Dartmoor
Dartmoor
Very good just started using it
Brilliant
David Bartlett
Love it!
Works but very limited functionality
I downloaded it in the morning and took it out onto Dartmoor in the afternoon. First the good news. The maps are very good (I think they use the OS data) - good detail for walkers with contours, features and critically, paths! Try using Google maps on Dartmoor and you just see one empty green space! Second your location is tracked accurately. I walked a known route and it placed me correctly at all times.
The problem with the app comes with doing much else. You can plan a route but I can’t see how the app can be use to help guide you along that route (e.g. by showing a bearing or even saying head NE). Also most hikers usually do some on the fly route alterations while out and about. You can’t simply add a waypoint and get nav to it.
Finally and probably most frustratingly it doesn’t record your track when you go on a walk - either one you’ve planned or an ad-hoc one. I had to use Runkeeper to do that. This is a key safety feature. If things go wrong in the mountains then the ability to retrace your route is key. But it’s also really useful to do a route in good weather and then save it for use again in bad weather when this app will be much more critical in getting you out and back safely.
I’m hoping the developers will continue to add to the functionality. At the moment I’d recommend it but it could be so much better!
Response from developer
Thanks for taking the time to write a review. The latest release now has route recording functionality.
A good app with room to grow
Response from developer
Thanks for the review comments. If you make contact via the send email functionality on the support website then we can try and resolve your gps import fault. You should be able to share your defined routes using the app's gps export functionality.
lovely jubbly
Great App from great collection
Ordnance Survey maps at a fraction of the cost
Dartmoor Map App
Response from developer
Thanks for taking the time to write a review and for the positive feedback. If you haven't already done so you can update free of charge to the latest version and take advantage of many new features.
Excellent map
Response from developer
Thanks for taking the time to write a review and for the positive feedback. If you haven't already done so you can update free of charge to the latest version and take advantage of many new features.
