Polaris GPS Navigation is an app by Navikey in the Maps & Navigation category, listed since at least October 2021. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 15 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including precise location, approximate location and read shared storage. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
Ratings
3.9out of 57 ratings
5 ★14%
4 ★57%
3 ★29%
2 ★0%
1 ★0%
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What's new in v9.25
1. Find hiking and bike trails in your area or around any location.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Easy-to-use high performance GPS for wherever your travels take you. No account setup or subscriptions required.
Turn your phone into a powerful GPS navigation system with Polaris Navigation GPS, the most accurate all-purpose GPS, and dare to go where there are no roads.
Imagine... What would it be like to navigate any waterway or hike any wilderness or city using only your phone's GPS location abilities and a view of the sky? What it would be like to create navigation destinations without the need of an internet connection and find them using offline maps or a waypoint pointing arrow.
That is just a glimpse of the navigational power you will hold in your hands when you install Polaris Navigation GPS.
Used mostly as a hiking, off road, nautical and trail GPS app, Polaris is an excellent backup or replacement for your dedicated GPS satellite navigation unit and will keep you oriented wherever your outdoor adventures take you!
Typical usage:
● Waypoint navigation.
● Hiking GPS with the best hiking maps! Search and find nearby trails.
● Back country exploration and outdoor adventure.
● Record tracks and navigate trails.
● Offroad navigation support for your ATV, Jeep or other 4x4 vehicle.
● Sailing / Boating. All marine navigation charts in Polaris are free.
● Fishing GPS. Easily find you favorite fishing hole.
● Hunting and hunting maps. Find you favorite hunting blind and your way back!
● Geocache
● Camping
● Mountain Biking and bike maps
● Backpacking and other outdoor sports
● Compass orienteering
Known for its stability, reliability and flexibility, Polaris is used by land-sea search and rescue, military personnel and millions of others worldwide.
For your offline adventures we provide:
📡 Unlimited free access to our offline vector & raster maps (topographic maps, marine, hiking and others).
📡 Offline nautical charts for the USA included (ENC's and raster).
This powerful navigation system also includes:
📡 Polaris Places Picker. Find hiking trails, camping locations and much more!
📡 GPS compass and magnetic compass.
📡 GPS info panel.
📡 Odometers, altimeters, speedometers, chronometers.
📡 Split distances on tracks.
📡 Connect your waypoints and navigate the track they define.
Map Types:
- Google Maps
- OpenStreetMap-Mapnik
- Topographic Maps
- Cycle Route and Hiking Maps
- Vector Maps
- USGS Topo
- NOAA Marine Charts
- Aviation Operations Charts
- Canada Toporama
📡 Comprehensive set of GPS Tools and diagnostics.
📡 Waypoint navigation system including a dynamic waypoint-finding compass that always points to your destination while reporting estimated time of arrival, distance to target and other statistics. Just follow the arrow!
📡 Trail navigation system
📡 Altitude profiles
📡 Location sharing
📡 Supports British OSGR and OSGB-36 DATUM (Ordnance Survey Grid).
📡 Coordinate formats: latitude/longitude as degrees, deg:min, deg:min:sec, and UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator)
📡 Military Coordinate Finder - Military Grid Coordinate Reference System (MGRS)
📡 Hiking Trails - Most of the maps show hiking paths courtesy of the Openstreetmap project. You will find that even some of the most remote hiking routes are visible on our maps.
⚓ Marine navigation- NOAA Nautical Charts and nautical unit reporting.
⚓ Drift alert / Drag anchor alarm.
📡 Select source for altitude reporting: Satellites, United States Geologic Survey or map your location to the results of NASA's Space Shuttle Radar Topography Mission.
📡 Waypoint photos stamped with coordinates.
📡 Road navigation and street directions are provided through a digital pipeline connecting the power of Polaris to the Google Maps app on your device.
* The premium version of Polaris Navigation is called GPS Waypoints Navigator, available on Google Play. GPS Waypoints Navigator is ad-free and contains many other enhancements.
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
Signature matches the Google Play versionChecked by the source store on Jul 14, 2026.
Certificate issued to “Disciple Skies Software”This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Store checks and file details
Developer signature not checked yetJul 14, 2026
Validated against Google PlayJul 14, 2026
Signed byO=Disciple Skies Software, L=Las Cruces, ST=New Mexico, C=US
Uploaded by “appupdater”Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (15)
Polaris GPS Navigation requests 15 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is Polaris GPS Navigation free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Polaris GPS Navigation APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 48b0109143c829a776c09ff039099dde.