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2022-05-22

Navmii GPS World (Navfree) (5@16) Ǥ 17 10 / Navmii GPS USA (Navfree) (4.2@5,998) Ǥ 17 10 OSM Wiki EN
Offline Organic Maps Hike&Bike (4.6@2,518) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Offline maps with turn-by-turn navigation
Marine Ways - Free Nautical Charts (4.6@1,661) Ǥ 8 2
Navitel Navigator GPS & Maps (4.6@13) Ǥ 15 4
Magic Earth Navigation & Maps (4.5@19,856) 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ OSM Wiki; Test 9/2018 - 10/2020 Interview 9/2019 DE | EN; Test 12/2019 | 8/2020; Datenschutz-Test 10/2021
Parking Plugin — OsmAnd (4.5@2,420) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-12-27
Cruiser (4.5@108) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ [OSM Wiki EN
OsmAnd — Maps & GPS Offline (4.4@134,663) Ǥ 17 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / OsmAnd+ — Maps & GPS Offline (4.5@31,171; ~EUR 25.00) Ǥ 18 1 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; Anleitung 9/2020; Vorstellung 12/2020; Izzy's OsmAnd resource collection; IzzyOnDroid Recommendation
Naviki – Bike navigation (4.4@17,484) Ǥ 19 7 / Impulse E-Bike Navigation (4.4@1,513) Ǥ 18 7 OSM Wiki EN
OsmAnd API Demo (4.4@61) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-01-12 for developers: test integration with OsmAnd and functioning of the main features
Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps (4.3@1,811,206) Ǥ 23 6 Screencast 7/2019
Nautical Charts — OsmAnd (4.3@2,103) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-12-27 Plugin for OsmAnd
GPS Navigation System, Traffic & Maps by Karta (4.2@104,492) Ǥ 18 10 Vorstellung 11/2018
Polaris GPS: Hiking, Offroad (4.2@42,188) Ǥ 14 2
Bikemap: Cycling Tracker & Map (4.2@36,446) Ǥ 17 5
Contour lines plugin — OsmAnd (4.2@2,114; ~EUR 4.25) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-11-17
SmartNavi - GPS independent Navigation (4.2@656) Ǥ 13 2 LastUpdate: 2020-10-08 Android Experiment Intro; Github; energy efficient pedestrian navi focusing on internal sensors
MAPS.ME: Offline maps GPS Nav (4.1@1,211,695) Ǥ 22 11 Test 9/2018; Maps & POIs
TomTom GO Navigation (4.1@212,928) Ǥ 22 7 Vorstellung 4/2015
i-Boating:Marine Navigation Maps & Nautical Charts (4.1@9,811) Ǥ 13 1
Ski Map Plugin — OsmAnd (4.1@785) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-12-27
ViaMichelin GPS Route Planner (4@77,251) Ǥ 16 9
V-Navi (4@7,250) Ǥ 12 6
AzNav Offline GPS navigation (3.9@24,780) Ǥ 17 1 LastUpdate: 2019-11-20
Guru Maps - Offline Navigation (3.9@5,898) Ǥ 13 1 / Guru Maps Pro (4@1,760; ~EUR 60.00) Ǥ 11 1
GeoNET. Maps & Friends (3.9@5,023) Ǥ 17 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ OSM & HERE maps; car, bicycle, pedestrian
C-MAP - Marine Charts (3.8@9,169) Ǥ 32 15 incl. offline maps
Google Maps (3.7@15,633,818) Ǥ 42 2 / Google Maps Go (3.7@29) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Datensammlung 12/2017 - 10/2020; Screencast 7/2019
CoPilot GPS Navigation & Traffic (3.6@104,006) Ǥ 17 4
7 Ways Navigator (3.5@22,149) Ǥ 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ OSM Wiki
ZANavi (3.5@948) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-06-23 Github
bGEO GPS Navigation (3.3@3,765) Ǥ 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Maps (3.2@247) Ǥ 16 2 GitLab; FOSS fork of Maps.ME with ads and trackers removed
Kurviger - Motorcycle Navi (3@811) Ǥ 12 2 OSM Wiki EN
Navit (2.9@2,438) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Open Source: Github; Navit Wiki; OSM Wiki DE | EN; Wikipedia DE | EN
ADFC Karten - Fahrrad Touren, GPS & Routenplanung (2.9@128) Ǥ 9 2
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
HERE WeGo: Maps & Navigation (2.6@495,375) 12 2 Vorstellung 8/2016; Test 9/2018; Wikipedia DE | EN; requires account with MS to get access to maps
MapQuest: Directions, Maps & GPS Navigation (2.6@62,526) Ǥ 15 10
GPS Navigation, Live Traffic, HD Maps - Live Roads (2.5@1,634) Ǥ 12 5 LastUpdate: 2019-08-10 Vorstellung 12/2018; account required?
GPS, Driving directions: maps (0@0) Ǥ 11 6 Online & Offline navigation
Easy Route Finder & Voice Maps (0@0) Ǥ 12 9
GPS Navigation - Route Finder (0@0) 7 5
Smart Navigation (0@0) Ǥ 8 4
Truck GPS navigator - Direction, Route Finder (0@0) 5 5
osmin (0@0) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; on- and off-road navigation based on OSM

Outdoor Navigation

2022-05-22

Avenza Maps: Offline Mapping (4.6@63,549) Ǥ 17 5
Komoot: Cycling & Hiking Maps (4.5@248,072) Ǥ 26 11 Testbericht 3-5/2019 | 3/2021; Test 9/2018; Datenschutz-Check 7/2019: fragwürdig; Video Intro 8/2019
Outdoor and Hiking Navigation (4.5@7,076) Ǥ 17 1 Desktop Program available; Tour Service, license maps, and more
OruxMaps GP (4.4@5,829; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 20 2 Wikipedia
Locus Map 4 Outdoor Navigation (4.3@51,315) Ǥ 25 7 / Locus Map 3 Classic (4.7@43,090; ~EUR 10.00) Ǥ 26 2 Video Tutorials for Beginners 2017; Izzy's Locus Ressourcen-Sammlung; Online & Offline; KML/KMZ/KMX Import (POIs/Routen/Bilder), GeoCaching, ANT+ Support
All-In-One Offline Maps (4.3@37,556) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Gaia GPS: Offroad Hiking Maps (4.3@10,068) Ǥ 16 9 Review 6/2018; pro version for ~USD 40/year
ViewRanger (4.2@46,320) Ǥ 16 8 OSM Wiki EN; Route Planning, Navigation, LocationSharing
AlpineQuest Explorer Lite (4.1@13,591) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / AlpineQuest Off-Road Explorer (4.8@7,349; ~EUR 10.00) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Video Guide 7/2019 | 9/2019
E-walk hiking & trekking offline GPS (4.1@664) 8 1
Trekarta Lite - offline maps for outdoor activity (3.9@71) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Trekarta - offline maps for outdoor activities (4.6@154; ~EUR 0.75) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; OSM Wiki / Github
Wikiloc Outdoor Navigation GPS (3.7@68,133) Ǥ 16 4
PathAway Outdoor Navigator (3.7@357) Ǥ 17 3 / PathAway LE (Outdated) (4@20; ~EUR 6.50) Ǥ 12 1 / PathAway Express (Outdated) (4@50; ~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: Hike, Bike & Run (3.5@66,870) Ǥ 19 18 Video Review 6/2019; Privatspähre-Test 7/2021 full version USD30/year
Maverick: GPS Navigation (3.5@29,168) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-25 / Maverick Pro (3.4@2,578; ~EUR 7.50) Ǥ 7 1 LastUpdate: 2017-02-16 with Pebble support
BackCountry Nav Topo Maps GPS - DEMO (2.9@4,718) Ǥ 18 13 / BackCountry Navigator TOPO GPS PRO (2.9@6,829; ~EUR 14.00) Ǥ 17 7 Review 6/2018; Track+Waypoint+More
Trailforks (1.9@5,030) Ǥ 24 12 mainly for bicyclers: find trails for MTB & more
Wayfinder: Trail Guides & Maps (0@0) Ǥ 7 3
Hikar (0@0) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab; overlays camera with virtual sign posts; data from OSM

Other Navigation Apps

2022-05-22

XCSoar (4.8@2,914) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; tactical glide computer and maps
Enroute Flight Navigation (4.8@340) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; flight navigation app for VFR pilots
Waze - GPS, Maps, Traffic Alerts & Live Navigation (4.7@362) Ǥ 36 6 Test 9/2018
MapFactor Navigator - GPS Navigation Maps (4.5@990,094) Ǥ 19 14 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
Geovelo - bike GPS & stats (4.3@10,774) Ǥ 16 6 bike navigation, bike sharing & more
TrekMe - GPS trekking offline (4.2@303) Ǥ 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
OSMfocus Reborn (4.1@7) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; help improving accuracy of OSM data
Naviator (4@1,094) Ǥ 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ from pilots – for pilots; 30d trial, then subscription
TrackyTry, Off-road GPS navigation (3.9@1,564) 8 1 / TrackyPro, Off-road GPS navigation (3.8@484; ~EUR 3.00) 8 1
Avare (3.8@5,905) Ǥ 13 1 Github; Wikipedia EN; Video Tutorials (channel); Aviation GPS
Bike Citizens Cycling App GPS (3.7@5,460) Ǥ 15 5 navigator, cycle route planner, bike tracker & more
BRouter Offline Navigation (3.6@1,205) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Radreise-Wiki: Vorstellung und Einrichtung; Video-Vorstellung 4/2020 (~10min); offline bike routing
DotWalker Pro (3.6@135) 17 text based navigation application for the visually impaired
GPS Map Camera & Compass (2.2@927) Ǥ 14 5
GetBack GPS (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; find your way back to a previously visited location
GraphHopper Maps (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; online routing & navigation with OSM maps and Grashopper API
Touchless Map (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-10-16 Github
WairToNow (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ 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 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-04-27 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 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; create maps for the orienteering sport
Tileless Map (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 & OsmAnd Resources
Navi-Apps: Diese Top 5 geben Orientierung – und noch mehr (8/2021)
The 7 Best Map Apps for Getting Directions Somewhere (7/2021)
The 9 Best Compass Apps for Android (4/2021)
Die besten kostenlosen Navi-Apps für iOS und Android (7/2020)
GPS-Apps zur Tourenplanung und Navigation (4/2020)
Die fünf besten Navi-Apps: So kommst du immer ans Ziel (2/2020 - 8/2021)
Top 15 Free GPS Navigation Apps for Android and iOS (1/2019 - 6/2021)
Navigations-Apps: Welche sind datenschutzfreundlich? (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)
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 - 2/2021)
Google Maps: Tipps & Tricks, um schnell und sicher ans Ziel zu kommen (10/2013 - 10/2019)
10 Most Reliable Android GPS Navigation Apps to Bet your Life with (8/2013 - 11/2019)
Outdoor Navigation
- The 10 Best Apps for Mountain Biking (3/2014 - 3/2016)
- Segel-Apps für Ihr Mobiltelefon, Smartphone und Tablet (8/2013 - 5/2021)

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