Alternatives to CoMaps
A community-led fork of Organic Maps offering offline OpenStreetMap navigation with a focus on privacy. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
CoMaps
A community-led fork of Organic Maps offering offline OpenStreetMap navigation with a focus on privacy.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as CoMaps.
OsmAnd
An open-source offline map and navigation app based on OpenStreetMap, for driving, cycling and hiking.
OsmAnd is also open source and OpenStreetMap-based with fully offline driving, cycling and walking routing, adding GPX overlays but with a denser interface and in-app purchases.
MAPS.ME
An offline world map app for Android and iOS with route planning and travel discovery features.
MAPS.ME offers downloadable offline world maps and route planning on Android, iOS and the web, but is owned by a commercial company and adds travel discovery features.
Magic Earth
A privacy-focused navigation app with offline maps, live traffic and CarPlay support.
Magic Earth is a closed-source, privacy-focused app with offline maps, live traffic, CarPlay support and truck and EV routing, with some features in paid Premium.
Guru Maps
An offline navigation app with 3D terrain, GPS track recording and sync across devices.
Guru Maps is closed source with offline navigation, 3D terrain, track recording, device sync and CarPlay and Android Auto, with some features in a paid Pro tier.
HERE WeGo
A free map and navigation service from HERE with turn-by-turn driving directions.
HERE WeGo is closed source but free, offering offline country maps for driving without an account and a web version, with fewer local business details than Google Maps.
Google Maps
Google's map and navigation service with live traffic, transit directions and Street View.
Google Maps adds live traffic, transit directions and Street View, but is closed source, tied to Google's data collection, and offline use is limited to downloaded areas.
Sygic GPS Navigation
An offline GPS navigation app with 3D maps, speed camera warnings and CarPlay and Android Auto support.
Sygic GPS Navigation is closed source with offline navigation, speed camera warnings, Motorbike Mode and CarPlay and Android Auto, with premium features on subscription.
Also worth comparing
These listings name CoMaps as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Apple Maps
Apple's map and navigation service with directions, traffic, guides and place search.
CoMaps is a free, open-source, community-governed fork of Organic Maps with offline OpenStreetMap navigation and a privacy focus, though its transit layer covers only some cities.
Locus Map
An outdoor navigation app for hiking, cycling and geocaching with offline maps and route planning.
CoMaps is free, open source and community-governed, with offline OpenStreetMap routing and an outdoor mode with trails and contour lines, and fewer settings.
Mapy.com
Map service with world search, hiking and cycling trails, city maps and route planning.
CoMaps is free and open source, with offline OpenStreetMap routing and an outdoor mode showing trails and contour lines, on Android and iOS only.
Waze
A driving navigation app that routes around traffic using live reports from other drivers.
CoMaps is a free, open-source, privacy-focused OpenStreetMap app with offline turn-by-turn routing for car, bike and foot, but without live traffic reports from other drivers.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
OpenStreetMap
A collaboratively edited world map you can browse, search, route on and edit in a browser.
BRouter
An offline OpenStreetMap routing engine with configurable profiles, aimed mainly at bike routing.
