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title: "Organic Maps: off-line maps"
url: https://perrotta.dev/2024/02/organic-maps-off-line-maps/
last_updated: 2026-03-10
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https://organicmaps.app/:

> Organic Maps is a free Android & iOS offline maps app for travelers,
> tourists, hikers, drivers and cyclists based on OpenStreetMap data created
> by the community. It is a privacy-focused, open-source fork of [...]

> Organic Maps is one of the few applications nowadays that supports 100% of
> features without an active Internet connection. Install Organic Maps,
> download maps, throw away your SIM card, and go for a weeklong trip on a
> single battery charge without any byte sent to the network.

Positive impressions:

- works great on iOS (didn't test on Android yet)
- a great companion for **cycling** within the city
- more fun and more lightweight than Google Maps
- low impact on device battery life
- extremely privacy friendly (no ads, no tracking, no push notifications, etc)
- extremely mobile data friendly (works fully offline)
- open-source, and without any IAP
- works out-of-the-box, no sign up necessary

Negative impressions:

- do not use it for public transit, it is terrible as it does not have
  real-time data integration

**Update(2025-12)**: It turns out Organic Maps is also great to track routes
(e.g. during hiking or bus tours).