Hey all! I’m wondering if someone can help me pick between these two apps. They seem to be the most commonly recommended Android front-ends for OpenStreetMaps, but I’m wondering what the pros/cons/differences are. Thanks in advance!

  • @[email protected]
    26•10 months ago

    (I haven’t used osmand in a minute)

    Osmand has a buttload of features but the UI is kinda complicated, whereas OrganicMaps has a simple UI but less features.

    If you want car navigation I’d recommend MagicEarth because it has traffic info

      • Odious
        9•10 months ago

        For some people, not getting stuck in traffic is worth using proprietary software.

        Are there any FOSS navigation apps with (paid?) traffic info?

        • @max641
          1•10 months ago

          For traffic info, I would use Google maps. For other map related data, OSMand / Organic Maps.

      • Carighan Maconar
        8•10 months ago

        Proprietary is not some evil demon. Sure open source is better, but it’s just one bullet point in a pro/con table.

        • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍
          10•10 months ago

          It kind is, though. Proprietary doesn’t mean paid; I’ll pay for OSS apps. Proprietary means they won’t release the source code, and this is bad for a whole bunch of reasons. But the reason that gets my goat is that it’s almost guaranteed that proprietary app was developed with open source tools, and probably uses at least some open source code. I fucking hate hypocrites.

          • Carighan Maconar
            -2•10 months ago

            who care too much about Free software

            There’s a difference between caring and caring too much. I care about eating healthy. Doesn’t mean I never eat anything unhealthy and immediately throw people who try to eat a sweet out of my third-floor window.

    • @[email protected]OP
      9•10 months ago

      Thanks, that’s a nice and concise summary!

      Where does MagicEarth get its traffic data from? Also is it FOSS? I couldn’t find much about it.

      • @[email protected]English
        3•10 months ago

        Some of it is user reported. I think they have a 3rd party provider as well but I’m not 100% certain on that.