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PSA: there is already a FOSS OSM maps client that predates Organic Maps by a decade and is much more powerful. It's called OsmAnd.
Personally I wish all you guys would get with the FOSS spirit and pool your efforts a bit more instead of forking things every two years and reinventing the wheel. A good maps app is a hard challenge, there's not room for 10 of them.
I disagree. They both serve a different part of the market. OsmAnd is a heavy tool with thousands of features, Organic Maps is a lightweight tool for more general users. Both approaches have (dis)advantages.
@pietervdvn @JubilantJaguar i used both of them last week. Organic Maps for general fast overview over public transport and Osmand for predefined filters and layers. Different use cases. Osmand is kind of overkill to switch settings when you are on the run, Organic Maps misses some settings but is perfect for orientation. Love both ♥️