Leave a Review Topo Maps+
Go to tool for serious hiking
My wife and I have used Topomaps (pro version) for the last 3 + years and although we have some other hiking/trail apps tools that we use also, Topomaps is our go to mapping/hiking tool for our serious backcountry hikes. One of the greatest things about Topomaps is the very prompt support I get from Stephen and/or Danny when I have problems...or just questions. They are VERY good at getting back to me in a timely manner and explain things in terms I can understand. Yes, there are glitches with the app on occasions but there are with any app. It seems like they do their very best to provide the proper updates to fix the glitches as quickly as possible. Keep up the good work guys and thanks for a great product. MartyShow lesssmeixell
Developer Response
So good to hear! Thanks for the kind words.Topo Maps+
This a great hiking app. So much to offer. The app has the most trails of any app. Lots of maps to choose from. USGS maps to Appalachian Trail Maps. You can plan hiking trips and see what kind of elevation you will encounter. Later this year I will be going to New Mexico so I downloaded the Benchmark Maps which will be great use to me. If you take photos while your hiking they will appear on the trail. It even shows you what direction you took the picture. Finally great support from the designers of the app. They helped me a lot. I highly recommend this app.Show lessDon1276
Hiking Enthusiast
Use my TopoMaps+ several times a week. Tracking is better than most high dollar handheld GPS units, of which I have several. I use the track and waypoints for info in preparing Hiking Guidebooks. I compare coordinates with handheld units and they are right on. Love the options available for transferring data. It’s easy. The Pro version has added options which I really like. I gave recommended this App to a lot of my hiking buddies and they love it too. Best App available for GPS tracking. The variety of maps are amazing also.Show lessTakahik
Great App and Amazing Support
I love using this app for my outdoor adventures. No cell service required! I love being able to switch between different map views. I had a recent issue with the app and the developers worked with me and had a fix within days of first reporting the issue! Great app with amazing support!Dave12@
Very useful and straight forward
I’ve been using Topo Maps+ for about a month or so now and have appreciated it’s power & simplicity. It’s very helpful to be able to download the tiles for an area to work offline when backpacking.
I recently purchased the pro version for increased resolution and I think it’s worth the extra money. It does take a bit longer to download tiles but it’s not terrible with a good internet connection and it’s to be expected.
I haven’t tested all of the features let but love the ones that I have. I’ve also contacted Danny with a contour label discrepancy on one of the maps & He was very responsive & friendly.
The free version has worked fine but I really like the clarity of the higher resolution. Another advantage of the pro version is that it supports future development & improvements.Show lessHuckleberry Surveyor
Topo Maps is great
I used another apps for hiking trails prior using Topo Maps. Topo Maps has been great a mobile phone GPS apps. The maps are great. Logging trails and marking waypoints are easy to do. The stats on distance, elevation, hiking duration, etc, are great features and are pretty accurate. Maps download is simple to do. This apps has all the features that I need to track and record my trails. Although I have a GPS, I have been using this apps instead of my GPS. Once I downloaded the maps I need, I can use them offline which is an important feature to me. When I need to reinstall the apps due to phone issue, I don’t lose my recorded tracks which is a big plus. The apps is dependable and has all the features I like to have for my needs. When you have questions regarding the apps, you get response back promptly which I really appreciate. Great apps to use for trails for my needs. Thanks for developed a great GPS apps for mobile phone.Show lessRather be on Trails
Developer Response
Good to hear! Thank you.All good but the map downloading
This is a great app with good selection of maps. My main reason for getting this app was for the offline map feature. I do a lot of exploring of logging roads, hiking trails, walking up streams and such so need maps viewable without cell signal. It works great...if you can get them to download. I was heading to the woods for a week and trying to grab the maps I wanted was one of the most frustrating things I have done in a while. The app crashes non-stop while trying to download. I zoomed way in to the smallest map quad to download and it crashes, tried one of the larger blocks of maps and it crashes. It will grab one map, maybe download 7 in a row then refuse any more and constantly crash. It closes the app and you have to start all ver finding the specific map to download. I have a newer iPhone and it’s current on updates, tons of free space and I’m on a fast WiFi connection. Doesn’t matter, crash, crash, crash!
Seriously annoying. Long ago I bought another app called Topo Maps and downloaded hundreds of maps with no issue. I stopped have it but that app has very outdated maps and not near the features of Topomaps+ but dang to this day I can download any number of maps I want without my blood pressure rising!! Fix the downloading so I can give 5 stars!!!Show lessTock13
Developer Response
*edit* Hey, curious if the downloading update we did last summer fixed all of this for you? Thanks for letting us know! Definitely not the experience we want you to have! Would you contact us at support@glacierpeakstudios.com? We'd love to get you up and running and get this fixed for you. We also have a new beta with a whole new download process you can try if you want.Great but...
Good app, but the “high res” maps for my area are the same as the low resolution maps.sdchurchill
Disappointing purchase
I purchased the map pass subscription, downloaded the app on my iPhone, iPad, and MacBook strictly for the high resolution maps. The app delivers on the iOS devices but when you open it on a MacOS device you are told that you have to upgrade to the Pro version (another $50/yr) to get the higher resolution maps that you are looking at on your iOS device and have already paid for. Ripoff!!! Having used multiple GPS and mapping programs, I would recommend people skip Topo Maps and purchase a subscription to Gaia Pro,($40 instead of the $30 for map pass + $50 for the Pro version of Topo Maps to run on MacOS), which gives you everything Topo Maps Pro gives you including syncing data across all devices.Show less)(*&!@#$^%
Great App but needs improvement
I have been using Topo maps+ for couple of years for backpacking and it works well in the backcountry. However, plotting routes is a pain. First of all, I don’t like the fact that it doesn’t have desk top application that can be used to plot routes and then import to the app. Also, the app doesn’t work well on the iPad - it’s super slow. Search function is not that great. When I am planning a hike and want to enter a search criteria to go to that map section, it doesn’t always take me to where I want to go means there are still a lot of places that are not entered? Also, when I plot a route using existing trails, cursor just stops if there is even a little gap in the trail on the map. Then I have to start a new route and then connect both later on which is a pain. I know I can use the freehand but freehand is not that accurate on mileages. I prefer using existing routes.Show lesshnagra
Developer Response
Thanks for the review! Did you know we do have a Mac App that you can create routes and sync to your iOS device and vice versa? Also, with your iPad - send us an email at support@glacierpeakstudios.com and we'll get that sped up!
