OsmAnd Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• Bridges in the US are threaten by truck drivers relying on GPS meant for cars

  > Google maps and Waze does not allow for setting vehicle height As a side note, OsmAnd supports setting vehicle height* and has support for multiple vehicles/routing profiles: https://osmand.net *: and weight, width, and length. - Source: Hacker News / 23 days ago

• Organic Maps is a free Android and iOS offline maps app for travelers

  How does it compare to OsmAnd? https://osmand.net. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

• "I'm in this picture and I don't like it"

  OsmAnd works for me. I am looking to get off Google, so I try to retire anything that is not on F-Droid. OsmAnd is a independent project ( osmand.net ) that uses the data you can also access under www.openstreetmap.org . The App is not perfect and sometimes it calls for the wrong action, for example when a road is just taking a steep turn it might ask for you to turn onto a different road which is actually the... Source: 5 months ago

• WiFi without internet on a Southwest flight

  When I am on a flight and the flight does not provide the flight information, I am using the OsmAnd, https://osmand.net/, to monitor the flight altitude, speed and direction. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• Improving your online privacy: An update

  Regarding usage of OpenStreetMap over Google Maps - assuming we're talking mobile usage - you might give OSMAnd[0] a try. I've been using it exclusively on a Pixel loaded with GrapheneOS for a few months now. I would never consider going back to GMaps and I don't feel that I've lost anything either. [0] - https://osmand.net/. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• Best hiking map apps

  OpenStreetMap tends to be good for hiking trails. I like https://osmand.net but there may be other apps that are good too. Source: 10 months ago

• LPT Request: What is an app that everyone should have on their phone?

  OsmAnd, with your country/state map downloaded for offline use. Source: 10 months ago

• Keep calm( and bring a map)

  Yes, I personally download everything to Open Streetmap for Android: https://osmand.net/. Source: 11 months ago

• Avoid a roads

  In any case there are several alternative navigation apps for motorbikes and bicycles out there. Just as one suggestion: OsmAnd. If supports routing profiles for multiple modes of transports with a lot of settings and the possibilty to customize them, which, as far as I understand, can include forbidding (or at deprioritizing) primary roads: https://osmand.net/docs/technical/build-osmand/routing/. Source: 11 months ago

• What are some helpful websites/tools when bicycle touring?

  Welcome to my garden is handy, although mainly focused on Belgium. Refill your bottle is a handy starting point to get drinking water while on the road. And I always have offline maps in OsmAnd for routes, campsites, supermarkets etcetera. Source: 11 months ago

• Anything you wish there was an open source solution for?

  Umap (web based - partly does what you want). Osmand Mobile app. Source: 12 months ago

• Cycling Apps?

  If it's just for route planning, OSMAnd works pretty well, too. Source: 12 months ago

• OsmAnd.net/map tutorials?

  So I've been using the OsmAnd+ app for a while, and now have signed up for Pro. What I'm trying to do is figure out how to use the osmand.net/map page to plan trips and then be able to see all of the tracks and routes on my mobile device. Unfortunately, the osmand.net site is not very user friendly (and obviously still a beta), and I've run into questions. Rather than list them all, I was wondering if anyone knows... Source: 12 months ago

• How to turn your phone into a Co-driver with pacenotes for your local roads. Google Maps doesn't work

  Import that route into https://osmand.net/ on your phone, available for ios and android. The app uses maps from the Open Street Map project. It also has an offline mode. Source: 12 months ago

• Navigation app that isn't a subscription

  OSMAnd+ - less intuitive but more feature rich. Source: about 1 year ago

• I just found game changing info

  I can only recommend OsmAnd (you can also get it on F-Droid), it even allows you to plan your route by road type, inclination, etc. - genuinely saved my ass in less than ideal infrastructure conditions. Source: about 1 year ago

• Bike routes

  The OsmAnd app is a good app to use to access it. Source: about 1 year ago

• OpenStreetMap makes it easier to find public lands here in Kansas

  OsmAnd is the mobile app I use and given OSM in Manhattan is so much better I don't even have Google Maps on my phone anymore. Https://osmand.net/. Source: over 1 year ago

• Is there any true alternative to GMaps?

  There is OsmAnd, and then there are a bunch of other apps that are...built with OsmAnd. Others not built with OsmAnd are all pretty much either straight up owned by Google, or not any better for privacy. Source: over 1 year ago

• Is there any website / app that allows you to tag an endless number of locations on maps?

  OsmAnd & OrganicMaps, just remember to download the maps you need before leaving/while you have internet. Source: over 1 year ago

• Map of prospect park

  If you use an app that uses OpenStreetMap data, like OsmAnd you can configure it to avoid stairs. Try to route somewhere and then press the gear icon, then open navigation settings -> route parameters -> avoid roads -> no steps. See https://osmand.net/docs/user/personal/profiles/. Source: over 1 year ago