Lake District Maps Offline User Reviews

Name: Lake District Maps Offline
Rating: 4 (3 reviews)

Lake District Maps Offline

JOMO Solutions Ltd

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Wainwright completion

I’ve used this app for over 8 years and without it I would not have completed the Wainwrights, something I achieved last month.
It is incredibly accurate- 5 metres off the path and it shows- and crucially can be used off-line (especially useful given the location).
Hopefully I will continue to use for a number of years yet.
Thank you.

Mark- Up the Pool

a year ago

Response from developer

Congratulations on your achievement and thanks for such positive feedback. It’s always a pleasure to read reviews like this. The developers are delighted it’s been proven to be useful to so many users. It was always our intention to create an app that would help people. We have intentions to further develop the app and release a new version in the future.

Which way to walk ?

Location dot needs to be an arrow so you know which way to walk from cane to get right path . With that this would definitely be a 5 star plus app

Kens cab

2 years ago

The best app

Don’t bother reading the reviews just get it, use it and remember to take your portable battery charger

C24364&46

2 years ago

Search function not working

Like the review below, I have used this app for years and it has been brilliant. Unfortunately now the search function is faulty. When search is clicked, the search bar is nearly fully hidden at the top of the screen. While can still search, I cannot see the search bar and once I have selected a fell, I cannot exit the search function or go back. I have to fully close the app and reopen. I really hope this can be fixed as this is my main way of planning all my routes. Thanks

jxcksl

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the review. Testing with an iPhone 11 and iOS 17.1.1 doesn’t reproduce the fault in portrait mode. It does look like there is an issue in landscape mode. Please update to the latest version of iOS and retry in portrait mode.

Search function not working properly

I love this app and have been using it for years but in the last month it has stopped working properly. I’m running IOS17.0.3
If I type in the fell I am looking for the search function finds it but there is no visible search button (I’m effectively typing onto the screen image of the Lake District)
This means I cannot access the map to check routes or clear the fell I was searching for
Please can you assist

Nickie_75

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the review comments and feedback. After testing your scenario with iOS 7.1.1 the fault described is not reproduced. Please update to the latest version of iOS and retry.

Very useful, beautiful maps

This app was very useful on a recent trip to the Lake District, both for walking around town and for a larger hike. The maps are easy to read and helped me discover wonderful places like the Sheriff’s Walk in Bowness.

HZ881

3 years ago

Errr… what they said. Brilliant.

Difficult to say anything more than others already have, but this is head and shoulders above any other app you’re going to find for the Lakes. While I always carry a paper map just in case I rarely, if ever, need to refer to it. A compass to check direction and OS locate to check altitude if the weather is really bad is a good idea, but otherwise you can’t really do better than this. Has got me up and down 207 of the 214s via multiple routes without any problem. There are lots of paths in the Lakes that aren’t old public rights of way so aren’t included, as with OS, but being able to important others’ gpx files sorts that one out. Some of finer detail of OS maps is missing - walls, etc - but it also removes a lot of the clutter, and the colouring makes it a lot easier to read than the horrible red and orange mess of OS. In a word, brilliant. Thank you!

Le Monki

3 years ago

Brilliant

Love the app. Used it for multiple trips to the lakes without failure. I have used it far more times than a paid for OS map. I would go as far as saying it’s the best app I’ve got for value for money.

I have one very small issue that does bother me slightly… every few times coming off the app and going back onto it, I get a pop up asking me to rate the app. I wish there was a way to stop this. It’s a little frustrating when out walking in poor weather and wanting to go between apps for things.

Thank you.

MattBSuffolk

3 years ago

Response from developer

Updated response 24/03/20... iOS 13.4 seems to have fixed this issue. Please download iOS 13.4 (released today) and retest. Previous response... Thanks for the positive feedback. Here's some guidance re: your request for information about downloading gpx files.... https://www.facebook.com/JOMOMaps/posts/733846250115287

Best walking app

Excellent app. Easy to use. Highly recommended

waterskibabe

4 years ago

Excellent

Spot on! Great help and back up to OS maps

Mike Pearce Crowthorne

4 years ago

Excellent simple app

What a great app. No need to create accounts and all that rigmarole, just great for Lake District walking.

Pablobrowno

4 years ago

Really handy app for days out in the Lakes.

This is such a useful app for days out in the Lake District. I use it all the time. As you zoom in and out - you get just enough detail at each level to make it very 'usable'.
It's great for finding new routes, paths and identifying the names of fells.
I'd obviously always take a paper OS map for any serious walking up the fells, but this app is very convenient for a quick check on the move, or when you haven't time to unfold a full map.

Bwhizz101

4 years ago

One of the best walking apps

This is one of the best apps ever made for walkers. In the Lake District quite often there is no mobile signal, and this app will always show you where you are on a very detailed map. Even in fog and mist you can see where you are and if you’re heading the right way. I have even used it to find car parking spaces when there is no mobile signal! I like the crosshair function where I can see how far it is to walk to a certain point.

I always plan my routes first using Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps and the Wainwright pictorial guide books. I also have the Peak District app and it would be great if there were more places covered. I have been using this app for several years now, and I can still recall the first time I used it when my walking buddy told me he had also got a new walking app, and it was this very one!

piano walker

4 years ago

Difficult to use

Uploaded routes via GPX yet nothing shows on map

Rickvtr

4 years ago

Fantastic app

100% recommended this app, been an absolute lifesaver for me and made my walks so easy and stress free due to knowing where to go.

Dave Lee Carruthers

4 years ago

Mountain Ready Reliability

This is one of a very few apps that are fit for use in the mountains, simple, intuitive, reliable, works offline. Forget the rest, this does the important things really well! The mountain rescue have a motto “maps not apps”, this is the only exception IMO.

j3224p

5 years ago

Impressively accurate

Really accurate app, all small parts precisely mapped. Highly recommend.

Takes a bit of getting used to, not the most impressive UX but nevertheless amazing.

User Cris

5 years ago

Amazing

This app was just what I needed. I had a printed walking guidebook but using in conjunction with this app I had zero issues about knowing where I was or which way I should be heading. Perfect app, thank you so much for creating it!!!! Can’t wait to go back to the lakes and put it to the test again.

Cheeseiest Grin

5 years ago

This will only download when you are told of the “secret” approach

Bought this and tried to get it to install (on a fully IOS up to date iPhone 12 Pro Max) and it won’t install. The developer suggested the fix was to kill all open apps, which worked.

However, I waisted a load of time trying to make it work before they responded to this review a few days after purchase. So leaving as a one star until they update the app to fix this (I know of no other apps with this issue), or have an automatic installation email sent to people who purchase the app, or do something else that has a similar impact of reducing this annoyance.

jonandrews

5 years ago

Response from developer

Response updated on 20/05/21. It’s pleasing to read the workaround we identified overcame the install issue. There is a delay between when reviews and responses are published as its assumed Apple preview the comments first. So, although our reply was given at the first opportunity, it will have been a few days before seen by the reviewer. Our web site provides a service to send messages which we can reply to more quickly. Thanks for updating your response to acknowledge the workaround helped. We hope you like the app now you have installed it. Finally, unfortunately the install issue will need to be fixed by Apple. We can only provide the given workaround. Original response... Please “kill” all the apps that are running in background and retry. This action is know to workaround the fault with the install.