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[–] [email protected] 96 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 18 hours ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Organic Maps has fewer features and settings, a more stripped-down user interface, and concentrates on what most people use the most (find an address, navigate to it).
It is also much, much faster than OsmAnd.
Personally, I find OsmAnd too slow and clunky, and Organic Maps a bit too basic.
But I prefer Organic Maps 95% of the time.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 17 hours ago

Also a great choice. I prefer organic maps for a variety of reasons (like ability to contribute to the maps), but a lot of people prefer OsmAnd. They are both very good.

[–] Sunshine 23 points 1 day ago

It’s a massive upgrade in terms of aesthetics and privacy!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I love that it's not google, and the UI is nice, but the lack of realtime traffic info is a real blocker for me

[–] [email protected] 7 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

You might be interested in Magic Earth it is also built on OpenStreetMap but includes crowdsourced traffic data. If you are in a big city then it's likely they have good data for your area.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

is there a web version?