Re: Paid apps

On 2024-10-02 15:43, Frank Slootweg wrote:

VanguardLH <V@nguard.lh> wrote:

"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:

[...]

Apps I have paid for:
>
OsmAnd+ ? Maps & GPS Offline
...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.osmand.plus
$39.99
>
Yowser, that is a very pricey app, and still has in-app purchases
(ranging from $0.99 to $74.99).

    Yes, it has become much more expensive over time. Carlos mentioned he
payed way less (8.99 Euro). So did I, 5.99 Euro at the end of 2014.

And really, the current price seems excessive to me.
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[Lots deleted.]
 

Subscription?  You have to pay $39.99 every year?  Ouch!

    No. See above.
 

For maps, I'll stick with Google Maps (which also has offline maps, but
only for a limited region) and Here [WeGo] offline maps (developed by
Nokia, sold in 2015 to a German automotive consortium).  Both are 100%
free, and neither are subscriptionware.

    I mainly use OsmAnd+. For serious navigation, especially in remote
areas (in our case rural/outback/remote Australia), there's really no
feasible alternative.
    But for most people, in 'civilized' areas, Google Maps and HERE WeGo
are perfectly fine as well. (I used Google Maps in urban areas of
Australia, to find certain shops, Maccas :-), etc.).

There are areas in Spain without phone coverage. Spain is very mountainous, so a natural park, where few people live, gets little attention from companies. And a natural park is an area one wants to go with a map.

 [...]

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Cheers, Carlos.