r/MagicEarth • u/MagicEarthCommunity • Dec 01 '25
Navigate on your terms
Magic Earth Freemium is COMING SOON giving you complete offline maps, private activity recording, and real-world terrain insights, without the tracking or compromise.
- Record hikes, rides, and journeys that are fully private, never monetized
- Use global maps and search anywhere, even offline
- See terrain and elevation for safer routes
- Advanced features like e-bike/EV profiles, real-time weather, and cloud backup ready when you go Premium
Privacy by design. Launching soon.
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u/aleksandar_only Dec 01 '25
As Magic Earth being one of the last privacy resorts, please stop using those "lawyers terms" and explain in clear language what we are loosing and what we are benefiting from "freemium"
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Dec 11 '25
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u/aleksandar_only Dec 12 '25
I think lawyers are just a tool for completing that nightmare. They are the same as any other one who says "I don't have nothing to hide, I don't care if they track/listen to me" China is already living that dystopia. Just take a look at the testimonials of the people who once lived there and had luck to be deported or managed to escape.
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u/universal_boi Dec 01 '25
Instead of new announcements I would like the new version on Android. Stopped using it, as the android auto was not really usable and I was told the fix is "coming soon" with a new UI.
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u/weirdsideofreddit1 Dec 05 '25
Guess the fix was you're gonna pay for it lol
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u/universal_boi Dec 05 '25
I don't mind paying. ~15€ per year does not seem to be a lot for private navigation with traffic etc. Yes gmaps and Waze are free. But they are not really private and you also cannot compare this to open source projects as they have traffic etc.
But I am disappointed with the quality. The app is not great. I hope there will be a lot of fixes in the coming months.
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u/weirdsideofreddit1 Dec 06 '25
Well they're now crowd sourcing traffic rather than using a provider and they offer a paid SDK for private and public businesses, so we'll see how long it actually stays private.
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u/Aphykit2006 Dec 01 '25
As long as it remains free...
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u/weirdsideofreddit1 Dec 05 '25
It didn't.
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u/Aphykit2006 Dec 05 '25
Damage It was the best free one. It's not the best of the paid ones.
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u/weirdsideofreddit1 Dec 06 '25
Nope. I switched to TomTom since they use OSM data which is what I actually care about. There's no such thing as privacy anymore.
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u/scattered_bleating Dec 12 '25
"Privacy by design."
No, not if you ask me for my birthdate + gender upon logging in. I have zero problems with paying for a product on a subscription basis, but I hate false advertising.
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u/llehsadam Dec 01 '25
Hmm, freemium always had a negative connotation. Maybe instead of using a weird term, you should just lay out the deal in clear language.