FWIW. Last year we cycled every day for 14 days touring in Netherlands. We used an Android phone with OsmAnd+ all the way. Each night it was re-charged on mains at B&Bs. You can also top up at cafes etc en-route if necessary. On longer days, and if the phone was used for other purposes during the day (email, web browsing, phone calls, etc.) we were able to keep it running with a power pack which is combined with a solar panel. This unit is about the same size as the phone. I hang it on the cross-bar or handlebars, facing the (usually by then) setting sun. Power is saved by switching the screen off most of the time, ie using the vocal turn-by-turn instructions. Last summer "Screen auto-on-off" was available on Osmand. It is currently not available but we understand it will soon be available again. It is (was/will-be) a system which turns the screen on for just a few seconds each time there is a turn to do, then off again - An excellent benefit in terms of power-saving!
Note, you can select (in settings) Flat/Less hilly/Hilly, and various categories of things to avoid (eg unpaved/stairs/etc), and other things in "Driving style". As a further extension, you can combine OsmAnd with Brouter which has several profiles from which to choose, though I often just stick to Osmand's own routing. As for Free version Vs OsmAnd+ (paid). What does it cost? A couple of beers? Good value for money, a VERY small proportion of your holiday cost, and it supports the valuable work done for us users. Good luck Paul W On Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at 3:36:28 PM UTC+1, Lukas wrote: > > Hey guys > > I'm a cyclist and currently looking for the perfect route planer AND > navigator while on the road. I'm planning on doing big tours for up to 10 > days on my road bike. Some people recommended Osmand so I'm looking into > that now. First of all: Do you guys think this is the BEST application for > my needs on the market right now? What other do you recommend? > > Then I figured that there's a free app and a paid one. The only big > difference I saw until now was that there's unlimited map downloads in the > paid version. What are the other differences? Do you think it's worth it to > buy the full one? > > Any other hints how to get started etc. are highly appreciated. > > Thank you so much for your support. > > Cheers, > Lukas > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Osmand" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to osmand+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/fafd36f7-2f9d-4e0d-b1ae-114a7f3b55d8%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
