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Android is a Linux-based operating system for mobile phones and other mobile devices. For general information, see Wikipedia's page on Android or android.com.

For information about Android and OpenStreetMap see also the Android category, or Software/Mobilephones.

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Android software supporting OpenStreetMap

General information

Name Screenshot Display map Navigate Make track Monitor License Price Languages Version Description
AndNav2 [1] AndNav2 screenshot.jpg Yes Yes Yes No GPL free EN ? No longer actively developed, map (online/offline-"andnav_atlas_format"), routing (online)
AndRoad [2] AndRoad.png Yes Yes Yes No GPL free EN ? Open-source fork of AndNav2
Androzic [3] Yes Yes Yes Yes GPLv3 free EN; FR; ES; CS; FI; RU 2012-01-13
1.2.3
uses oziexplorer map format
Ape@map [4] Apeatmap screenshot.jpg Yes No Yes Yes proprietary free EN ?
AQ GPS Hiking [5] AQ GPS Hiking screenshot.png Yes No Yes Yes proprietary 3€ EN 2010-04-14
1.0.7
Orienteering focused
B.iCycle [6] Bicycle screenshot.jpg Yes No Yes Yes proprietary 10$ EN 2010-07-08
2.02
MTB centered bike computer tool
BackCountry Navigator [7] Bcnav.jpeg Yes No Yes Yes proprietary $9.99 (fully functional time limited free demo available) EN 2011-05-26
4.0.6
Hiking focused. Many map formats available; including OpenStreetMaps, NASA landsat, MyTopo.com topo maps of US and Canada, OpenCycleMaps showing terrain worldwide, USGS Color Aerial photography, UK Ordinance Survey Explorer Maps, Topographic Maps of Spain and Italy, Outdoor maps of Germany and Austria, Topo maps of New Zealand.
Big Planet Tracks [8] Yes ? Yes Yes GPLv3 free EN; ZH-TW; ZH-CN 2010-07-17
2.0a
maps (online/offline-"big_planet_tracks")
BigPlanet-maps [9] Bigplanet-maps screenshot.png Yes No No No proprietary ? EN 2010-03-01
1.2.3
BTC Mapper [10] Yes No Yes No proprietary free EN 2009-09-09
2.0.148
Displays OSM maps and current route data. Allows route recording. Free version limtied to 1 route. Does not cache map tiles, so use in network area only.
CycleStreets Android App [11] Cyclestreets android.png Yes Yes No No GPL; free EN 2011-11-17
1.1
UK only
Dedee GpsLogger [12] DeedeeGPSlogger QR.png ? No Yes No proprietary free EN 2011-03-19
1.1
Endomondo [13] None yet.jpg Yes No No No proprietary free ? ? An app for recording and logging workouts. It also lets you see your position on an OSM map.
ForeverMap [14] ForeverMap.jpg Yes Yes No No proprietary iPhone: 1,59€, Android: 1,59€ (Free Android version available) EN,DE,FR,SP,IT 2011-07-25
2.1
ForeverMap is an offline navigation app, providing address/POI search and route calculation
Gaia GPS [15] Gaia GPS screenshot.jpg Yes Yes Yes Yes proprietary 9.99$ iOS / $9.99 Android EN 2011-06-29
5.1
hiking focused logger
GoPenS [16] GoPenS screenshot.jpg Yes Yes Yes No GPL free EN 2011-01-10
0.7.5
Open source Android GPS for OpenStreetMap, map (online/offline), routing (online)
Gosmore [17] Gosmore2010.png Yes Yes Yes Yes BSD free EN; DE 2011-11-22
-
GPS Logger for Android [18] GPS Logger for Android screenshot.jpg No No Yes No GPL free EN ?
1.1.7
Battery efficient gpx logger.
GpsMid [19] GpsMidScreenshot1.png Yes Yes Yes Yes GPL free EN,DE,FI,CS,PL,RU,FR,IT,ES,SK 2011-08-25
0.7.7
very portable navi for mobile phones, uses offline vector maps, audio navigation, android version experimental
gvSIG Mini [20] Gvsigmini screenshot.png Yes Yes No No GPL free EN; ES ?
1.2.2
supports WMS services, too; maps (online/offline-"custom")
Hermes ? ? ? ? GPL free EN ?
Not released yet
no public release so far
KeypadMapper [21] KeypadMapper2.png No No No No BSD free EN; ES; DE; FR; NL; IT; PT; RU; AF 2011-09-20
2
Dedicated to housenumber mapping
komoot - Outdoor Routplaner [22] Komoot-android-app.png Yes No Yes Yes proprietary free DE 2011-11-11
2.2
Layar Reality Browser Yes No No No proprietary free EN ?
4.0.4
Augmented Reality browser mixes camera image with virtual reality
LocA [23] Loca screenshot.png Yes Yes Yes Yes proprietary free EN; CZ ?
0.1.1.
Geocaching focused logger
Locus [24] Locus screenshot01.png Yes Yes Yes Yes proprietary free, payed EN; AR; CZ; DA; DE; EL; ES; FI; FR; HU; IT; JA; KO; NL; PL; PT; RU; SK 2011-11-21
v1.14.4
Online/Offline map viewer, any many more!
Mapdroid [25] Mapdroid-onesix screenshot.png Yes No No No LGPL free EN ?
alpha
Open Source proof-of-concept Android OpenStreetMap viewer.
MapDroyd [26] MapDroyd 02-menu.png Yes No No No proprietary free EN; DE 2011-02-07
v1.0.0
Offline vector map viewer for Android. Compact one-off data downloads
MapQuest [27] Yes No No No proprietary free EN 2011-02-19
1.0.0-beta
Maps (-) [28] Yes No No No Apache License 2.0 free EN 2010-04-19
?
Map viewer only. Caches tiles to SD card for offline viewing.
Mapsforge [29] Mapsforge berlin alex.png Yes No No No LGPL3 free EN; DE; FI; IT 2011-06-28
0.2.4
offline maps rendered on device, support for overlays, route planning, maps (offline-"custom format")
Mapzen POI Collector [30] Mapzen POI Collector.png Yes No No No proprietary free EN 2010-12-19
1.2.5
Easy to use app to map just POIs
Maverick [31] Maverick MapScreenMenue.jpg Yes Yes Yes Yes proprietary 5€ EN ?
1.6
Geocaching support, POI Radar
My Tracks [32] Yes No Yes Yes Apache License 2.0 free EN; 2010-05-20
1.0.15
maps (online/????)
Navatar [33] Screenshot-Navatar.png Yes Yes No No proprietary free PL 2011-08-31
1.3.3
NavDroyd [34] Screenshot-NavDroyd-Routing-GuidanceSimulation.png Yes Yes No No proprietary 5€ DE; EN; FR; IT; SP; PO 2010-10-12
1.2.6
NavFree [35] Navfree screenshot.jpg Yes Yes No No proprietary free EN ?
1.4.10
Free satnav app. UK and US only
Naviki [36] Naviki app screenshot.jpg Yes No Yes No proprietary free DE 2011-02-24
1.5
Only Germany supported
Navit [37] Navit sdl close view.png Yes Yes Yes Yes GPL free 43 2010-11-21
0.2.0
Most popular OpenSource Car navigation tool; maps (offline-"custom"), vector-rendered
Navitel [38] Navitel navigator screenshot.jpg Yes Yes Yes No proprietary 17€ EN; RU 2011-06-10
5.0.0.1620
Popular in Russia
Nogago [39] Nogago-100x100.png Yes No Yes No proprietary ? DE; EN; ?
Open GPS Tracker [40] Open GPS Tracker screenshot.jpg Yes No Yes Yes GPLv3 free EN; NL; DE; IT; FR; CH 2012-01-02
1.3.1
Offline GPS tracker with optional osmdroid map activity
OpenFixMap [41] OpenFixMap.0.2.0.report.png Yes No No No GPL free EN,FR,ET,DE,RU 2012-01-11
0.4.0
Display errors from keepright, mapdust and openstreetbugs
OpenSatNav [42] OSOSNZ16.png Yes Yes Yes No GPLv3 free EN 2009-12-29
0.9
Routing and recording trip; maps (online+cache); navigation (online)
OpenTrail [43] Opentrail.png Yes Yes No No GPL free EN 2011-12-11
?
Freemap for Android
OruxMaps [44] Oruxmaps.jpg Yes No Yes No freeware ? EN,DE 2011-11-11
4.6.0
OruxMaps is a map viewer. It can work in two modes: online with google, microsoft, yandex,... maps, and offline, with calibrated maps for OruxMaps, or online maps which have been saved
osm-android [45] Yes No Yes No ? ? ? 2009-10-21
0.0.9
renders OpenStreetMap maps and calculates routes
OsmAnd [46] Android-osmand-routing.png Yes Yes Yes Yes GPL On Market: free base version with limitations. 2.99€ OsmAnd+ without limitations. Latest build without limitations can be downloaded off the market or via fDroid. EN; RU; DE; FR 2012-01-19
0.7.0
Navigation, Routing(online), OSM map display (tiles or vector) (offline), POI and address search (offline), submit OSM bugs, mark favorites, public transport info etc. Actively developed.
osmdroid [47] Android osm screenshot.jpg ? No No No LGPL free EN. 2011-02-23
3.0.2
Replaces GMaps views; maps (online/offline-"andnav2")
OSMTracker for Android [48] Osmtracker android start.png Yes No Yes Yes GPLv3 free DA; DE; ES; EN; FR; FI; IT; RU; SK; SV; TH 2011-09-13
0.5.6
Offline GPS tracker with fast POI placement shortcuts. Exports gpx with waypoints, suitable for import in JOSM. Clone of Osmtracker
PocketNavigator [49] Pocketnavigator screenshot0.png Yes Yes No No proprietary free EN ?
3.2
Android navigation application, aiming at pedestrians. Information on the next waypoint can be encoded in tactile feedback.
RMaps [50] Droidpad rmaps.jpg Yes No Yes Yes GPL free EN; RU 2011-08-28
0.8.9
Maps and a compass, maps (online/offline-"rmaps")
Run.GPS [51] Yes No Yes Yes proprietary 20€ DE; EN; ... 2010-07-07
2.37
Sport focused logger
Skobbler Navigation [52] Skobbler screenshot.png Yes Yes No No proprietary Free for Android, €1.59 for iOS DE; EN; RO... 2010-12-10
3.0
online turn-by-turn navigation
Sports Tracker [53] Sports tracker screenshot.jpg Yes No Yes Yes proprietary free EN; DE; IT; ES 2011-04-27
4.16
For sportsmen even with heartrate
Trafficman Maps [54] TrafficMan device 022.png Yes No No No proprietary free EN 2009-07-30
1.2
Displays maps and lets you share a link by email
TravelDroyd [55] TravelDroid screenshot.png Yes No No No proprietary 5€+books 20 ? Combining offline OSM+wikipedia articles for travelguides that you have to buy
TrekBuddy [56] Trekbuddy screenshot.png Yes Yes Yes Yes nonfree free EN, localizations 2011-02-20
1.0.18
Highly customizable navigation/map display tool
TripAdvisor [57] Yes No No No proprietary free EN 2011-11-11
1.3.3
Dedicated Apps for 20 huge cities to find hotels
Turbo GPS [58] Turbogps oms cap3.jpg Yes Yes Yes Yes proprietary free DE; EN; ... 2010-06-04
2.73
Vespucci [59] Vespucci screenshot.png Yes Yes Yes Yes APL free EN; DE; RU 2011-04-08
0.7.0
Online editor for OSM data
VGPS [60] VGPS.png Yes Yes No No proprietary $5 EN 2011-11-28
8.0
OSM and Garmin offline map with routing turn-by-turn navigation for Android and J2ME mobile phones
ViewRanger GPS [61] Yes ? Yes ? proprietary varies EN,DE 2011-04-14
?
proprietary outdoors-oriented map app for mobile phones, OSM & cycle & piste maps
YourPocketMap [62] Yourpocketmap screenshot.PNG Yes No No Yes proprietary free EN 2010-11-11
0.1.3
ZANavi [63] ZANavi screen1.png ? Yes No Yes GPL free many ?
1.0.29
Offline Navigation System for Android

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Map display features

Name Shows map as vector Shows map as bitmap Stores map-data on-board Stores map-data off-board (downloads from internet) Rotate map 3D view
AndNav2 No Yes Yes (cache) Yes ? ?
AndRoad No Yes Yes (cache) Yes ? ?
Androzic No Yes Yes No No No
Ape@map No Yes Yes (cache) No Yes No
AQ GPS Hiking No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
B.iCycle Yes Yes Yes (cache) Yes ? No
BackCountry Navigator ? ? Yes Yes Yes No
Big Planet Tracks No Yes Yes No ? No
BigPlanet-maps No Yes Yes (cache) Yes No No
BTC Mapper No Yes No Yes Yes No
CycleStreets Android App No Yes Yes (cache) Yes ? No
Endomondo ? ? No Yes ? No
ForeverMap Yes No Yes No Yes No
Gaia GPS No Yes Yes (cache) Yes Yes No
GoPenS No Yes Yes (cache) Yes Yes No
Gosmore Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
GpsMid Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
gvSIG Mini Yes Yes Yes (cache) Yes Yes No
komoot - Outdoor Routplaner No Yes Yes (cache) Yes Yes No
Layar Reality Browser Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
LocA No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Locus Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Mapdroid No Yes Yes (cache) Yes No No
MapDroyd Yes No Yes No Yes No
MapQuest No No No Yes Yes No
Maps (-) No Yes Yes (cache) Yes ? No
Mapsforge Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Mapzen POI Collector ? ? ? ? ? ?
Maverick No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
My Tracks No Yes No Yes Yes No
Navatar Yes No No Yes Yes No
NavDroyd Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
NavFree Yes No Yes (cache) No Yes Yes
Naviki ? ? ? ? ? ?
Navit Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
Navitel Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
Nogago Yes Yes Yes Yes yes;no yes;no
Open GPS Tracker No Yes Yes (cache) Yes No No
OpenFixMap ? ? ? ? ? ?
OpenSatNav No Yes Yes (cache) Yes No No
OpenTrail No No No No Yes planned
OruxMaps Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
osm-android ? ? ? ? ? ?
OsmAnd Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
OSMTracker for Android No Yes Yes (cache) Yes ? No
PocketNavigator No Yes Yes (cache) Yes Yes No
RMaps No Yes Yes No Yes No
Run.GPS No Yes Yes (cache) Yes ? No
Skobbler Navigation Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Sports Tracker No Yes Yes (cache) Yes No No
Trafficman Maps No Yes No Yes No No
TravelDroyd Yes No Yes No Yes No
TrekBuddy No Yes Yes No Yes No
TripAdvisor No Yes Yes (cache) Yes ? Yes
Turbo GPS No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Vespucci Yes Yes Yes (cache) No No No
VGPS Yes No Yes No Yes No
ViewRanger GPS No No No No  ?  ?
YourPocketMap No Yes Yes (cache) Yes Yes Yes

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Navigating features

Name Navigate to point Find location Find nearby POIs Navigate along predefined route Navigate along calculated route Car routing Bike routing Foot routing Turn restrictions Navigation with voice Keep on road Works without GPS
AndNav2 No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ? ?
AndRoad ? Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ? ?
Androzic Yes Yes Yes Yes No ? ? ? No No No Yes
CycleStreets Android App ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
ForeverMap Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes ? No No No
Gaia GPS Yes Yes ? No No No No No No ? ? ?
GoPenS yes; ? ? No Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ? ?
Gosmore Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ?
GpsMid Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
gvSIG Mini Yes Yes Yes No Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
LocA Yes No Yes No No No No No No ? ? Yes
Locus Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes
Maverick Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No ? ? ?
Navatar Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No
NavDroyd Yes Yes ? No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes ? ?
NavFree ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Navit Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Navitel Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
OpenSatNav No No Yes No No No No No No ? ? ?
OpenTrail ? Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
OsmAnd Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
PocketNavigator Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No
Skobbler Navigation Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? No
TrekBuddy ? ? ? Yes No ? ? ? No No No Yes
Turbo GPS Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes
Vespucci No No No No No No No No No No No No
VGPS Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
ZANavi Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No

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Track-making features

Name Customizable log interval GPX format KML format NMEA format All formats Geo-tagged notes Geo-tagged photos Geo-tagged audio Fast POI buttons
AndNav2 No Yes No No gpx No Yes No No
AndRoad ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Androzic ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes
Ape@map Yes Yes No Yes gpx;nmea Yes No No No
AQ GPS Hiking ? Yes No No gpx ? ? ? ?
B.iCycle No Yes Yes No gpx;kml ? ? ? No
BackCountry Navigator ? Yes No No gpx ? ? ? Yes
Big Planet Tracks ? Yes No No gpx No No No Yes
BTC Mapper No ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes
Dedee GpsLogger ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Gaia GPS ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
GoPenS ? Yes No No gpx ? ? ? ?
Gosmore ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
GPS Logger for Android Yes Yes Yes No gpx;kml No No No No
GpsMid Yes Yes No Yes gpx;nmea No Yes Yes Yes
komoot - Outdoor Routplaner  ;no Yes No No gpx Yes Yes No Yes
LocA Yes Yes Yes No gpx;kml;loc ? ? ? ?
Locus Yes Yes Yes Yes gpx;kml;nmea No Yes No Yes
Maverick ? Yes Yes No gpx;kml Yes Yes Yes Yes
My Tracks ? Yes Yes No gpx;kml No No No Yes
Naviki ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Navit ? Yes No Yes bin, garmin, gpx, nmea ? ? ? ?
Navitel Yes Yes No No gpx ? ? ? ?
Nogago yes;no Yes Yes Yes gpx;kml;nmea;csv;trk;... Yes Yes Yes yes;no
Open GPS Tracker Yes Yes Yes No gpx;kml Yes No No ?
OpenSatNav No Yes No No gpx No No No No
OruxMaps Yes Yes Yes No gpx;kml No No No No
osm-android ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
OsmAnd Yes Yes No No gpx No No No Yes
OSMTracker for Android Yes Yes No No gpx Yes Yes Yes Yes
RMaps ? Yes Yes No gpx,kml No No No ?
Run.GPS ? ? ? ? ? No Yes No ?
Sports Tracker No Yes Yes No gpx;kml;csv No No No No
TrekBuddy Yes Yes No Yes gpx;nmea Yes Yes Yes No
Turbo GPS Yes Yes Yes No gpx;kml;loc No No No ?
Vespucci Yes No No No none No No No No
ViewRanger GPS  ? No No No  ? No No No  ?

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Monitoring features

Name Show current track Open existing track Altitude diagram Show DOP value Satellite view Show live NMEA data Send current position via SMS Upload current position
Androzic Yes Yes No ? ? ? No No
Ape@map Yes Yes Yes ? Yes No Yes Yes
AQ GPS Hiking Yes ? Yes ? No No No No
B.iCycle Yes ? Yes No No No No Yes
BackCountry Navigator Yes Yes ? ? No No No No
Big Planet Tracks Yes ? No ? ? ? No No
Gaia GPS ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Gosmore ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
GpsMid Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
komoot - Outdoor Routplaner Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes
LocA ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Locus Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
Maverick Yes Yes ? ? ? ? No Yes
My Tracks Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes
Navit Yes ? No Yes No No No No
Open GPS Tracker Yes Yes No ? ? ? No No
OsmAnd Yes Yes ? ? Yes No No No
OSMTracker for Android Yes Yes ? Yes No No No No
RMaps Yes ? No ? ? ? No No
Run.GPS ? ? ? ? ? ? No Yes
Sports Tracker Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
TrekBuddy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Turbo GPS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Vespucci Yes No No Yes No No No No
YourPocketMap No No No No No No ? ?
ZANavi ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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OpenStreetMap editing features

Name Add POIs Edit / Delete POIs Edit arbitrary tags of existing OSM objects Edit geometries Edit relations Upload to OSM
GpsMid Yes yes, (starting from nightly 2011-05-30) Yes No No Yes
KeypadMapper ? ? ? ? ? ?
Mapzen POI Collector Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
OSMTracker for Android Yes ? ? ? ? ?
Vespucci Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes

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