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Add to SafariWhen comparing Be-on-road (Offline Maps & Navigation) vs Maprika, the Slant community recommends Be-on-road (Offline Maps & Navigation) for most people. In the question“What are the best offline GPS navigation apps for Android?” Be-on-road (Offline Maps & Navigation) is ranked 8th while Maprika is ranked 16th. The most important reason people chose Be-on-road (Offline Maps & Navigation) is:
If exceeding the current speed limit by more than 10km/h, the current speed display turns red.
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Pros
Pro Display of speed and (current) speed limit
If exceeding the current speed limit by more than 10km/h, the current speed display turns red.
Pro 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.
Pro Easy to set up map data
It is easy to select for which country to download the maps initially.
Pro Navigation-orientated interface
Easy to select target(s), easy definition of home/work addresses, clear interface while navigating.
Pro Smooth update of the display while driving
Pro Good display of lanes to use
e.g. on Autobahn exits.
Pro 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.
Pro Works offline
All the custom maps can be downloaded for use without an internet connection.
Pro Save online maps for offline use
You can select an area of an online map like Bing Maps and save it for offline navigation
Pro 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
Pro 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.
Pro 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.
Pro Share location with friends
You can share location with friends who also use the app and set a meeting point
Pro Export placemarks
All placemarks can be exported as a single GPX file
Pro Export tracks
Tracks can be exported individually or all at once, as GPX or KML
Pro Placemarks
Can add placemarks to the map, with names and descriptions
Pro 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
Pro Record tracks
Tracks can be recorded and shown on the map (one at a time)
Cons
Con 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.
Con Speed limits often are incomplete or outdated
Con Outdated map data
Con 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.
Con No routing options
E.g. there is no option to configure average speed values to use for certain kind of streets.
Con 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.
Con 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.
Con 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.
Con 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.
