Avenza Maps Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience51.2% of reviews
Neutral6.7% of reviews
Negative experience42.0% of reviews

~ Based on 890 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Avenza Maps

Is Avenza Maps Safe?

Avenza Maps: Offline Mapping appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Avenza Maps is 95/100.

This assessment is based on 128,432 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.8/5.

Safety Analysis

96.4% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.9% of ratings suggest some concerns
0.8% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 128,071 App Store ratings for Avenza Maps.

Is Avenza Maps Legit?

Avenza Maps: Offline Mapping appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Avenza Maps is 93/100.

Based on 93 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

$170 annual

That’s an insane price to get this e features. $38 for “plus” but it’s extremely limited so it’s pointless unless you get premium

Betrayal.

Ironic how the very foundation of my orienteering has now turned my world upside down.

This used to be my favourite app. I compiled a large catalogue of maps from around the world and loved collecting spatial during my travels. I’ve renewed annually for almost a decade, and $50 was a no-brainer.

This year, I paid my dues, only to find that 90% of my maps are still locked out as if i hadn’t paid a cent. Even worse, I would need to pay $250 JUST TO EXPORT THE PDF MAPS, so I can use them in a more humane program. What a scam!

I used to rave to everyone about this product, and now I’m wondering how I’m supposed to carry on.

You’ve lost what would have been a lifelong customer and referral partner extraordinaire. Worse, you’ve taken some of the joy out of my adventures.
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This app no longer works

I used this app for many years and have bought hundreds of dollars of maps. But over time I have lost access to almost all of them. I carried on using the app regardless - buying new maps to replace old ones that had disappeared. But today on buying a map the app took my money and then simply displayed an interminable error message. The process to request a refund is itself a nightmare, requiring you to answer many many irrelevant questions and then go through an email verification process - even if you’re already signed in to the app with that email address. It’s a death by many cuts but today’s problems have ruined a day of hiking holiday and make me realize I just need to go back to buying maps on paper, such is the creeping encrapification of Avenzanmals.
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Company has gone downhill

Classic when a company gets too big decides to super charge people and doesn’t offer responses to feedback. I work forestry and now they are GOUGING people and limiting maps unless you pay way too much. Lots of forestry workers are switching due to this show of greed.
Would not suggest anymore

Account REQUIRED

ACCOUNT REQUIRED. SCUMMY.

Removed custom maps from Free account

I’ve been using custom maps in Avenza for years. I only need them a few times a year, but when I do, it was always incredibly helpful. They’ve now removed the ability to import your own which, while something I need, is not worth $35 a year in subscription fees. I’m now looking for another solution.

Update: even paying for the plus subscription only lets you import 20 maps in perpetuity! If you import the wrong map or a single multipage pdf, your subscription becomes useless! Even if you delete the maps you loaded, new slots do not open up unless you shell out $170/yr. Predatory and scummy, I hope Avenza’s new owners lose a ton of money with these new policies.
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Best Maps

More privacy, then On-x.
Great customer support.
Great company, good hearted people.

Taken my money for product then changed rules and now changed map to inactive to charge monthly !!

Totally a fraud app they change to get more money getting attorney to fight

Used to be great, now ruined

Developer got bought, now you can’t import your own maps, and can only use their store. But sellers on the store can’t update their maps or release new ones

Used to be better

I used this professionally for years and it was great. I believe it was recently acquired by another company and they have cut back on the free features and abilities to push people to paid subscriptions. There are other apps that are better free options now.

Bugging issues all the time since upgraded app

Bugging issues all the time since upgraded app. Was working like heaven before and now alway bugging when exchanging maps between team members. When you subscribe and suppose to be free for three maps, it bugs all the time and just time consuming and not worthy anymore

Merci

Ça aide vraiment

cash grab

The cash grab caused me to use AI to help develop a better app than Avenza. Goodbye!

Not user friendly

Not user friendly at all. Bught maps will not load

Plus users get insulted, not supported

Connect to CarPlay and Avenza just stops working, then keeps pushing Pro at you. If Avenza have given up on Plus users, at least be honest about it. Uninstalled. An AI can write a web app that does the same job in 10 minutes.

Horrible search

I can never find a map without filing a support request.
Now it won’t accept payment and I lost all my previous purchases

Best mushroom picker app

Me and my partner this for mushroom picking in northern bc Canada, it’s interesting to see how different we explore, the app is so easy to use

To expensive

Used to babble to have one account on multiple devices no longer can won’t be renewing subscription

Avenza maps

Devrais pouvoir intégrer cette applis a car play ou android auto serais très apprécier

Seems like it has potential, but ….

I have not used it in real time yet, but it seems to display potential. But it could be cumbersome too. Stay tuned for a further update.