Best toilet finder apps in 2026: Phoo, Flush, Toilet Finder, Refuge and Google Maps

There is no single best toilet finder. The right one depends on what you need most: a pin anywhere in the world, an offline option, a safer gender-neutral facility, or practical details about a specific door.

This guide compares Phoo, Flush, Toilet Finder, Refuge Restrooms, and Google Maps using each product’s current public description. It is not a laboratory test, and features can vary by country, device, and individual listing. It was reviewed on 24 August 2026.

The short answer

If your priority is…	Start with…	Why
Broad coverage when you have no signal	Flush	Its Google Play listing says it includes more than 200,000 toilets worldwide and works offline.
The biggest advertised toilet directory	Toilet Finder	Its App Store listing advertises more than 450,000 toilets, plus free, accessible, and user-rated filters.
Gender-neutral and safer restroom access	Refuge Restrooms	The project is specifically built to map safer restrooms for trans, intersex, and gender-nonconforming people.
A quick general search in a familiar commercial area	Google Maps	It can surface nearby places, ratings, descriptions, and published business information.
Practical details in a Phoo city	Phoo	Phoo is focused on access, price, step-free status, opening information where published, and when a detail was last confirmed.

Two apps can be a sensible answer. For example, keep a broad-coverage tool for unfamiliar places and use Phoo where it is available when the details matter.

Flush: broad coverage and offline use

Flush describes itself as a worldwide toilet finder with a database of more than 200,000 toilets. Its public listing says it works offline and includes information such as fees, key requirements, and disabled-access flags where that information is available.

That makes it a strong starting point when Phoo does not support the place you are visiting, when you are travelling without dependable data, or when you simply want the biggest chance of finding a nearby option. As with any broad community directory, check the individual listing before relying on it for a specific access need.

Toilet Finder: a large community directory

Toilet Finder’s App Store listing advertises more than 450,000 toilets and filters for free and accessible facilities, alongside user ratings. It is a useful choice when the first question is simply whether there is a toilet nearby.

The listing information is community-maintained, so the available details can differ from place to place. Treat a filter as a useful lead, then check the individual location and its most recent information before making a special trip.

Refuge Restrooms: a different kind of access need

Refuge Restrooms is a free, open-source project for locating safer restrooms for trans, intersex, and gender-nonconforming people. That purpose matters: a general toilet directory and a safety-focused directory do not answer the same question.

If gender-neutral or safer access is the main concern, Refuge is the right place to start. Phoo includes a gender-neutral filter when the information is confirmed, but it is not a replacement for a project built around this specific need.

Google Maps: the quick general fallback

Google Maps can search nearby places and show published information such as hours, ratings, and descriptions. It is already installed for many people and can be enough for a café, museum, shopping centre, or other place with a well-maintained public listing.

Google says local results are ranked using relevance, distance, and prominence, not distance alone. That is useful for a general search, but it also means a result may not answer the details that decide whether a toilet works for you: price, entry rules, step-free access, or whether the information was recently checked.

Phoo: detailed information where it is available

Phoo’s coverage changes as new cities go live. Check the coverage page before travelling to see whether your destination is supported; if it is not, use one of the wider-coverage tools above.

Inside a covered city, Phoo is designed around the questions that turn a nearby pin into a usable option. Listings can show the price and currency, how entry works, confirmed step-free status, opening information where it is published, and the date a detail was last confirmed. Unknown accessibility does not appear in accessible results.

Phoo is free, requires no account, and keeps location ranking on the device. It is not a claim that every field is known for every toilet—many public toilets do not publish their hours or accessibility information. When Phoo does not know, it says so.

How to choose in practice

Choose the tool whose strength matches the constraint you cannot compromise on:

• Need an offline option or worldwide coverage? Start with Flush.
• Need a very large directory and community ratings? Try Toilet Finder.
• Need gender-neutral or safety-focused restroom information? Start with Refuge Restrooms.
• Need a quick nearby search for a business or venue? Google Maps may be enough.
• Need practical access details in a city Phoo covers? Use Phoo.

Whichever app you choose, treat a listing as information to check—not a guarantee. Toilet access changes, and the best tools make it easier to see what is known, what is missing, and what to try next.