New free map app out for Android / iOS and works offline

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brianleach
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Re: New free map app out for Android / iOS and works offline

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No one has mentioned the OSMAND android app.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... d&hl=en_GB

Been around for a while. We, or rather my son, used it successfully to navigate around Northern Spain last year. There is no iOS version as far as I am aware.
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Re: New free map app out for Android / iOS and works offline

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I tried Osmand and liked it, but found it horrendously slow. Maybe that's just because my tablet's a couple of years old...
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Re: New free map app out for Android / iOS and works offline

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nirakaro wrote:I tried Osmand and liked it, but found it horrendously slow. Maybe that's just because my tablet's a couple of years old...

Were you using the vector maps rather than cached tiles? They are slower, but they're also not an option on many map apps.
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