what3words

In-app purchases
4.1
46.3K reviews
10M+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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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
Updated on
Sep 8, 2025

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

4.0
44.8K reviews
Robert Jones
September 14, 2025
City good, country not so good. Taking it doesn't use GPS but instead locating me via multiple phone towers, this works ok in the city where lots of options are great. Head out to the bush where it's more important to have this app and it's a long way off. I spoke to the fire department, they do not trust it and it's why I guess it's not become the norm. They'd rather actual coordinates from the emergency app. I think what3words started off great but without government uptake it's left it sad.
5 people found this review helpful
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David Besen
July 29, 2025
I love what3words, but the app doesn't integrate with Android Auto, so I don't know how I'm supposed to use it to navigate anywhere in my car. You can send a destination to Google Maps by using the phone screen, but that doesn't work when you're in your car. If you send the destination before getting in your car, it doesn't show up in Android Auto. This is their primary use case and it just doesn't work.
7 people found this review helpful
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what3words
July 31, 2025
Thanks for your feedback. what3words isn’t directly integrated with Android Auto. The best way to use it in vehicles is through built-in navigation systems that support it. Alternatively, you can open our app, enter the 3-word address, tap 'Navigate', and it’ll send precise coordinates to your chosen navigation app like Google Maps.
A Google user
September 8, 2019
I thought this was a great app and a valuable thing to have on my phone. However, over the past few days, despite my not having used it, I'm nearly constantly getting a pop-up that says "what3words keeps stopping". I've written the developer but have not received any response. I hate to uninstall this, but its popping up every minute or two, which is decimating my ability to use my phone for anything useful without interruption. I hope I hear and get remedy from the developers very, very soon.
118 people found this review helpful
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what3words
September 8, 2019
We're really sorry to hear about this issue - we fixed a serious background crash in the 4.1.3 update - could you please uninstall the app fully and reinstall the latest version 4.1.3. Sorry again and please let us know if resolved.

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