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2026-06-17

OsmAnd API Demo (5@94) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2024-07-22 for developers: test integration with OsmAnd and functioning of the main features
Navmii GPS World (Navfree) (5@16) Ǥ 21 9 LastUpdate: 2023-11-02 / Navmii GPS USA (Navfree) (4@5,923) Ǥ 20 9 LastUpdate: 2024-06-07 OSM Wiki EN
SmartNavi - GPS independ. Navi (4.6@665) Ǥ 17 2 Android Experiment Intro; Github; energy efficient pedestrian navi focusing on internal sensors
Parking Plugin — OsmAnd (4.5@2,414) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-12-27
Marine Ways (4.5@2,124) Ǥ 12 4
Kurviger - Motorcycle and Scenic Roads Navi (4.5@1,868) 5 2 LastUpdate: 2022-11-01 OSM Wiki EN
OsmAnd — Maps & GPS Offline (4.4@242,416) Ǥ 22 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / OsmAnd+ — Maps & GPS Offline (4.5@43,652; ~EUR 35.00) 23 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Wikipedia DE | EN; OSM Wiki DE | EN; Test 9/2018 - 5/2023; Radfahrer-Testbericht 12/2017; Review 3/2019 | 12/2025; Video Tutorial 1/2016; Video Vorstellung 4/2019 (10min) | 3/2020; Praxistest Fahrrad 12/2017-5/2020; Anleitung 9/2020; Vorstellung 12/2020; Video Intro 11/2023; Izzy's OsmAnd resource collection; IzzyOnDroid Recommendation
Naviki – Bike navigation (4.4@21,658) Ǥ 24 7 / Impulse E-Bike Navigation (4.6@1,695) Ǥ 17 4 OSM Wiki EN
Ski Map Plugin — OsmAnd (4.4@782) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2024-07-21
Polaris GPS Hike, Bike, Marine (4.3@44,388) Ǥ 16 1
Organic Maps・Offline Map & GPS (4.3@19,565) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; OSM Wiki; download maps on PC; Kurzvorstellung 12/2021; Vorstellung 1/2022 | 10/2022; Offline maps with turn-by-turn navigationbased on OSM data; IzzyOnDroid Recommendation
Guru Maps — GPS Route Planner (4.3@13,912) Ǥ 13 1 / Guru Maps Pro & GPS Tracker (4@2,182; ~EUR 79.00) Ǥ 11 1 OSM Wiki
i-Boating:Marine Navigation (4.3@12,795) Ǥ 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Nautical Charts — OsmAnd (4.3@2,192) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2024-07-21 Plugin for OsmAnd
Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps (4.2@1,893,975) Ǥ 25 7 Screencast 7/2019
Contour lines plugin — OsmAnd (4.2@2,157; ~EUR 40.00) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2024-07-18
Cruiser GPS Navigation (4.2@248) Ǥ 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ [OSM Wiki EN
Bikemap: Cycling Tracker & GPS (4.1@59,846) Ǥ 16 7 Rezension 1/2020
Karta Offline GPS Maps Nav (4@118,683) Ǥ 23 28 Vorstellung 11/2018; OSM Wiki
Genius Maps Car GPS Navigation (4@13,025) Ǥ 19 1 offline navigation & POIs
TomTom GO Expert: Truck GPS (3.9@273,023) Ǥ 27 6 Vorstellung 4/2015
GeoNET. Maps & Friends (3.8@4,921) Ǥ 17 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ OSM & HERE maps; car, bicycle, pedestrian
7 Ways Navigator (3.7@21,761) Ǥ 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-10-29 OSM Wiki
MAPS.ME: Offline maps GPS Nav (3.4@1,282,224) Ǥ 15 9 Test 9/2018; OSM Wiki; Maps & POIs
HERE WeGo: Maps & Navigation (3.4@501,066) 13 2 Test 9/2018; Wikipedia DE | EN; requires account with MS to get access to maps
C-MAP Boating (3.4@15,555) Ǥ 33 18 incl. offline maps
Google Maps (3.3@19,446,378) Ǥ 43 2 / Google Maps Go (4@355,695) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Datensammlung 12/2017 - 5/2023; Screencast 7/2019
bGEO GPS Navigation (3.3@3,921) Ǥ 17 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
ViaMichelin GPS, Maps, Traffic (3.2@81,342) Ǥ 23 12
Navitel Navigator GPS & Maps (3.1@210,395) Ǥ 17 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Maps (3.1@254) Ǥ 11 2 LastUpdate: 2022-03-09 GitLab; FOSS fork of Maps.ME with ads and trackers removed (OSM based)
Navit (2.9@2,438) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Open Source: Github; Navit Wiki; OSM Wiki DE | EN; Wikipedia DE | EN
PocketMaps (2.9@53) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-10-30 Github; OSM Wiki; offline only; search only by coordinates; street names not always visible
CoPilot GPS Navigation (2.8@106,248) Ǥ 20 7
ADFC Karten & Radroutenplaner (2.7@185) Ǥ 9 1
GPS Navigation, Live Traffic, HD Maps - Live Roads (2.5@1,634) Ǥ 12 5 LastUpdate: 2019-08-10 Vorstellung 12/2018; account required?
Magic Earth Navigation & Maps (1.5@42,051) 20 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ OSM Wiki; Test 9/2018 - 5/2023 Interview 9/2019 DE | EN; Test 12/2019 | 8/2020; Datenschutz-Test 10/2021; Review 10/2025
MapQuest: Get Directions (1@67,520) Ǥ 27 5
CoMaps - Hike, Bike, Drive Offline with Privacy (0@0) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Codeberg; Review 12/2025; community fork of Organic Maps
GPS Map Camera, Photo Stamp (0@0) Ǥ 13 33
Kblack: Offline Map Navigation (0@0) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
osmin (0@0) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; on- and off-road navigation based on OSM

Outdoor Navigation

2026-06-17

Wayfinder: Trail Guides & Maps (5@5) Ǥ 14 2 LastUpdate: 2024-07-03
Climb The World (5@1) 17 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-02-24 Github; Rock climbing application that shows individual climbing routes
Windy Maps (4.6@0) Ǥ 19 2 LastUpdate: 2022-03-02
Locus Map Outdoor Navigation (4.5@64,135) Ǥ 28 3 / Locus Map 3 Classic (4.7@47,773; ~EUR 10.00) Ǥ 19 Video Tutorials for Beginners 2017; Izzy's Locus Ressourcen-Sammlung; Online & Offline; KML/KMZ/KMX Import (POIs/Routen/Bilder), GeoCaching, ANT+ Support
AlpineQuest Explorer Lite (4.5@19,773) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / AlpineQuest Off-Road Explorer (4.7@10,484; ~EUR 15.00) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Video Guide 7/2019 | 9/2019
ape@map - Hiking Navigation (4.5@7,390) Ǥ 16 1 Desktop Program available; Tour Service, license maps, and more
All-In-One Offline Maps (4.4@58,872) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
E-walk - Hiking offline GPS (4.4@776) 7 2
Trekarta (4.4@269) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; OSM Wiki
Avenza Maps: Offline Mapping (4.3@110,707) Ǥ 18 3
Trailforks (4.3@26,107) Ǥ 30 6 mainly for bicyclers: find trails for MTB & more
komoot - hike, bike & run (4.2@389,915) Ǥ 27 4 Testbericht 3-5/2019 | 3/2021; Test 9/2018; Datenschutz-Check 7/2019: fragwürdig; Video Intro 8/2019
Wikiloc - Trails of the World (4.2@151,150) Ǥ 21 7
Gaia GPS: Offline Trail Maps (4.1@21,717) Ǥ 17 8 Review 6/2018; pro version for ~USD 40/year
OruxMaps GP (4.1@6,965; ~EUR 5.50) Ǥ 20 2 LastUpdate: 2024-09-29 Wikipedia
AllTrails: Hike, Bike & Run (3.9@383,086) Ǥ 17 14 Video Review 6/2019; Privatspähre-Test 7/2021 full version USD30/year
PathAway Outdoor GPS Navigator (3.8@361) Ǥ 13 2 Record tracks, capture points, create and follow routes, navigate with online maps. Intended for aviation, boating, off-road driving, hiking, cycling, touring, Geocaching, …
Maverick: GPS Navigation (3.5@29,654) Ǥ 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-25 with Pebble support
Alpi Maps (0@0) 13 2 Github
Hikar (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-07-22 GitLab; overlays camera with virtual sign posts; data from OSM

Other Navigation Apps

2026-06-17

Avare (4.8@6,565) Ǥ 19 1 Github; Wikipedia EN; Video Tutorials (channel); Aviation GPS
XCSoar (4.8@3,023) 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; tactical glide computer and maps
Enroute Flight Navigation (4.8@627) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; flight navigation app for VFR pilots
Geovelo - Bike GPS & Stats (4.6@40,257) Ǥ 23 4 bike navigation, bike sharing & more
A Better Routeplanner (ABRP) (4.6@27,083) Ǥ 31 2 learn and plan your trips with an Electric Vehicle
MapFactor Navigator (4.4@988,849) Ǥ 19 2 works offline (must download maps); car/pedestrian/bus/bicycle; search by address/poi/coords; needs ~100 MB initial download (plus maps) on first start
Bike Citizens Cycling App GPS (4.4@7,330) Ǥ 21 2 navigator, cycle route planner, bike tracker & more
Waze Navigation & Live Traffic (4.3@8,895,795) Ǥ 34 2 Test 9/2018
The Tours (4.3@15) Ǥ 15 8 Switzerland: motor bike tours & navigation
Luftlinie - Navi for Birds (4@29) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-11-03 Github; an arrow pointing to where your target is
WairToNow - Aviation Navigation (4@5) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-04-25 Github; Aviation
BRouter Offline Navigation (3.9@1,424) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Radreise-Wiki: Vorstellung und Einrichtung; Video-Vorstellung 4/2020 (~10min); offline bike routing
TrekMe - GPS trekking offline (3.7@1,132) Ǥ 22 1 Github
OSMfocus Reborn (3.6@20) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; help improving accuracy of OSM data
OpenTopoMap Viewer (3@17) 8 3 Github; Screencast 1/2019
GPS Map Camera & Compass (2.2@933) Ǥ 16 3
GetBack GPS (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-01-07 Github; find your way back to a previously visited location
GraphHopper Maps (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; online routing & navigation with OSM maps and Grashopper API
BwareArea (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-04-27 Github; Offline POI alerter
OpenOrienteering Mapper (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; create maps for the orienteering sport
WalkersGuide (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; navigational aid for the blind and visual impaired based on OpenStreetMap

Further Readings:

Category Marine: Boat & more (specifically: Maritime Navigation)
Category Locus Maps & OsmAnd Resources
I tested 5 major Google Maps alternatives — this is the one I'm keeping (12/2025)
Apps fürs Wandern und Radfahren (4/2026)
These Are the 6 Best Google Maps Alternatives (11/2024)
Wie navigierst Du? Karten-Apps: Von "Datenschleudern" und "Funktionsmonstern" (introduction and comparison of several navigation apps, German; 9/2023)
The 4 Best Apps to Navigate Mountain Biking Trails and Avoid Getting Lost (11/2022)
The Best 6 Apps for EV Route Planning (9/2022 - 7/2023)
Video: Navigaton ohne Google Maps (3/2022)
Navi-Apps: Diese Top 5 geben Orientierung – und noch mehr (8/2021 - 8/2024)
The 7 Best Map Apps for Getting Directions Somewhere (7/2021)
The 9 Best Compass Apps for Android (4/2021- 11/2023)
Die besten kostenlosen Navi-Apps für iOS und Android (7/2020)
GPS-Apps zur Tourenplanung und Navigation (4/2020 - 1/2023)
Die fünf besten Navi-Apps: So kommst du immer ans Ziel (2/2020 - 8/2024)
Top 20 Free GPS Navigation Apps for Android and iOS (1/2019 - 7/2024)
The 8 Best Free Offline GPS Navigation Apps for Android (12/2018 - 1/2023)
Navigations-Apps: Welche sind datenschutzfreundlich? (9/2018)
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 - 3/2024)
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
- Segel-Apps für Ihr Mobiltelefon, Smartphone und Tablet (8/2013 - 5/2024)

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