Organic Maps is a free Android & iOS offline maps app for travelers, tourists, hikers, drivers and cyclists based on OpenStreetMap data created by the community. It is a privacy-focused, open-source fork of […]
Organic Maps is one of the few applications nowadays that supports 100% of features without an active Internet connection. Install Organic Maps, download maps, throw away your SIM card, and go for a weeklong trip on a single battery charge without any byte sent to the network.
Positive impressions:
- works great on iOS (didn’t test on Android yet)
- a great companion for cycling within the city
- more fun and more lightweight than Google Maps
- low impact on device battery life
- extremely privacy friendly (no ads, no tracking, no push notifications, etc)
- extremely mobile data friendly (works fully offline)
- open-source, and without any IAP
- works out-of-the-box, no sign up necessary
Negative impressions:
- do not use it for public transit, it is terrible as it does not have real-time data integration