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General Navigation
2022-08-06
- Offline Organic Maps Hike&Bike (4.8@3,268) 9
Github; Offline maps with turn-by-turn navigation
- Marine Ways - Free Nautical Charts (4.6@1,661) Ǥ 8
2
- Cruiser (4.6@113) 7
[OSM Wiki EN
- OsmAnd — Maps & GPS Offline (4.5@140,776) Ǥ 17
/ OsmAnd+ — Maps & GPS Offline (4.5@32,122; ~EUR 25.00) Ǥ 17
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
- Parking Plugin — OsmAnd (4.5@2,427) 0
LastUpdate: 2016-12-27
- Magic Earth Navigation & Maps (4.4@20,874) 16
OSM Wiki; Test 9/2018 - 10/2020
Interview 9/2019 DE | EN; Test 12/2019 | 8/2020; Datenschutz-Test 10/2021
- OsmAnd API Demo (4.4@78) 0
LastUpdate: 2018-01-12 for developers: test integration with OsmAnd and functioning of the main features
- Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps (4.3@1,822,935) Ǥ 23
6
Screencast 7/2019
- Karta GPS Navigation & Traffic (4.3@106,410) Ǥ 18
10
Vorstellung 11/2018
- Naviki – Bike navigation (4.3@18,404) Ǥ 23
7
/ Impulse E-Bike Navigation (4.5@1,544) Ǥ 18
7
OSM Wiki EN
- Nautical Charts — OsmAnd (4.3@2,121) 0
LastUpdate: 2016-12-27 Plugin for OsmAnd
- Kurviger - Motorcycle Navi (4.3@1,221) Ǥ 12
2
OSM Wiki EN
- Ski Map Plugin — OsmAnd (4.2@787) Ǥ 4
LastUpdate: 2016-12-27
- SmartNavi - GPS independent Navigation (4.2@658) Ǥ 13
2
LastUpdate: 2020-10-08 Android Experiment Intro; Github; energy efficient pedestrian navi focusing on internal sensors
- Polaris GPS: Hiking, Offroad (4.1@42,608) Ǥ 14
2
- i-Boating:Marine Navigation Maps & Nautical Charts (4.1@10,046) Ǥ 13
- Contour lines plugin — OsmAnd (4.1@2,124; ~EUR 4.25) 0
LastUpdate: 2017-11-17
- TomTom GO Navigation (4@217,903) Ǥ 22
7
Vorstellung 4/2015
- Bikemap: Cycling Tracker & Map (4@40,031) Ǥ 17
5
Rezension 1/2020
- V-Navi (4@7,250) Ǥ 12
6
- Google Maps (3.9@16,083,661) Ǥ 36
2
/ Google Maps Go (4.2@231,863) 0
Datensammlung 12/2017 - 10/2020; Screencast 7/2019
- ViaMichelin GPS Route Planner (3.9@77,652) Ǥ 17
9
- AzNav Offline GPS navigation (3.9@25,135) Ǥ 17
1
LastUpdate: 2019-11-20
- Guru Maps - Offline Navigation (3.9@6,364) Ǥ 13
/ Guru Maps Pro (4@1,815; ~EUR 60.00) Ǥ 11
1
- GeoNET. Maps & Friends (3.9@5,036) Ǥ 17
OSM & HERE maps; car, bicycle, pedestrian
- MAPS.ME: Offline maps GPS Nav (3.8@1,218,181) Ǥ 22
9
Test 9/2018; Maps & POIs
- C-MAP - Marine Charts (3.8@9,750) Ǥ 32
14
incl. offline maps
- CoPilot GPS Navigation (3.6@104,283) Ǥ 17
4
- 7 Ways Navigator (3.5@22,211) Ǥ 13
OSM Wiki
- ZANavi (3.5@948) 8 LastUpdate: 2017-06-23 Github
- Navmii GPS World (Navfree) (3.4@113,685) Ǥ 17
10
/ Navmii GPS USA (Navfree) (4.2@6,001) Ǥ 17
10
OSM Wiki EN
- bGEO GPS Navigation (3.3@3,813) Ǥ 16
- Navitel Navigator GPS & Maps (3.1@209,485) Ǥ 15
4
- Maps (3.1@254) Ǥ 16
2
GitLab; FOSS fork of Maps.ME with ads and trackers removed
- Navit for Android (2.9@2,438) 5
Open Source: Github; Navit Wiki; OSM Wiki DE | EN; Wikipedia DE | EN
- PocketMaps (2.9@53) 7 Github; OSM Wiki; offline only; search only by coordinates; street names not always visible
- ADFC Karten & Radroutenplaner (2.8@135) Ǥ 9
2
- MapQuest: Get Directions (2.7@63,125) Ǥ 14
2
- HERE WeGo: Maps & Navigation (2.5@496,754) 12
1
Vorstellung 8/2016; Test 9/2018; Wikipedia DE | EN; requires account with MS to get access to maps
- 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
- Truck GPS navigator - Direction, Route Finder (0@0) 5
5
- osmin (0@0) 7
Github; on- and off-road navigation based on OSM
Outdoor Navigation
2022-08-06
- Avenza Maps: Offline Mapping (4.6@67,450) Ǥ 17
4
- Windy Maps (4.6@0) Ǥ 20
2
- Komoot: Bike Trails & Routes (4.5@263,176) Ǥ 26
11
Testbericht 3-5/2019 | 3/2021; Test 9/2018; Datenschutz-Check 7/2019: fragwürdig; Video Intro 8/2019
- ape@map - Hiking Navigation (4.5@7,120) Ǥ 16
Desktop Program available; Tour Service, license maps, and more
- AllTrails: Hike, Bike & Run (4.4@95,884) Ǥ 19
18
Video Review 6/2019; Privatspähre-Test 7/2021
full version USD30/year
- All-In-One Offline Maps (4.4@39,002) 7
- Locus Map 4 Outdoor Navigation (4.3@52,206) Ǥ 26
5
/ Locus Map 3 Classic (4.7@43,617; ~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
- Gaia GPS: Offroad Hiking Maps (4.3@10,942) Ǥ 16
10
Review 6/2018; pro version for ~USD 40/year
- OruxMaps GP (4.3@6,017; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 20
2
Wikipedia
- E-walk - Hiking offline GPS (4.2@676) 8
1
- ViewRanger (4.1@46,447) Ǥ 16
8
OSM Wiki EN; Route Planning, Navigation, LocationSharing
- AlpineQuest Explorer Lite (4.1@13,963) 7
/ AlpineQuest Off-Road Explorer (4.8@7,576; ~EUR 10.00) 7
Video Guide 7/2019 | 9/2019
- Wikiloc Outdoor Navigation GPS (3.9@70,617) Ǥ 18
4
- Trekarta Lite - offline maps for outdoor activity (3.9@71) 8
/ Trekarta - offline maps for outdoor activities (4.6@159; ~EUR 0.75) 9
Github; OSM Wiki / Github
- PathAway Outdoor Navigator (3.7@358) Ǥ 17
4
/ 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, …
- Maverick: GPS Navigation (3.5@29,291) Ǥ 7
LastUpdate: 2017-03-25 / Maverick Pro (3.4@2,585; ~EUR 7.50) Ǥ 7
1
LastUpdate: 2017-02-16 with Pebble support
- BackCountry Nav Topo Maps GPS - DEMO (3@4,743) Ǥ 18
13
/ BackCountry Navigator TOPO GPS PRO (3.4@6,842; ~EUR 14.00) Ǥ 17
7
Review 6/2018; Track+Waypoint+More
- Trailforks (1.9@5,220) Ǥ 22
9
mainly for bicyclers: find trails for MTB & more
- Wayfinder: Trail Guides & Maps (0@0) Ǥ 7
3
- Hikar (0@0) 7
GitLab; overlays camera with virtual sign posts; data from OSM
Other Navigation Apps
2022-08-06
- XCSoar (4.8@2,922) 11
Github; tactical glide computer and maps
- Enroute Flight Navigation (4.7@365) 9
Github; flight navigation app for VFR pilots
- MapFactor Navigator (4.5@991,897) Ǥ 19
13
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 Navigation & Live Traffic (4.4@8,554,074) Ǥ 36
4
Test 9/2018
- Geovelo - bike GPS & stats (4.4@12,182) Ǥ 16
6
bike navigation, bike sharing & more
- TrekMe - GPS trekking offline (4.3@313) Ǥ 14
Github
- OSMfocus Reborn (4.1@7) 4
Github; help improving accuracy of OSM data
- Naviator (4@1,101) Ǥ 15
LastUpdate: 2020-12-21 from pilots – for pilots; 30d trial, then subscription
- Bike Citizens Cycling App GPS (3.9@5,656) Ǥ 17
3
navigator, cycle route planner, bike tracker & more
- Avare (3.8@5,955) Ǥ 15
Github; Wikipedia EN; Video Tutorials (channel); Aviation GPS
- TrackyTry, Off-road GPS navigation (3.7@1,563) 8
1
/ TrackyPro, Off-road GPS navigation (3.2@485; ~EUR 3.00) 8
1
- DotWalker Pro (3.6@136) 17
text based navigation application for the visually impaired
- BRouter Offline Navigation (3.5@1,226) 6
Github; Radreise-Wiki: Vorstellung und Einrichtung; Video-Vorstellung 4/2020 (~10min); offline bike routing
- GPS Map Camera & Compass (2.2@934) Ǥ 14
5
- GetBack GPS (0@0) 1 Github; find your way back to a previously visited location
- GraphHopper Maps (0@0) 3 Github; online routing & navigation with OSM maps and Grashopper API
- Touchless Map (0@0) 4
LastUpdate: 2015-10-16 Github
- WairToNow (0@0) 6
Github; Aviation
- Luftlinie - Navi for Birds (0@0) 2
Github; an arrow pointing to where your target is
- OSMfocus (0@0) 2
LastUpdate: 2020-12-05 GitLab; help improving accuracy of OSM data
- BwareArea (0@0) 6 LastUpdate: 2020-04-27 Github; Offline POI alerter
- OpenTopoMap Viewer (0@0) 7 Github; Screencast 1/2019
- OpenOrienteering Mapper (0@0) 6
Github; create maps for the orienteering sport
- Tileless Map (0@0) 5 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 - 5/2022)
- 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 - 6/2022)
- Navigations-Apps: Welche sind datenschutzfreundlich? (9/2018)
- Navigations-Apps für Android bringen Euch entspannt ans Ziel (6/2015 - 9/2016)
- 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 - 2/2022)
- 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 - 12/2016)
- Segel-Apps für Ihr Mobiltelefon, Smartphone und Tablet (8/2013 - 5/2021)
2022-08-07