Mapy.com Review (2026): Czech Maps with Premium at €18.99 a Year

What is Mapy.com?

Who is behind Mapy.com

Mapy.com (called Mapy.cz until 2025) is the map service of Seznam.cz, a.s. in Prague, Czech Republic – the company behind the Czech search engine Seznam, online since 1996. According to Seznam's own announcement, its founder Ivo Lukačovič is the majority owner through his holding company Helifreak, and Seznam bought back the last stake held by outside investors in 2016. Mapy.com is free to use, with an optional Premium subscription.

Seznam draws its own map of the Czech Republic and uses OpenStreetMap for the rest of the world. It says it is an official partner of OpenStreetMap and helps pay its running costs. Mapy.com works on the web and in apps for iPhone, Android, Apple Watch and Wear OS, and in the car with CarPlay and Android Auto.

Where Mapy.com hosts your data

The mapy.com website runs on Seznam's own network (Seznam.cz, a.s., AS43037) in the Czech Republic, not on a US cloud. Seznam does not say on its Mapy.com pages where saved places and Premium account data are stored.

Checked 25 Oct 2026. Hosting can change – report a change.

Mapy.com pricing

Mapy.com is free, including car, walking and cycling navigation, public transport timetables and location sharing with family and friends. The free version lets you download one country or region for offline use. Premium costs €18.99 a year – Seznam calls this its introductory price and says it is keeping it, with new Premium features included at no extra cost. Premium gives you unlimited offline maps, custom walking, running and cycling speeds, notes and visit markers on saved places, HorizontAR peak recognition, smartwatch apps, extra route types (running, gravel, scooter, sports stroller, via ferrata), drawing route changes in the PRO planner, and priority support. There is no monthly plan.

Compared with Google Maps, which is entirely free, Mapy.com asks you to pay for more than one offline region – but €18.99 a year is less than €2 a month.

Features: navigation, transit and the outdoors

Mapy.com covers the everyday Google Maps jobs: place search, step-by-step voice navigation in 10 languages, car routes with links to the official motorway vignette shops of each country on your route and the share of the route on toll roads, and public transport with delays, platform numbers, step-free connections and live vehicle positions. Where it goes further than Google is outdoors: hiking, cycling, running and winter route planning, loop routes, elevation profiles, activity tracking and an expanded hiking network – in Austria from about 95,000 km to about 145,000 km of trails in 2026.

On privacy, Mapy.com is not a tracking-free app. In its App Store privacy label, Seznam lists purchases, location and identifiers as data that may be used to track you, and location linked to you for analytics, advertising and personalisation. You can use the map without an account; you need one for Premium and to sync saved places.

What users say about Mapy.com

Mapy.com has 4.8/5 from 1.3K ratings in the US App Store (checked 25 October 2026), higher than any other European map app I compared. On Trustpilot it has 3.3/5 from only 3 reviews, which is too small a sample to mean much; the one visible review calls it a very competent alternative to Google Maps.

Pros and cons

Verdict on Mapy.com

Verdict: Mapy.com is the most complete European replacement for Google Maps: a real web map, good apps, public transport, car navigation and the best outdoor planning of any map app I compared, all free. It is an ad-funded Seznam product, so privacy purists should pair it with Organic Maps – but for most people it is the easiest way to leave Google Maps. Best for: anyone who wants one European app for everyday maps, travel and the outdoors. Not for: people who want an app with no advertising data use.

Mapy.com is ranked #1 in Best European alternatives to Google Maps and in Best European map and navigation apps.

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Mapy.com: FAQ

Is Mapy.com free?

Yes. The map, navigation, public transport and location sharing are free, with one offline country or region. Premium costs €18.99 a year and adds unlimited offline maps, smartwatch apps and advanced planning.

Who owns Mapy.com?

Mapy.com belongs to Seznam.cz, a.s., the Prague company behind the Czech search engine Seznam. According to Seznam, its founder Ivo Lukačovič is the majority owner through his holding company, and there have been no outside investors since 2016.

Does Mapy.com work outside the Czech Republic?

Yes. Mapy.com covers the whole world. Outside the Czech Republic it uses OpenStreetMap data, and it has added hiking networks abroad, for example in Austria.

Is Mapy.com better than Google Maps?

For hiking, cycling and offline outdoor use, yes – its route planner is more detailed and Premium costs €18.99 a year. For business reviews and opening hours worldwide, Google Maps is still ahead.