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Announcing CoMaps! Navigate with Privacy - Discover more of your journey! (lemmy.ml)
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Exciting News! We're thrilled to announce the release of CoMaps to Google Play Store, Apple App Store, and F-Droid!

CoMaps Highlights

· Offline Search and Route: Plan and navigate your trips without internet

· Saves battery: Efficient design that does not drain your battery

· Privacy-respecting: no identify people, no tracking, no data collection

· Free and No Ads: completely free, your journey is smooth

What makes CoMaps special?

CoMaps is a community-driven open-source navigation app · Open & Transparent: All decisions are made in public, with full transparency.

· Community Empowerment: You have a voice in how the app evolves.

· Free & Not-for-Profit: Our focus is on creating value for the community, not generating profit.

Download CoMaps Today

  • Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.comaps.google
  • Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/comaps/id6747180809
  • F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/app.comaps.fdroid/

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[–] 21 points 1 year ago (1 child)

That sounds like an issue with the underlying OpenStreetMap data that is used by Organic Maps (and CoMaps, and OsmAnd, and others). Map quality depends on where you are in the world and who is contributing to the maps there. If data is incomplete around you, you could contribute to it (but easier said than done, I know).

I can't say why the route would be hours longer than Google maps, but I've noticed OsmAnd~ tends to overestimate drive time for me (I think it overestimates delay from traffic lights). Or it could just be that calculating routes on your phone doesn't always give results as good as calculating routes on Google's servers.

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