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I'm actually pretty impressed with how responsive the UI is: it's as responsive a Apple Maps (unlike Google Maps which is sluggish on an iPhone 11 Pro).

The colour pallette is an odd choice I'll say, but that's an opinionated thing.

It does have biking directions, which Apple Maps is missing in most cities (even in cities where there's more bikes than inhabitants like Amsterdam). So I'll definitely be keeping it around!

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Ah, I was going to check for biking directions after I got my city's map downloaded, glad to hear it has them! That's the one thing I've been using Google Maps for because Apple for some reason just pretends non-coastal cities don't exist for non-car-centric Maps features...

I may request the authors add the ability to use more OSM layers, such as a cycling overlay and maybe speed limit overlay (I've been told by Google that a street was safe to cycle on-road when that street had a 45mph speed limit too many times for comfort).

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