Cartograph Maps 3

Mapsforge offline vector maps.

Free · In‑App Purchases

The Cartograph Maps app allows you to view Mapsforge offline vector maps and record tracks. It offers a variety of features such as viewing Mapsforge offline maps, support for OpenAndroMaps render themes, MBTiles maps, hill shading, and multiple map layer stacking. The app also has features for tracks and routing, including track recording, and offline route calculation using BRouter. Other features include measurement tools, cloud sync, search, and built-in offline overlays. Please contact us if you have any questions, problems, or feature requests: https://www.cartograph.eu/v3/contact/ ## Map features - View Mapsforge offline vector maps (including OpenAndroMaps.org maps!). - Support for OpenAndroMaps render themes (Elevate, Elements), which are great for hiking, mountainbiking, running, and other outdoor activities. - Other supported offline map formats: MBTiles (raster and OpenMapTiles MVT vector), TwoWays RMAP, Locus SQLite, Oruxmaps SQLite, Garmin IMG (non-NT). - Supported online map types: Mapbox vector tiles (MVT - OpenMapTiles style), Bing quadkey tile format (raster), OpenStreetMap slippy tile format (raster), raster WMS (web map service, including layers and styles), MapLibre. - Offline hillshading and slope mapping (*). - Mapsforge multi-maps (combine multiple Mapsforge maps into a single map) (*). - Classic Mapsforge and new Mapsforge VTM rendering support. - Stack multiple map layers on top of each other (including transparency) (*). - 3D buildings (*). - Create custom Mapsforge maps (**). - Grid overlays, including WGS84, UTM, MGRS (military grid reference system), and many local projections (*). - Supports classical latitude/longitude (WGS84), UTM, MGRS, and many local (proj4) coordinate display projections. - Online map tile downloader (*) (see https://www.cartograph.eu/v3/online-map-tile-downloader/). - Image to map calibration tool (*) (https://www.cartograph.eu/v3/image-to-map-calibration-tool/). - Zoom lock. ## Tracks and routing - Track recording while the app is in background (*). - Draw custom tracks using the track drawing tool (*). - Photo-, video-, and audio waypoints (*). - BRouter offline route calculation (*). - OSRM routing. - Google Directions, Bing Routes (**). - Basic offline navigation with voice instructions and custom audio instructions (*). - Waypoint alerts (*). - Current route elevation profile (*). - Import and export *.gpx, *.kml, *.kmz (only import) tracks. - Import EXIF JPEG photos and Google Takeout as bookmarks (*). - Garmin icon support (*). - Live friend tracking (share your location with friends live on a map) (*). ## Other features - Measurement tools (distance, elevation profile, circular distance) (*). - Workspaces (manage sets of maps/overlays/tracks) (*). - Cloud sync (backup data and synchronize data among multiple devices) using Microsoft OneDrive, DropBox, or your own web server (*). - "What's here" (reverse geo-code). - Built-in offline overlays for drinking water, supermarkets, hostels, and restaurants. - Search: Google Places, Bing, Nominatim (**). - Supports WunderLINQ and Carpe-Iter-Control. - Included translations: Czech, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Traditional Chinese. - Create your own translations: https://www.cartograph.eu/v3/add-ons/translations/ - Bluetooth heart rate, cadence, and speed sensors. Items marked with (*) are available in the full version which is available as an in-app-purchase. Items marked with (**) require credits which can be obtained in the app. ## In app purchases The Cartograph app offers in-app-purchases for activating all features, and for accessing 3rd party services (such as Google Directions). A detailed description of all products and the Terms of Use are available here: https://www.cartograph.eu/v3/in-app-purchase-info/ ## Disclaimer The Cartograph app allows you to record your location ("track recording") while the app is in background. Location services can significantly increase battery usage.

  • 4.3
    out of 5
    3 Ratings

3.8.8 / 236 (10-12-2025) - Added: Option for hiding the recording and quick access sidebar buttons (in the general settings view). - Added: Sidebar button for quickly switching between current style's layers (Mapsforge styles). - Added: Option for exporting routing instructions with GPX files.

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    • Seller
      • Harald Meyer
    • Size
      • 90.1 MB
    • Category
      • Navigation
    • Compatibility
      Requires iOS 14 or later.
      • iPhone
        Requires iOS 14 or later.
      • iPad
        Requires iPadOS 14 or later.
      • iPod touch
        Requires iOS 14 or later.
      • Mac
        Requires macOS 11 or later.
      • Apple Vision
        Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    • Location
      • This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
    • Languages
      English and 8 more
      • English, Arabic, Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Simplified Chinese
    • Age Rating
      4+
    • In-App Purchases
      Yes
      • Full version (life-time) $17.99
      • Full version (yearly) $8.49
      • Full version (monthly) $2.99
      • Full version (6 months) $4.99
      • Add 100 3rd party credits $1.99
      • Cloud synchronization $1.99
      • Add 100 3rd party credits $2.49
      • Add 400 3rd party credits $7.99
      • 400 4rd party credits. $8.99
    • Copyright
      • © (C) Harald Meyer 2013-2025