag which are not affordable to common man.Considering an Other alternative would Online maps provided by google, yahoo and other navigation services.
Some of the disadvantages of using online maps for navigation are stated below.
1. The battery tends to drain faster when online maps are used for navigation purposes over a long period of time.
2. Most smartphone users have their mails and social networking sites on "always signed in mode , this when used with the online maps tends to drain the battery as well as data from the internet provider.
To overcome all the above factors most people prefer using offline maps. Most mobile users who need navigation maps are always on the search for offline maps which provide them with all the options which would be available in an online map.Hence I have given below some of the best offline maps currently available in the market for iphone and Android users.
This is by far one of the best offline maps available in the market, they provide maps of various cities. They have an large data base of city maps approximately 700 cities. It allows only 1 city map download for free. It also shows nearby locations.
2. Mapswithme
These apps are useful for people who use maps when they leave the city limits, although details are very minimal it shows places, roads and important places throughout the country.
