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US Alternatives

Google Maps alternatives in 2026

A side-by-side look at the apps US learners use instead of (or alongside) Google Maps — including Driving Routes for road-test route practice.

Driving Routes

Practise your real test routes

One subscription unlocks web, iPhone, Android, CarPlay & Android Auto. From £3.99/week.

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In short

Driving Routes is the #1 alternative to Google Maps when you need to practise the real routes used at US DMV centers. Google Maps google's general-purpose mapping and navigation product. They cover different things — read the side-by-side below.

1. Driving Routes — the DMV road-test route practice

The real road routes examiners use at US DMV centers, voice-guided turn-by-turn on web, iOS, Android, CarPlay and Android Auto. From $4.99/week.

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Other alternatives worth knowing

2. Aceable

Driver ed course

A mobile-first US driver-ed course covering permit prep and traffic school.

Pricing: From $59.95 (permit course)

3. DriverZ

Driver ed course

A US-focused driver-education and behind-the-wheel-training platform with state-specific permit prep.

Pricing: From $39

4. I Drive Safely

Driver ed course

A long-running US online driver-ed and defensive-driving course provider.

Pricing: From $19.95 (defensive driving)

5. Driver Ed To Go

Driver ed course

An online US drivers ed course primarily for teens working toward their first license.

Pricing: From $39

6. Waze

Sat-nav

A community-driven US navigation app emphasising live traffic and police-spotting.

Pricing: Free

Frequently asked questions

Can Google Maps tell me my DMV road-test route?
No. Google Maps doesn't have the road-test route data — examiners choose from a small pool of representative roads at each DMV, and that data is what Driving Routes publishes.