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Every month, Google sends me a report about where I've been, and I have to say that I'm not a fan. In fact, the idea that Google is following me around, via Maps, disturbs me. That's not the only issue I have with the default Maps app. It seems every time I have to depend on the app, my Pixel 9 Pro battery gets drained faster than when using any other app.
Those two issues alone are enough to make me question why I use such an app.
That's why, when I heard about CoMaps, I immediately wanted to know what it was all about.
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CoMaps is a fork of Organic Maps, which means it has quite a bit of history (Organic Maps was based on MapsWithMe, which turned into Maps.me). MapsWithMe was an early attempt at bringing the open-source concept to the maps space and used OpenStreetMap data. MapsWithMe was aquired in 2014 by the Maps.ru group and was part of the My.com brand.
CoMaps is an open-source map app that's available for both Android and iOS. CoMaps features:
Offline search and route planning (with or without a network connection)
Less battery drain than Google Maps
No identifying people, no tracking, and no data collection
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