• volkerwirsing@feddit.org
    43·
    1 month ago
    • It has the map corpus from OpenStreetMap, so one of the best in the world
    • It works offline - just download the desired maps onto the device
    • That makes it really, really fast. Google Maps is slower
    • You can also use it in areas with bad reception. I’m using it for hiking in the woods where there is no cell phone connection available
    • I really like the UI - they are f.e. better at displaying house numbers and street names than Google.
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    • wizrad@lemmy.ca
      17·
      1 month ago

      On the hiking note, it also shows a lot of trails. I used it to navigate to a trail head and was pleasantly surprised to see a rough outline of the trails I would be using plus some others I didn’t know were there.

      • Semperverus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        It even has water markers for longer trails where youd be hiking for weeks or months at a time. Sometimes those spots are dry, but you can clearly see water channels in the ground where it would be flowing.

    • kungen@feddit.nu
      51·
      1 month ago

      Google’s maps are decent and can also be downloaded to be offline…? But yeah, it seems like it’s a nice alternative, especially if you want to be free from Google’s grips.

    • kameecoding@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 month ago

      Maybe it’s iOS specific but I had to go to a region and download the map to be able to search it, which is not great