Comparison

OSM Maps vs osmextract

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

OSM Maps

View OSM maps from various sources, create notes, and add multimedia like photos, audio, and video. Record and manage routes and tracks in GPX format, with iCloud synchronization and desktop backup options.

Highlights
  • View OSM maps from multiple sources
  • Create and edit notes with multimedia
  • Record and manage GPX routes and tracks
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Desktop backup functionality
  • Open Source
Features
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This app shows OSM maps from a various sources (OSM, Elbe5, etc). You can create notes add and edit photos, audios, videos, routes and tracks in GPX format, take photos, add record own audios, videos, routes and tracks. It has list views of all attached items. It can synchronize all of this via iCloud or backup files with the desktop app. This app is the successor of 'Maps for OSM' by this author. It has a different data structure and different features, so it had to become a new app. But you can import data from older backup files. This app is not affiliated with OpenStreetMap, but the use of this name has been approved. This app is Open Source, the code is published at https://github.com/mr-elbe5/OSM-Maps. If you find any problems or missing features, please let me know!

About

osmextract

Features
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Built on Apple Maps and MapKit for familiar, high-quality cartography with satellite and standard views.

Screenshots

OSM Maps4 screens
osmextract3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: osmextract at 15.1 against OSM Maps's 17.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
OSM Maps versus osmextract: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOSM Mapsosmextract
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael RoennauFREDERICK RACICOT-FLEURENT

In-app purchases

None

OSM Maps

No in-app purchases

None

osmextract

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OSM Maps free?
OSM Maps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is osmextract free?
osmextract is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OSM Maps or osmextract have ads?
Neither OSM Maps nor osmextract shows ads.

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