Topographic Maps & Trails

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4.6of 5 · store
2,812ratings on the App Store
75reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

People buy it for topo maps and tracking, for some it replaced a discontinued trails app and genuinely helps offline. But the main complaint repeats: zoom in to a useful scale and all topo detail and contour lines vanish, leaving a green screen with roads. Offline maps download through awkward pan-and-zoom over tiles instead of a simple box select, and there is no compass or center-on-me.

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What people use it for

For those who want a cheap topo map for a hike and can tolerate clumsy offline downloads, not for serious backcountry navigation

What reviews praise

Good topo maps and GPS tracking, helps offline with no signal, simple intuitive controls, on-screen prompts, replacement for a discontinued trails app

What reviews complain about

Topo detail and contour lines disappear on zoom, offline maps download by painful tile-by-tile panning, no compass or heading orientation, no center-on-me button, loses tracked miles on a tracking failure

What users experience

1 excerpt from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

Been using the App to track my hikes since 2019. Wanted to achieve 1,000 miles in a year but sadly lost approximately 200 miles when the App stopped tracking after about a mile.

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Head into the backcountry for several days and not get lost where there is no cell network. Download a detailed map with layers and trails ahead of time and be sure it will open offline at the moment they need it.People deep in the backcountry with no signal