Apple to Introduce Search Ads in Maps as Services Revenue Grows (www.bloomberg.com)

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[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 weeks ago

And I move more to using OpenStreets, Organic Maps and Sidekick Pro.

Shame that Apple’s going the same way as Google.

[-] raicon@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Comaps instead of organic maps

[-] modeh@piefed.social 6 points 3 weeks ago

In what ways is Comaps better than Organic Maps?

[-] 73QjabParc34Vebq@piefed.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 weeks ago

CoMaps is a fork by some contributors after the Organic Maps started going a bit closed source, a weird company dynamic, also introduced "links not adverts" with Kayak . Organic Maps is a fork of Maps.me when it started going a bit closed source and displaying hotels as adverts. ∞

https://www.comaps.app/news/2025-04-16/1/ https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/pull/6523

[-] raicon@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

How does the CoMaps project differ from Organic Maps and Maps.Me? Unlike Organic Maps

CoMaps is "owned" by a not-for-profit co-op, and fully volunteer-driven by the community. The project operates by these principles:

Transparency
Community decision-making
Not-for-profit
Open source
Privacy-focused
Community Funding
Assets for Public Interest

You can learn more about our governance approaches on Codeberg.

The structure is intended so the app and assets cannot be sold for profit. The community actively participate in decisionmaking and governance.

https://www.comaps.app/support/how-does-the-comaps-project-differ-from-organic-maps-and-maps-me/

[-] ray@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

Organic Maps and Sidekick Pro

What is Sidekick Pro?

[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

It’s a meta-app that consumes other maps, does navigation, and acts as a dashcam at the same time.

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