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I wish there was an app using OSM that had at least some usability and design. I tried some but had to quit out frustration.

cdubzzz 7y ago
Not OSM, but I have been using HERE[0] with success for a while (if only to diversify off of Google products). Curious to know if anyone has done more research/has an opinion on their platform. [0] https://wego.here.com/ https://wego.here.com/
- stordoff 7y ago
  I used it for a while as it was the maps provider on my Windows Phone, and it was fine. Not always as up-to-date as Google, but it was competitive.
taneq 7y ago
How long ago was that? OSMAnd+ has come along in leaps and bounds in the past couple of years.
leokennis 7y ago
Also, all of them (on iOS at least) "force" you to download maps for offline maps. I don't want some city I visit once in my lifetime permanently taking up storage...
- Brakenshire 7y ago
  Just delete it afterwards, the map download is usually only 30-100MB, and downloading it in advance means it will always be there on your trip, without needing data access.
m_eiman 7y ago
Guru Maps is pretty nice, available on iOS and Android.
rmc 8y ago
maps.me is pretty good IMO
- clydethefrog 8y ago
  Didn't know it used OSM. Good suggestion.
thinkingemote 8y ago
Sometimes you have to sacrifice usability for something more important. AMP is a good example. Users love it. It's more usable, but HN thinks it's evil.
- jfoster 7y ago
  HN can't be wrong, right?
- gumby 7y ago
  Do users love it, or even notice it? I haven’t seen any data either way. I’m not implying such data don’t exist; as I’m not deep in SEO or anything like that I would t be exposed to it. Any pointers?
- pxtail 7y ago
  Embedding content inside walled garden and taking away control from content creators is a little bit more than "sacrifice usability"
- JohnFen 7y ago
  > Users love it. It's more usable Not all users. I hate it, and I don't really find it more usable. I find it more limiting. The complaints about AMP are not unique to HN, either. I see them in all sorts of other places.

cdubzzz 7y ago

Not OSM, but I have been using HERE[0] with success for a while (if only to diversify off of Google products). Curious to know if anyone has done more research/has an opinion on their platform. [0] https://wego.here.com/ https://wego.here.com/

stordoff 7y ago
I used it for a while as it was the maps provider on my Windows Phone, and it was fine. Not always as up-to-date as Google, but it was competitive.

taneq 7y ago

How long ago was that? OSMAnd+ has come along in leaps and bounds in the past couple of years.

leokennis 7y ago

Also, all of them (on iOS at least) "force" you to download maps for offline maps. I don't want some city I visit once in my lifetime permanently taking up storage...

Brakenshire 7y ago
Just delete it afterwards, the map download is usually only 30-100MB, and downloading it in advance means it will always be there on your trip, without needing data access.

m_eiman 7y ago

Guru Maps is pretty nice, available on iOS and Android.

rmc 8y ago

maps.me is pretty good IMO

clydethefrog 8y ago
Didn't know it used OSM. Good suggestion.

thinkingemote 8y ago

Sometimes you have to sacrifice usability for something more important. AMP is a good example. Users love it. It's more usable, but HN thinks it's evil.

jfoster 7y ago
HN can't be wrong, right?
gumby 7y ago
Do users love it, or even notice it? I haven’t seen any data either way. I’m not implying such data don’t exist; as I’m not deep in SEO or anything like that I would t be exposed to it. Any pointers?
pxtail 7y ago
Embedding content inside walled garden and taking away control from content creators is a little bit more than "sacrifice usability"
JohnFen 7y ago
> Users love it. It's more usable Not all users. I hate it, and I don't really find it more usable. I find it more limiting. The complaints about AMP are not unique to HN, either. I see them in all sorts of other places.