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List of GPS nav apps for tablets
tbh, all greek to me, but may be useful.

https://swedenmorocco2017.blogspot.c...ing-sites.html

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the info seems hit and miss. Viewranger is free for example if you choose the Open street maping from inside the app.
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but good to see how many apps out there...
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the info seems hit and miss. Viewranger is free for example if you choose the Open street maping from inside the app.
Hi Fern,
Thanks for the tip. I hadn't seen this option and I have now updated the table. Please let me know if you find any more errors or updates!
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but good to see how many apps out there...
That was my thought. I asked around and no one could give me a good list. I will update the list after my trip, when I have given the chosen apps some serious testing.
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@bengt, is that your site?

I would add Motion-X GPS. I keep coming back to it and it has a lot of good features, although I can't pretend to have explored them all! Happy to share what I do know if you have any questions about it.
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Oh, another I'd add is Avenza Maps which gives you access to a very large library of digitised maps (as opposed to a digital map). I've used it here in Australia for viewing static four wheel drive and forestry maps, just like you would a paper map.
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A useful list although what this list and many other map reviews miss is the Base map source, doesn't matter how good the app is if its base mapping is rubbish.

Many apps use OSM for base maps and I believe Garmin's new north Africa maps are also OSM based. I use OSM on my Garmin unit and can't fault it for Morocco, maybe less detail, terrain shading etc than some but for finding pistes and general navigation its fantastic, being free also helps

To my knowledge, Maps.me, pocket earth, Giaia GPS, Motion-x, Locus, Be-on-road and Viewranger (free maps) all use OSM as their source, it really then comes down to price and which user interface makes the app better.

I was a little surprised at the low score Pocket Earth got, I like it but then I use it for research rather than navigation and also loading in iOverlander POI's.

(iOverlander really need to get a search function or some way viewing information at your destination off line rather than just a list of whats nearest)
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@bengt, is that your site?

I would add Motion-X GPS. I keep coming back to it and it has a lot of good features, although I can't pretend to have explored them all! Happy to share what I do know if you have any questions about it.
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Oh, another I'd add is Avenza Maps which gives you access to a very large library of digitised maps (as opposed to a digital map). I've used it here in Australia for viewing static four wheel drive and forestry maps, just like you would a paper map.
Hi Andydavenow,
Yeps, that is my site.
Thanks for the suggestions. I have added them to the chart.
I won't have time to test them before my trip, but perhaps during or after.
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A useful list although what this list and many other map reviews miss is the Base map source, doesn't matter how good the app is if its base mapping is rubbish.
Great suggestion! I have started to add the base map sources. It was a little bit more work than I had anticipated, so I might continue after the Morocco trip.

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Many apps use OSM for base maps and I believe Garmin's new north Africa maps are also OSM based. I use OSM on my Garmin unit and can't fault it for Morocco, maybe less detail, terrain shading etc than some but for finding pistes and general navigation its fantastic, being free also helps
Free is nice. Although the OSM map for Morocco is weird as it has some strange alphabet in it (apart from Western and Arabic).

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To my knowledge, Maps.me, pocket earth, Giaia GPS, Motion-x, Locus, Be-on-road and Viewranger (free maps) all use OSM as their source, it really then comes down to price and which user interface makes the app better.
It seems like you did your homework well. I didn't have time to check all of the above, but most definitely had OSM. Some apps have own (paid) maps with much greater detail though, like Gaia GPS.

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I was a little surprised at the low score Pocket Earth got, I like it but then I use it for research rather than navigation and also loading in iOverlander POI's.
I will re-rate it later, and removed the score for now. Their Morocco map was really weird. But I have friends who use the app a lot and are happy, so perhaps it is good after all.

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(iOverlander really need to get a search function or some way viewing information at your destination off line rather than just a list of whats nearest)
Definitely! It seems like an awesome app. But you can zoom to any location on the map and show what is near at that location. I have used it to check out camping sites at different locations along our route.

Thanks for your input!
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The weird lettesr are Berber, so some places you get English Arabic and berber. I only get this on Pocket Earth with OSM maps. The OSM maps I have on my Garmin are just English.

iOverlanders maps need a data connection, unless the app has changed since I last used it.
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The weird lettesr are Berber, so some places you get English Arabic and berber. I only get this on Pocket Earth with OSM maps. The OSM maps I have on my Garmin are just English.
I figured that it could be something like that. That's why I initially rated PocketEarth as useless for Morocco, because the Berber names are blocking the Arabic location names on the map, and I like to use those as well (rather than Berber, which I don't know - yet )

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iOverlanders maps need a data connection, unless the app has changed since I last used it.
You can sync the database and use it offline. If you know a GPS location you can manually type it in and get a list of sites close to that location. So, albeit in list format only, it can be used offline.

I will try to update the table this evening. In the table, do you see "tick marks" or other characters? At home, I get nice tick marks, but here in the office they are replaced by "ü", which is not as sexy...
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