Google Maps vs Navionics® Boating
Google Maps
Google
App Store
$4.86M/mo
~$58.35M/yr · 646.6M installs
VS
Navionics® Boating
Garmin
Google Play
$1.62M/mo
~$19.39M/yr · 8.6M installs
Revenue winner
Google Maps wins
+201% vs other
Installs winner
Google Maps wins
+7449% vs other
MAU winner
Google Maps wins
+1307% vs other
Rating winner
Google Maps wins
+65% vs other
Why Google Maps is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Google Maps earns roughly 3× more per month than Navionics® Boating - $4.86M vs $1.62M.
- Bigger install base. Google Maps has ~646.6M lifetime installs vs Navionics® Boating's ~8.6M - 75.5× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Google Maps runs 4 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
- Better app store reviews. Google Maps sits at 4.68★ vs 2.83★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
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Google Maps
vs
Navionics® Boating
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$4.86M
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$1.62M
Annual revenue (est.)
$58.35M
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$19.39M
Lifetime installs (est.)
646.6M
◀
8.6M
Monthly active users (est.)?
19.4M
◀
1.4M
App Store rating
4.68★
◀
2.83★
Total ratings
7.2M
◀
48K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$86.59
IAP tiers detected
4 tiers
◀
0 tiers
- Category
- Navigation
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Dec 13, 2012
- Last updated
- May 1, 2026
- File size
- 423.9 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 26.18.0
- Languages
- SQ, Arabic, HY, AZ, MY, Catalan +36 more
- Category
- Maps & Navigation
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jan 2, 2014
- Last updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
Google Maps trajectory
Navionics® Boating trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Google Maps or Navionics® Boating? v
Google Maps earns about $4.86M per month, while Navionics® Boating earns about $1.62M. That is a 3.0× revenue gap (~$3.25M more per month for Google Maps). Annual revenue: Google Maps ≈ $58.35M/year, Navionics® Boating ≈ $19.39M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Google Maps or Navionics® Boating? v
Google Maps leads with about 646.6M estimated downloads vs 8.6M for Navionics® Boating - a 75.5× gap. Google Maps's App Store downloads are estimated from 7.2M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Navionics® Boating reports 5,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Google Maps and Navionics® Boating in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
No - Google Maps is in Navigation and Navionics® Boating is in Maps & Navigation. They share screen-time attention but earn money in different niches: Google Maps from navigation monetization patterns, Navionics® Boating from maps & navigation.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Google Maps and Navionics® Boating offer? v
Google Maps: IAP range 4 tiers detected. Navionics® Boating: IAP range $49.99 - $149.99 per item. Google Maps runs a "Free + one-time IAP (4 tiers)" monetization model; Navionics® Boating runs "Subscription (~$86.59/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Google Maps or Navionics® Boating? v
Google Maps edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 2.8 (gap of 1.9 stars). Rating volume: Google Maps 7.2M ratings, Navionics® Boating 2K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Google Maps vs Navionics® Boating revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $4.86M for Google Maps and $1.62M for Navionics® Boating are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Navigation / Maps & Navigation) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Google Maps or Navionics® Boating to a different App Store app? v
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