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What are some alternatives to Google Maps?
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Great thread this.
Adding onto it; anybody know any FOSS alternatives close enough to Apple Maps in terms of functionality? I mean making routes and tracking your vehicle on your way to the destination along with any warnings of construction work or accidents.
Please excuse my non-iOS using ignorance, but isn't FOSS antithetical to Apple's closed ecosystem and extreme limitations on side-loading?
Yes. I am asking for FOSS alternatives that have the same level of functionality and efficiency as Apple Maps.
Yeah, I totally get that, but how are there FOSS applications on iOS that aren't side loaded? At best you can get paid ports/skins of open source software through the app store, but Apple changes developers a small fortune to put apps in the store, which generally equates to no free apps that don't rely on ads or in-app purchases.
I am not looking to download a FOSS app on an iPhone. I am merely looking for a FOSS app similar to Apple Maps in terms of functionality.
An Apple Developer account is $99 a year and the only prerequisite to putting an app on the store. If it’s free, there are no other fees. I wouldn’t call $99 a small fortune.
There are many “open source” apps on the App Store, though most may argue they technically are not because you never have the option of compiling yourself, so perhaps “source available” would be more apt. Things like KDE-Connect are on the App Store so clearly there is some demand for iOS counterparts to open source multiplatform applications.