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2021-01-12

Magic Earth Pro Navigation (4.9@11) Ǥ 20 1 LastUpdate: 2017-09-26 subscription fees
Sygic GPS Navigation & Offline Maps (4.6@1,706,305) Ǥ 30 10 Screencast [7/2019](https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=y78etMC-TgE
OsmAnd — Offline Maps, Travel & Navigation (4.6@96,664) Ǥ 18 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / OsmAnd+ — Offline Maps, Travel & Navigation (4.7@24,818; ~EUR 15.00) Ǥ 18 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Wikipedia DE | EN; OSM Wiki DE | EN; Video Review 9/2016 (DE) | 12/2016; Test 9/2018; Video Promo 3/2017; Radfahrer-Testbericht 12/2017; Review 3/2019; Video Tutorial 1/2016; Video Vorstellung 4/2019 (10min) | 3/2020; Praxistest Fahhrad 12/2017-5/2020; Vorstellung 12/2020; Izzy's OsmAnd resource collection; IzzyOnDroid Recommendation
AzNav Offline GPS navigation (4.6@21,638) Ǥ 17 1
Parking Plugin — OsmAnd (4.6@2,400) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-12-27
Marine Ways - Free Nautical Charts (4.6@1,401) Ǥ 8 2
MAPS.ME – Offline maps, travel guides & navigation (4.5@1,179,724) Ǥ 19 18 Test 9/2018; Vorstellung 12/2014; Video Review 1/2014; Maps & POIs
Polaris GPS Navigation: Hiking, Marine, Offroad (4.5@39,472) Ǥ 12 2
Bikemap - Your Cycling Map & GPS Navigation (4.5@16,615) Ǥ 18 8
i-Boating:Marine Navigation Maps & Nautical Charts (4.5@7,656) Ǥ 13 1
C-MAP - Marine Charts. GPS navigation for Boating (4.5@5,642) Ǥ 32 17 incl. offline maps
Ski Map Plugin — OsmAnd (4.5@769) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-12-27
Naviki – Bike navigation (4.4@13,674) Ǥ 18 7 / Impulse E-Bike Navigation (4.4@1,345) Ǥ 17 7 OSM Wiki EN
NavMe for Pebble (4.4@1,616) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-03-03 brings Google navigation to your Pebble
OsmAnd API Demo (4.4@52) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-01-12 for developers: test integration with OsmAnd and functioning of the main features
GPS Navigation - Drive & Bike home with City Maps (4.4@36) Ǥ 18 7
HERE WeGo – City Navigation (4.3@480,370) Ǥ 17 6 Vorstellung 8/2016; Kurzvorstellung 12/2014; Test 9/2018; Wikipedia DE | EN; requires account with MS to get access to maps
Offline Maps & Navigation (4.3@165,385) Ǥ 23 LastUpdate: 2017-06-17
GPS Navigation System, Traffic & Maps by Karta (4.3@90,350) Ǥ 21 14 Vorstellung 11/2018
Magic Earth Navigation & Maps (4.3@16,276) 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ OSM Wiki; Test 9/2018 - 10/2020 Interview 9/2019 DE | EN
GPS Route Finder & Maps (4.3@3,241) 3 4 LastUpdate: 2018-03-19 drive, walk; find nearby ATM etc.
Contour lines plugin — OsmAnd (4.3@2,068; ~EUR 5.00) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-11-17
Maps, GPS Navigation & Directions, Street View (4.2@212,644) Ǥ 12 6 LastUpdate: 2019-01-10 Maps, navigation, food near, travel planner & more
ViaMichelin GPS Traffic Speedcam Route Planner (4.2@75,161) Ǥ 17 13
Car DVR & GPS navigator (4.2@16,362) Ǥ 18 7 LastUpdate: 2019-02-27
GPS Map: Navigation & maps (4.2@9,324) Ǥ 13 LastUpdate: 2017-06-14
GPS Route Finder Maps (4.2@6,929) Ǥ 7 1 LastUpdate: 2016-09-25 drive & walk
Maps - Navigate & Explore (4.1@12,642,216) Ǥ 41 2 / Google Maps Go - Directions, Traffic & Transit (4.3@132,999) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Datensammlung 12/2017 - 10/2020; Screencast 7/2019
MapQuest: Directions, Maps & GPS Navigation (4.1@58,953) Ǥ 17 10
bGEO GPS Navigation (4.1@3,499) 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Navigation (4.1@3,426) Ǥ 4 6 LastUpdate: 2016-08-25
Nautical Charts — OsmAnd (4.1@2,033) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-12-27 Plugin for OsmAnd
SmartNavi - GPS independent Navigation (4.1@648) Ǥ 13 2 Android Experiment Intro; Github; energy efficient pedestrian navi focusing on internal sensors
Cruiser (4.1@86) 5 1 [OSM Wiki EN
GPS Navigation & Direction (4.1@33) 4 4 LastUpdate: 2016-12-18
TomTom GO Navigation - GPS Maps & Live Traffic (4@170,002) Ǥ 20 5 Vorstellung 4/2015
Wisepilot - GPS Navigation (4@35,838) Ǥ 13 2 / Wisepilot for XPERIA™ (4@63) Ǥ 18 4 LastUpdate: 2018-01-30
V-Navi (4@7,181) Ǥ 19 10
CoPilot GPS Navigation & Traffic (3.9@101,528) Ǥ 19 7 / CoPilot UK + Ireland Sat-Nav (3.6@28; ~EUR 20.00) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2019-03-20
7 Ways Navigator (3.9@21,630) Ǥ 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ OSM Wiki
Navitel Navigator GPS & Maps (3.8@197,238) Ǥ 25 4
Navmii GPS World (Navfree) (3.8@113,603) Ǥ 22 10 / Navmii GPS USA (Navfree) (3.8@5,995) Ǥ 22 12 OSM Wiki EN
GeoNET. Maps & Friends (3.8@4,863) Ǥ 18 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ OSM & HERE maps; car, bicycle, pedestrian
Location Tracker (3.8@753) Ǥ 10 1 LastUpdate: 2018-03-22 car, bicycle, pedestrian
HUDWAY — GPS Navigation HUD (3.7@3,714) Ǥ 15 LastUpdate: 2016-10-18
Gps Navigation App (3.7@326) Ǥ 9 4 LastUpdate: 2017-03-03 car, pedestrian, truck; speed cams
ZANavi (3.5@948) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-06-23 Github
Kurviger - Motorcycle and Scenic Roads Navi (3.5@496) 8 2 / Kurviger Pro - Motorcycle and Scenic Roads Navi (4.2@1,134; ~EUR 10.00) 11 1 OSM Wiki EN
Maps (3@237) Ǥ 16 3 GitLab; FOSS fork of Maps.ME with ads and trackers removed
Navit (2.9@2,431) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Open Source: Github; Navit Wiki; OSM Wiki DE | EN
PocketMaps (2.9@53) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; OSM Wiki; offline only; search only by coordinates; street names not always visible
ADFC Karten (2.7@75) Ǥ 9 2
QuoVadis Mobile (2.7@17; ~EUR 5.00) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ OSM Wiki EN
GPS Navigation, Live Traffic, HD Maps - Live Roads (2.6@1,606) Ǥ 12 5 Vorstellung 12/2018; account required?

Outdoor Navigation

2021-01-12

Avenza Maps: Offline Mapping (4.7@43,291) Ǥ 17 3
Komoot — Cycling, Hiking & Mountain Biking Maps (4.6@175,221) Ǥ 23 11 Testbericht 3-5/2019; Vorstellung 3/2014; Test 9/2018; Datenschutz-Check 7/2019: fragwürdig; Video Intro 8/2019
Gaia GPS: Hiking, Offroad Maps (4.6@4,370) Ǥ 16 12 Review 6/2018; pro version for ~USD 40/year
Wikiloc Outdoor Navigation GPS (4.5@43,764) Ǥ 20 3
All-In-One Offline Maps (4.5@28,413) 7 1
AlpineQuest Off-Road Explorer (Lite) (4.5@10,761) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / AlpineQuest Off-Road Explorer (4.7@5,909; ~EUR 8.00) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Video Guide 7/2019 | 9/2019
Outdoor and Hiking Navigation (4.5@6,770) Ǥ 15 1 Test 3/2014; Desktop Program available; Tour Service, license maps, and more
OruxMaps GP (4.5@5,121; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 17 2 Wikipedia
Locus Map Free - Hiking GPS navigation and maps (4.4@45,596) Ǥ 24 7 / Locus Map Pro - Outdoor GPS navigation and maps (4.8@37,826; ~EUR 10.00) Ǥ 20 2 Vorstellung 3/2014; Video Tutorials for Beginners 2017; Izzy's Locus Ressourcen-Sammlung; Online & Offline; KML/KMZ/KMX Import (POIs/Routen/Bilder), GeoCaching, ANT+ Support
Maverick: GPS Navigation (4.4@28,180) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-25 / Maverick Pro (3.8@2,495; ~EUR 7.50) Ǥ 7 1 LastUpdate: 2017-02-16 with Pebble support
ViewRanger: Trail Maps for Hiking, Biking, Skiing (4.3@43,155) Ǥ 18 12 OSM Wiki EN; Route Planning, Navigation, LocationSharing
E-walk hiking & trekking offline GPS (4.3@534) 8 4
MapLab - GPS - Offroad - Offline - Maps - Tracker (4.2@22) Ǥ 9 1
BackCountry Nav Topo Maps GPS - DEMO (4.1@4,594) Ǥ 18 16 / BackCountry Navigator TOPO GPS PRO (4.2@6,681; ~EUR 14.00) Ǥ 16 7 Review 6/2018; Track+Waypoint+More
PathAway Outdoor GPS Navigator (4.1@346) Ǥ 17 2 / PathAway LE - Outdoor GPS Nav (4@20; ~EUR 6.50) Ǥ 13 1 / PathAway Express - Outdoor GPS (3.7@49; ~EUR 20.00) Ǥ 13 1 Record tracks, capture points, create and follow routes, navigate with online maps. Intended for aviation, boating, off-road driving, hiking, cycling, touring, Geocaching, …
AllTrails: Hiking, Running & Mountain Bike Trails (3.9@44,684) Ǥ 16 17 Video Review 6/2019; full version USD30/year
Trekarta Lite - offline maps for outdoor activity (3.9@47) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Trekarta - offline maps for outdoor activities (4.3@122; ~EUR 0.75) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; OSM Wiki / Github
Trailforks (2.1@3,646) Ǥ 24 10 mainly for bicyclers: find trails for MTB & more

Other Navigation Apps

2021-01-12

Avare (4.7@5,493) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Wikipedia EN; Video Tutorials (channel); Aviation GPS
XCSoar (4.7@2,777) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; tactical glide computer and maps
MapFactor Navigator - GPS Navigation Maps (4.6@980,650) Ǥ 20 15 Kurzvorstellung 2/2014; Vorstellung 7/2014; Video Demo 7/2015; works offline (must download maps); car/pedestrian/bus/bicycle; search by address/poi/coords; needs ~100 MB initial download (plus maps) on first start
Waze - GPS, Maps, Traffic Alerts & Live Navigation (4.4@8,039,073) Ǥ 35 4 Review 1/2014; Test 9/2018
Geovelo - bike GPS (4.2@6,281) Ǥ 17 7 bike navigation, bike sharing & more
BRouter Offline Navigation (4.2@1,079) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Radreise-Wiki: Vorstellung und Einrichtung; Video-Vorstellung 4/2020 (~10min); offline bike routing
TrekMe - GPS trekking offline (4.2@74) Ǥ 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
GPS Map Camera - Compass & Navigation (4.1@842) Ǥ 12 6
Bike Citizens - Cycling App: Cycle Maps & GPS (4@4,414) Ǥ 18 5 navigator, cycle route planner, bike tracker & more
DotWalker Pro (4@125) 17 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ text based navigation application for the visually impaired
TrackyTry, Off-road GPS navigation (3.9@1,557) Ǥ 9 1 / TrackyPro, Off-road GPS navigation (3.5@479; ~EUR 3.00) 8 1
Naviator (3.7@1,058) Ǥ 15 1 from pilots – for pilots; 30d trial, then subscription
Touchless Map (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-10-16 Github
WairToNow (0@0) 6 Github; Aviation
Luftlinie - Navigation for Birds (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; an arrow pointing to where your target is
OSMfocus (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab; help improving accuracy of OSM data
BwareArea (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Offline POI alerter
OpenTopoMap Viewer (0@0) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Screencast 1/2019
OpenOrienteering Mapper (0@0) 6 Github; create maps for the orienteering sport
TilelessMap (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-03-15 Github; Offline Map

Further Readings:

Category Marine: Boat & more (specifically: Maritime Navigation)
Category Locus Maps Resources
Die besten kostenlosen Navi-Apps für iOS und Android (7/2020)
Die fünf besten Navi-Apps: So kommst du immer ans Ziel (2/2020)
Top 15 Free GPS Navigation Apps for Android and iOS (1/2019)
Navigations-Apps: Welche sind datenschutzfreundlich? (9/2018)
Serie: Die beliebtesten Navigations-Apps im Check (9/2018)
Navigations-Apps für Android bringen Euch entspannt ans Ziel (6/2015 - 9/2016)
App-Schau: 10 Navi-Apps für Android und iOS (2/2016)
15 Google Maps tips & tricks everyone should know (8/2015)
How To Turn Your Android Phone Into The Ultimate GPS Navigator (6/2014)
Offline-Maps in Android: Diese Kartendienste funktionieren ohne Internet (5/2014 - 4/2019)
The best GPS app and navigation app options for Android (with many embedded videos; 4/2014 - 2/2019)
5 best Android satnav apps: Navigate with your smartphone or tablet (3/2014)
Android navigation app that provides real time display of current speed? (2/2014)
Google Maps: Tipps & Tricks, um schnell und sicher ans Ziel zu kommen (10/2013 - 3/2019)
10 Most Reliable Android GPS Navigation Apps to Bet your Life with (8/2013 - 2/2017)
Outdoor Navigation
- The 10 Best Apps for Mountain Biking (3/2014 - 3/2016)
- Segel-Apps für Ihr Mobiltelefon, Smartphone und Tablet (8/2013 - 8/2020)

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