This is my list where I share my experience with the tested apps over years.
Navigation purposes
CoMaps is a new community-driven map app project born out of the desire to create a truly open, transparent, and community-focused navigation app.
Privacy-focused GPS app with offline maps and community development, featuring real-time navigation, no location tracking, and open-source software.
I prefer Organic Maps over OsmAnd because it’s more simplified and offers more frequent map updates. It's great for basic car navigation. However, I’d primarily use this app for hiking and biking, as it excels in those areas."
Navigation app with offline and online OSM maps, turn-by-turn voice guidance, cycling and driving modes, GPX tracking, POI search, and monthly updates.
It offers a wide range of features, customization options, and advanced search capabilities. However, there are some flaws that require users to have a good understanding of the app in order to have a smooth experience.
Global offline tourist maps feature hiking and bike trails, route planning, synced trip organization, panoramic images, public transit info, and local amenities.
This app offers the closest experience to Google Maps or the Qwant maps. It’s owned by a private company but remains GDPR compliant. It has most of its features stored on the cloud, though it doesn’t perform well offline. I personally like it for its excellent display of POI information, including opening hours, website links, and more.
Fast, private, and minimalist maps designed for you. Heexy Maps offers a no-tracking, privacy-first alternative for everyday navigation and exploration.
Free French mapping and itinerary service with address search, route comparison, real-time traffic, public transit, and distance calculations for any location.
Navigation app using OpenStreetMap data with offline maps for 233 countries, real-time traffic, transit info, multiple modes, privacy, and detailed routes.
I recommend this app for navigating by car. It offers the most customizable route planning features, along with added functionalities like a dashcam, early collision warnings, and speed alerts ect. Additionally, it’s one of the few services that also supports route planning via public transportation. The company behind the service is based in the Netherlands, and they are fully committed to privacy and GDPR compliance.
Help Openstreetmap with contributing on an easy and fun way
Help to improve the OpenStreetMap with StreetComplete by completing quests which consists of simple questions about the world around you.
The easiest and most fun way to collect points on the go, with a leaderboard to track your progress as the top contributor. It’s a quick way to answer simple questions on the map, and it’s enjoyable to hike while adding the requested information. You can even customize the questionnaire to suit your preferences.
Mobile editing tool for OpenStreetMap adds shops, amenities, and POI. Supports offline use, micro-mapping, and user-contributed map updates.
The simplest way to contribute, with all the necessary features. It’s perfect for both beginners and experienced contributors. This is a streamlined, more visually attractive version of Vesucci, and it’s an open-source project.
It offers unlimited editing features and a variety of plugins to speed up the editing process. While it may take some time to get used to the editor, this project is the perfect PC tool for advanced contributors.
Vespucci is the first OpenStreetMap editor for Android. That means: It is a light-weight, easy-to-use mapping tool on mobile Android devices.
I’d call this app the perfect JOSM for mobile phones. It’s a bit visually outdated and can be confusing at first. It might also be time-consuming while hiking, but it’s an incredibly powerful editor.
Comments
Nice listing! There's also SCEE *
SCEE), which a fork of Street Complete but intended for more advance user.
Great list, I was so hyped by Qwant Maps, so disapointed about them killing this product. I discovered more contributing app thanks to this list. I might do my part 🫡
Exactly. I was such a Qwant fan too. It is similar to the Mapy.cz but then French and more privacy focused. Now Mapy.cz is owned by Seznam.cz, a.s. And more commercial minded and uses more third-party services. Still better than the Google maps. So try to find the app that suits your needs the best.