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Organic Maps vs OsmAnd? (programming.dev)

submitted 8 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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!

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[–] zecg@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

OSMand is a much more powerful tool even with no plugins and it's a mature app you can count on.

[–] thepreciousboar@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

On the other hand Organic Maps has less features, which means a much simpler interface and much better performance

[–] zecg@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Performance of OSMand is actually great on mid-level SOCs I usually get. Anything with snapdragon 6xx or more and performance is a non-issue for me, especially since it has a new opengl2 renderer. Also, it uses very, very little battery navigating me with voice (so screen off) along a pre-defined GPX on locally downloaded maps in airplane mode. And the simplicity of the interface is a downside once you spend a few hours tinkering with OSMand and get used to all it can do.