I use Komoot for wild walking and biking, and it’s incredible. Hugely more accurate and reliable. Just wondering if there’s something like that for city and intercity travel. Thanks for suggestions!
As komoot is just using openstreetmap data + some magic i would look into that direction.
OsmAnd is good but quirky
OsmAnd is good if you know where you’re going, since you won’t get e.g. ratings on cafes or something like that, there is less algorithmic magic going on. But i for myself love the details that OSM brings and also like that it’s offline, just like thise tomtom navigation devices in the old days only using gps and therefor not relying on mobile data.
I have also noticed Google maps keeps getting worse…why
I would say Android is doing great ngl. As long as you have a clean rom and not some samsung shit over it or whatever
I hear people saying this but they never say why. I use it to navigate almost every day and the directions are always accurate. It will also warn me about speed traps and route me around traffic. It tells me if a business will be closed when I arrive. It tells me when a business is the most busy.
The only thing I don’t like is the new colors but that’s nitpicking.
Since you’re talking about city travel, do you care about traffic? That has been my main issue with any alternatives.
- Osmand: solid overall, you do need to buy Osmand+ in the play store if you need Android Auto functionality though (the f-droid version does not work with AA). But no traffic data so you’ll get the best route if there was no traffic. Another quirk is that you need to download the region you’re navigating in - you can view maps online but can’t navigate without the downloaded maps. And downloads are large chunks - it is by country or state/province so you’re likely using a lot of storage that you don’t need.
- OrganicMaps: a cleaner interface than Osmand while using the same map data. No Android Auto support. It still needs to download maps but can auto download as you go and uses smaller chunks so you can download more locally.
- MapFactor: one of the early offline options on Android before Google Maps offered the option to download. It has traffic data but I’ve found routing to be mediocre. It’s also subscription based rather than a purchase.
I’ve used Komoot and Google Maps and my experience is the exact opposite. Komoot is buggy, freezes and crashes all the time and has crappy UX. Google Maps just works. What problems do you have with Google Maps?
Agreed about the UX for Komoot, it needs work. But I’ve been on multiple, multiple-day trips with it and it’s never crashed once. The accuracy is down to a metre too
Just a reminder that !askandroid@lemdro.id is the place for specific questions like these. Thanks!
