Apple iOS

iOS is a mobile operating system by Apple. Orginally designed for the iPhone (former name: iPhone OS), it has since been shipped on iPod Touch and iPad as well. It is based on the Mac OS X and is the native operating system for many Apple devices.

Contents 1 Different iOS-devices 2 Viewing OSM Maps 3 Apps 3.1 General information 3.2 Map display features 3.3 Navigating features 3.4 Track making features 3.5 Monitoring features 3.6 OpenStreetMap editing features 4 Standalone Sites 5 Libraries that help iPhone developers use OSM maps 6 Accessibility 7 Earlier experiments 8 Related Apps 9 Potential topics 10 Misc 11 Links

Different iOS-devices

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Viewing OSM Maps

A recent change means you can view maps somewhat more effectively using a normal mobile browser on the http://www.openstreetmap.org homepage. Special small screen stylesheets were deployed 23rd Oct. There are still problems with the Slippy Map javascript. For a dedicated app allowing viewing of OSM maps, check out the following options, particularly the apps' Map display features.

Apps

General information

Name	Screenshot	Display map	Navigate	Make track	Monitor	License	Price	Languages	Version	Description
700 City Maps [1]		Yes	Yes	No	No	proprietary	1,99$	EN	2010-08-03 1.1
ArcGIS for iPhone [2]		Yes	No	No	No	proprietary	0 !free	EN	2010-08-06 1.1	Shows just different maps
aSmartHUD NAVI MAP+ [3]		Yes	Yes	Yes	?	proprietary	0,99$	20	2010-10-12 1.3	vehicle digital dashboard, unified with in-car navigation system
B.iCycle [4]		Yes	No	Yes	Yes	proprietary	0010 !10$	EN	2010-07-08 2.02	MTB centered bike computer tool
Bluemapia [5]		Yes	No	No	No	proprietary	0 !free	EN	2009-06-01 0.9.6	Marine mapping app for bluemappia.com
City Maps 2Go [6]		Yes	No	No	No	proprietary	1.99$ / 1.59€	EN,DE,FR,IT,ES	2012-01-19 3.5	City Maps 2Go
Cycle Hire		Yes	No	No	No	?	0 !free	DE; EN; ...	2010-09-28 4.0
directu [7]		Yes	?	?	?	proprietary	0 !free	EN	0000-00-00 !?
EasyMaps [8]		Yes	No	No	No	proprietary	0 !free	EN	2010-10-27 1.0	Just a offline static maps viewer
Endomondo [9]		Yes	No	No	No	proprietary	0 !free	?	0000-00-00 !?	An app for recording and logging workouts. It also lets you see your position on an OSM map.
ForeverMap [10]		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 [11]		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	proprietary	9.99$ iOS / $9.99 Android	EN	2011-06-29 5.1	hiking focused logger
Galileo Offline Maps [12]		Yes	No	Yes	No	freemium	?	EN, RU, JP, IT, SP, DE	2011-11-20 2.0.3	Fast map browsing app. Allows to use offline maps and bookmarks as paid features.
GeoGuide 3D Worldwide Maps and Tracks [13]		Yes	No	Yes	Yes	proprietary	1.99$	EN; DE	2011-08-18 2.4	3D Worldwide Maps and Tracks, Allows to download maps for offline use (topo and street)
GPS Kit [14]		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	proprietary	9,99$	EN	2012-01-06 6.1
GPS Tuner [15]		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	$	?	EN	0000-00-00 !?	Google Earth like 3D Navi with DEM
GPS-Tracks [16]		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	proprietary	0 !free	EN; DE; FR; IT	2010-09-24 1.50 (iPhone);1.52 (Windows Mobile)
GPSed Mobile Application [17]		Yes	No	Yes	No	proprietary	0 !free	EN	0000-00-00 !? 3.7	Client for gpsed.com but works without this service, too
GPSies [18]		No	No	Yes	Yes	proprietary	0 !free	7	2011-07-14 2.0
Guide Me [19]		?	Yes	?	?	?	?	DE	2011-10-24 ?	Navigation for blind persons
iLOE [20]		Yes	No	No	No	proprietary	0.99$	EN	2011-03-03 1.9.1	iPhone editor for the advanced user
iLOS [21]		Yes	No	No	No	proprietary	1.99$	EN	2010-12-07 1.1	OSM Map and POI finder
komoot iPhone Apps [22]		Yes	No	Yes	Yes	proprietary	0 !free	DE	2011-11-11 2.0
Layar Reality Browser		Yes	No	No	No	proprietary	0 !free	EN	0000-00-00 !? 4.0.4	Augmented Reality browser mixes camera image with virtual reality
Leisure [23]		Yes	Yes	No	No	proprietary	0.99	DE; EN; FR	2010-12-15 2.3
Locations Tagger [24]		No	No	Yes	No	proprietary	0 !free	EN	2010-10-28 1.0
MapQuest4Mobile		Yes	?	?	?	proprietary	0 !free	EN	2011-02-16 1.0b
MapsWithMe [25]		Yes	No	No	No	proprietary	0 !free	EN,RU	2011-12-15 2.0	Off-line OSM world countries maps. Whole planet data takes less than 7GB
MapTap [26]		?	?	?	?	proprietary	0005 !5€	EN	2010-04-19 1.5
Mapzen POI Collector [27]		Yes	No	No	No	proprietary	0 !free	EN	2010-12-19 1.2.5	Easy to use app to map just POIs
Memphis [28]		?	?	?	?	LGPL	0 !free	EN	2010-06-07 0.2.3	map rendering application and library
MotionX-GPS [29]		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	proprietary	1.99$	EN	2011-12-21 18.0
Navatar [30]		Yes	Yes	No	No	proprietary	0 !free	PL	2011-08-31 1.3.3
NavFree [31]		Yes	Yes	No	No	proprietary	0 !free	EN	0000-00-00 !? 1.4.10	Free satnav app. UK and US only
Navigon Urban [32]		Yes	Yes	No	?	proprietary	3,99€	DE; EN	2011-10-19 1.1	Offline router esp. for pedestrians/cyclists
Naviki [33]		Yes	No	Yes	No	proprietary	0 !free	DE	2011-02-24 1.5	Only Germany supported
Navit [34]		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	GPL	0 !free	43	2010-11-21 0.2.0	Most popular OpenSource Car navigation tool; maps (offline-"custom"), vector-rendered
Navitel [35]		Yes	Yes	Yes	No	proprietary	0017 !17€	EN; RU	2011-06-10 5.0.0.1620	Popular in Russia
Nogago [36]		Yes	No	Yes	No	proprietary	?	DE; EN;	0000-00-00 !?
OffMaps 2 [37]		Yes	No	No	No	proprietary	1,59€	DE,EN	2011-03-01 1.05	Offline maps and POIs for selected destinations around the world. Combines OSM map with Wikipedia Articles.
OMaps [38]		Yes	No	No	No	proprietary	1,99$	EN	2010-06-12 1.3.3
Open Car InfoTainmenT system [39]		Yes	No	Yes	No	GPL	0 !free	EN	2008-06-12 0.1.0-rc1	Navi as part of an car infotainment system
OpenMaps [40]		Yes	Yes	No	No	proprietary	2,39€ , free	EN	2011-10-12 4.5.4	Share & comment on OSM places via Twitter
OpenSeaMap [41]		Yes	No	No	Yes	proprietary	0 !free	DE	2012-01-25 1.0	App for searching and offline caching
Osmeditor (QT)		?	?	?	?	GPL	0 !free	EN	2006-12-24 ?	discontinued
OSMTrack [42]		Yes	No	Yes	Yes	proprietary	0,99$	EN, DE, FR	2010-12-16 3.0.1	Easy to use tracking app with offline, user-updateable vector map and direct upload to OpenStreetMap
Path Tracker [43]		Yes	No	Yes	No	proprietary	1,99$	EN	2008-09-27 1.4.2
PocketEarth Maps & Guides [44]		Yes	Yes	No	No	proprietary	$4.99	EN,DE,FR	2011-11-23 1.0	OpenGL powered Offline Maps (OSM) and Travel Guides (wikitravel) with Online Routing and Stylesheets
Roadee [45]		Yes	No	No	No	proprietary	1,99$	EN	2009-10-21 1.2
RoadMap [46]		Yes	Yes	Yes	No	GPL;	0 !free	EN	2009-02-02 1.2.1
Seewetter Pro [47]		Yes	No	No	No	proprietary	€5.99	DE	2012-01-21 2.1	App for searching and offline caching
Skobbler Navigation [48]		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 [49]		Yes	No	Yes	Yes	proprietary	0 !free	EN; DE; IT; ES	2011-04-27 4.16	For sportsmen even with heartrate
The Map [50]		Yes	No	No	Yes	proprietary	1,99£	EN	2011-10-13 3.0.1	Offline Viewer for lots of countries.
Track'n Trail [51]		Yes	No	Yes	No	proprietary	0.99$	DE; EN; FR	2010-09-28 1.0.1	Direct upload to openstreetmap.org
Trails [52]		Yes	No	Yes	Yes	proprietary	3,99$	DE; EN	2010-08-15 5.1
True Offline Maps 2.0 [53]		Yes	No	Yes	No	proprietary	4.99$	EN	0000-00-00 !?
UK TravelOptions [54]		Yes	No	No	No	proprietary	0 !free	EN	2011-01-06 ?	Vector map viewing with tilting/spinning 3D buildings & transport data of London.
VectorMaps GB [55]		Yes	No	No	No	proprietary	1.19£	EN	2010-08-26 1.2	Vector Maps viewer for England, Wales, Scotland
VoxTrek Navigation GPS [56]		Yes	Yes	?	?	proprietary	2,99$	20	2010-07-12 2.1	Navigation for blind users
Wikimap [57]		Yes	No	No	No	proprietary	2,99$	EN	2010-08-09 1.6	Displays POIs of alimni.net
World Maps Offline [58]		Yes	No	No	No	proprietary	0.99$;0.69£;0.79€	EN	2011-07-10 1.0.0	World Maps Offline lets you select map areas and save them to your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad for browsing without an internet connection.

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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
700 City Maps	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
ArcGIS for iPhone	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
aSmartHUD NAVI MAP+	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
B.iCycle	Yes	Yes	Yes (cache)	Yes	?	No
Bluemapia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
City Maps 2Go	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Cycle Hire	?	?	?	?	?	No
directu	?	?	?	?	?	?
EasyMaps	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No
Endomondo	?	?	No	Yes	?	No
ForeverMap	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Gaia GPS	No	Yes	Yes (cache)	Yes	Yes	No
Galileo Offline Maps	No	Yes	Yes (cache)	No	Yes	No
GeoGuide 3D Worldwide Maps and Tracks	?	?	Yes (cache)	Yes	No	Yes
GPS Kit	No	Yes	No	Yes	?	No
GPS Tuner	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
GPS-Tracks	No	Yes	Yes (cache)	Yes	Yes	No
GPSed Mobile Application	?	?	?	?	?	?
iLOE	No	Yes	Yes (cache)	No	No	No
iLOS	No	Yes	Yes (cache)	No	No	No
komoot iPhone Apps	No	Yes	Yes (cache)	Yes	No	No
Layar Reality Browser	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Leisure	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
MapQuest4Mobile	No	Yes	No	Yes	?	No
MapsWithMe	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Mapzen POI Collector	?	?	?	?	?	?
MotionX-GPS	No	Yes	Yes (cache)	Yes	Yes	No
Navatar	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
NavFree	Yes	No	Yes (cache)	No	Yes	Yes
Navigon Urban	Yes	No	Yes	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
OffMaps 2	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
OMaps	No	Yes	Yes (cache)	Yes	?	No
Open Car InfoTainmenT system	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	No
OpenMaps	No	Yes	Yes (cache)	Yes	?	No
OpenSeaMap	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
OSMTrack	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Path Tracker	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
PocketEarth Maps & Guides	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Roadee	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No
RoadMap	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Seewetter Pro	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Skobbler Navigation	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sports Tracker	No	Yes	Yes (cache)	Yes	No	No
The Map	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Track'n Trail	?	?	?	?	?	No
Trails	No	Yes	Yes (cache)	Yes	?	No
True Offline Maps 2.0	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
UK TravelOptions	Yes	No	Yes (cache)	Yes	Yes	Yes
VectorMaps GB	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	No
VoxTrek Navigation GPS	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wikimap	No	Yes	Yes (cache)	Yes	?	No
World Maps Offline	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No

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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
700 City Maps	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	?	?
aSmartHUD NAVI MAP+	Yes	?	nno	?	?	Yes	No	No	?	No	No	?
ForeverMap	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	No
Gaia GPS	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	?	?
GPS Kit	Yes	?	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	?	?
GPS Tuner	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?
GPS-Tracks	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	No	Yes
Guide Me	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?
Leisure	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
MotionX-GPS	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	yes;no	No
Navatar	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
NavFree	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Navigon Urban	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	?
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
OpenMaps	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
PocketEarth Maps & Guides	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
RoadMap	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?	No	No	?	Yes
Skobbler Navigation	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No
VoxTrek Navigation GPS	Yes	?	?	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	Yes	?	?

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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
aSmartHUD NAVI MAP+	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
B.iCycle	No	Yes	Yes	No	gpx;kml	?	?	?	No
Gaia GPS	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Galileo Offline Maps	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
GeoGuide 3D Worldwide Maps and Tracks	Yes	Yes	No	No	gpx	?	?	?	?
GPS Kit	?	Yes	Yes	No	gpx;kml	No	Yes	No	?
GPS Tuner	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
GPS-Tracks	No	Yes	No	No	gpx	No	Yes	No	Yes
GPSed Mobile Application	?	Yes	No	No	gpx;proprietary	?	?	?	Yes
GPSies	?	Yes	No	No	gpx	?	?	?	?
komoot iPhone Apps	;no	Yes	No	No	gpx	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Locations Tagger	?	Yes	No	No	gpx	Yes	No	No	Yes
MotionX-GPS	?	Yes	Yes	No	gpx;kml	?	?	?	?
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 Car InfoTainmenT system	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
OSMTrack	?	Yes	No	No	gpx	?	?	?	No
Path Tracker	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
RoadMap	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Sports Tracker	No	Yes	Yes	No	gpx;kml;csv	No	No	No	No
Track'n Trail	Yes	Yes	No	No	gpx	Yes	No	No	Yes
Trails	yes;no	Yes	No	No	gpx	No	No	No	?
True Offline Maps 2.0	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes

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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
B.iCycle	Yes	?	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Gaia GPS	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
GeoGuide 3D Worldwide Maps and Tracks	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
GPS Kit	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	?
GPS Tuner	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
GPS-Tracks	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
GPSies	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	No	?	?
komoot iPhone Apps	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
MotionX-GPS	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	No	?	?
Navit	Yes	?	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
OpenSeaMap	?	No	No	Yes	No	No	?	?
OSMTrack	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Sports Tracker	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
The Map	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	?	?
Trails	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	No	No	No

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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
Bluemapia	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes
Cycle Hire	?	?	?	?	?	?
iLOE	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Mapzen POI Collector	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
OpenMaps	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Osmeditor (QT)	?	?	?	?	?	?

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Standalone Sites

• johnmckerrell.com/map/ created by John McKerrell with the MultiMap Open API that also shows OSM tiles
• iphone.opencyclemap.org A slippy map through the mobile safari web browser
• Touchscreen-optimized slippy map for the iPhone: osm.planetschmidt.de
• opentouchmap.org OpenTouchMap is a slippy map with basic gesture-capabilities using TouchMapLight. Also supports displaying your current location using the geolocation api and allows to set permalinks.

Libraries that help iPhone developers use OSM maps

It has been proposed that this page or section be merged with Develop/Frameworks. (Discuss)

• route-me is an open-source library used in a number of iPhone applications to display OSM maps.
• The CloudMade iPhone Maps Library is an open-source library that provides high-level access to CloudMade's OSM-based map tiles with different sizes and different styles.
• John McKerrell has ported the routing algorithm from gosmore to run on the iPhone and has successfully generated basic routes. More complicated routes crash the iPhone at the moment.
• OSM in Apple MapKit you can also use Apple MapKit and put OSM on top of it as overlay. It has limitations, but you can convert very easily from Google maps this way.

Accessibility

• [59] Apple publishes Accessibility Guide.

Please use! See also:OSM for the blind

Earlier experiments

• Back in 2007 Mikel Maron hacked a jailbroken iPhone to use OSM tiles in the built in Map.
  
• (And from the comments of that blog entry, another similar attempt) no osm-layer available at the moment
  
• Another proof of concept slippy map for iPhone, changed from Google to OSM after a nastygram
  
• By breaking a map up into square sections the preview thumbnail acts like a (very) basic slippy-map
  

Related Apps

• iFreeThePostcode, an iPhone client for the Free the Postcode project from UK (source code available).

• RoqyBT, 8???, a jailbreak app that make bluetooth connection to an external GPS. Official apps (osm related & others) can use a better GPS than the internal one.

Potential topics

• Important: Tile usage policy
• Audio mapping with iPhone
• Photo Mapping with iPhone
• Navigation for the blind

Misc

• Category:IPhone Users - iPhone users on this wiki

Links

• osm forum discussion about how to use the iPhone for mapping
• Openlayers plus SVG maps on iPhone
• OpenLayers on Safari on iPhone