# Goose Maps for Watch — user reviews

> 70 indexed App Store user reviews of Goose Maps for Watch by GOOSE MAPS LTD, rated 4.10/5 from 290 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/goose-maps-for-watch/id1632620335/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/goose-maps-for-watch/id1632620335.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 191 · 4★ 21 · 3★ 24 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 42

## What do users think of Goose Maps for Watch?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🗺️ Excellent offline map functionality for Apple Watch
- 🚀 Fast and reliable performance across multiple countries
- ⛰️ Great for hiking and outdoor activities
- 📱 Works flawlessly without cell service
- 🎯 Solid core navigation features
- 👂 Responsive development team that implements user suggestions
- 💰 Affordable subscription pricing ($1.75-$7.99/month)

**Cons**

- 🔍 Search function fails to find many locations, especially UK areas
- 💳 Subscription model not clearly disclosed upfront (deceptive listing)
- 🐛 Frequent crashes on Apple Watch
- 📍 Limited geographic coverage and missing cities
- 🧭 Map orientation limited to north only, not direction of travel
- ❌ Download restrictions prevent entire state/country downloads
- ⚠️ Offline routing has limitations and error messages
- 📥 No GPX file import capability

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on Apple Watch during startup
- Watch app fails to download on some devices
- GPS coordinates cannot be identified when offline
- Search function returns incorrect locations or no results
- Watch face complications disappeared after latest update
- App won't open on some devices
- Route creation fails with 'GPS coordinates could not be identified' error
- Download regions marked 'unavailable' despite showing download size

**Most requested features**

- County-level download options for more granular control
- Ability to download entire countries or states
- GPS coordinate input and search functionality
- Metric unit conversion options
- GPX file import support
- Compass navigation integration
- High contrast display mode
- Direction-of-travel map orientation
- Watch face complications to launch maps
- Coordinate system display
- Track uploading capability
- Better map download descriptions with geographic layout
- Ability to delete downloaded maps from watch
- Car/road travel routing option
- Lifetime purchase option instead of subscription

## Newest reviews (14 of 70)

### 4/5 — Отличное приложение оффлайн навигации!

*2025-12-16*

Просто шикарно, полноценная загрузка карт на часы , автономная работа по GPS , на основе OSM карт как я понял , возможности ставить метки + тренировка. Купил подписку на год , улучшайте сервис! Отдельно по приложению хотелось бы , что бы метки которые я ставлю на карте отображались название! И да , сделайте 1 стоимость пожизненной подписки! Хотя бы всем кто покупает сейчас , поддерживая проект ! Спасибо команде разработчиков за такое приложение !

Дополнение на 2026 год: можно попросить добавить карту Garmin SKI MAP 2025, весит всего 40мб.

### 3/5 — Исправьте ошибку!

*2025-10-23*

Приложением с удовольствием пользовался больше полугода. Купил подписку.  Но, в последнее время невозможно пользоваться из-за того, что постоянно слетают метки. Смысла не вижу пользоваться с такими глюками. Отписался. Верну подписку, как исправите ошибки.

### 4/5 — Good Start, but Needs More Download Flexibility

*2025-10-12*

Great start! I’d suggest adding a warning for users who attempt to download entire states, rather than completely blocking that action. Additionally, it would be helpful to include some of the missing cities and to offer the option to download data by county — that would make the tool even more flexible and user-friendly.

### 3/5 — Задумка хорошая функционала ноль

*2025-08-28*

Не умеют строить маршруты потому что не умеют определять точность геопозиции офлайн карты вообще не грузится

### 4/5 — Great app but…

*2025-07-23*

Watch face complications to launch the map has disappeared with the latest update. Could you fix this, please? (iOS 15, Watch OS 8)

### 3/5 — Nice App!

*2025-05-01*

Very great app, thanks for that! If it were now possible to import and display routes from a GPX file, it would be perfect :-)

Update: nothing happens here anymore… no updates…

**Developer response:** Hi! Actually, we are moving, but slowly. Sorry for that!

### 3/5 — В россии не работает что ли?

*2025-02-14*

?

### 2/5 — Great app when you pay for it- It’s not free - it lies

*2025-01-01*

You can download the app for free. You can take the tutorial for free. But then you have to pay for a monthly subscription to use it.  Bait and switch. 

I am certain it’s awesome. The free trial is great. But I’d rather be told up front what I’m getting than to believe it’s one thing and then find out it’s another.

### 4/5 — Уберите годовую подписку

*2024-12-31*

Сделайте один платеж без подписки

### 3/5 — Импорт

*2024-12-11*

Добавьте, пожалуйста, импорт треков в формате gpx или tcx

### 4/5 — Offline routing works

*2024-12-02, version 1.3.1*

Would love to have the ability to use the compass to navigate. The compass works perfectly on workoutdoors

Edit: works with a compass now! Perfect!!

### 2/5 — Vocal !

*2024-11-17*

Il n’y a pas de vocal, on aurait bien aimé s’faciliter la vie serait éviter de regarder à chaque fois la montre.

### 4/5 — Pretty great!

*2024-11-07, version 1.3.1*

Overall, I love this. Some way to change units to metric would be appreciated, though (for example, contour lines in the hiking map). And perhaps a high contrast mode?

### 4/5 — Удобно

*2024-09-18*

Только не хватает сохранения трека

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Впустую потраченные средства

*2026-03-07*

Не грузятся карты, во всплывающем окне рекомендация обновить приложение, обновления нет.

### 1/5 — Uk users avoid

*2025-09-20, version 1.3.2*

I’ve tried to like this app, but it’s just no good if you’re a UK user. 

The search facility cannot find the majority of UK locations that I search for. Meaning the app is useless as I can’t download maps. 

Even popular outdoor areas bring up locations in other countries or no result at all. 

I’ve just cancelled my annual subscription. I ended up not using this and opting for other mapping apps instead. 

I had contacted the development team. They responded but never fixed the issue. 

If you’re a UK user, this app is not for you.

### 1/5 — Subscription Needed

*2025-05-27, version 1.3.1*

A subscription is need of $7.99 a month. What a joke!

### 1/5 — has no maps

*2025-05-10*

every map i try to look up in ny doesn’t exist apparently, didn’t find out until after i bought a one year subscription. would not recommend

**Developer response:** Hi! We have support for Europe, both Americas, most of Asia and Oceania. Africa is still in progress.
Given that, the app does not require any subscription (or credit card) for a trial period. So you can try everything and do not worry about cancelling any subscription if you do not like what you see.

### 1/5 — Hmmm

*2025-03-23*

The app is ok. It doesn’t offer a ton of features and one bug (missing highway/Autobahn names) is now open for at least 7 months. This is not the service you can offer with a subscription model. All in all I would advise to avoid this app.

### 1/5 — Disappointed

*2024-12-25*

Would not download on my watch

### 1/5 — Uk

*2024-08-26, version 1.3.1*

Don’t bother if you’re in the UK. Can’t download anything.

### 1/5 — Никакие они не офлайн

*2024-05-27*

Скачал карту нужного населенного пункта, но там не было интернета и ничего не работало. Без интернета ничего не работает.

### 1/5 — Useless and not really working offline

*2024-04-08*

I paid for the app a while ago but I only got to test it yesterday, on a real hike.
I saved the summit as one of my places and I wanted  to set it as the destination for my hike.
Note that I was completely offline there, without cell phone service.
The error on the watch was:
“Unable to create route. Current GPS coordinates could not be identified “

**Developer response:** Sorry did not see this review. This is not about the offline ability, the error refers to the app not having current GPS coordinates. There can be a number of reasons the GPS is not working on Watch.

### 1/5 — May be free to download but you have to pay

*2024-01-06*

I download this app and it made me pay for it.

**Developer response:** Can you please elaborate, how the app made you pay? There's a 7 day trial without even mentioning the credit card. No automatic payment or anything.
Yes, application uses subscription model if you want to continue after the week, there's a huge block about it in the description in the Store.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Mega carto

*2026-02-22*

Marche très bien, la création de Poi est super simple (pareil pour les supprimer). L’accès à la recherche de points d’eau, wc… tout ça hors ligne c’est génial surtout que ça marche super bien sur ma vielle watch SE gen1 que j’utilise avec un Repod en gps de secours/ipod. Et le tarif est très bas par rapport à d’autres app de carto. Ps: le routage de la carto marche très bien pour moi. Bravo aux dev!

### 5/5 — Лучшие оффлайн карты для Apple Watch

*2025-09-21*

Очень помогли в Грузии, только ими и пользовался. В России тоже работают, если не глушат gps естественно.

### 5/5 — Excellent map app

*2025-06-24, version 1.3.2*

Worked flawlessly for more than a year in multiple countries. Fast. Additional features such as uploading tracks would be welcome, but what is there is extremely solid.

### 5/5 — Great offline maps

*2025-06-04, version 1.3.2*

Works perfectly offline. Would be great if you could download whole countries like Australia instead of by region.

### 5/5 — Great

*2025-03-15, version 1.3.1*

Awesome for camping and hiking.

### 5/5 — Help me out

*2025-02-19*

Sweet you

### 5/5 — The best offline maps for Apple Watch

*2024-10-11, version 1.3.1*

Functional offline maps for Apple Watch, finally!

### 5/5 — Great street and trail maps!

*2024-09-21*

Need I say more?

### 5/5 — Классные карты

*2024-08-08*

Долго не мог найти хорошие оффлайн карты на apple watch для пеших походов. Были либо без русского языка, либо не оффлайн.
Эти карты работают шустро, очень детализированы. Мне нравятся. Подписка за год вполне по нормальной цене. Да, хотелось бы ещё записи маршрутов.

### 5/5 — Супер

*2024-07-16*

Приложение супер, скажите только как оплатить на год? Я оплачиваю с мобильной сим-карты

**Developer response:** Здравствуйте! Пожалуйста, напишите на support@goosemaps.com

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-02.*