Open Canal Map

by Tom Sapey · Maps & Navigation · Free

On Google Play since January 2018 · Data updated 2026-10-20

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Total installs: 130 thousand
Rating on Google Play: 4.71; 400 ratings
Last updated: September 30, 2026

Open Canal Map has 130 thousand installs. Users love it: 4.7 stars from 400 ratings.

Installs

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Last 30 days: 1.3 thousand
Per day: 42; 30-day average
Play install range: 100+ thousand
Launched: January 2018

Installs over time

Open Canal Map has been installed 130 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 42 installs per day.

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Updates seen on Google Play

Version: 4.6.0
Launched: January 2018

Sep 30, 2026UpdateVersion 4.6.0
Sep 10, 2026UpdateVersion 4.4.2
Jul 28, 2026UpdateVersion 4.0.9
Jul 27, 2026UpdateVersion 4.0.8
Jul 10, 2026UpdateVersion 4.0.4

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Comments on Open Canal Map for Android

★★★★★ Jeff Richards · Apr 24, 2023

Just finished a two-week trip on the Cheshire Ring using this app. It's honestly every bit as useful, if not more so, than the canal guides! Great for determining your position if you forgot to note the last bridge number, or for making sure you don't blow right past the water point you're looking for. More convenient than the books if you're buttoned up for rain. Only thing I can think of that would improve the app would be tools to measure distance (and better yet ETA) along canal routes.

★★★★★ Richard Curtis · Jul 29, 2026

I still use the map at home to follow a vlog (I'm not a boat owner). It's very useful that the location is remembered when the app is closed.

★★★★★ Rob Wynne · Sep 13, 2026

This is the best canal (and footpath) mapping app out there. We use it for cruising the network and when walking footpaths. We've used it most days since 2020. I am on Android and my partner is on Apple; I get the adverts and the (very useful) historic layer has stopped working, while on my partners Apple the historic layer works fine, and she gets no ads??!! LATER. Thanks for your reply. I've paid the 4.99 and no Ads but still no historic layer or Satellite layer either. Cheers!!

★☆☆☆☆ Simon Moore · Mar 23, 2024

No route planning? It's just a map at the moment with no options to plan a route. Gives you the option to open Google Maps but that doesn't route via the canals so pretty pointless

★★☆☆☆ peter roots · Sep 16, 2022

Info on water points, on the Thames, was unreliable - often a water point turned out to either not be there at all or was a tap in a lock that was not usable to fill up with. Lack of route planning was disappointing.

★☆☆☆☆ Mike Holden · Mar 2, 2023

Just downloaded this app with the intention planning a canal journey and knowing the length of said journe. However like the other similar apps and websites you can look at a map of the canal, however you select a point and measure telephone distance to that point or location. It offers the Googles own ruler tool with measure distance as the crow flies.

Technology

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Ads: No ads
Price: Free
Libraries: 22
App size: 64.9 MB
Needs Android: 4.4W+
Content rating: Everyone

Technologies used by Open Canal Map

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About the app and developer

About Open Canal Map

Open Canal Map is a maps & navigation app developed by Tom Sapey.

How many times has Open Canal Map been installed?

Open Canal Map has been installed 130 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 1.3 thousand times.

What is the rating of Open Canal Map?

Open Canal Map is rated 4.71 out of 5 stars, based on 400 ratings.

Is Open Canal Map free?

Open Canal Map is free. The app size is 64.91 MB. The latest version available is 4.6.0. The last update was on September 30, 2026.

What are the requirements for Open Canal Map?

Open Canal Map requires Android 4.4W+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since January 2018.

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Store listing

By Tom Sapey, from Google Play

“UK Canal and River map with offline maps download.”

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Description by Tom Sapey Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.

Free UK Canal and River map for Android:

Some features include

View Ordnance Survey maps
Find Canal features and navigation information
Find nearby pubs, supermarkets, water points, moorings and points of interest
View Historic OS maps
Search Wikipedia for nearby points of interest
View Satellite maps
Measuring tool
What3Words lookup from location on the map
Open location in Google maps
Find footpaths and towpaths
Find public transport links
Live canal stoppages information
And more….

Recent changes:
New measure tool

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