https://organicmaps.app uses Open Street Map data, and I prefer its UI over OsmAnd
If you're feeling adventurous, you can also contribute to OSM mapping with something like https://streetcomplete.app :)
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Adding new business through Organic Maps works well too, for those who also contribute to OSM.
I use OsmAnd for Android. I pay yearly for some extra features. I mainly use it for hiking and 4wheeling but it's street navigation is pretty accurate.
Upvote for OsmAnd for street navigation and offline use while out in the wilderness. The search is awful, though. Addresses can't be found and businesses are hit or miss, so I grab the coordinates beforehand and bookmark them.
I think your only choices would be OpenStreetMap or TomTomGo I think it's called.
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OSMAnd. I love the downloadable mapsets and screen configurability
Yeah OsmAnd~ has a lot of cool features like path tracking, and I find when I'm out hiking or in a park it has more accurate and available trail information than google does(though it's still not perfect and still more of a supplement). Navigating isnt quite as good as google because of a lack of traffic data, and it's ui is a little complex, but it works fully off line.
I can recommend the app called Waze if it is available in your area
Edit Sorry, ignore this. Google own Waze as mentioned below.
Google owns Waze
I like OpenStreetMap, there are a few clients on F Droid
unfortunately (and understandably) no option to my knowledge has traffic information, so I stick with Waze/GMaps, even though I'd like to choose a FOSS alternative.
I've been slowly switching away from google products the past year or so. Switched from chrome to firefox, and google search to duckduckgo, but maps is one I couldn't give up. It's just better than all other competitors IMO.
The bit that gets me is Android Auto. I want to de-google, but MirrorLink is dead and I'm not buying an iPhone.
Organic Maps! Its based on OpenStreetMaps, open source, has a clean interface :)
Sygic has worked well for me.