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Maps.me co-founder tries to close down Organic Maps open-source fork - HN
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this post was submitted on 07 Dec 2024
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A good opportunity to remind everyone that a vastly superior alternative to Organic Maps already exists: Osmand.
OsmAND is not superior at all. It is unintuitive and prone to crashes.
Or perhaps it's your software stack. I've used it constantly for well over a decade, every day, on multiple devices, and crashes have been vanishingly rare.
"It works for me"
"It doesn't work for me." Your argument is also just an anecdote.
Personally, I love OsmAnd because of the power features. In the best sense "it works for me". However, I would recommend OM to not-so-nerdy friends and family as it is just simpler to use and understand due to the fewer features.