CoMaps: New OSM based navigation app

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Post by gedankenstuecke » Thu, Jul 03, 2025, 11:27 AM UTC

CoMaps: New OSM based navigation app
comaps.app

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Post by gedankenstuecke » Thu, Jul 03, 2025, 11:27 AM UTC

Launched for iOS and Android today

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Post by Dunedan » Thu, Jul 03, 2025, 11:37 AM UTC

Their repository description:

> The main code repository of CoMaps, a community-led fork of Organic Maps. Reinforced with commitment to transparency, privacy and being not-for-profit.

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Post by rckt » Thu, Jul 03, 2025, 12:09 PM UTC

Oh, finally the iOS build. Ok. If this lifts off well I'll start donating.

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Post by PetitPrince » Thu, Jul 03, 2025, 12:19 PM UTC

Dunedan wrote: post #3

Their repository description: > The main code repository of CoMaps, a community-led fork of Organic Maps. Reinforced with commitment to transparency, privacy and being not-for-profit.

Previous HN discussion for context: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43961908

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Post by jamil7 » Thu, Jul 03, 2025, 12:19 PM UTC

I haven't followed whats going on with Organic Maps but I continue to use it and have donated to it in the past. Why the fork?

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Post by urcite_ty_kokos » Thu, Jul 03, 2025, 12:22 PM UTC

Dunedan wrote: post #3

Their repository description: > The main code repository of CoMaps, a community-led fork of Organic Maps. Reinforced with commitment to transparency, privacy and being not-for-profit.

Does it have some other "actual" featuges compared to OrganicMaps?

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Post by ramzez » Thu, Jul 03, 2025, 12:30 PM UTC

site doesn't doesn't even properly render in safari

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Post by mbirth » Thu, Jul 03, 2025, 12:44 PM UTC

jamil7 wrote: post #6

I haven't followed whats going on with Organic Maps but I continue to use it and have donated to it in the past. Why the fork?

Here’s the open letter about it:

https://openletter.earth/open-letter-to-organic-maps-shareho...

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Post by mbirth » Thu, Jul 03, 2025, 12:45 PM UTC

urcite_ty_kokos wrote: post #7

Dunedan wrote: post #3

Their repository description: > The main code repository of CoMaps, a community-led fork of Organic Maps. Reinforced with commitment to transparency, privacy and being not-for-profit.

Does it have some other "actual" featuges compared to OrganicMaps?

No “Donate!” buttons at all.