Comparison of Android applications

This page gives an overview over the various OSM-related Android apps. In order for an app to be listed it has to be available either on F-Droid or the Google Play Store.

Routing

See Android#Navigation.

OpenStreetMap editing features

Name	Add POIs	Edit / Delete POIs	Edit arbitrary tags of existing OSM objects	Edit geometries	Support imagery offset DB	Upload to OSM
BikeAtor	no	no	no	no	?	no
Geopaparazzi	yes	yes	?	?	?	no
maps.me	yes	yes	no	no	?	yes
Organic Maps	yes	yes	no	no	?	yes
OsmAnd	yes	yes	only POI nodes/ways	no	?	yes
OSMtracker (Android)	yes	no	no	no	?	no
Vespucci	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
StreetComplete	yes	yes (with special interface, allows easy adding specific data)	no	no	no	yes
SCEE	yes	yes	yes	only POI nodes	no	yes
Every Door	yes	yes	only POI nodes/ways	no	no	yes

Editors

Name	Install	License	Record tracks
Every Door	[1] [2]	ISC	?
Vespucci	[3] [4] [5]	Apache license 2.0	yes
StreetComplete		Free	yes
OSM Go!		?	?

Navigation apps that cannot compute routes

The following apps cannot compute routes but can still be helpful for navigation.

Name	Install	License	Price	Record tracks
OpenTrail	[6]	GPL	0 !free	yes
Trekarta	[7] [8]	GPLv3	0,99$;free	yes
BackCountry Navigator	[9]	Proprietary	9.99$ (fully functional time limited free demo available)	yes
Gaia GPS	[10]	Proprietary	Free iOS / $19.99 Android	yes
GPS Essentials	[11]	Proprietary	0 !free	yes
Maverick	[12]	Proprietary	Freemium	yes
OruxMaps	[13]	Proprietary	€4.19	yes
Routes for Android	[14]	Proprietary	Free	yes

Other apps

Name	Install	License	Price	Display map	Record tracks	Monitor
A Photo Manager	[15]	GPL	Free	yes	no	no
Aves gallery and metadata explorer	[16]	BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License	Free	yes	no	no
GeoNotes	[17]	GPL v3	0 !free	yes	no	yes
Geopaparazzi	[18]	GPL v3	0 !free	yes	yes	yes
GPS Logger for Android	[19]	GPL	0 !free	no	yes	no
GPXSee	[20]	GPLv3	0 !free	yes	no	yes
Jpstrack	[21]	BSD (source available)	0 !free	yes	yes	?
MapSwipe	[22]	app (BSD), data (CC BY 3.0)	Free	no	no	no
OSMBugs	[23][24]	GPL	0 !free	yes	no	no
osmdroid	[25]	Apache License 2.0	0 !free	yes	no	no
OSMfocus Reborn	[26]	Apache License 2.0	0 !free	yes	no	title="Monitor" ?
OSMTracker	[27]	GPLv3	0 !free	yes	yes	yes
QGIS	[28]	GPL	0 !free	yes	?	?
RMaps	[29]	GPL	0 !free	yes	yes	yes
AlpineQuest GPS Hiking	[30]	Proprietary	3€, $9.99	yes	yes	yes
Ape@map	[31]	Proprietary	0 !free	yes	yes	yes
BikeAtor	[32]	Proprietary	0 !free	yes	yes	yes
Cartograph	[33]	proprietary	Free	yes	yes	no
City Maps 2Go	[34]	Proprietary	iPhone: 2.99$ / 2.69€ Android: free	yes	no	no
LockOnMe	[35]	Proprietary	0 !free	yes	no	yes
OSMfocus	[36]	Proprietary	0 !free	yes	no	no
Run.GPS	[37]	Proprietary	20€0020 !	yes	yes	yes
TripAdvisor	[38]	Proprietary	0 !free	yes	no	no

Map display features

Name	Shows map as vector	Shows map as bitmap	Stores map-data on-board	Stores map-data off-board (downloads from internet)	Rotate map	3D view
AFTrack GPS-Tracking	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
AlpineQuest GPS Hiking	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Ape@map	no	yes	yes (cache)	no	yes	no
BackCountry Navigator	?	?	yes	yes	yes	no
be-on-road	yes	no	yes	no	yes	yes
Big Planet Tracks	no	yes	yes	no	?	no
BikeAtor	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Bike Citizens	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no
CartoType	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
City Maps 2Go	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no
Cruiser	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
CycleStreets	no	yes	yes (cache)	yes	no	no
EB Dirigo	?	?	?	?	?	yes
Gaia GPS	no	yes	yes (cache)	yes	yes	no
GeoNotes	no	yes	yes (cache)	no	yes	no
Geopaparazzi	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Glob	?	?	yes (cache)	yes	yes	yes
Gosmore	yes	no	yes	no	yes	yes
GPS Essentials	no	yes	yes (cache)	yes	no	no
GPXSee	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
GraphHopper	?	?	yes	no	?	?
inViu routes	no	yes	yes (cache)	yes	no	no
JPSTrack	?	?	?	?	?	no
komoot - Outdoor Routplaner	no	yes	yes (cache)	yes	yes	no
Kurviger	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
LocA	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
LockOnMe	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no
Locus Map	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Magic Earth	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
MapDroyd	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no
MapFactor Navigator	yes	no	yes	no	yes	yes
MapQuest	no	no	no	yes	yes	no
MAPS.ME	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no
Mapsforge	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
mapy.cz	?	?	?	?	?	?
Maverick	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
NavDroyd	yes	no	yes	no	yes	yes
NavFree	yes	no	yes (cache)	no	yes	yes
Naviki	?	?	?	?	?	?
Navit	yes	no	yes	no	yes	yes
Navitel	yes	no	yes	no	yes	yes
Open GPS Tracker	no	yes	yes (cache)	yes	no	no
OpenTrail	no	no	no	no	yes	planned
OruxMaps	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Organic Maps	yes	no	yes	no	yes	yes
OsmAnd	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
OSMBugs	?	?	?	?	?	?
OSMfocus	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no
OsmPad	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no
OSMTracker for Android	no	yes	yes (cache)	yes	no	no
RMaps	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no
Routes for Android	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Run.GPS	no	yes	yes (cache)	yes	?	no
Trafficman Maps	no	yes	no	yes	no	no
TravelDroyd	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no
Trekarta	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
TripAdvisor	no	yes	yes (cache)	yes	?	yes
TripGo	yes	no	yes (cache)	yes	no	no
Trip4YouMaps	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no
Turbo GPS	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Vespucci	yes	yes	yes (cache)	no	no	no
YourPocketMap	no	yes	yes (cache)	yes	yes	yes

Navigating features

Name	Navigate to point	Find location	Find nearby POIs	Navigate along predefined route	Create route manually	Calculate route	Calculate route without internet	Car routing	Bike routing	Foot routing	Turn restrictions	Navigation with voice	Keep on road	Works without GPS
AFTrack GPS-Tracking	yes	yes	yes	?	?	yes	yes	?	?	?	?	no	?	?
BackCountry Navigator (free trial)	no	yes	no	?	?	no	no	?	?	?	?	no	?	?
be-on-road (discontinued)	yes	yes	yes	?	?	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes;no	yes
Bike Citizens	yes	yes	yes	?	?	yes	yes	no	yes	no	?	yes	?	?
CartoType	yes	yes	yes	yes	?	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	?	yes	yes
Compass Navigator 3D (discontinued)	yes	yes	yes	?	?	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	?	?
Cruiser	yes	yes	yes	no	?	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes
CycleStreets	yes	yes	yes	no	?	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	no	no	yes
EB Dirigo (discontinued)	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	yes	?	?
Gaia GPS	yes	yes	?	no	?	no	no	no	no	no	no	?	?	?
Geopaparazzi	no	yes	yes	no	?	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes
Gosmore (discontinued)	yes	yes	yes	no	?	yes	?	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	?	?
GPS Essentials	yes	yes	no	no	?	yes	no	?	?	?	no	yes	yes	no
inViu routes	yes	no	no	no	?	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	yes
komoot - Outdoor Routplaner	yes	yes	yes	?	?	?	?	no	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Kurviger	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	?	curvy motorcycle	no	no	yes	yes	?	yes
LocA (discontinued)	yes	no	yes	no	?	no	no	no	no	no	no	?	?	yes
Locus Map	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	with co-app	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Magic Earth	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
MapFactor Navigator	yes	yes	yes	no	?	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes;no	yes
Maverick	yes	yes	yes	no	?	no	no	no	no	no	no	?	?	?
NavDroyd (discontinued)	yes	yes	?	no	?	yes	?	yes	no	yes	no	yes	?	?
NavFree	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Navit	yes	yes	yes	no	?	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Navitel	yes	yes	yes	no	?	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
OpenTrail	?	yes	yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
OruxMaps	?	?	?	yes	?	no	no	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Organic Maps	yes	yes	yes	?	?	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
OsmAnd	yes	yes	yes	yes	?	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Routes for Android	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Trekarta	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes
Trip4YouMaps	yes	yes	yes	?	?	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Turbo GPS (discontinued)	yes	yes	yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	yes

Routing Providers

Name	Offline routing	CloudMade	Yours	OpenRouteService
be-on-road	yes	no	no	no
Bike Citizens	yes	no	no	no
Cruiser	yes	no	no	no
CycleStreets	no	no	no	no
EB Dirigo	?	?	?	?
GPS Essentials	no	no	no	no
inViu routes	no	no	no	no
LockOnMe	no	no	no	no
Locus Map	with co-app	no	no	no
Magic Earth	yes	no	yes	no
MapFactor Navigator	yes	no	no	no
Navit	yes	no	no	no
OsmAnd	yes	yes	yes	yes
Routes for Android	yes	no	no	no
TripGo	no	no	no	no

See also http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Routing/OnlineRouters for comparison.

Track-recording features

Name	Customizable log interval	GPX format	KML format	NMEA format	All formats	Geo-tagged notes	Geo-tagged photos	Geo-tagged audio	Fast POI buttons
AFTrack GPS-Tracking	yes	yes	yes	no	gpx;kml;pcx;igc;ovl	yes	no	no	yes
AlpineQuest GPS Hiking	?	yes	no	no	gpx	?	?	?	?
Ape@map	yes	yes	no	yes	gpx;nmea	yes	no	no	no
BackCountry Navigator	?	yes	no	no	gpx	?	?	?	yes
be-on-road	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Big Planet Tracks	?	yes	no	no	gpx	no	no	no	yes
BikeAtor	no	no	no	no	no	?	?	?	no
Bike Citizens	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
EB Dirigo	?	?	?	?	?	yes	yes	?	?
FitoTrack	no	yes	no	no	gpx	no	no	no	no
Gaia GPS	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
GeoNotes	no	no	no	no	geojson	yes	yes	no	no
Geopaparazzi	yes	yes	no	no	gpx;mbtiles;spatialite	no	no	no	yes
Gosmore	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
GPS Essentials	yes	yes	yes	no	gpx;kml	yes	yes	no	yes
GPS Logger for Android	yes	yes	yes	no	gpx;kml	no	no	no	no
inViu routes	yes	yes	yes	no	gpx;jpg;kml	yes	yes	yes	yes
JPSTrack	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
komoot - Outdoor Routplaner	;no	yes	no	no	gpx	yes	yes	no	yes
LocA	yes	yes	yes	no	gpx;kml;loc	?	?	?	?
Locus Map	yes	yes	yes	yes	gpx;kml/kmz;csv;tcx;dxf;Ov2;nmea	yes	yes	yes	yes
MapFactor Navigator	?	no	no	yes	nmea	?	?	?	?
Maverick	?	yes	yes	no	gpx;kml	yes	yes	yes	yes
My Tracks	?	yes	yes	no	gpx;kml	no	no	no	yes
Naviki	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Navit	?	yes	no	yes	bin, garmin, gpx, nmea	?	?	?	?
Navitel	yes	yes	no	no	gpx	?	?	?	?
Open GPS Tracker	yes	yes	yes	no	gpx;kml	yes	yes	yes	no
OpenTrail	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
OruxMaps	yes	yes	yes	no	gpx;kml	no	no	no	no
OsmAnd	yes	yes	no	no	gpx	no	yes	yes	yes
OSMTracker for Android	yes	yes	no	no	gpx	yes	yes	yes	yes
RMaps	?	yes	yes	no	gpx,kml	no	no	no	?
Routes for Android	yes	yes	yes	no	gpx,kml	yes	no	no	?
Run.GPS	?	?	?	?	?	no	yes	no	?
RunnerUp	no	yes	no	no	tcx;gpx	no	no	no	no
Trekarta	no	yes	yes	no	gpx;kml;native	no	no	no	yes
Trip4YouMaps	no	yes	no	no	gpx	no	no	no	yes
Turbo GPS	yes	yes	yes	no	gpx;kml;loc	no	no	no	?
Vespucci	yes	yes	no	no	gpx	no	no	no	no

Monitoring

Name	7 Ways	AFTrack GPS-Tracking	Alminav	AlpineQuest GPS Hiking	Big Planet Tracks	Bike Citizens	BikeAtor	CargoRocket	Cartograph	CityZen	Climb The World	Commons mobile app	Cruiser	CycleStreets (web/iPhone/Android/HTML5)	CycleStreets Android App	Gaia GPS	Geopaparazzi	GoPenS	Gosmore	GPS Essentials	GPS-Mate	GpsMid	GPXSee	Guru Maps	Ingress	INRIX Traffic	inViu routes	Jungle Bus	Komoot - Outdoor Routplaner	Locus Map	Magic Earth	MapFactor GPS Navigation Maps	Maps.me	MapSwipe	Mapy.cz	Nav by Viaopta	Naviki	Navit	Navitel	NoniGPSPlot for Android	Open GPS Tracker	Organic Maps	OruxMaps	OsmAnd	Pikmin Bloom	Pocket Maps	Pokémon Go	QGIS	QuoVadis Mobile	Relief Maps	RMaps	Routes - GPX/KML navigation, simulation & GPS tracking	Run.GPS	RunnerUp	Sports Tracker	Trekarta	Vespucci	СитиГИД
Monitoring	?	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	yes	?	no	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	yes	yes	?	no	no	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	?	yes	?	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Show current track	yes	yes	?	yes	yes	?	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	no	?	?	yes	?	yes	?	?	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	?	yes	yes	yes	?	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	?	yes	no	?	yes	yes	yes	yes	?	?	yes	yes	yes	?
Open existing track	yes	yes	?	?	?	?	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	?	?	?	?	yes	?	?	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	?	yes	yes	yes	?	?	yes	?	?	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	?	?	no	?	yes	yes	?	yes	?	?	yes	yes	yes	?
Altitude diagram	?	yes	?	yes	no	?	no	no	yes	no	no	no	?	yes	yes	?	no	?	?	yes	yes	yes	yes	?	no	no	yes	no	yes	yes	?	?	?	?	?	no	no	no	?	yes	no	?	no	no	?	?	no	?	yes	yes	no	yes	?	?	yes	yes	no	?
Show POD value	?	yes	?	?	?	?	yes	no	?	?	yes	no	?	?	?	?	no	?	?	yes	yes	yes	?	?	no	?	yes	no	no	yes	?	?	?	?	?	no	no	yes	yes	no	?	?	yes	no	?	?	no	?	yes	yes	?	?	?	?	yes	no	yes	?
Satellite view	yes	yes	?	no	?	?	yes	Yes (via additional app)	?	?	no	no	?	?	Y	?	Yes (via additional app)	?	?	yes	yes	yes	?	?	no	?	yes	no	no	yes	?	yes	?	?	?	no	no	no	yes	yes	?	?	yes	Yes (via additional app)	no	?	no	?	no	no	?	?	?	?	yes	no	no	?
Show live NMEA data	?	no	?	no	?	?	no	no	Record	?	no	no	?	?	no	?	no	?	?	no	yes	yes	?	?	no	?	no	no	no	Record	?	?	?	?	?	no	no	no	?	yes	?	?	no	no	?	?	no	?	no	?	?	?	?	?	no	no	no	?
Show speed	yes	?	?	?	?	yes	yes	no	?	no	no	yes	?	no	?	?	no	?	?	yes	?	yes	yes	yes	no	?	yes	no	yes	?	YesKeywords: GPS, Navigation, Offline, Maps, POI, Speed, Cameras, HD, Traffic, Route, 66, Navigator, Us, Europe, Osm, Openstreetmap, Free, Directions, Satnav, Voice, Guidance, Live, Postcode, style="background:#bfb;color:#000;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|yes	yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	yes	yes	?	?	?	yes	?	yes	?	?	yes	yes	?	yes	?	?	yes	yes	?	?
Send current position	?	yes, Sms, Www	?	no	no	?	yes	Www	Www	?	no	no	?	?	no	?	?	Www	?	no	no	Sms	no	?	Www	?	yes, Sms, Mail, Www	yes	yes, Sms, Mail, Www	Sms, Www	?	?	no	no	?	?	Www	no	Sms	no	no	yes	no	Www	?	?	?	yes, style="background:#F99;color:#000;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|no, Sms, Mail, Www	yes, Sms, Mail, Www	?	no	?	Www	Www	Www	yes, Www	no	?

This table was generated by the OSM Apps Catalog at 2024-10-10.

Accessibility

Name	Speech output (generated by the app)	Speech output (using Talkback)	All buttons and menus accessible for blind (If text is hidden in images, there is an alternative text to be read by TalkBack)	All icons (like GPS number of satellites in view) can be alternatively queried using a hotkey/menu	Speech input (by app)	Speech input (using Siri)	App is usable on keyboard devices without touchscreen	App is usable on touchscreen devices without keyboard	App is usable without hearing (All spoken texts are also written on the screen)	Handsfree navigation (no user interaction with hands is needed during navigation as long as user is following the proposed way) (Needed for blind persons with guide dog at one hand and white cane in the other hand.)	Accessibility certifications, test reports, etc. (link)
OSMAND	No	Yes	No	No	No	?	No	Yes	Limited	Yes	None

Name	Targeted at blind users	Targeted at wheelchair users	Complete non graphics text output	Braille interface	Exploration modus (tell all objects approaching)	Danger Warnings	Public Transport mode	Screenreader	Screenreader languages
BikeAtor	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
GetThere	yes	no	?	no	?	no	?	TalkBack	ar,cs,da,de,en,es,fa,fi,fr,he,it,nl,no,pl,pt,ru,sk,sv,zh
MapFactor Navigator	no	no	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
OsmAnd	yes	no	?	no	?	?	yes	Talkback, TomTom voices	?
TripAdvisor	no	no	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
TripGo	yes	no	no	no	no	no	yes	?	?

See Also

• Comparison of iOS applications
• Comparison of Windows Phone applications
• Comparison of editors
• Wikipedia:Comparison of commercial GPS software
• Wikipedia:Comparison of free off-line GPS software