Maps.me explained

Maps.me
Author:Yury Melnichek, Alexander Borsuk, Viktor Govako, Siarhei Rachytski
Developer:MapsWithMe GmbH, My.com
Released:2011
Latest Release Version:12.0.1[1]
Programming Language:C++, Objective-C, Java
Operating System:Android, iOS, BlackBerry
Size:232 MB Android[2] / 302.5 MB iOS[3]
License:Apache License 2.0[4]

Maps.me is a mobile app for Android, iOS and BlackBerry that provides offline maps using OpenStreetMap data. It was formerly known as MapsWithMe. In November 2014, it was acquired by Mail.Ru Group and became part of its My.com brand. In September 2015, the app was open sourced[5] and a free and open-source software version was additionally made available on F-droid[6] until the application was sold to the payment processor Daegu Limited, part of Parity.com, which changed the application user interface and content,[7] [8] leading original MapsWithMe founders Alexander Borsuk and Viktor Govako to release an open source ad- and tracker-free fork called 'Organic Maps' in response.[9]

History

Maps.me was founded by Yury Melnichek, Alexander Borsuk, Viktor Govako and Siarhei Rachytski.[10] Under the leadership of Alexander, MapsWithMe onboarded 2.5M users worldwide.

In November 2014, it was acquired by Mail.Ru Group and became part of its My.com brand.[11] In September 2015, the app was open sourced[12] and a free and open-source software version was additionally made available on F-droid.[13]

In November 2020 Mail.ru Group sold Maps.me to the payment processor Daegu Limited, part of Parity.com Group. Daegu Limited changed the application user interface and content.[14] [15] Following this acquisition in January 2021, a fork — Organic Maps — was created by Alexander and Viktor, and is developed by the FOSS community.[16]

MapsWithMe GmbH

The application was formerly known as MapsWithMe and initially developed by Zurich-based MapsWithMe GmbH with a development office in Minsk.

In 2012, MapsWithMe came in first in the Startup Monthly competition in Vilnius. The team won a nine-week traineeship in Silicon Valley as a prize.[17]

Mail.ru Group

In November 2014, Maps.me was acquired by Mail.Ru Group for 542 million Russian rubles (around US$14 million at that time) to be integrated with My.com, and the app was made free of charge.[18] The engineering team was relocated to the Mail.Ru Group office in Moscow to continue working on the project.

In 2019, its revenue amounted to 159 million rubles (US$2.5 million) with an EBITDA loss of 25 million rubles (US$0.39 million).[19]

Daegu Ltd and partners

On November 2, 2020, Daegu Limited bought Maps.me for 1.56 billion Russian rubles (approximately US$20 million at that time).[20] Daegu Limited is announced to be part of Parity.com Group.[21]

On September 18, 2022, Maps.me announced the launch of a mobile app wallet with a prepaid Mastercard in partnership with Monavate.[22]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Google Play Store. 15 Jan 2021. and Web site: App Store. 29 Jan 2021.
  2. Web site: Maps.me . Play Store .
  3. Web site: Maps.me . iTunes App Store . 26 July 2023 . Apple.
  4. Web site: mapsme/omim. GitHub. 9 December 2021.
  5. Web site: MAPS.ME source code. GitHub. 9 December 2021.
  6. Web site: Maps . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112013144/http://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.axet.maps/ . 2020-11-12 . F-Droid.
  7. Web site: Maps.me sale to a payment processor removed Open Street Map . GitHub.
  8. Web site: Github Issues comment. GitHub.
  9. Web site: Faites connaissance avec Organic Maps, un Google Maps open source. 2021-08-10. FrAndroid. 10 August 2021 . fr.
  10. Web site: 2019-03-31 . Belarusian startup Mapswithme wins Startup Monthly in LithuaniaGoalEurope . 2022-09-26 . 2019-03-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190331231728/http://goaleurope.com/2012/04/16/eastern-europe-belarusian-startup-mapswithme-wins-startup-monthly-in-lithuania/ . dead .
  11. Web site: Lunden . Ingrid . 2014-11-13 . Mail.ru Buys Maps.Me To Integrate Crowdsourced Maps Into Its My.com App Portal . 2022-09-26 . TechCrunch . en-US.
  12. Web site: 9 December 2021 . MAPS.ME source code . GitHub.
  13. Web site: Maps . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112013144/http://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.axet.maps/ . 2020-11-12 . F-Droid.
  14. Web site: Maps.me sale to a payment processor removed OpenStreetMap . GitHub.
  15. Web site: Github Issues comment . GitHub.
  16. Web site: 9 December 2021 . Github - Organic Maps . GitHub.
  17. Web site: Belarusian startup Mapswithme wins Startup Monthly in Lithuania. 16 April 2012. 24 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20190331231728/http://goaleurope.com/2012/04/16/eastern-europe-belarusian-startup-mapswithme-wins-startup-monthly-in-lithuania/. 31 March 2019.
  18. Web site: Mail.Ru Group, One of the Largest Internet Companies in Europe, Acquires MAPS.ME. 13 Nov 2014. 9 Dec 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150511172047/http://blog.maps.me/2014/11/mailru-group-one-of-largest-internet.html. 11 May 2015.
  19. Web site: Mail.ru Group sells MAPS.ME. 2020-12-20.
  20. Web site: Mail.ru Group sells MAPS.ME – Company Announcement - FT.com . 2022-09-26 . markets.ft.com.
  21. Web site: Mail.ru Group sells MAPS.ME – Company Announcement . 2022-09-26 . Financial Times.
  22. Web site: 2022-09-06 . Monavate Provides Prepaid Cards for Maps.me . 2022-09-26 . Pymnts . en-US.

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