Waze Navigation & Live Traffic
What Waze Navigation & Live Traffic is
Know what's ahead on the road with the help from other drivers.
The opening of its App Store description. The developer's own words.Know what's ahead on the road with the help from other drivers. Waze is a live map that harnesses the local knowledge of tens of millions of drivers around the world. Drivers safely and confidently reach their everyday destinations thanks to Waze map’s GPS navigation, live traffic updates, real-time safety alerts (including construction, accidents, crashes, police, potholes, and more), and accurate ETAs.
Make your next drive more predictable and stress-free:
• Get there faster with real-time directions, accurate ETAs, and automatic rerouting based on live traffic, incidents, and road closures
• Even if you know the way, avoid surprises on the road ahead with safety alerts for accidents, crashes, construction, objects on the road, potholes, speed bumps, sharp curves, bad weather, emergency vehicles, railroad crossings, and more
• Steer clear of tickets by knowing where police and red light & speed cameras are located
• Share what’s happening on the road with other drivers by reporting live incidents and hazards
• Stay informed of upcoming speed limit changes, and keep your speedometer in check
• Know which lane to be in with multi-lane guidance
• See toll pricing and choose to avoid tolls along your routes
• Add road passes and vignettes for HOV lanes and restricted traffic zones
• Find gas / fuel stations & prices and EV charging stations along your route
• Locate and compare parking lots and their prices near your destination
• Use voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation from a variety of languages, local accents, and your favorite celebrities
• Plan your next drive by checking ETAs by future departure or arrival times
• Use your favorite audio apps (for podcasts, music, news, audiobooks) directly within Waze
• Sync Waze to your car’s built-in display through Apple CarPlay
* Some features are not available in all countries
* Waze navigation is not intended for emergency or oversized vehicles
You can manage your in-app Waze Privacy Settings at any time. Learn more about the Waze privacy policy here, www.waze.com/legal/privacy.
What people say
In version 5.26.0.0, Company, ethics and policy made up 25% of complaints against a usual 7% for Waze Navigation & Live Traffic.
Written by an LLM from the lead report's counts.Read the reportBefore you install Waze Navigation & Live Traffic
Written reviews run 0.7 stars lower than the store score.
Store ratings count every star tap; written reviews come from people with something to say, so they usually run lower. Read the shares below as what reviewers raise, not the chance it happens to you.
Reviewers praise it for working reliably, 11% of written reviews, and for being easy to use, 6%. Skip it if crashes and bugs bother you: 13% of written reviews raise them.
Of the people who wrote a review
Watch out for
- Crashes and bugs13%Most often wrong or stuck guidance
“Waze freezes the screen and blocks other apps on the phone I accidentally updated the app.”
Share of written reviews that raise each one.
Who it suits
- Trips117 reviewers; most raised: missing featureComplain36%Praise79%
- Commuting35 reviewers; most raised: content qualityComplain51%Praise69%
- Driving for work19 reviewers; most raised: missing featureComplain68%Praise48%
What Waze Navigation & Live Traffic reviewers say
One public report on Waze Navigation & Live Traffic reads 2,679 App Store and Google Play reviews from the last year. The report “What people complain about and love in 2026” was last updated Oct 27, 2026. Of its 2,679 judged reviewers, 45% complain, 66% praise something, 11% make a request and 5% say they're quitting. The top complaint is crashes and bugs at 25% of complaints, then missing feature (30%) and company, ethics and policy (15%). Top praise: works reliably, at 12% of praise. Top requests: new feature or option (74%) and bring something back (13%). Two audience differences stand out. Canada: say they're quitting 2.2x as often as everyone (10% vs 5%). 1 star: mention company, ethics and policy 2.0x as often as everyone (31% vs 15%).
One public report on Waze Navigation & Live Traffic. Each title is written by the person who shared it; the line under it says how the reviews were picked.
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