Published Nov 10, 2026, 7:00 PM EST

Akshay Bhalla was the former game guides editor for Screen Rant and the technology editor at MensXP. He has previously written about smartphones, apps, streaming, gadgets, and games for print, digital, and TV media outlets. When he isn’t writing about tech, he can often be found playing JRPGs, listening to music, or playing with his three dogs.

You can reach Akshay at bhallanator @ proton dot me.

I use both Google Maps and Waze for my daily commute, and they've become essential apps.

They've saved me countless hours from traffic jams and let me discover new places when I'm traveling.

But I still need certain apps, since no navigation app can do everything.…