CoMaps
Community-driven, open-source offline maps app built on OpenStreetMap data, forked from Organic Maps.
Liked for offline maps on hikes, bike rides and city walks,123 and for a simpler, faster interface than OsmAnd.456 Common complaints are weak search for less well-known places,78 and some users miss traffic data, track recording and public transit.910
Why people recommend it
Hiking and cycling · 3
Commenters use it on hikes, long walks and bike rides, and some prefer it to Google and Apple Maps there.
“I love it for hiking, walking in cities and driving a bicycle.”
“It's simply miles ahead of Google Maps and Apple Maps for hike and biking.”
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“Been using Comaps for a while, mainly for cycling, and it works very well.”
Offline maps · 3
Downloaded maps work without a connection, which helps in remote areas or with poor coverage.
“The offline map support and being able to load and display GPX tracks are really helpful there.”
“it's a great app, I use it whenever I have bad Internet coverage or when I want to use open street map”
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“I use CoMaps myself. You download the map(s) you want and it just works, no forced updates or ads”
Active development · 3
Users who switched from Organic Maps say development moves faster and map updates arrive often.
“When coMaps forked, I changed to it. From my perspective there were no negatives.”
“For offline maps, I switched to CoMaps when they forked Organic Maps. Development seemed to be moving faster there.”
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“I use CoMaps, it works like a charm on GrapheneOS + Android Auto.”
Simple to use · 3
Seen as easier and less cluttered than OsmAnd, including for older or less technical family members.
“the simplicity of CoMaps makes it much more pleasant to use for the thing I mostly use it for: getting around cities.”
“My family members, especially the older ones, all use CoMaps because it is much more friendly to them.”
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“CoMaps is my main map app that I use basically every day and works perfectly for all of my common/normal use cases”
Speed and battery · 3
Described as faster than OsmAnd and light on battery during hikes.
“I'm using CoMaps myself.”
“CoMaps is a much simpler and faster interface, that I use for driving navigation.”
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“I used comaps on a hike. It really is good at not draining your battery.”
No ads · 1
Users say it has no forced updates, ads or upselling.
“I use CoMaps myself. You download the map(s) you want and it just works, no forced updates or ads”
Caveats and dissent
Search · 2
Search struggles with places that are not famous landmarks or streets.
“I use CoMaps, it works like a charm on GrapheneOS + Android Auto.”
“For me CoMaps worked well in the ~6 months for my use-cases”
Missing features · 3
Users miss traffic data, track recording, public transit and OsmAnd's Wikivoyage guides, and some keep a backup app.
“I'm using CoMaps myself.”
“This is what I use in my main GrapheneOS profile.”
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“the simplicity of CoMaps makes it much more pleasant to use for the thing I mostly use it for: getting around cities.”
Android Auto install · 2
Android Auto support requires installing from the Play Store rather than F-Droid.
“I use CoMaps in the owner profile with Android Auto.”
“android auto capability usually requires the app to be installed from play store (CoMaps)”
App store availability · 1
CoMaps is not available in the Accrescent store, so one GrapheneOS user stays with Organic Maps.
“I use Organic Maps over CoMaps simply because Organic Maps is available in Accrescent”
Hiking map detail · 1
One alpine hiker found the map lacking detail except at maximum zoom, with cluttered contour lines.
“the detail is visibly lacking at anything except maximum zoom level”
Drive time estimates · 1
One user found drive-time estimates 5 to 15 minutes off Apple Maps on two-hour drives.
Often compared with
4 moved from Organic Maps to CoMaps
2 moved from OsmAnd to CoMaps
1 moved from Apple Maps to CoMaps
Who recommends it in their own words
From the makers not counted in the ranking
“CoMaps, that is gaining different features”
Threads where it came up
- CoMaps: The Offline App That Guided Rescuers Without a Signal in Venezuela 13 mentions
- CoMaps – FOSS Offline Maps 9 mentions
- Organic Maps 8 mentions
- Apple has added persistent 'ads' to iOS, and it's driving users crazy 2 mentions
- Digital minimalism 1 mention
- F-Droid 2.0 1 mention
Data: comaps.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 40
“I found some remote paths on CoMaps in the UK which I walked recently”
“android auto capability usually requires the app to be installed from play store (CoMaps)”
“I can't help but see significant limitations where it might be nice when it works, but I'd always need a backup”
“I’ve switched to CoMaps.”
“translates them into geo: links that I can open in CoMaps”
“the simplicity of CoMaps makes it much more pleasant to use for the thing I mostly use it for: getting around cities.”
“I recently started tinkering with CoMaps to make it more useful for bikepacking”
“Seems like Comaps is the open fork”
“Mega kudos to the CoMaps devs for doing such a great job with it.”
“The offline map support and being able to load and display GPX tracks are really helpful there.”
“after about 6 years of using OSMAnd, i’m pivoting to CoMaps for a hike through switzerland”
“My family members, especially the older ones, all use CoMaps because it is much more friendly to them.”
“CoMaps is my main map app that I use basically every day and works perfectly for all of my common/normal use cases”
“I'm using CoMaps myself.”
“I love it for hiking, walking in cities and driving a bicycle.”
“I use CoMaps on my linux laptop, with a USB GPS receiver.”
“It worked great!”
“it's a great app, I use it whenever I have bad Internet coverage or when I want to use open street map”
“I use CoMaps myself. You download the map(s) you want and it just works, no forced updates or ads”
“which at a glance is a nice addition to CoMaps”
“I use Organic Maps over CoMaps simply because Organic Maps is available in Accrescent”
“Been using Comaps for a while, mainly for cycling, and it works very well.”
“So we recommend CoMaps and OsmAnd, and carry on mapping.”
“For me CoMaps worked well in the ~6 months for my use-cases”
“why exactly anybody should migrate from established app”
“I use CoMaps, it works like a charm on GrapheneOS + Android Auto.”
“When coMaps forked, I changed to it. From my perspective there were no negatives.”
“This is what I use in my main GrapheneOS profile.”
“I use CoMaps, it works great.”
“the detail is visibly lacking at anything except maximum zoom level”
“Tried CoMaps, saw no reason to migrate to it at all”
“It is already implemented and it works like a charm.”
“Yes, CoMaps has it and I used it this weekend.”
“CoMaps is a much simpler and faster interface, that I use for driving navigation.”
“I strongly recommend you to seriously look into comaps or organic maps if you don't know them.”
“I used comaps on a hike. It really is good at not draining your battery.”
“I use CoMaps in the owner profile with Android Auto.”
“It's simply miles ahead of Google Maps and Apple Maps for hike and biking.”
“CoMaps is by far one of the best offline navigation map app available.”
“For offline maps, I switched to CoMaps when they forked Organic Maps. Development seemed to be moving faster there.”