# NAVER Maps, Navigation

> Map your journey

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id311867728](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id311867728)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id311867728`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** NAVER Corp.
- **Category:** Navigation
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (2,412 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.10.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-11
- **First published:** 2009-05-01
- **Size:** 460 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/naver-maps-navigation/id311867728)
- **Website:** [http://mobile.naver.com/service/map](http://mobile.naver.com/service/map)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://policy.naver.com/policy-mobile/privacy.html](http://policy.naver.com/policy-mobile/privacy.html)

## Description

**NAVER Maps** is a comprehensive navigation and map app designed for exploring South Korea. Get accurate GPS driving directions with real-time traffic updates, public transit routes, subway and bus schedules, departure and arrival times, and notifications for when to board or exit.

Discover nearby restaurants, attractions, shops, and trending destinations with reviews, recommendations, coupons, bookings, and shareable bookmarks. The app also includes vector maps, 3D landmarks, street and aerial views, instant search, AR walking directions, and support for Korean, English, Japanese, and Chinese maps, with English navigation. Requires iOS 16.0 or later.

## Rankings

- #40,721 — Overall
- #18 — maps
- #28 — blog
- #33 — map
- #53 — youtube
- #62 — navigation

## Review summary

Overall, NAVER Maps on iOS shows mixed results. Recurrent account suspensions and security flags hamper access, especially for foreigners. Core navigation suffers from GPS inaccuracies and unreliable transit data. Users report slow performance and bugs, with some features breaking on updates. Some praise exists for English usability and limited transit guidance, but for many visitors the app remains hard to use compared with alternatives.

### Pros

- English-language usability generally workable.
- Transit features like walking/subway guidance and entrances/exits can be helpful when functional.
- Satellite view and map details are sometimes praised.

### Cons

- Frequent account suspension/verification, with security flags misidentifying users and poor support, especially affecting foreigners.
- GPS/location accuracy and navigation reliability issues: wrong starting point, mispositioning (e.g., near mountains), incorrect directions.
- Transit data reliability problems: inaccurate bus/train times and difficult search; poor cross-language usability for public transit.
- Performance and stability issues: slow response, bugs, UI glitches, and some versions breaking compatibility (e.g., Mac support).
- Language/foreign-user usability gaps: limited English support for some features and overall poor experience for non-Korean users.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id311867728)