Great but not perfect
It’s really great what you can find & get off this app. Been a huge help to me as a novice to get my girls out & enjoying the scrub.
A few tweaks like searching by name & saving walk would be great but all in all I’m really happy with it.
Unfortunately we are moving north to Qld soon I’ll have to wait until your maps reach further afield to keep enjoying it.
Thanks a heap.
A few tweaks like searching by name & saving walk would be great but all in all I’m really happy with it.
Unfortunately we are moving north to Qld soon I’ll have to wait until your maps reach further afield to keep enjoying it.
Thanks a heap.
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Great app for a serious hiker
I’ve been using the app for a few years now and love it. Recently did the three day 6 Foot Track, relying just on the app. The Track notes and photos are really detailed and helped a LOT every time I was unsure about which fork to take. Thanks!!
Helpful but limited features
I found this app useful for the extensive list of walks it offers however it lacks many useful features such as saving walks, live tracking and recording of how far you have walked, sorting the list by national park and others. I understand these apps want to make money, but offering 30min use of a walk before it is automatically deleted, come off it...
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Love this app but room for improvement
This is a great app — I’ve used the Wild Walks website for years, but having your map on your phone, with GPS included is great.
My only criticism is that there is no “My Walks” or “Saved Walks” feature. To the best of my fiddling, it seems like every time you close the app, you have to search for your saved walks by narrowing down the filters. Not a deal breaker, but would be great if it were easier to access already-downloaded maps.
My only criticism is that there is no “My Walks” or “Saved Walks” feature. To the best of my fiddling, it seems like every time you close the app, you have to search for your saved walks by narrowing down the filters. Not a deal breaker, but would be great if it were easier to access already-downloaded maps.
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Essential for exploring the Sydney region
I hope they continue to add to the app and the trail database. I've found lots of fantastic weekend bush walks with Wildwalks.
A good start
I like the concept, but the app fails to deliver. First, what's up with the pay-per-trail in app purchases? Seems greedy, why would I pay for info I can get for free. Second, lots of trails are missing, lots! Third, the button that locates you via gps is bugged. Would happily pay $3 for working app with full list of trails.
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Great Ap - perfect for purpose
Ap comes with outstanding basic information about almost 1000 walks in NSW, fully sortable and filterable by the types of characteristics you would hope for (length, difficulty, etc.).
Option to download additional information - including GPS functional trail map - for an extra couple of dollars per walk is fantastic. Use the base Ap to work our which walk you want to do, then buy the extra detail for that walk if you value having the map, terrain profile, key points, etc.
Perfect Ap from my perspective - love it.
Option to download additional information - including GPS functional trail map - for an extra couple of dollars per walk is fantastic. Use the base Ap to work our which walk you want to do, then buy the extra detail for that walk if you value having the map, terrain profile, key points, etc.
Perfect Ap from my perspective - love it.
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Excellent walk research tool and navigational aid
Within the Wild Walks app the 15 minute trial of each walk's map, photos and track notes provide an excellent research tool for deciding which bush walk to do and the scenery and terrain that you will encounter along the way.
Many other reviewers have commented that the maps and track data should be free. They are, but only for a limited time, while you make your decisions. No serious bush walker goes into the wild without a map, which cost roughly $10 to $20 each for a paper copy, so at $0.99 to $1.99 per wild walks map within the app, which shows your exact location on the route on your iPhone or GPS enabled iPad, I think they're great value for money. Just make sure you have enough battery or a backup power source (power monkey) to power your i device for navigation.
Many other reviewers have commented that the maps and track data should be free. They are, but only for a limited time, while you make your decisions. No serious bush walker goes into the wild without a map, which cost roughly $10 to $20 each for a paper copy, so at $0.99 to $1.99 per wild walks map within the app, which shows your exact location on the route on your iPhone or GPS enabled iPad, I think they're great value for money. Just make sure you have enough battery or a backup power source (power monkey) to power your i device for navigation.
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Beware of high fees per walk!!!
The fees per walk are ridiculous, for example $0.99 for a 1.3km walk! I understand charging for the hard work to make this app, but charge a flat fee for the whole app, not per walk! I was really hoping to have an app that I can use when I am out walking without reception and would have been perfectly happy to pay for the whole app! I still give the app 4 stars because I love the wildwalks website and have used it many times.
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Disappointed with the fees
I have used Wild Walks' website on multiple occasions and find it a fantastic source of information, and indeed this app is the same, apart from one important factor... they have added a fee to access the walk details!
I would have been happy to pay a small fee for the app, but not between 99 cents - $2.99 per walk! Just for info/maps that I can get for free on their website! My advise to all is to use their website and save the pdf's of the walks to your iBooks or a PDF reader. I am disappointed in you WildWalks.
I would have been happy to pay a small fee for the app, but not between 99 cents - $2.99 per walk! Just for info/maps that I can get for free on their website! My advise to all is to use their website and save the pdf's of the walks to your iBooks or a PDF reader. I am disappointed in you WildWalks.
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