CoMaps: The Offline App That Guided Rescuers Without a Signal in Venezuela

Re:CoMaps: The Offline App That Guided Rescuers Without a Si... by flexagoon on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @09:15PM (#49458182)

OsmAnd is not that much slower nowadays since they added the new OpenGL renderer. It is, however, less convenient and pretty. I think OsmAnd really shines for things like hiking, whereas for regular urban navigation CoMaps works just as well.

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Re:CoMaps: The Offline App That Guided Rescuers Without a Si... by hv42 on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @11:40PM (#49459369)

Exactly my experience as well. OSMAnd is a lot better for hiking as it has 3d views, hiking routes, topo maps and better routing in general. Comaps is great for city navigation or casual usage

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Re:CoMaps: The Offline App That Guided Rescuers Without a Si... by shiandow on Thursday August 27, 2026 @07:52AM (#49463284)

I also really like the star chart they added recently. Seems like a minor thing but it's just really handy to have it available for the few occasions you need it.

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Re:CoMaps: The Offline App That Guided Rescuers Without a Si... by coldpie on Thursday August 27, 2026 @08:21AM (#49463608)

I gave CoMaps a shot this morning, but it doesn't support public transit in my city (Minneapolis/Saint Paul area) which is an instant deal killer. Bummer.

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