Smart living, anywhere

Penny Map

A community map of genuinely cheap meals and groceries β€” for backpackers, digital nomads, and students. Built on zero-cost open infrastructure so the maps stay free, forever.

How it works

Two pin types. The community turns grey candidates into gold-verified spots, one price at a time.

Verified β€” someone entered a per-meal price Candidate β€” OpenStreetMap POI without a price yet
Under $5
Under $7
Under $10
Under $15
Under $20

Why it exists

The Korean "Geo-Ji map" idea, but global. Crowd-sourced verification, not influencer opinion.

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Real meal prices

One number, contributed by someone who actually ate there. Filter by budget.

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Zero-cost stack

OpenFreeMap + MapLibre + Nominatim + Overpass. No paid tile keys to expire.

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OSM-seeded

Candidate pins pre-loaded from OpenStreetMap and Foursquare OS.

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Web & Android

Same map. Native MapLibre on Android, MapLibre GL JS on the web.

Where to use it

Pick the surface that fits your trip.

Web

Open in any browser. Best on phone with location permission granted.

Android app

Native MapLibre rendering, offline-friendly tiles, faster pin clusters.

Self-host

ASP.NET Core + SQLite server. Run your own regional Penny Map.

Downloads

Builds are signed where supported but we cannot guarantee they will pass every antivirus heuristic. Verify the SHA-256 below where shown.

Important β€” please read before using Penny Map

Penny Map is provided AS-IS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY of any kind, express or implied. It is offered free of charge as an evolving project. By downloading, installing, or otherwise using Penny Map, you accept the terms below and agree that we, the authors and operators of this site, bear no responsibility for any outcome of your use of it.

Full liability disclaimer (click to expand)

1. No warranty

Penny Map is distributed without warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, completeness, or uninterrupted operation. We do not guarantee that Penny Map will be error-free, secure, free of viruses or other harmful components, or compatible with your operating system, hardware, drivers, antivirus, or other software.

2. Bugs, defects, and unintended behaviour are expected

Software contains bugs. Penny Map may, despite our best efforts:

  • contain coding errors, logic mistakes, race conditions, memory leaks, or undocumented edge cases;
  • misbehave on operating-system versions, locales, hardware, or peripherals we have not tested;
  • regress between versions or fail to upgrade cleanly;
  • display incorrect, outdated, or incomplete information in its UI;
  • be flagged by antivirus or smart-screen heuristics as a false positive;
  • conflict with other installed software or system policies.

3. Data your way β€” your responsibility

Any data you load into, generate inside, or export from Penny Map is your responsibility. Back up anything you would not want to lose before using Penny Map. We do not warrant that data created or modified by Penny Map will remain accessible, compatible with future versions, or readable by third-party tools.

4. Third-party services, APIs, and content

Penny Map may interact with third-party services, APIs, app stores, or content providers. Those services have their own terms, privacy policies, fees, region locks, quotas, and availability windows that we do not control and that may change at any time. We are not responsible for any cost, charge, ban, throttle, account suspension, data breach, or service disruption arising from your use of those third parties through Penny Map.

5. Browser extensions, system permissions, and elevated access

Where Penny Map ships as a browser extension, an installed application, or a portable executable, it may request permissions, system access, or administrator rights to perform its function. You are responsible for reviewing the requested permissions before granting them and for the consequences β€” security, privacy, stability β€” of granting them.

6. No professional advice

Nothing returned by Penny Map constitutes medical, legal, financial, tax, safety, dietary, security, regulatory, engineering, or other professional advice. Do not rely on Penny Map's output for any decision where an incorrect outcome could cause harm, loss, or liability. Always consult a qualified human professional.

7. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE, THE AUTHORS, OPERATORS, MAINTAINERS, CONTRIBUTORS, AFFILIATES, OR DOWNSTREAM REDISTRIBUTORS OF Penny Map BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES β€” including, without limitation, lost data, lost backups, lost profits, lost revenue, lost goodwill, business interruption, cost of substitute services, hardware damage, downtime, regulatory fines, third-party claims, or any other loss β€” arising out of or in connection with your installation, use, inability to use, removal, or update of Penny Map, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damage and even if a stated remedy is found to have failed of its essential purpose.

Where the law does not permit such broad disclaimer, our aggregate liability shall not exceed the greater of (a) the amount, if any, you paid us for Penny Map in the twelve months preceding the event giving rise to the claim (which, for a free project, is zero) or (b) ten United States dollars (USD $10).

8. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless from any claim, demand, action, liability, cost, or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your use of Penny Map, your breach of these terms, your violation of any law, or your infringement of any third-party right in connection with your use of Penny Map.

9. Updates, breaking changes, and end-of-life

Penny Map is under active development. Any version may be amended, replaced, broken, or permanently discontinued at any time, with or without notice. File formats, settings, command-line flags, UI layouts, API contracts, and behaviour can and will change. We do not promise backward compatibility, an upgrade path, or continued availability.

10. Acceptance

By downloading, installing, running, embedding, redistributing, or otherwise using Penny Map, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to this disclaimer in full. If you do not agree, do not use Penny Map.

This disclaimer is supplemented by the Site's Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and general Disclaimer. To the extent of any conflict, the more restrictive term controls with respect to your use of Penny Map.

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