| ▲ | 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. | ||