New competitor for Google maps come!
Maps.me is now available for free on major mobile platforms as announced by Mail.ru. The previous version maps.me pro was a paid version, renamed as Maps.me the app is consist of extensive offline maps, routing info, offline search and you can also bookmark the location. Maps.me pro was also listed in the best apps of 2014 in Google play store.
Maps.me was released in 2011 and since then it has been installed by more than 7m times. Over 345 countries and islands can be searched and mapped on this app. This happens to be one of the most useful and top-rated app in the travel category over 100 countries.
Maps.me is built on the OpenStreetMap Project and because of its seamless offline connectivity and detailed database; it is popular among the users who like to travel places. Since now you can download and keep maps for offline use, you will be able to save more on your data plans and the roaming charges. Isn’t it great news? Let explore few amazing features compared to other apps, unlike other mapping applications, you can search for the addresses offline and would be able to create driving routes. Offline maps provide you more detailed view. The size of the maps uses very small space on the device and can be seen clearly on the screen.
Using maps.me you can define your map according to yourself. You can
- Edit the maps
- Add towns, roads, locations, points, etc
Dmitry Grishin, CEO of Mail.Ru Group and founder of My.com, said,
[notification type=”notification_info” ]“The idea behind OpenStreetMap is amazing; the success of MAPS.ME shows that mapping data is most accurate when sourced locally, from people all over the world, based on the roads and communities they are familiar with,” said . We think that making the MAPS.ME application free and available to everyone will be a critical step towards the development of a global, universally accurate mapping system.”[/notification]
Some key information regarding the company Mail.ru
- Leading internet company in Russian speaking markets
- Reaches approx. 96% of Russian internet users on a monthly basis
- Sixth largest internet business globally
With maps.me, it has given you the platform where you can save your time, your data, and compared to other applications (mapping) it is much more reliable with high accuracy. Download and see for yourself.
