Verdict
Forty-four of the last two hundred reviews are people saying the offline maps simply worked. For an app whose whole promise is working without a signal, that is the only number that counts.
Best for
Travelling somewhere with no data and wanting a map that behaves like one anyway.
Dealbreaker
Downloading the maps in the first place is slow, importing a GPX route often fails outright, and reviewers say the route planner has started freezing.
The facts.
Pulled from the App Store, not written by hand.
Price
$6.99 once
In-app purchases
Unknown
Ads
Unknown
Platforms
iPhone, iPad
Rating
4.8★ (1,823)
Version
3.9
Last updated
Aug 20, 2024
Released
Nov 22, 2011
Attributes
Native appOne-time purchaseNo subscription
Category
Navigation, Travel
What reviews consistently say.
Themes grouped from 200 App Store reviews. Source feed ›
Praised for
Works offline44 reviews
Ease of use and design12 reviews
Privacy and data handling8 reviews
Import and export7 reviews
Battery and performance6 reviews
Value for money5 reviews
Sync and multi-device3 reviews
Complained about
Works offline7 reviews
Import and export3 reviews
Crashes and stability3 reviews
Bugs after updates2 reviews
Customer support2 reviews
Where this comes from
44 of 200 recent reviews raised: Works offline (positive)App Store reviews ›
7 of 200 recent reviews raised: Works offline (negative)App Store reviews ›
12 of 200 recent reviews raised: Ease of use and design (positive)App Store reviews ›
8 of 200 recent reviews raised: Privacy and data handling (positive)App Store reviews ›
7 of 200 recent reviews raised: Import and export (positive)App Store reviews ›
3 of 200 recent reviews raised: Import and export (negative)App Store reviews ›
6 of 200 recent reviews raised: Battery and performance (positive)App Store reviews ›
3 of 200 recent reviews raised: Crashes and stability (negative)App Store reviews ›
Detailed worldwide maps with contour lines that work with no data connectionApp Store listing ›
Where we recommend it
Offline map apps you buy once ›Maps that work with no signal and charge once instead of monthly, each with its catch.
Alternatives with the same rule.
Every app here is a single purchase. None of them can start charging you monthly for what you already bought. Also with a catch.
$0.99 once · 4.7★ (1,355) · Updated Feb 3, 2025
Verdict. A dollar, and it does the two things a walker needs: a topographic map cached on the phone and a track log that does not flatten the battery.
Best for. Day hikers who want contours and a breadcrumb trail and nothing else.
Dealbreaker. It is a tracker with a map, not a navigator — there is no routing and no turn-by-turn, so it will show you where you are and leave the rest to you.
$89.99 once · 4.7★ (994) · Updated Sep 10, 2026
Verdict. The one built for people who plan routes elsewhere and bring them along: it takes GPX properly, navigates offline, and records what you actually walked or rode.
Best for. Someone who plans on a computer and needs the route to survive the trip onto a phone with no signal.
Dealbreaker. By far the most expensive map here, and nine of the last two hundred reviews say tracking has drifted badly or stopped working altogether. That is a lot to pay for something reviewers say failed them.
$11.99 once · 4.5★ (1,647) · Updated Jul 28, 2021
Verdict. A travel map with a good reputation and, on the evidence of its recent reviews, a serious problem.
Best for. Almost nobody right now. It is here because it still turns up in recommendations and you should know what you would be buying.
Dealbreaker. More recent reviews say the offline maps stopped working than say they work — twenty-four against twenty — and four more say nobody answered when they wrote in about it.