Topo Maps+ Reviews

Awesome!

Woodrow243

I've used this app for about a year now and it works great! Used a waypoint to turn in a poached elk to fish and game and they were able to walk right to it. Great app!

Thank you for a great app. We always have a paper map with us when hiking and mountaineering. It is hard to get a map of just the area you are in. We bought the Map Pass to get the higher resolution and WOW, our maps are great. We are able to select just what we need, print a custom map, and in the backpack it goes! You have solved our map problem. This is great, give it a try, be sure to get the higher resolution, it is worth it. Small price to pay to get custom maps anytime you want.

On the right track but not quite there

Cjones-CU

I wanted to love this app, but it kind of tries to cover too much ground and so falls short for key uses. The big plus is putting OpenCycleMap/OpenStreetMap trails on topo maps where that information is outdated. (Be aware though this is often not great on many trails-last year I added a major trail in a national park to OpenStreet that was AWOL, and even still the Bluebird Lake trail in Rocky Mtn NP has yet to be added, and some other trails are poorly located) Having distances from that dataset is great too, though you often have to zoom a bit to get the distances between intersections to show up. Individual trails that are highlighted on a tap are often not the collection of trails you'd hike (for instance, nobody is likely to go to Flattop Mtn in Rocky Mtn NP starting at the Bierstadt Lake trailhead). I found downloading tiles of maps to be slow to really slow, which gets painful if going on a multiday hike. I'm not wild about the interface-stuff you'd want to check in the field should be the one tap buttons, not prep stuff like downloads. Adding your own route is cute (but not easy on a phone-gets all wiggly), but s better trick would be linking existing trail segments for your own hike. (This would also help make the "download tiles for this trail" more useful). I have also gotten trapped in the Download map interface with no way out I could find (this happens if you are in the downloads screen and then you lose connectivity). Similarly, the elevation profiles require Internet, but you aren't so alerted if you tap on the info icon and get to see a "downloading" message when in fact no downloading occurs. Hiking apps are often used offline, so being smart and knowing what you can and cannot do from the interface is crucial. So there is promise, and for some the tricks here will outweigh the downsides (like the cost to download maps).

My favorite app!!

WhitAJ1

I love this app. It is clear, accurate, and easy to use. The customer service is great too. I had something I thought would be great on the app and only a month later it was added! Great for planning trips, tracking trips, and filing them. I only wish there was a one time purchase instead of a subscription. But, I still pay it.. Its that great. ??

Maps are too old

DocKJR

Mount Shasta Ski Area is NOT even shown, nor the PAVED road to it...get with it, people want CURRENT info...

Best Topo map!

taroyamada1234

Best hiking app ever. Best feature is that we can trace route automatically on iPhone! Elevation profile is easy to read and very helpful. Can't hike / backpacking without this app!

Great app

Howard Pierce

This is one of the most impressive native apps out there of any kind. If you are a hiker you will love it. The addition of the cloud storage and syncing between devices is perfect if you want to plot hikes on your iPad but carry only your iphone. Now, with the extensive trail pre-loads, it is a great way to discover new hikes and evaluate them for distance and elevation change before leaving home. Really a "must have" app. Howard Pierce

Useless without paying for upgrades

SueB105467

Blurred, illegible - and you can only download "low res" for your $7.99. I got more info on Forest Service Roads and trailhead location from regular Google Maps. Save your $ - this version should be free, then charge for the upgrade. A few features seem as though they'd be nice, if only you could see the map you just paid $8 for, ha ha. Would like my $ back, won't be using.

Fantastic

Szolnokred

Took a hike up to Mt. Adams and even when there was no service this app just kept on recording with amazing accuracy.... because I could download the maps for free...Easy to use and just the info you need. Love it,

Awesome Backgcountry Mapping App

Caleb-G

I use Topo Maps+ on my iPhone for my backpacking trips into remote regions. The ablility to add tracks from Google Earth (KML) is awesome for adding routes that don't already exist in the OpenStreetMap trails layer. Also, the battery usage is much lighter than many of the alternatives, which is critical when you are in the backcountry.

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