• volkerwirsing@feddit.org
      42·
      3 months 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·
        3 months 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·
          3 months 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
        41·
        3 months 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·
        3 months 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