what3words

In-app purchases
46.7K reviews
Content rating
PEGI 3
10M+
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About this app

what3words is an easy way to identify precise locations. Every 10 foot square has been given a unique combination of three words: a what3words address. Now you can find, share and navigate to precise locations using three simple words.

Use what3words to:
- Find your way anywhere in the world using just three words.
- Plan exact meet-up locations.
- Help people find your apartment, business or airbnb entrance.
- Always find your way back to your parking space.
- Save key locations, from incident reporting to delivery entrances.
- Save your favorite memorable spots – a sunset, a waterfall, proposal location.
- Guide people to accessible entrances.
- Help emergency services find you.

You can find what3words addresses in travel guides, website contact pages, invitations, travel booking confirmations and more – anywhere you would normally find location information. If you’re invited to a friend’s home, ask them to share their what3words address.

Popular features:
- Compatible with navigation apps including Google Maps
- Save your favorite locations and categorize them into lists
- AutoSuggest prompts you with intelligent suggestions
- Available in over 40 languages
- Navigate offline with compass mode
- Dark Mode support
- Add a what3words address to a photo
- Wear OS support

If you experience any problems or have any questions, email us at support@what3words.com
This app helps you find, share and navigate to any precise location
Updated on
Oct 19, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
    Learn more about how developers declare sharing
  • This app may collect these data types
    Location, Personal info and 3 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

45.3K reviews
Neil
September 9, 2026
I had What3Words on previous phone. I installed on new phone & get adds right above the search bar. I accidentally clicked on one & wouldn't stop trying to sign me up to something I had no interest in. I had to uninstall, reinstall & clear cache. I'm concerned that a useful app, often recommended by emergency services for giving your location, is putting people at risk of accidental sign up & extraction of money via a play store account, if you have stored card details. This downgrades my rating
37 people found this review helpful
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Alfie Dickens
August 7, 2026
now a horrible form of freemium. essential parts such as saving locations and converting into different formats of location data have been stripped out of the app in a a money grab. this is a huge disappointment as it was a fantastic service before. I don't know if this has been purchased by a larger company? Keep the ads that's fine but make the app work like it used to.
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Oliver Morris
July 1, 2026
they've changed it so you can only save maximum 10 locations on the free version - I'm not paying £4 a month to save more than 10 locations, that's nonsense. I thought the ethos of this app was to help people, so this is incredibly disappointing. it's almost unusable with so few saved locations.
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What’s new

what3words is now available for Android Auto. Connect your phone to your vehicle to get started.