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What is the best-in-class iOS app using OpenStreetMap? For iPhone, MagicEarth looks extremely good (https://www.magicearth.com/ https://www.magicearth.com/), bu

What is the best-in-class iOS app using OpenStreetMap? For iPhone, MagicEarth looks extremely good (https://www.magicearth.com/ https://www.magicearth.com/), but I'm wondering if people have other recommendations...

Terretta 6y ago
Arguably, “Windy Maps” is up there: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/windy-maps/id1201228182 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/windy-maps/id1201228182 Same devs as the stunning https://www.windy.com/ https://www.windy.com/ weather site which also has an app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/windy-com/id1161387262 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/windy-com/id1161387262 If you're more about hiking, maybe “Gaia GPS Hiking, Offroad Maps”: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gaia-gps-hiking-offroad-maps/id1201979492 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gaia-gps-hiking-offroad-maps/i...
tppiotrowski 6y ago
I have been using maps.me for about 5 years. It is becoming more and more commercialized but it's fast and has a simple interface.
- blendergeek 6y ago
  Maps.me was recently purchased by a weird payments company and replaced with a generic reference MapBox OSM app. This might have been reverted later but it was big on HN a few weeks ago.
  - andrewshadura 6y ago
    It was reverted, but a fork started nevertheless, OMaps, currently in an early stages of development. https://github.com/omapsapp https://github.com/omapsapp Matrix chat: https://matrix.to/#/#omapsapp:matrix.org?via=matrix.org&via=gitter.im https://matrix.to/#/#omapsapp:matrix.org?via=matrix.org&via=...
blendergeek 6y ago
Have you tried OsmAnd? Their iOS offering has gotten fairly good recently. It does cost a small amount of money to get the full version. The free version is complete (it is only limited in how many regions you can download) and more than useful for trying it out.
DavideNL 6y ago
I wonder what's the best-in-class iOS app using OpenStreetMap in terms of privacy. Functioning offline without sharing your location (or data derived from it) with some big-tech company selling it for $.
- habi 6y ago
  Mapy.cz (https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/mapy-cz/id411411020?l=en https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/mapy-cz/id411411020?l=en) does collect some data (see App Privacy in the App Store), but is not linked to „your identity“.
- habi 6y ago
  OsmAnd (https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/osmand-maps-travel-navigate/id934850257?l=en https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/osmand-maps-travel-navigate/id...) does only collect usage data and diagnostics according to the App Store.
- habi 6y ago
  Magic Earth (https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/magic-earth-navigation-maps/id1007331679?l=en https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/magic-earth-navigation-maps/id...) does not collect any data according to the App Store.
  - DavideNL 6y ago
    Magic Earth seems the best option of the apps mentioned, as they collect no data at all, indeed. Thank you!

Terretta 6y ago

Arguably, “Windy Maps” is up there: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/windy-maps/id1201228182 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/windy-maps/id1201228182 Same devs as the stunning https://www.windy.com/ https://www.windy.com/ weather site which also has an app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/windy-com/id1161387262 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/windy-com/id1161387262 If you're more about hiking, maybe “Gaia GPS Hiking, Offroad Maps”: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gaia-gps-hiking-offroad-maps/id1201979492 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gaia-gps-hiking-offroad-maps/i...

tppiotrowski 6y ago

I have been using maps.me for about 5 years. It is becoming more and more commercialized but it's fast and has a simple interface.

blendergeek 6y ago
Maps.me was recently purchased by a weird payments company and replaced with a generic reference MapBox OSM app. This might have been reverted later but it was big on HN a few weeks ago.
- andrewshadura 6y ago
  It was reverted, but a fork started nevertheless, OMaps, currently in an early stages of development. https://github.com/omapsapp https://github.com/omapsapp Matrix chat: https://matrix.to/#/#omapsapp:matrix.org?via=matrix.org&via=gitter.im https://matrix.to/#/#omapsapp:matrix.org?via=matrix.org&via=...

blendergeek 6y ago

Have you tried OsmAnd? Their iOS offering has gotten fairly good recently. It does cost a small amount of money to get the full version. The free version is complete (it is only limited in how many regions you can download) and more than useful for trying it out.

DavideNL 6y ago

I wonder what's the best-in-class iOS app using OpenStreetMap in terms of privacy. Functioning offline without sharing your location (or data derived from it) with some big-tech company selling it for $.

habi 6y ago
Mapy.cz (https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/mapy-cz/id411411020?l=en https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/mapy-cz/id411411020?l=en) does collect some data (see App Privacy in the App Store), but is not linked to „your identity“.
habi 6y ago
OsmAnd (https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/osmand-maps-travel-navigate/id934850257?l=en https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/osmand-maps-travel-navigate/id...) does only collect usage data and diagnostics according to the App Store.
habi 6y ago
Magic Earth (https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/magic-earth-navigation-maps/id1007331679?l=en https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/magic-earth-navigation-maps/id...) does not collect any data according to the App Store.
- DavideNL 6y ago
  Magic Earth seems the best option of the apps mentioned, as they collect no data at all, indeed. Thank you!