Poison Maps3.0.8 - App Store

Poison Maps (“POIs on Maps”) is the ultimate app for finding Points of Interest anywhere in the world. It includes millions of POIs and routes, all stored on your device for use even when offline.

The app contains every possible category of POI: food, hotels, banks, toilets, fuel stations, tourist attractions, leisure, parking, shops, hills, towns, transport, hospitals, churches, schools, libraries, civic buildings, rescue services, and much much more.

It also contains 4 million miles of colour-coded routes, such as railways, subway maps, bus routes, cycle routes, hiking trails and ski pistes. The POIs and routes are all taken from the fantastic OpenStreetMap project.

The app includes many unique features:

. a toolbar at the bottom of the screen that allows you to display what you want in just 2 or 3 taps;
. signs pointing to offscreen POIs, so that you never miss a nearby POI;
. compass, radar and scanner modes that display the nearest POIs in different ways;
. a unique gesture that allows rapid panning by temporarily zooming out (using 3D Touch when available);
. back and forward buttons that help you retrace what you have looked at (like on a browser);
. an Apple Watch app that shows what you want in only a few taps (or just one tap of the complication);

Compass mode simply shows signs to the POIs. This is particularly useful when you just want to know what is around you or which way to head, and you haven’t got time to inspect a map, such as when cycling or hiking. It also works offline and is perfect for people who hate maps: they just follow the sign to where they want to go. It is also great at viewpoints to identify what hills, towns and structures you can see.

Radar mode and Scanner modes are similar but also include a map that rotates around the current position. They include radar “rings” to show the distances from the current position. Scanner mode uniquely positions the GPS dot at the bottom of the screen so that you can see much more information in the direction that you are pointing.

The unique panning gesture requires just one touch of one finger instead of the multi-finger gymnastics required by the traditional “pinch to zoom” approach (although that is still available). It also provides a quick way of zooming out and back in again when you are not sure what area the map is showing. It is a brilliant and completely original use of 3D Touch but also works fine on iPhones without it (using a long touch).

The Apple Watch app also allows you to select any category in just a few taps. When you have selected a category then the nearest POIs are shown on a mini-map with the details listed below. The watch app also provides navigation to a POI, and you can even phone a POI from the watch!

These are just some of the unique aspects of the app. All the usual map features are also provided, such as super-fast searching, directions, bookmarks, POI information, favouriting of brands, and much more. You can even create your own POIs, such as where you parked your car.

Note: This is the full global version - if you want to give the app a try first then please click on the 'Related' link above and install one of the regional versions. Not only can you try the app for free, but these versions only take up about the same space as 2 or 3 music albums.

Version History Now compatible with iPhone X and Apple Watch 3.
Updated with the latest data from OpenStreetMap: Now almost 30 million POIs and 4 million miles of routes for use even when offline! 3.0.8 04/04/2018 We have massively improved the Watch app, which now shows your GPS path to help you work out where the POIs are. Also, you can configure a complication to show any type of results in just one tap (pubs, gas stations, churches... basically anything you want), and now you can also choose the icon that is shown on your watch face!

The main iPhone/iPad app is now much smoother and easier to use, with loads more POIs. And if you have just bought an iPhone 7 or 6S, then don't forget the unique 3D Touch zoom/pan gesture. It really is the most original use of 3D Touch on any app! 3.0.7 12/06/2016 This is our biggest update ever, with loads of new and improved features:

- Improved user interface with new clearer look
- New Languages: French, German, Italian and Spanish
- Auto-zooming intelligently adjusts the map to show required POIs
- New Watch Complication - search for anything in just 1 tap on the watch face
- Improved Watch app now shows POIs on a map as well as a list
- New "Dark Mode" option
- 3D Touch shortcuts for compass mode, searching, creating POIs and more
- 3D Touch Peek/Pop for previewing POI websites and details
- Improved in-app POI website browsing
- Ability to create your own POIs anywhere (as well as at the current location)
- Latest OpenStreetMap data
- Bug fixes 3.0.6 08/18/2016 Refinements to unique 3D Touch panning gesture;
Latest OpenStreetMap data;
Bug fixes. 3.0.5 12/16/2015 Unique panning gesture using 3D Touch on iPhone 6S and 6S Plus;
New super-fast Apple Watch app included;
Improved colour-coded transit maps for rail, buses & trams;
Utilises full resolution on iPad Pro;
Latest OpenStreetMap data with over 20 million POIs and over 3 million miles of routes.
Loads of other enhancements and bug fixes. 3.0.4 11/11/2015 New Apple Watch App included!
Enhanced ability to specify favourites;
Categorisation improved to be alphabetical, fit better on screen, and be consistent with Watch extension;
Latest OpenStreetMap data - now over 19 million POIs;
Other enhancements and bug fixes. 3.0.3 06/09/2015 Improved Metro Maps;
Improved Ski Piste Maps;
Improved MTB Trail Maps;
Bug Fixes;
Latest OpenStreetMap POIs and Routes © 2015. 3.0.2 01/27/2015 • Routes, such as railway lines, metro maps, bus routes, hiking trails, ski pistes, cycle routes, MTB trails, tram routes, ferry routes, racetracks and more.
• Improved user-interface that makes it easier to switch between map types.
• New Radar and Scanner modes.
• Dozens of other improvements! 3.0 12/15/2014 Bug Fixes. 2.1.1 12/24/2013 New "List" Mode with sorting by distance or alphabetically.
Country Filtering (with brands filtered accordingly)
Sign Distance Filtering (allows hiding of signs to far away POIs)
Improved Favourites (added sorting by brand popularity)
Closest Sign can be made more obvious (larger and/or thicker border)
Added rotating map to Compass Sign direction mode.
Cleaner UI for iPad version 2.1 12/14/2013 • Completely updated user interface for iOS7.
• Now over 15 million POIs.
• Dozens of new POI types.
• New "simple compass" and "stretch map" direction modes.
• Online POIs supplement offline POIs when data connection available. 2.0 11/11/2013 • Background POIs
• Compass Mode
• Latest OpenStreetMap data, with over 12 million POIs
• Simpler user interface
• Back & Forward buttons
• Maximise button to hide toolbars
• Improved searching
• Different coloured themes 1.1 06/02/2013 1.0 01/12/2013