Magic Earth is an alternative to Waze and Google Maps with crowdsourced traffic and road hazard information

As part of a #BigTechDiet, I’ve been hoping to find an alternative to #Waze and #Google Maps - a navigation app that can tell me about slowdowns, hazards, and speed traps based on reports from other users. Today, I learned about Magic Earth.

It’s proprietary, but not from FAANG or a company subject to the government of China, Russia, or Five Eyes countries. It collects minimal user data and has a good privacy policy. There are versions for both Android and iOS, and the Android version works without Google services.

https://www.magicearth.com/

#navigation #maps #Android #IOS #AndroidApp #IOSApp @technology

  • vittoria666@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    11 months ago

    I’m from the US and I looked on the iOS App Store. It says that it is not available in my region.

    • Zak@social.goodanser.comOP
      2·
      11 months ago

      @vittoria666 That’s surprising since it does report feature availability in the USA and Canada. It doesn’t seem to have a regional restriction on Google Play so maybe there’s a delay on Apple’s side.

      I hope American iOS users won’t have to wait until the EU forces Apple to allow sideloading.