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	only shops	yes (with special interface, allows easy adding specific data)	no	no	no	yes
Every Door	yes	yes	only POI nodes/ways	no	no	yes

Editors

Name	Install	License	Record tracks
Every Door		ISC	?
Vespucci		Apache license 2.0	yes

Navigation apps that cannot compute routes

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

Name	License	Price	Record tracks
OpenTrail	GPL	0 !free	yes
Trekarta	GPLv3	0,99$;free	yes
BackCountry Navigator	Proprietary	9.99$ (fully functional time limited free demo available)	yes
Gaia GPS	Proprietary	Free iOS / $19.99 Android	yes
GPS Essentials	Proprietary	0 !free	yes
Maverick	Proprietary	Freemium	yes
OruxMaps	Proprietary	€4.19	yes
Routes for Android	Proprietary	Free	yes

Other apps

Name	License	Price	Display map	Record tracks	Monitor
A Photo Manager	GPL	Free	yes	no	no
GeoNotes	GPL v3	0 !free	yes	no	yes
Geopaparazzi	GPL v3	0 !free	yes	yes	yes
GPS Logger for Android	GPL	0 !free	no	yes	no
GPXSee	GPLv3	0 !free	yes	no	yes
Jpstrack	BSD (source available)	0 !free	yes	yes	?
MapSwipe	app (BSD), data (CC BY 3.0)	Free	no	no	no
OSMBugs	GPL	0 !free	yes	no	no
osmdroid	Apache License 2.0	0 !free	yes	no	no
OSMfocus Reborn	Apache License 2.0	0 !free	yes	no	title="Monitor" ?
OSMTracker	GPLv3	0 !free	yes	yes	yes
QGIS	GPL	0 !free	yes	?	?
RMaps	GPL	0 !free	yes	yes	yes
AlpineQuest GPS Hiking	Proprietary	3€, $9.99	yes	yes	yes
Ape@map	Proprietary	0 !free	yes	yes	yes
BikeAtor	Proprietary	0 !free	yes	yes	yes
Cartograph	proprietary	Free	yes	yes	no
City Maps 2Go	Proprietary	iPhone: 2.99$ / 2.69€ Android: free	yes	no	no
LockOnMe	Proprietary	0 !free	yes	no	yes
OSMfocus	Proprietary	0 !free	yes	no	no
Run.GPS	Proprietary	20€0020 !	yes	yes	yes
TripAdvisor	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	?	no	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 features

Name	Show current track	Open existing track	Altitude diagram	Show DOP value	Satellite view	Show live NMEA data	Send current position via SMS	Upload current position
AFTrack GPS-Tracking	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
AlpineQuest GPS Hiking	yes	?	yes	?	no	no	no	no
Ape@map	yes	yes	yes	?	yes	no	yes	yes
BackCountry Navigator	yes	yes	?	?	no	no	no	no
Big Planet Tracks	yes	?	no	?	?	?	no	no
BikeAtor	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no	no
Cruiser	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
EB Dirigo	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Gaia GPS	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Geopaparazzi	yes	yes	no	no	?	no	?	?
Gosmore	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
GPS Essentials	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no
GPXSee	no	yes	yes	no	no	yes	no	no
inViu routes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
komoot - Outdoor Routplaner	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	yes
LocA	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
LockOnMe	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	no
Locus Map	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	record	yes	yes
MapFactor Navigator	yes	yes	?	?	yes	?	no	no
Maverick	yes	yes	?	?	?	?	no	yes
My Tracks	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes
Navit	yes	?	no	yes	no	no	no	no
Open GPS Tracker	yes	yes	no	?	?	?	no	no
OsmAnd	yes	yes	no	no	?	no	no	yes
OSMTracker for Android	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	no
RMaps	yes	?	no	?	?	?	no	no
Routes for Android	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Run.GPS	?	?	?	?	?	?	no	yes
Trekarta	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	yes	yes
Trip4YouMaps	yes	?	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Turbo GPS	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes
Vespucci	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	no
YourPocketMap	no	no	no	no	no	no	?	?

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	?	?