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What is the best alternative to HERE Maps - Offline navigation, GPS, directions & transit tracker?
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Waze
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Notification about police
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Advertisement supported
The advertisements usually shown when the vehicle is at rest, and they cover the entire screen. There is no way to get rid of them, it's strictly a free ad supported app.
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Shows traffic speeds during rush hour
Shows red during heavy traffic along with mph, and orange for mild traffic.
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Very high battery consumption
This app literally DRAINS your mobile. With an iPhone 6s, one can drive just a couple of hours before running out of battery.
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Route options
You can select the route icon and it will give you 3 options with milage and time to get you there if you want to choose your own route.
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Can freeze up when connected to Apple Play
Especially on iPhone 6s and Toyota Highlander 2020 pairing. Bad routes, slow to determine where one is in a few locations (for example, exiting the highway and the exit is located lower than the highway).
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Live routing and alert reports from other waze users
Each waze user has the ability to report traffic and road information changes as well as accidents, road closures, police locations and other alerts in real-time. This information is then displayed on the map to benefit other drivers and used to recalculate optimal route.
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Lists traffic accidents
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Google Maps
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8
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6
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Offline functionality
You can download offline data per city or parts of cities if you live in an especially large city, but not for states or countries. Points of Interests are generally more relevant & current than the typical stand alone GPS unit.
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No plan-ahead for commuters
Cannot plan trip ahead based on commuter lane.
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Best execution of save location feature
Recent updates have made it so you can label a place instead of being stuck with some address or GPS coordinate and forgetting what it represents. Saved places show as stars and are all on one layer as long as you're logged in. There is also the ability to create maps (parallel to groups) for things you might not want to see or have show up all the time whenever you're using google maps from day to day. This feature is highly helpful for planning, even if you're a person who likes to wing it.
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Not very precise traffic information
Depending on a country information might not be very accurate for traffic.
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Find your parked car
You save the location of your car and easily find it again
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Sometimes takes too long to load
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Accurate mapping
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Saved locations needs online connection and has no visible label
Two negatives about this feature is you have to be online to be able to save a place, but it is stored off line once google map gets on the net and syncs. The other negative is there is no visible label for saved places, you have to click on stars to see the label for them.
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Updated constantly
Nearby my house, there is major road construction in progress. Apple maps didn’t show this at all, but google maps did. There was also a new, small road that was finished around 3 days ago. Google maps shows this road. Apple maps still hasn’t shown the major construction.
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Maps saved offline can easily wipe your bandwidth cap via auto update
Google Maps offline maps update automatically in the background. Not a problem if you're using a sim card in your phone, but if you connect to a pre-paid hotspot that the phone recognizes and connects to as a wifi device you risk burning through your data allotment. The offline maps can be set to update manually, but this is not default behavior.
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Most ubiquitous third party app integration
Asides from the stock Apple Maps app, Google Maps is the most commonly supported 3rd party map. 3rd party apps often have links for directions, Google Maps is usually an option whereas other 3rd party GPS apps are not.
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It’s Google
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Navigation background change based on ambient light
This is great for night driving or even when going through tunnels as the map will be more visible for low light situations.
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Secondary routing
Google Maps can now search for and add a route for a second location on the way to the primary location that you are going to and have already routed. Note that it cannot do a third or true multi routing like the desktop webapp can.
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Sygic: GPS Navigation & Maps
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6
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Poor map viewing
Sygic's interface is tailored to navigation. While viewing maps in 2D is possible, it populates the map with a bunch of POI icons which detract from street names. The biggest issue is how easy it is to select something or start navigation when zooming in/out. Still usable for map viewing though.
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Safe projection like hands free heads up display
GPS Navigation & Maps Sygic offers an in app purchase to add on a Heads Up Display for the app. This works for nighttime driving by placing ones device up by the windshield and the device will reflect all information in the windshield for a convenient hands free experience that is on the level of where ones eyes already are.
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Bad map accuracy
Even the newest maps seem outdated and have many mistakes or inaccuracies. Entire ranges of house numbers are absent in some streets, 3d buildings are only present in some segments.
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Useful lane guidance
GPS Navigation & Maps Sygic provides lane guidance as a feature for safe lane maneuvering while driving which is great especially when on a highway of unknown locations being one never knows exactly what lanes to be in when merging or taking exits.
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Bad routing
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Highly precise address data
GPS Navigation & Maps Sygic is powered by Tom Tom map data, which is often used by governments as well as emergency services.
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Pricey Android Auto
TomTom is more than 2x cheaper.
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Local language guidance
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Updates require running app
After a Play Store update it is important to run the app once to download all the offline data again, otherwise it will not be usable when no external data is available. This is not only time consuming but inconvenient for those that may be in a hurry.
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Easily assess location with 3D Navigation
GPS Navigation & Maps Sygic provides a very detailed 3D world during navigation, with elevated hills and even city buildings which makes for a more realistic view of where one is in comparison to their surroundings.
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No voice controls
Seems a bit pointless having no voice alerts in the free one unless someone is sitting next to you.
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Commercial Map Data
Utilizes commercial data for its maps that are supplied by TomTom Maps. While not strictly better it can have more up-to-date map data than OSM. This is also the reason for the the good address data.
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Magic Earth
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No tracker
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Proprietary software
The source code is not available.
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Offline mode
Possibility to download maps for offline access.
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Speed limitation
Speed limit display with the possibility of signalling an excess of speed.
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Open Street Maps
Uses open street maps and there are no ads.
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Traffic
Handling of traffic.
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OsmAnd Maps & Navigation
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Based around crowdsourced OpenStreetMap data
OSM provides a map editable by everyone; just like the web-based encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Using a community edited map allows one to correct isses they encounter. Combined with the monthly turn around, these edits are added for navigation quickly.
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Slow and sometimes poor search
Most often does not find what you are looking for (which is not caused by bad OSM data).
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OpenStreetMap contributing made convenient
One can also utilize features to contribute back to OSM. This includes reporting a bug or adding a POI. This feature doesn't require an internet connection as the points can be uploaded latter upon request.
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Slow rendering
It can take some time for an area to be rendered. This tends not to be a problem during navigation since only a small area must be rendered as the map moves, and this area isn't immediately needed; though likely a bigger issue with smaller screens.
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Works offline once the maps are downloaded
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Poor navigation interface
The interface is not the most intuitive, though is continually progressing. It doesn't provide a 3D view like many navigation apps.
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Helpful lane guidance
Lane guidance can assist in deciding if one should stay in the right or left lanes. OsmAnd provides detailed information on the number of lanes and which are valid for your chosen destination; based on the data available it may show too many or too few lanes.
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Near impossible to scroll through map
Due to the slow rendering (already mentioned) it is near impossible to scroll through OsmAnd's maps. You move the map only slightly and it takes ages to redraw all vector layers.
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Excellent general map viewing
Sometimes one needs more than just navigation, they have a need to view a map or specify a specific route. OsmAnd provides a very nice, detailed map. This can be good for seeing what is around you or showing a place you are talking about to a friend. It also provides a means to add waypoints on the map which can be used to dictate a specific route (not simple enough to do routinely).
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No display when the next speed limit occurs
When driving on unknown streets you are often surprised by speed limits or town signs, so you have to friction brake.
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Routinely updated maps
Utilizing the community driven OpenStreetMap data has allowed for monthly publishing of new maps that the user can use. Though that doesn't necessarily mean the map data has changed.
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Terrible address data
This is a limitation of OSM's data, but it is unreliable for locating an address while offline. Even with internet it doesn't appear that it can locate most addresses.
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Free and open source
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No recorded voices can be found for download, only text-to-speech
Though not generally a problem, since OsmAnd+ favours TTS-based voice prompts it does advertise also supporting recorded voice prompts. However they cannot be downloaded or selected anywhere in the app, so you'll end up with awkward pronunciation, depending on your device's TTS engine, especially when setting your language to English in a non-English speaking area. Disabling street names will help as a limited workaround, but for those looking for clear and well-pronounced instructions, it's better to look elsewhere.
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Shows speed limit
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Being based on OpenStreetMap data can be lacking
The use of OSM also has the drawback of many places not getting the attention needed for updates. Depending on the geographic location OSM may have the most detailed maps or the most bare/outdated map.
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Contour lines enable understanding the terrain
Through the use of an additional plugin OsmAnd Maps & Navigation is able to utilize contour lines on its maps which helps view the landscape and terrain.
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For car navigation, vehicle parameters and specifications can be entered
This helps in optimizing route calculations based on vehicle's maximum speed or a country's maximum speed limits, typical driving speeds, width and height of the vehicle and so on.
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Has an option to FAVOUR (rather than avoid) unpaved roads (remember when you have this selected!)
This helps in avoiding often congested main roads and in casually discovering alternative routes, sometimes dirt roads as well, which are commonly far less-travelled in most places. Odd place for this option though, should be near the section where you can select which types of roads to avoid instead.
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License:
GPLv3
Supported platforms:
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Sygic
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Heads up display
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Updates require running the app
After a Play Store update it is important to run the app once to download all the offline data again, otherwise it will not be usable when no external data is available.
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Offline navigation
Internet connection is not required.
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Poor map viewing
Sygic's interface is tailored to navigation. While viewing maps in 2D is possible, it populates the map with a bunch of POI icons which detract from street names. The biggest issue is how easy it is to select something or start navigation when zooming in/out.
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Lane guidance
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Detailed and up to date commercial map data
Utilizes commercial data for its maps. While not strictly better it can have more up-to-date map data than OSM with better coverage. This is also the reason for the the good address data.
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Good address data
This app can locate address without external data.
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Navmii GPS World (Navfree)
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Crowd sourced traffic information and reporting
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Sometimed strange detours before reaching your destination, even at short distances.
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Convenient offline support
Navmii GPS World (Navfree) uses OSM (OpenStreetMap) data which means it stores the maps on local storage so the user can use the app offline with zero data usage. This is great for those that need to use a navigation app but will have no data connection.
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Quality of images not the best
The quality of images in the app are sometimes not the best . It is caused by some form of conversion, which may save room but limits the apps looks.
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Works good for hands free navigation
Navmii GPS World (Navfree) has voice guided navigation for its maps, even offline so users do not need to mess around with the app while driving, which is safer than having to constantly look at ones device.
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Fast map rendering
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MapFactor
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Free
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High battery use
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Allows selecting fastest, shortest, or cheapest route
The app offers calculating route by shortest travel time, shortest travel distance or lowest gas cost.
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Ads
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Can be used offline
From the app's settings at the bottom of the screen there's a section that allows downloading new and deleting no longer necessary maps. You can choose between free Open Street Maps or slightly more accurate and feature-rich TomTom maps. Downloading maps locally isgreat for situations when the signal is unreliable or when abroad, since you can use the app without having to consider roaming charges.
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Pinch to zoom needs calibrating
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Can be installed on an SD card
In addition to installing the app on the device's internal memory, MapFactor can also be installed on an external memory storage device such as an SD card.
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Lacks alternative routing options
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Clean, customizable UI
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Truck mode is not useful without paid TomTom maps
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Offers choice between using free Open Street Maps or paid TomTom maps
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Day and night switching
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2D and 3D modes
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Turn-by-turn voice navigation is available in multiple languages
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Searches by address, POI, coordinates and via Google search (allows voice)
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Allows recording and replaying travel
MapFactor allows recording travel and replaying back the route later. It also allows exchanging recorded routes with other MapFactor users.
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Dedicated routing options for trucks
In truck mode, that requires paid TomTom maps, if you input vehicle's properties such as max speed, height, length, weight, weight per axle, etc, it will take those restrictions into consideration when planning a route.
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Has internet based live traffic option
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Komoot
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No offline re-routing
Offline GPS will tell you when you have left your tour (and approximately what direction it is in), but cannot re-route without internet connection. Which can be inconvenient for those that deviate or get lost.
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Find conditions before setting out
Komoot offers data on road/trail type, elevation, etc. which allows for user to find plan out their trips and prepare for the current conditions.
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Excellent routing for outdoor sports
Komoot is geared towards those that do outdoor sports such as hiking or cycling by displaying common known trails as well as user created ones that are shared on the platform.
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TomTom GO
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Lane assist
Detailed lane guidance system helps drivers make the right exits.
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Slow development
TomTom are nortoriously slow on the development of the app, seemingly not interested in staying ahead of it's competition. As a result, there has been very little in the way of improvements with the exception of map updates.
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Traffic alerts
Up to the minute updates of traffic alerts based on floating car data.
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Color themes
There is a good selection of color themes to pick from which are reflected across the interface.
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Offline
Doesn't require an active internet connection.
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Endomondo
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Removed features from paying customers in the past
Endomondo used to be a singular priced upfront paid app with no subscription fee, twice. During the first restructuring, the app was changed on the store, leaving out the people who had paid originally, to then require them to pay again for the new app. After this happened, the app changed again to be free-to-play, dropping features that paying customers had paid for and locking them behind a monthly pay wall. So not only did long time users who paid for the app get ripped off once, if they had paid for the newer paid app, they got ripped off again when the app went free-to-play. This is not a great track record for the service, leaving to question, when is the next restructuring going to happen that may potentially take the money of paying customers without delivering the service promised.
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Can use data from accessories (Paid Feature)
For those that subscribe to the monthly fee to unlock extra features, you can use data from heart-rate sensors and pedometers.
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History Manage
If for some reason you activity gets duplicated, you have to go one by one to delete them, since there is no bulk erase.
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Motivates by giving optional challenges
Endomondo allows competing with others or setting and reaching personal goals. Winners of challenges get prizes.
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Features locked behind paywall
Many features of the app are locked behind a monthly or yearly paywall. A single month subscription is $5.99, while the yearly subscription is $29.99. This may be prohibiting for those that want to track exercise, but do not want to commit to the cost.
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Analyzes performance
Performance analysis can be viewed on Endomondo's homepage after a workout.
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Works only on outdoor activities
Indoor activities can be logged manually, but the app is created to track outdoor activities.
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Generous free version
All the necessary features for a basic fitness app can be used without getting the Premium version.
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No need for an Internet connection
Once downloaded an Internet connection is not required, except for social features.
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Social features
Show routes of other people nearby. You can issues challenges to your friends, record a motivational speech for them and view their progress.
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Tracks distance, duration, avg. speed, avg. pace, calories burned and hydration
Endomondo displays your route using Google Maps and tracks distance, duration, avg. speed, avg. pace, calories burned and hydration. It even tracks what music you listen to while exercising (can be viewed on their website).
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Has motivational audio messages
Endomondo can interact with you via audio messages giving reports on progress and encouragement.
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Runtastic
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5
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Nags for "Gold Membership" even in paid "Pro" app
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Accurate exercise tracking
Runtastic is capable of informing users of their pace, distance traveled, heart rate, and altitude, along with a detailed map that is saved into "history".
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Includes an audio coach
The audio coach provides updates at each checkpoint. The trainer is capable of telling the user total duration, pace, speed, calories burned, calories burned, and heart rate (if wearing a monitor).
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Support for interval training
This app encourages users to utilize their interval training feature. This feature is easy to use because it is integrated with their voice coach who well notify the runner when the next interval is arriving.
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Keeps a detailed history
The completed workout's map is saved along with all of the data collected about the workout. Because of this feature, users can easily track their improvement and accurately set goals.
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Includes useful metrics
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Avenza Maps
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Cannot use SD card
Even though the maps are free of charge and some of them are official park maps without copyright issues, the app still refuses to store them on the SD card, so the map storage tends to take up far more internal flash memory than any other app.
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Very detailed official local maps
Supports official maps published by park services, etc, which often have more details than any other map available.
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Map search is awful
Searching for map files is very frustrating as the map search only shows the center point of each map as a pin, so you can't see whether the map includes a point you're interested in, and since there are usually many historical maps of the same location, they produce many pins appearing on top of each other. You have to download each one and open it in order to see what it will look like, rather than previewing them in the live display. Good overview maps will appear as pins in random locations, while there will be tons of topo map tiles everywhere else
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Save placemarks
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Only shows one map at a time
It supports USGS topo maps, for instance, but if you walk off the edge of one, you have to manually load the adjacent map, which is a hassle. It would be nice if, like other apps, you could select "USGS topo" as the map source, and it would automatically show whichever specific map your location is currently near the middle of (since the USGS maps have margins and legends, etc.)
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Records GPS tracks
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Only supports local maps
You need to plan ahead and download a map for each park or region you're going to visit before you go offline.
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RunKeeper
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Tracks distance, duration, speed, pace and calories burned
RunKeeper displays your route using Google Maps and tracks distance, duration, speed, pace and calories burned. You can also input your runs manually (useful when running on treadmills) to add them to your "workout logs".
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Intervals are not supported in stopwatch mode
Since this allows both "GPS" and "stopwatch" mode, and tracking several sports, it should allow you to use intervals in stopwatch mode. I would like to use intervals for treadmill running or stationary bicycle.
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Simple interface
The interface is clean and easy to use.
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Warm-up and cool-down time are included in overall pace
Warm up and cool down are options you can toggle for a run. If you toggle them on, those are included in your overall pace calculation, but they are.
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Gives audio cues
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Warm-up and cool-down time are included in overall pace
Warm up and cool down are options you can toggle for a run. If you toggle them on, those are included in your overall pace calculation, but they are.
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Great for Interval Training
Interval lengths can be set and RunKeeper will let know when to start and stop running via audio messages.
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Charts don't overlay
While charts do exist for pace, elevation, and cadence, they're all independent graphs. It would be nice to see pace overlaid with elevation, as some other apps do.
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Tracks shoe mileage
You can add several pairs of shoes to this app and select which you are wearing for each activity. It will keep an overall count of a shoe's mileage to help you know when to buy new shoes.
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Does not announce intervals correctly when also using audio stats
If you are using both intervals and audio stats, and then happen to occur at the same time, the stats are announced first, and then your interval announcement after. You end up starting your interval late, even though it's tracking that interval already.
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Tracks shoe mileage
You can add several pairs of shoes to this app and select which you are wearing for each activity. It will keep an overall count of a shoe's mileage to help you know when to buy new shoes.
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GPS sometimes fails
The GPS sometimes fails on devices that rely on WIFI for GPS (Apple ipod touch). However, GPS can be fixed manually later.
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Cross-platform
The app is available for iOS and Android.
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Slow and heavy for old smartphones
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Website has detailed statistics
Stats such as top speed, speed of each interval, fastest/slowest parts of a course, etc. Where applicable, graphs and maps routes will be display for a visual representation.
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Does not announce split pace properly when using kilometers
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Add photos to your runs
To make the memorable runs easy to remember why they were memorable.
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Doesn't optimize for WGS-84 GPS on map
The track path draw on map is wrong cause WGS-84 GPS format.
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Works with Pebble smartwatches
You will have to download the app both on your phone and Pebble.
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Can chart weight
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Perfect localization for interface and voice
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Works with Android Wear
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Integrates with many accessories
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Be-on-road (Offline Maps & Navigation)
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Display of speed and (current) speed limit
If exceeding the current speed limit by more than 10km/h, the current speed display turns red.
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Needs quite some time to recalculate and select an alternative route
When intentionally driving a different than the suggested street, it tries a long time to get you back onto the initially suggested route though alternatives would be faster and shorter.
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Display of next speed limit change
When routing you can see the next speed limit traffic sign displayed, so you can better estimate when to release the right pedal to drive more efficiently.
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Speed limits often are incomplete or outdated
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Easy to set up map data
It is easy to select for which country to download the maps initially.
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Outdated map data
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Navigation-orientated interface
Easy to select target(s), easy definition of home/work addresses, clear interface while navigating.
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Unclear what map data source is used
If it would use Open Street Map data, it would add the option to fix something, e.g. the speed limits, yourself.
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Smooth update of the display while driving
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No routing options
E.g. there is no option to configure average speed values to use for certain kind of streets.
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Good display of lanes to use
e.g. on Autobahn exits.
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Apple Maps
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Default option
It's already installed, so you don't have to install it.
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Some parts of the map are not actually
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Best apple watch integration
With an apple watch paired with your iPhone, haptic feedback alerts you just a few seconds before a turn comes up. This is distinct from the audio alerts that say in 1 mile, or half a mile or even a quarter of am mile, the haptic feedback vibrates even closer to the actual turn than audio cues. The feedback is also slightly different from left turns, right turn and straight ahead. It takes time to distinguish the difference but in time you might. None of the competitors have haptic feedback close to turns. It could be due to Apple being stingy with the API or if competitors have simply not developed the feature into their apps. It makes navigating to new places much more relaxed as a deaf person since it is no longer necessary to depend so heavily on the street name, exit, or tracking the guiding line (remaining blocks) on the map as a turn comes near.
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Sans apple watch and haptic feedback, harder to navigate visually
Apple maps is not as good about lane shifts and names of streets where you need to turn. It's not possible to skip to the next turn like you can with Google Maps so as to be prepared for quick successions of turns. Terrain details are very bare while cross streets make things feel busy. Cross streets are great for learning a new city, but distracting when you're just trying to get from point A to point B.
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Easy on the battery
It doesn't destroy the battery as much as Google Maps or any other option.
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Mapfactor Navigator
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Free with OSM maps
MapFactor also provides regular map updates.
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Ads on application exit
As of Spring 2017, this app doesn't allow you to exit without being nagged to install other apps. If you select "No thanks", you somehow get directed to a Google search page, which is incredibly frustrating. It's acceptable to have a fairly unobtrusive ad at the bottom of a navigation map, but it's definitely a deterrent if every time you exit the app you have to go through a series of annoying screens or take the risk of making a mistake and installing something you actually don't want.
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Free monthly updates
Every month there are free map updates.
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Nag screen to upgrade to Premium TomTom maps
Even if you click 'Don't show this anymore' you still get constantly nagged to upgrade.
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Very in-depth adjustments in settings
You can define vehicle type, which roads you prefer to use (highway, secondary roads, local road) all with a percentage slider.
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Not very appealing grayish user interface
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Up to 3 suggested routes
This is a premium upgrade but worth the small cost. Without it Navigator always has a preference for main roads.
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Sometimes questionable navigating routes
For example, in Slovenia, with loaded OSM data, this navigator routed to off-road trails. OsmAnd+ selected much better roads.
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Highly customisable
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Helpful lane guidance
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Speed and camera warning
Navigator warns you if you approach a speed camera or exceed the speed limit.
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Traffic information
The new 3.0 version includes also the online traffic information. It is also a premium feature but worth it.
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MAPS.ME
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Very detailed selection of areas to download
That saves a lot of download, e.g. from ~500MB in other applications it is reduced to ~50MB for German surroundings.
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Poor response time to recalculate the route
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Includes offline routing and turn-by-turn navigation
Users without a data connection can still use the app for turn by turn directions, which is great for those that travel or use a device that does not have a cellular data connection.
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No option for satellite/aerial/topographic imagery
Not as useful for navigating while hiking/climbing/etc.
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Obtains data from community-based OpenStreetMap
MAPS.ME uses data from OpenStreetMap, meaning the data retrieved from that service is a community-based map. Anyone can freely edit and contribute to the map, a map concept that is similar to Wikipedia.
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Very slow search and route calculation
Probably because MAPS.ME has more POIs in its database which ends up with all searches and route calculations being very slow.
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Fast rendering
By using compression of the map data, MAPS.ME is able to speed up the rendering of their maps to one's device. This allows for a quicker feeling app.
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No display of speed limit
Neither the next nor the current one.
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Optionally can download traffic information
And showing it color-coded (Google-maps-like) on the streets.
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No way to distinguish between fastest, efficient or shortest route
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Discover nearby feature
Shows a nicely organize list of interesting places to visit close to your current location.
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Very limited options
E.g. no way to hide certain buttons like the traffic button, or to configure the language used to display city names.
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Matching modern material-like interface
The design of the app uses a material-like interface making for a close to native looking experience on Android.
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Sometimes very strange suggestions
E.g. when not using the suggested route, Maps&Me continues to request to turn even if you are more than 100m after the cross-road.
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Offline vector maps
Automatically downloads vector maps for offline use.
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Favorites are a little bit too hidden
Because they are stored in groups.
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No nagging advertisements
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Traffic information is not available in all countries and cities
Source of traffic info is a trade secret this feature is only available to some selected cities.
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Easy to install
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No lane assist
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Easy adding/editing of bookmarks/favorite places
Click on the map and you will have the option to Bookmark, Route From, Route To. Having selected Bookmark simply offers to edit it, e.g. give it a different name.
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Being based on OpenStreetMap data can be lacking
The use of OSM also has the drawback of many places not getting the attention needed for updates. Depending on the geographic location OSM may have the most detailed maps or the most bare/outdated map.
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Allows to edit OpenStreetMap data
It is possible to add new and edit existing POIs in OpenStreetMap database using a nice interface.
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Does not show images offline
Does not show images offline if supplied in standard kmz file. i.e. zipped kml plus image folder.
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Night mode
There is a night mode option.
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No tourist detail maps
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Integration with booking.com
Displays information from booking.com about hotels and apartments.
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ZANavi
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Anyone can use or share the code
It's licensed under GPL which make sit ope-source, where anyone can look at or use the code which allows for an open understanding of the app.
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Limited maps
There are many missing maps from the database making for user limitation depending on the are one lives.
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Usability focused
The core of the app is designed around ease of use which makes it an intuitive app to use.
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Maprika
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12
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Make your own custom maps
You can navigate on any image of a map, even a hand-drawn map, real estate survey map, or aerial photo taken from an angle, by pinning important features on the image to identical features on a regular GPS-aligned map.
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Single resolution only
It can only navigate one image at a time, so if you save an online map for offline use, it will only ever display that particular zoom level, you cannot zoom in or out to see more detail or wider view.
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Works offline
All the custom maps can be downloaded for use without an internet connection.
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Some bugs with map display
Sometimes it will say "Google Satellite" for instance, but is actually showing a regular "Google Road" map, and you have to change it twice to get it to actually change.
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Save online maps for offline use
You can select an area of an online map like Bing Maps and save it for offline navigation
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Photo storage folder isn't customizable
Photos have to be in a particular folder to show up as icons on the map. If you have your camera app save to a different folder, they won't be noticed by Maprika.
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Desktop map editor
A map editor is available for desktop OS, so you can tweak a map that you previously uploaded and update it, and add more metadata
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No folders for placemarks
My Places is just one big collection, with no ability to distinguish types of places or show only certain types at a time.
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Photo locations shown as icon
When you take a photo with the Camera app, with GPS metadata tags turned on, and it saves in the DCIM folder, Maprika will show a camera icon at the location of the photo.
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Many local maps available
After creating a custom map, you can upload it to the server, so that it's usable by others without duplicating effort. There are currently ~15,000 maps available.
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Share location with friends
You can share location with friends who also use the app and set a meeting point
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Export placemarks
All placemarks can be exported as a single GPX file
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Export tracks
Tracks can be exported individually or all at once, as GPX or KML
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Placemarks
Can add placemarks to the map, with names and descriptions
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Altitude/speed graph
When viewing a track, you can show the graph of altitude or speed at the bottom of the screen, and follow along the track
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Record tracks
Tracks can be recorded and shown on the map (one at a time)
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