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Re:Ask HN: How long until Google charges for private Gmail a... by marcosdumay on Monday February 07, 2022 @02:31PM (#30249781)
OsmAnd is an alternative to Maps.

I don't know what kind of requirement you have that "nothing gets close". My opinion is that Osm is much more useful, but YMMV.

Re:Ask HN: How long until Google charges for private Gmail a... by pedrogpimenta on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @06:29AM (#30271458)
OsmAnd and also Organic Maps are great, I have them installed and use them regularly, specially for non-commercial walks, like parks, etc. But Google Maps has much more information on restaurants, bars, shops, hospitals, post offices, pharmacies, hotels, carshops, etc... And the reviews are also priceless when browsing restaurants. Also navigation wise, knowing speed limits, current traffic (I know, I know, the paradox of data sharing), toll-free roads, searching for exact addresses are much much better on Google Maps. For me, of course!