Remix.run Logo
drnick1 3 days ago

Does this work better than OsmAnd in any way? The latter has been around for a long time and just works. Perhaps the best feature is that maps can be downloaded and used completely offline. It's the natural map app on a degoogled Android system like Graphene.

The main downside relative to commercial apps like Google Maps is that you often need to input a full address instead of entering a business name or something like "Burger King near me."

TFNA 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

CoMaps has been around for about just as long, as it is ultimately a fork of Maps.me.

OSMAnd is great for nerds but scares normies. I'm active in a travel subculture highly reliant on OpenStreetMap data, and I have only pissed my peers off by recommending OSMAnd; I eventually learned my lesson and would suggest CoMaps now.

nobody42 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

OsmAnd is painfully slow, I keep it around just for unique features like transport routes and surface quality.

CoMaps rendering is almost instant and map palette is easier on the eyes.

fizwidget 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Unless you’re already familiar with it, OsmAnd’s interface is a complex and confusing mess. It does not “just work”.

CoMaps (and Organic Maps) aim to be much easier to use.