Offline maps of the world

I had a dream to write cards for a long time. Convenient maps that do not need Internet access, with current data, fast and working on any device. After working as an engineer on Google Maps, this dream only intensified and at some point turned into concrete actions.

If it will be interesting, I will write something like how I left Google Zurich, and at the same time everyone around made square eyes and, as a result of pure enthusiasm, my friends and I wrote the project for almost a year.

The result of all this was the offline maps released on April 12 for the iPhone and iPad , and the versions for Android, Mac and Windows will be ready soon.
The idea is as follows. You are going to another country for any purpose, for example, to rest, and take with you your faithful android or iPhone / iPad, MacBook or laptop with Windows or all this together.
Before the trip, you install the application and quickly download the map of the country you need.
The states and Russia, of course, will be slower, but, for example, the map of Belarus takes 45 MB, Switzerland 58 MB (the next version will be released soon, all countries will be compressed by a quarter).
Yes, the program is free.

The application has a guide with which you can at any time read about the place where you are going, about the nearest sights, history, etc.
You use the Internet only at the stage of installing the application and downloading the required card.
Thus, you do not need any roaming, if you wanted to find the nearest toilet in the center of Paris or read from your device that there is still something interesting.
Map data is taken from OpenStreetMap, a guide based on WikiTravel.
Plans to make available detailed information on restaurants, museums, hotels and all other services, with ratings, reviews, etc.
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We will monetize the project through the most relevant advertising of various related services. For example, when searching for a restaurant or a shop, display ads for nearby restaurants and shops, offer discount coupons and order a table via the Internet. That is, geo-targeted advertising will not be a source of irritation, but an additional service that is useful to the user.
Cons of the current version: the guide is only in English and not tied to the map; No search, but will be in a few weeks in the update. We are actively working on picture quality now. We are also working on the rest of the minuses, and the speed will greatly increase when we find funding and move to full time.
At the moment we are looking for investors and a graphic interface designer.
In general, the goal of the project is to make the cards free and accessible to everyone.

We are looking forward to your critical comments and other comments.

IOS software can be downloaded from the AppStore . If suddenly loading maps from the program becomes slow due to habraeffekt, you can download them from here and add manually to iTunes, and then restart the program.

PS Developers are all from Belarus.

PPS Advertising and promotion did not do at all, as there was no time. For the first week, MapsWithMe for iOS downloaded 12,000 users.