4 ms·

I would also recommend checking out OsmAnd Maps in this space. I use it both for hiking and cycling. I love the UI customizability, for example being able to ov

I would also recommend checking out OsmAnd Maps in this space. I use it both for hiking and cycling. I love the UI customizability, for example being able to overlay a satellite map on top of a trail map and having a slider to adjust opacity – this really helps with orientation. On the cycling front it is the only app I know that has a sensible route planner and turn-by-turn navigation. It's open source too, and based on OSM data: https://github.com/osmandapp/ https://github.com/osmandapp/ (No affiliation, just started using it after Gaia GPS lost my data.)

deleted 4y ago
[deleted]
GekkePrutser 4y ago
It's pretty nice and what I use because all the other apps like Gaia and Wikiloc are so extremely commercialised. When I tried both of them out, neither had a way to pay without having an android with a google account which I don't (I use degoogled android). And GaiaGPS was taken over by some other company that started monetising it more. I don't mind paying for an app, I paid for some others outside of the Google store (nine folders and cryptomator) but many don't bother to offer this option. But I don't think OsmAnd is great for viewing elevation profiles of routes. It makes a little elevation graph below the calculated route, but it's really hard to see where this maps out to hard parts on the actual map.
- palotasb 4y ago
  For mapping out the hard parts, there's a separate "plugin" that you can enable to turn on contour lines and hill shading or slope map an overlay on the main map https://osmand.net/docs/user/plugins/contour-lines https://osmand.net/docs/user/plugins/contour-lines
  - GekkePrutser 4y ago
    I know! And I use it. But it's not super visible. I'd love to see colour shading on the route lines based on the gradient or something. OSMAnd does know the gradient, it just doesn't show it in the map view.

deleted 4y ago

[deleted]

GekkePrutser 4y ago

It's pretty nice and what I use because all the other apps like Gaia and Wikiloc are so extremely commercialised. When I tried both of them out, neither had a way to pay without having an android with a google account which I don't (I use degoogled android). And GaiaGPS was taken over by some other company that started monetising it more. I don't mind paying for an app, I paid for some others outside of the Google store (nine folders and cryptomator) but many don't bother to offer this option. But I don't think OsmAnd is great for viewing elevation profiles of routes. It makes a little elevation graph below the calculated route, but it's really hard to see where this maps out to hard parts on the actual map.

palotasb 4y ago
For mapping out the hard parts, there's a separate "plugin" that you can enable to turn on contour lines and hill shading or slope map an overlay on the main map https://osmand.net/docs/user/plugins/contour-lines https://osmand.net/docs/user/plugins/contour-lines
- GekkePrutser 4y ago
  I know! And I use it. But it's not super visible. I'd love to see colour shading on the route lines based on the gradient or something. OSMAnd does know the gradient, it just doesn't show it in the map view.