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OsmAnd

Navigation app offering offline and online OSM-based maps, turn-by-turn voice direction, driving, cycling, and walking modes, POI search, GPX track management, map overlays, monthly map updates by country or region, speed and safety features, and location sharing.

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Cost / License

  • Freemium (Pay once)
  • Open Source

Application type

Platforms

  • Mac  as web app or iOS app that runs on Mac
  • Online
  • Android
  • iPhone
  • Chrome OS  as web app or Android app that runs on Mac
  • Android Tablet
  • HUAWEI AppGallery
  • iPad
  • Android Auto
  • F-Droid
  • Kindle Fire
  • Apple Car Play
  • OpenAPK
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Features

Properties

  1.  Customizable
  2.  Privacy focused

Integrations

  1. Wikipedia icon  Wikipedia
  2. OpenStreetMap icon  Openstreetmap
  3. Android Auto icon  Android Auto
  4. Apple CarPlay icon  Carplay

Features

  1.  Based on OpenStreetMap
  2.  Works Offline
  3.  GPS Navigation
  4.  Apps with Offline Map
  5.  Points of Interest (POI)
  6.  GPS Location Tracking
  7.  Turn-by-turn Navigation
  8.  Text to Speech
  9.  OSM Editing
  10.  Cycling
  11.  Ad-free
  12.  Route optimization
  13.  Hiking Maps
  14.  Route Planning
  15.  Dark Mode
  16.  Nearby Search
  17.  Multiple languages
  18.  Track gps location
  19.  Record Tracks
  20.  Exclude paths/places from route
  21.  Police location
  22.  Crowdsourced
  23.  No registration required
  24.  Public Transportation
  25.  Natural, landscape and forest pathways
  26.  No Tracking
  27.  Voice Navigation
  28.  Driving directions
  29.  GPX editor
  30.  User generated

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Comments and Reviews

   
Comment summary: OsmAnd is praised for its detailed offline maps, open-source nature, and diverse configuration options. Users enjoy features like hill shading, contour lines, and strong offline navigation, finding it particularly beneficial for outdoor activities like hiking. Some find the interface complex, though many appreciate the invaluable offline access, turn-by-turn navigation, and unique customization. Compared to rivals like Google Maps, OsmAnd is regarded as superior in offline use and detail accuracy. However, there's a learning curve for newcomers.
Top Positive Comment
Cora
8

OSMAnd is the go-to maps app on Android for Open Street Map navigation. I use it frequently, as I don't use any Google products. The ability to download maps for offline use is also invaluable, as oftentimes I will be in an area I don't get service, and can still easily navigate where I need to without any stress.

Top Negative Comment
EXit
0

Has a lot of features but can take some time getting used to, many settings that should be on the front ui are instead buried behind setting tabs (like weather data).

Unfortunately has a terrible rendering engine which in my case constantly unloads and reloads things as you pan/zoom about, which wouldn't be a problem if it didn't take so long for things to load in the first place, making it very irritating to use.

Korwin
0

Despite all the multifunctionality and flexibility in settings, the application does not allow taking into account the traffic intensity (current and planned) when plotting a route. That is, it is absolutely not suitable for car navigation in cities. Unfortunately.

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DataProtectionOfficer at Self-Employed

Has a wide range of features, customization, advanced search. But I experience some flaws that the user need to understand the app well in order to have a smooth experience.

anti_canada_ranger
0

terrible name that's impossible to remember, shockingly good user experience. Starts off as an average-sized app but it lets you download offline map information divided by city, usually 100mb each. The UI isn't frustrating or difficult to see in an unobscured state like google maps is. Also lets you bookmark locations which is just staggeringly convenient.

Evi1M4chine_
1

THE most powerful mapping and navigation app, full stop. Whatever you want, it has got you, and then some. Yet easy to use. … Also completely offline, no data kraken. In my area, literally every park bench and trash can and forest footpath is in it and my city officially uses and supports it. (For Streetview, integration check out Mapillary.) You can even configure how hilly you want your bike rides to be, overlay maps, change almost everything, and since it is open source, pretty much everything is free. In comparison, Google misses a crazy amount of details, and is often plain wrong, and fails as soon as you’re offline. Once you go OSMAnd, you never go back.

Antain Rhys
1

I was actually shocked at how good this app is. Pay the money and enjoy something as good as, and sometimes even better than Google Maps. Love it!

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What is OsmAnd?

OsmAnd is a map and navigation application with access to the free, worldwide, and high-quality OpenStreetMap icon OpenStreetMap data. Enjoy voice and optical navigator, viewing POIs (points of interest), creating and managing GPX tracks, using contour lines visualization and altitude info (through plugin), a choice between driving, cycling, pedestrian modes, OSM editing and much more.

Navigation • Works online (fast) or offline (no roaming charges when you are abroad) • Turn-by-turn voice guidance (recorded and synthesized voices) • Optional lane guidance, street name display, and estimated time of arrival • Supports intermediate points on your itinerary • Automatic re-routing whenever you deviate from the route • Search for places by address, by type (e.g.: restaurant, hotel, gas station, museum), or by geographical coordinates

Map Viewing • Display your position and orientation • Optionally align the picture according to compass or your direction of motion • Save your most important places as Favorites • Display POIs (point of interests) around you • Display specialized online tiles, satellite view (from Bing), different overlays like touring/navigation GPX tracks and additional layers with customizable transparency • Optionally display place names in English, local, or phonetic spelling • 3D Relief (Pro)

OSM Data • High-quality information from the best collaborative projects of the world • OSM data available per country or region • Compact offline vector maps updated at least once a month

Safety Features • Optional automated day/night view switching • Optional speed limit display, with reminder if you exceed it • Optional speed-dependent zooming • Share your location so that your friends can find you

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  • Developed by

    NL flagOsmAND B.V.

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Freemium product.

  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) that costs $40 + free version with limited functionality.

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  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.3 (19 ratings)

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  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • Arabic
    • Armenian
    • Azerbaijani
    • Basque
    • Belarusian
    • Bulgarian
    • Burmese
    • Catalan; Valencian
    • Croatian
    • Czech
    • Danish
    • Dutch
    • Esperanto
    • Estonian
    • Finnish
    • French
    • Galician
    • Georgian
    • German
    • Greek
    • Hebrew
    • Hungarian
    • Icelandic
    • Indonesian
    • Italian
    • Japanese
    • Kannada
    • Korean
    • Kurdish
    • Latvian
    • Lithuanian
    • Malayalam
    • Marathi
    • Norwegian Bokmål
    • Occitan
    • Persian
    • Polish
    • Portuguese
    • Romanian
    • Russian
    • Sardinian
    • Serbian
    • Chinese
    • Slovak
    • Slovene
    • Spanish
    • Swedish
    • Tamil
    • Turkish
    • Ukrainian
    • Vietnamese
    • Welsh

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