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You use Google My Maps for trips but want to compare it with a day-based itinerary and on-trip guide workflow on mobile.
Choose the right map workflow
Google My Maps or Mappu for mobile travel planning?
Google My Maps is a capable custom-map tool. Mappu solves a different problem: turning trip decisions into itinerary days, a route map, and live audio context while you explore.
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Quick answer
What is a good Google My Maps alternative for travel planning on mobile?
Choose Mappu when you want places organized into an editable travel itinerary that continues into map and audio guidance. Choose Google My Maps when you want general custom cartography: up to 10 layers, styled pins and shapes, sharing, KML/KMZ export, and printing. My Maps creation is still web-based after its mobile app was retired, and its official mobile guidance says offline use is unavailable.
Is this the right page for your trip?
Choose another path when
You need fully custom map layers and manual cartography more than itinerary structure or travel-day context.
You will leave with
A sourced task-by-task comparison, honest cases where My Maps fits better, and a concrete Mappu alternative.
Where Google My Maps is stronger
My Maps is the better choice for building a highly customized reference map. It supports up to 10 layers, individually styled places and lines, sharing controls, export, and print. That flexibility is useful for research projects, field work, or trips where cartography matters more than day-by-day pacing.
- Up to 10 custom layers per map
- Pins, lines, shapes, and styling controls
- Share, export, and print tools
- General-purpose custom cartography
Choose the right map workflow
What changes on mobile
Google retired the dedicated My Maps mobile app, so maps are viewed and managed through a browser or supported Google surfaces. Its official help page also says My Maps cannot be used offline. If you need to create a complex layered map, a larger desktop screen remains the more comfortable workflow.
Where Mappu is different
Mappu is not a general custom-cartography replacement. It is designed around travel days, itinerary pacing, mapped stops, and live place-based audio. Keep My Maps for layer-heavy projects; use Mappu when the map needs to become a practical trip and guide experience.
Mappu and Google My Maps solve different jobs
Primary job
- Mappu
- Travel itinerary, route map, and live audio context
- Google My Maps
- General custom maps with up to 10 layers
Map control
- Mappu
- Stops organized around trip days and routes
- Google My Maps
- Styled points, lines, shapes, and layer control
Sharing and files
- Mappu
- Public itineraries and travel-focused workflows
- Google My Maps
- Sharing, KML/KMZ export, and printing
Mobile and offline
- Mappu
- Travel flow designed to continue on mobile
- Google My Maps
- Browser-based after app retirement; no offline use
Real product proof
See a real Mappu trip before you start
Open a public itinerary or audio guide to inspect the actual route structure and guide experience before using the planner.
Actual map view
See how Mappu places stops on a real map
The Explore view keeps nearby places, landmarks, and route context visible, so you can inspect geographic order before deciding what belongs in the day.
Map view supports route inspection and discovery. It does not claim live traffic or turn-by-turn navigation.
Start planning
Where would you like to go?
Choose a destination, dates and travel style. Mappu will help turn them into a plan.
Plan your trip, keep it on the map and explore supported places with live audio.
Common questions
Is Mappu a full replacement for Google My Maps?
No. Mappu does not aim to reproduce general layer-based cartography. It is an alternative for the travel-planning job: arranging stops into days and keeping the route connected to live guide context.
Can Google My Maps work offline?
No. Google’s official mobile help says My Maps cannot be used offline. Check the current support page before relying on it where connectivity is uncertain.
Who should keep using Google My Maps?
Keep it if you need custom layers, shapes, styling, sharing, export, or print. Consider Mappu if you need itinerary pacing, mapped travel days, and audio context while exploring.