@Julia I remember Maps.Me was on the was to rival Google...

@Julia I remember Maps.Me was on the was to rival Google Maps (of course given Google's app is preinstalled, it would be still like 10%). At the peak it got like 10 mln monthly active users.

Alas first it's owner mail.ru pushed for profitability, and then it sold the app to a korean crypto bank, sacking the team.

@organicmaps is the exact same app with some of the original developers, but without marketing funds.

Like 11 July at 15:32 | Wall-to-wall | Open on en.osm.town

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Pete

@zverik
Huh, I've used Organic Maps for a while but didn't know the history! That explains why it was is so polished and usable. I liked it so much I set an annual contribution to help keep the project going, because it gets better all the time.

11 July at 16:00 | Open on mastodon.xyz

methuselah

@zverik @Julia @organicmaps organic maps is open-source. If the developers want they can ask the community to take it forward!

13 July at 13:43 | Open on toot.io

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