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by IndySun 23 days ago
I ditched osmand because the interface is so convoluted. Ridiculously so. Plus theres a facebook pixel in there somewhere, at least there was when I dropped it 10 years ago.

CoMaps seem sincere.

For Nordic/outdoors, outcomes using either osmand/comaps/etc in practice are going to be very similar.
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birdsongs 22 days ago
Not sure where in the Nordics you are, but just want to plug ut.no and norgeskart.no for really fantastic Norway navigation.

Both have free apps (norgeskart has a 50kr / year subscription to support and add more features), and both are incredible for navigating trails, marked and otherwise, anywhere Norway.

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IndySun 22 days ago
Great detail on norgeskart.no. Thanks for the headsup.
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liotier 22 days ago
> I ditched osmand because the interface is so convoluted. Ridiculously so

OSMand is a cartographer's friend - it does everything and more... With all the drawbacks of doing that.

CoMaps is better targeted to the needs of most people.

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IndySun 22 days ago
>CoMaps is better targeted to the needs of most people.

Thank you. Both use OSM. The similarities are so slight I'd be inclined to recommend a region specific map, as is our friend with norgeskart.no for those particular cases.

I admit I haven't reloaded OsmAND this year, but I do every year, and delete it every year. Moreover, for me, using OSM is partly to get away from trackers, and facebook at all costs.

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