🇦🇺Worst Navigation Apps in Australia

The most complained-about navigation apps in Australia on App Store and Google Play, ranked by total negative reviews (1-2 stars) from real users. Updated weekly.

#	App	Platform	Rating	Negative Reviews
1	BlackVuepittasoft	Android	3.4	444
2	PayStayOrikan	Android	4.0	403
3	13cabs - Ride with no surge13cabs	Android	3.8	372
4	TransperthPublic Transport Authority of Western Australia	Android	3.0	343
5	Cellopark AustraliaCellopark	Android	3.5	290
6	Satellite View - Maps - RadarMortys Games	Android	3.2	274
7	BPmeBP Australia Pty Ltd	Android	4.7	257
8	Transit - Subway & Bus TimesTransit, Inc.	Android	4.4	222
9	DiDi Rider: Safe ridesDiDi Global	Android	4.5	220
10	Waze Navigation & Live TrafficWaze	Android	4.3	200
11	QLD Rego CheckDepartment of Transport and Main Roads Queensland	Android	3.9	196
12	Compass app - Accurate CompassBattery Stats Saver	Android	4.0	172
13	Maps, Navigation & DirectionsUniversal Nav	Android	4.3	169
14	Live Earth Map - World Map 3DTarrySoft	Android	3.8	169
15	Location ShareP & L Studio	Android	4.0	156
16	PlugShare - EV & Tesla MapPlugShare LLC	Android	4.7	139
17	Uber - Request a rideUber Technologies, Inc.	Android	4.7	134
18	GPS Navigation & Map DirectionSharp Apps Studio	Android	4.2	130
19	NewtracsNewtracs Trading Pty Ltd	Android	4.6	114
20	Organic Maps・Offline Map & GPSOrganic Maps	Android	4.7	109
21	My 7-Eleven7-Eleven Australia	Android	4.6	108
22	Bolt: Request a RideBolt Technology	Android	4.8	92
23	GPS Speedometer & OdometerQR & Barcode Scanner	Android	4.5	90
24	Petrol Spy AustraliaPinecone Software	Android	4.8	88
25	GPS Maps Voice NavigationMINDBYTE STUDIOS PRIVATE LIMITED	Android	3.5	86
26	Scan Pump Save AppON THE RUN PTY LTD	Android	4.4	82
27	GPS Location Tracker ProRadoanHossanDev	Android	4.0	71
28	Live World Map: Satellite ViewSING HAI CORPORATION PTE. LTD.	Android	0.0	61
29	GPS Tracker & Location TrackerNAICOO PTE. LTD.	Android	3.9	57
30	Transit • Bus & Train TimesTransit App, Inc.	iOS	4.5	47
31	GPS Voice Map & Route FinderSofto Apps	Android	3.5	43
32	Evie ChargingEvie Networks	iOS	3.4	43
33	GPS Maps Navigation DirectionsQuix Technologies LLC	Android	4.2	29
34	Phone Tracker Live LocatorELIZABETH ANN BURDEN	Android	0.0	20
35	NSW FuelCheckDepartment of Customer Service	iOS	4.8	18
36	CitymapperCitymapper Limited	iOS	4.8	17
37	TransperthPublic Transport Authority	iOS	2.5	10
38	Petrol Spy AustraliaAndrey Firsov	iOS	4.8	9
39	Secure ParkingSecure Parking Pty Ltd	iOS	1.3	9
40	PlugShare: EV Charging MapRecargo, Inc.	iOS	4.7	9
41	GPS Circle – Share LocationDelta Tools Dev	Android	0.0	8
42	Chargefox: EV Charging NetworkChargefox	iOS	2.6	8
43	Google MapsGoogle	iOS	4.6	7
44	NAVER Maps, NavigationNAVER Corp.	iOS	3.3	7
45	AmpolAmpol Australia Petroleum Pty Ltd	iOS	4.8	7
46	Phone GPS Trackernd5star	Android	0.0	7
47	BPmeBP Australia Pty Ltd	iOS	4.8	6
48	GPS Location Tracker PlusAnuoluwapo Product Limited	Android	0.0	6
49	AMap GlobalAutoNavi Information Technology Co. Ltd.	iOS	4.8	5
50	GPS Tracker Plus: Locate TrackTrung Kien CN Company Limited	Android	0.0	4

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Why Navigation Apps Fail in Australia

Navigation apps that earn the most complaints in Australia usually share the same failure patterns: missing local payment methods, broken integrations with country-specific services, slow servers, missing language support, or feature parity gaps with the global version. Reviews concentrate around the moment a navigation feature works in the US or UK but breaks in Australia.

This page ranks navigation apps in Australia by total number of negative reviews (1-2 stars). Whether you are researching competitors before launching a navigation app in Australia, benchmarking your own app against local pain points, or just curious which navigation apps users in Australia complain about most: this data shows you what is actually happening on the ground, not what marketing pages claim.

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