Comparison of Android applications

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This page gives an overview over the various OSM-related Android apps. In order for an app to be listed it has to be available either on F-Droid or the Google Play Store.

Routing

See Android#Navigation.


OpenStreetMap editing features

Name Add POIs Edit / Delete POIs Edit arbitrary tags of existing OSM objects Edit geometries Support imagery offset DB Upload to OSM
BikeAtor no no no no
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no
Geopaparazzi yes yes
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no
maps.me yes yes no no
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yes
Organic Maps yes yes no no
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yes
OsmAnd yes yes only POI nodes/ways no
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yes
OSMtracker (Android) yes no no no
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no
Vespucci yes yes yes yes yes yes
StreetComplete only shops yes (with special interface, allows easy adding specific data) no no no yes
SCEE yes yes yes no no yes
Every Door yes yes only POI nodes/ways no no yes

Editors

Name Install License Record tracks
Every Door [1] [2] ISC
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Vespucci [3] [4] [5] Apache license 2.0 yes
StreetComplete Free yes
OSM Go! ? ?

Navigation apps that cannot compute routes

The following apps cannot compute routes but can still be helpful for navigation.

Name Install License Price Record tracks
OpenTrail [6] GPL free yes
Trekarta [7] [8] GPLv3 0,99$;free yes
BackCountry Navigator [9] Proprietary 9.99$ (fully functional time limited free demo available) yes
Gaia GPS [10] Proprietary Free iOS / $19.99 Android yes
GPS Essentials [11] Proprietary free yes
Maverick [12] Proprietary Freemium yes
OruxMaps [13] Proprietary €4.19 yes
Routes for Android [14] Proprietary Free yes

Other apps

Name Install License Price Display map Record tracks Monitor
A Photo Manager [15] GPL Free yes no no
Aves gallery and metadata explorer [16] BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License Free yes no no
GeoNotes [17] GPL v3 free yes no yes
Geopaparazzi [18] GPL v3 free yes yes yes
GPS Logger for Android [19] GPL free no yes no
GPXSee [20] GPLv3 free yes no yes
Jpstrack [21] BSD (source available) free yes yes
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MapSwipe [22] app (BSD), data (CC BY 3.0) Free no no no
OSMBugs [23][24] GPL free yes no no
osmdroid [25] Apache License 2.0 free yes no no
OSMfocus Reborn [26] Apache License 2.0 free yes no title="Monitor"
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OSMTracker [27] GPLv3 free yes yes yes
QGIS [28] GPL free yes
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RMaps [29] GPL free yes yes yes
AlpineQuest GPS Hiking [30] Proprietary 3€, $9.99 yes yes yes
Ape@map [31] Proprietary free yes yes yes
BikeAtor [32] Proprietary free yes yes yes
Cartograph [33] proprietary Free yes yes no
City Maps 2Go [34] Proprietary iPhone: 2.99$ / 2.69€ Android: free yes no no
LockOnMe [35] Proprietary free yes no yes
OSMfocus [36] Proprietary free yes no no
Run.GPS [37] Proprietary 20€ yes yes yes
TripAdvisor [38] Proprietary free yes no no

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
AFTrack GPS-Tracking no yes yes yes yes no
AlpineQuest GPS Hiking no yes yes yes yes no
Ape@map no yes yes (cache) no yes no
BackCountry Navigator
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yes yes yes no
be-on-road yes no yes no yes yes
Big Planet Tracks no yes yes no
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no
BikeAtor no yes yes yes yes no
Bike Citizens yes no yes no yes no
CartoType yes yes yes yes yes yes
City Maps 2Go yes yes yes no no no
Cruiser yes yes yes yes yes yes
CycleStreets no yes yes (cache) yes no no
EB Dirigo
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yes
Gaia GPS no yes yes (cache) yes yes no
GeoNotes no yes yes (cache) no yes no
Geopaparazzi yes yes yes yes yes no
Glob
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yes (cache) yes yes yes
Gosmore yes no yes no yes yes
GPS Essentials no yes yes (cache) yes no no
GPXSee yes yes yes yes no no
GraphHopper
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yes no
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inViu routes no yes yes (cache) yes no no
JPSTrack
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no
komoot - Outdoor Routplaner no yes yes (cache) yes yes no
Kurviger yes yes yes yes yes yes
LocA no yes yes yes yes no
LockOnMe yes yes no yes no no
Locus Map yes yes yes yes yes no
Magic Earth yes no yes yes yes yes
MapDroyd yes no yes no yes no
MapFactor Navigator yes no yes no yes yes
MapQuest no no no yes yes no
MAPS.ME yes no yes no yes no
Mapsforge yes yes yes yes no no
mapy.cz
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Maverick no yes yes yes yes no
NavDroyd yes no yes no yes yes
NavFree yes no yes (cache) no yes yes
Naviki
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Navit yes no yes no yes yes
Navitel yes no yes no yes yes
Open GPS Tracker no yes yes (cache) yes no no
OpenTrail no no no no yes planned
OruxMaps yes yes yes yes yes no
Organic Maps yes no yes no yes yes
OsmAnd yes yes yes yes yes no
OSMBugs
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OSMfocus yes yes no yes no no
OsmPad no yes yes yes no no
OSMTracker for Android no yes yes (cache) yes no no
RMaps no yes yes no yes no
Routes for Android yes yes yes yes yes no
Run.GPS no yes yes (cache) yes
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no
Trafficman Maps no yes no yes no no
TravelDroyd yes no yes no yes no
Trekarta yes yes yes yes yes yes
TripAdvisor no yes yes (cache) yes
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yes
TripGo yes no yes (cache) yes no no
Trip4YouMaps no yes no yes yes no
Turbo GPS no yes yes yes yes no
Vespucci yes yes yes (cache) no no no
YourPocketMap no yes yes (cache) yes yes yes

Navigating features

Name Navigate to point Find location Find nearby POIs Navigate along predefined route Create route manually Calculate route Calculate route without internet Car routing Bike routing Foot routing Turn restrictions Navigation with voice Keep on road Works without GPS
AFTrack GPS-Tracking yes yes yes
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yes yes
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no
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BackCountry Navigator (free trial) no yes no
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no no
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no
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be-on-road (discontinued) yes yes yes
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yes yes yes no yes yes yes yes;no yes
Bike Citizens yes yes yes
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yes yes no yes no
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yes
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CartoType yes yes yes yes
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yes yes yes yes yes yes
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yes yes
Compass Navigator 3D (discontinued) yes yes yes
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no no no no no no no
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Cruiser yes yes yes no
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yes yes yes yes yes yes no no yes
CycleStreets yes yes yes no
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yes no no yes no no no no yes
EB Dirigo (discontinued)
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yes
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Gaia GPS yes yes
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no
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no no no no no no
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Geopaparazzi no yes yes no
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no no no no no no no no yes
Gosmore (discontinued) yes yes yes no
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yes
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yes yes yes yes yes
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GPS Essentials yes yes no no
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yes no
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no yes yes no
inViu routes yes no no no
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yes no yes no no yes no no yes
komoot - Outdoor Routplaner yes yes yes
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no yes yes no yes yes yes
Kurviger yes yes yes yes yes yes
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curvy motorcycle no no yes yes
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yes
LocA (discontinued) yes no yes no
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no no no no no no
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yes
Locus Map yes yes yes yes yes yes with co-app yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Magic Earth yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
MapFactor Navigator yes yes yes no
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yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes;no yes
Maverick yes yes yes no
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no no no no no no
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NavDroyd (discontinued) yes yes
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no
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yes
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yes no yes no yes
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NavFree
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Navit yes yes yes no
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yes yes yes no yes yes yes yes no
Navitel yes yes yes no
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yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
OpenTrail
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yes yes
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OruxMaps
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yes
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no no
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Organic Maps yes yes yes
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yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
OsmAnd yes yes yes yes
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yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Routes for Android yes no no yes no no no no yes yes no yes yes yes
Trekarta yes yes yes no no no no no no no no no no yes
Trip4YouMaps yes yes yes
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yes no yes yes yes no no yes yes
Turbo GPS (discontinued) yes yes yes
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yes

Routing Providers

Name Offline routing CloudMade Yours OpenRouteService
be-on-road yes no no no
Bike Citizens yes no no no
Cruiser yes no no no
CycleStreets no no no no
EB Dirigo
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GPS Essentials no no no no
inViu routes no no no no
LockOnMe no no no no
Locus Map with co-app no no no
Magic Earth yes no yes no
MapFactor Navigator yes no no no
Navit yes no no no
OsmAnd yes yes yes yes
Routes for Android yes no no no
TripGo no no no no

See also http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Routing/OnlineRouters for comparison.

Track-recording 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
AFTrack GPS-Tracking yes yes yes no gpx;kml;pcx;igc;ovl yes no no yes
AlpineQuest GPS Hiking
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yes no no gpx
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Ape@map yes yes no yes gpx;nmea yes no no no
BackCountry Navigator
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yes no no gpx
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yes
be-on-road
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Big Planet Tracks
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yes no no gpx no no no yes
BikeAtor no no no no no
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no
Bike Citizens
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EB Dirigo
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yes yes
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FitoTrack no yes no no gpx no no no no
Gaia GPS
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GeoNotes no no no no geojson yes yes no no
Geopaparazzi yes yes no no gpx;mbtiles;spatialite no no no yes
Gosmore
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GPS Essentials yes yes yes no gpx;kml yes yes no yes
GPS Logger for Android yes yes yes no gpx;kml no no no no
inViu routes yes yes yes no gpx;jpg;kml yes yes yes yes
JPSTrack
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komoot - Outdoor Routplaner ;no yes no no gpx yes yes no yes
LocA yes yes yes no gpx;kml;loc
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Locus Map yes yes yes yes gpx;kml/kmz;csv;tcx;dxf;Ov2;nmea yes yes yes yes
MapFactor Navigator
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no no yes nmea
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Maverick
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yes yes no gpx;kml yes yes yes yes
My Tracks
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yes yes no gpx;kml no no no yes
Naviki
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Navit
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yes no yes bin, garmin, gpx, nmea
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Navitel yes yes no no gpx
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Open GPS Tracker yes yes yes no gpx;kml yes yes yes no
OpenTrail
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OruxMaps yes yes yes no gpx;kml no no no no
OsmAnd yes yes no no gpx no yes yes yes
OSMTracker for Android yes yes no no gpx yes yes yes yes
RMaps
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yes yes no gpx,kml no no no
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Routes for Android yes yes yes no gpx,kml yes no no
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Run.GPS
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no yes no
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RunnerUp no yes no no tcx;gpx no no no no
Trekarta no yes yes no gpx;kml;native no no no yes
Trip4YouMaps no yes no no gpx no no no yes
Turbo GPS yes yes yes no gpx;kml;loc no no no
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Vespucci yes yes no no gpx no no no no

Monitoring

Name 7 Ways AFTrack GPS-Tracking Alminav AlpineQuest GPS Hiking AndNav2 Ape@map ARnav B.iCycle BackCountry Navigator Be-on-road Big Planet Tracks Bike Citizens BikeAtor CargoRocket Cartograph CityZen Climb The World Commons mobile app Cruiser CycleStreets (web/iPhone/Android/HTML5) CycleStreets Android App FitoTrack Gaia GPS Geopaparazzi Geotransformer GoPenS Gosmore GPS Essentials GPS-Mate GpsMid GPXSee Guru Maps Ingress INRIX Traffic inViu routes Jungle Bus Komoot - Outdoor Routplaner LockOnMe Locus Map Magic Earth MapFactor GPS Navigation Maps Maps.me MapSwipe Mapy.cz Maverick MyTrails Nav by Viaopta Naviki Navit Navitel NoniGPSPlot for Android Open GPS Tracker OpenTrail Organic Maps OruxMaps OsmAnd OsMo.mobi OSMTracker for Android Pikmin Bloom Pocket Maps Pokémon Go QuoVadis Mobile Relief Maps RMaps Routes - GPX/KML navigation, simulation & GPS tracking Run.GPS RunnerUp ShareNav Sports Tracker Trackbook Trekarta Trip4YouMaps Vespucci VGPS
Monitoring
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yes yes yes no yes no yes yes
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yes no yes no yes
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no no yes no no yes yes yes no no yes yes yes yes no yes yes no yes no yes yes yes
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no no no yes yes yes yes no yes no yes yes no no no yes yes yes yes yes yes yes ? yes
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yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no
Show current track yes yes
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yes no yes yes yes yes
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yes
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yes no yes yes yes no
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yes yes
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yes
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yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes no yes no yes
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yes yes yes
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yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
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yes no yes yes yes yes
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yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Open existing track yes yes
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no yes yes Yes? yes
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yes yes yes yes yes no
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yes
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yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes no yes no yes
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yes yes yes
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yes yes
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yes
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yes yes
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yes yes yes yes yes
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no yes yes
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yes
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yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Altitude diagram
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yes
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yes no yes no yes
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no
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no no yes no no no
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yes yes
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no
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yes yes yes yes
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no no yes no yes no yes
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no no no no
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yes no
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no no yes no
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no yes yes no yes
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yes yes no yes yes no
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Show POD value
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yes
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no
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yes no
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yes no
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yes no
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no
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yes yes yes
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no
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yes no no no yes
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yes no no yes yes no
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yes no yes yes
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no yes yes
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yes yes no no
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yes
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Satellite view yes yes
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no yes yes no no no yes
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yes Yes (via additional app)
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no no
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Y
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Yes (via additional app)
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yes yes yes
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no
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yes no no no yes
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yes
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no no no no yes yes
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yes Yes (via additional app) yes no no
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no no no
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yes yes no no
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no
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Show live NMEA data
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no
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no no no no no no
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no no Record
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no no
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no
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no
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no yes yes
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no
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no no no no Record
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no no no no
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yes
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no no no no
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no no ?
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yes no no no
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no no
Show speed yes
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no
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yes
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yes yes no
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no no yes
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no
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no
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yes
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yes yes yes no
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yes no yes no
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yes yes
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yes
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Send current position
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yes, Sms, Www
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no
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Sms, Www no Mail, Www no
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no
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yes Www Www
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no no
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no Www
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no no Sms no
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Www
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yes, Sms, Mail, Www yes yes, Sms, Mail, Www yes, Sms, Server Sms, Www
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no no
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Www yes
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Www no Sms no no
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yes no Www Www no
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yes, Sms, Mail, Www ? no
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Www Www Sms Www no yes, Www yes no
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This table was generated by the OSM Apps Catalog at 2023-12-12.

Accessibility

Name Speech output (generated by the app) Speech output (using Talkback) All buttons and menus accessible for blind
(If text is hidden in images, there is an alternative text to be read by TalkBack)
All icons (like GPS number of satellites in view) can be alternatively queried using a hotkey/menu Speech input (by app) Speech input (using Siri) App is usable on keyboard devices without touchscreen App is usable on touchscreen devices without keyboard App is usable without hearing
(All spoken texts are also written on the screen)
Handsfree navigation (no user interaction with hands is needed during navigation as long as user is following the proposed way) (Needed for blind persons with guide dog at one hand and white cane in the other hand.) Accessibility certifications, test reports, etc. (link)
OSMAND No Yes No No No ? No Yes Limited Yes None
Name Targeted at blind users Targeted at wheelchair users Complete non graphics text output Braille interface Exploration modus (tell all objects approaching) Danger Warnings Public Transport mode Screenreader Screenreader languages
BikeAtor no no no no no no no no no
GetThere yes no
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no ? no ? TalkBack ar,cs,da,de,en,es,fa,fi,fr,he,it,nl,no,pl,pt,ru,sk,sv,zh
MapFactor Navigator no no
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OsmAnd yes no
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no
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yes Talkback, TomTom voices
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TripAdvisor no no
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TripGo yes no no no no no yes
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See Also