# Vespucci

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Vespucci and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free Android app for editing OpenStreetMap, recommended because it lets you edit almost anything from your phone and works well for starting an edit.

## Why people recommend it

- Edits almost anything, even from phone (2 comments): "the full-featured OSM editor that lets you edit whatever you want" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49467914)) "it does let me edit anything from my phone" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49683435))
- Works well for making edits (2 comments): "I use the app Vesspucci for actual editing, it works well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48813959)) "I keep Vespucci for when I want to initiate an edit" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48828913))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Every Door](https://hackerapproved.com/p/every-door.md): 22 recommend
- [MapComplete](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mapcomplete.md): 16 recommend
- [iD editor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/id-editor.md): 12 recommend
- [JOSM](https://hackerapproved.com/p/josm.md): 11 recommend
- [MapDraw](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mapdraw.md): 7 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Vespucci", https://hackerapproved.com/p/vespucci/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).