LeadNav GPS
I’ve created routes from my home throughout the forest near my home.
I’ve also used this app for racing all over Baja.
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You’d have to explain this one to me…as I’m a little confused on what confirmation notifications you’re receiving while editing - headquarters@leadnavsystems.com
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The Real Deal
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Awesome off-road Navigation
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Simple & Powerful
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Awesome App!
Best Off Road GPS app
Many issues, high cost, low value, look elsewhere
Among the many flaws of this overpriced app, that should have been addressed years ago, two of the most annoying ones are related to the renewal of your annual subscription and to the overall value of the subscription.
1. Annual renewal: You will be charged but the renewal will not appear on the app and none of the purchases will show as active. Using the “restore purchases” function does nothing in most cases. Over the years, as I renewed the subscription, I have had to delete the app completely from all my devices. This means that all files are deleted as well. You will need to do a fresh download of the app after which you will have to reupload all your files again. This process takes forever as there is no way to upload multiple files at once.
2. Value: the satellite maps were downgraded over the years from high resolution to low resolution maps as the developer switched map vendors. While the maps were downgraded, the cost not only did not go down it actually went up. The advanced package turned into nothing more than a low res off line maps download with no other features. It is outrageous that for the cost of the advanced package you get so little. You cannot even download off road maps along the route. You have to go tile by tile to download these low res maps. Comparing to other off road navigation apps, the cost is super high and the value is super questionable
App owner response:
“LEADNAV is the professional GPS interface that we needed and dedicated to our smaller group professionals”
What??? What does it even mean? Where is this statement in the app description prior to purchasing? Professionals at what?
Evidently the owner works with a small group of subscribers and is committed to making the group smaller, much smaller.
As far as the rest of the response goes: none of my other off road apps ever had any issues when the subscriptions renews but I guess it’s easy to put it on apple. Also, thanks for advising me to backup my files, seriously???
The downgrade in maps’ quality is mentioned in other reviews.
Response from developer
Sorry you are unhappy with subscription handling and/or the costs. All subscriptions are handled via Apple and your Apple account and all subscriptions and activations are shown on your device under subscriptions under your account, under device Settings. This is where Apple shows and handles everything you have active. I am aware of the Restore issues but as we are limited to requiring Apple to handle all subscription and activations, this has been an ongoing issue as we also allow our teams and groups to spread a single subscription across many devices. Once activated on each device initially though, it will renew fine through Apples servers…but yes it has been an ongoing battle so hopefully we can improve it more. However, backing up all Collections and GPS files outside each device to somewhere like DropBox is highly advised and only importing what you need for a trip. Like any GPS unit it is good practice to backup and store your GPS files off the device and bring in only what you need. Mapping has not diminished whatsoever…as ESRI World Imagery is well beyond and a big upgrade from what we ran in the past. It’s what we established and utilize in the military. So I am not sure what you are looking at there but you also still have Custom URL input available which essentially allows you to utilize any map type in the world… We, unlike every other trail app out there, do not cloud collect, store or make a living selling your data… LEADNAV is the professional GPS interface that we needed and dedicated to our smaller group professionals. Without selling your data like these others out there…it is priced well below where it needs to be for me to single handedly maintain such a capability as a professional GPS unit interface for these groups. Appreciate your use over the years and feedback Thank you Damian
Many issues, high cost, low value
1. Annual renewal: You will be charged but the renewal will not appear on the app and none of the purchases will show as active. Using the “restore purchases” function does nothing in most cases. Over the years, as I renewed the subscription, I have had to delete the app completely from all my devices. This means that all files are deleted as well. You will need to do a fresh download of the app after which you will have to reupload all your files again. This process takes forever as there is no way to upload multiple files at once.
2. Value: the satellite maps were downgraded over the years from high resolution to low resolution maps as the developer switched map vendors. While the maps were downgraded, the cost not only did not go down it actually went up. The advanced package turned into nothing more than a low res off line maps download with no other features. It is outrageous that for the cost of the advanced package you get so little. You cannot even download off road maps along the route. You have to go tile by tile to download these low res maps. Comparing to other off road navigation apps, the cost is super high and the value is super questionable
Response from developer
Sorry you are unhappy with subscription handling and/or the costs. All subscriptions are handled via Apple and your Apple account and all subscriptions and activations are shown on your device under subscriptions under your account, under device Settings. This is where Apple shows and handles everything you have active. I am aware of the Restore issues but as we are limited to requiring Apple to handle all subscription and activations, this has been an ongoing issue as we also allow our teams and groups to spread a single subscription across many devices. Once activated on each device initially though, it will renew fine through Apples servers…but yes it has been an ongoing battle so hopefully we can improve it more. However, backing up all Collections and GPS files outside each device to somewhere like DropBox is highly advised and only importing what you need for a trip. Like any GPS unit it is good practice to backup and store your GPS files off the device and bring in only what you need. Mapping has not diminished whatsoever…as ESRI World Imagery is well beyond and a big upgrade from what we ran in the past. It’s what we established and utilize in the military. So I am not sure what you are looking at there but you also still have Custom URL input available which essentially allows you to utilize any map type in the world… We, unlike every other trail app out there, do not cloud collect, store or make a living selling your data… LEADNAV is the professional GPS interface that we needed and dedicated to our smaller group professionals. Without selling your data like these others out there…it is priced well below where it needs to be for me to single handedly maintain such a capability as a professional GPS unit interface for these groups. Appreciate your use over the years and feedback Thank you Damian
Many issues, high cost, low value
1. Annual renewal: You will be charged but the renewal will not appear on the app and none of the purchases will show as active. Using the “restore purchases” function does nothing in most cases. Over the years, as I renewed the subscription, I have had to delete the app completely from all my devices. This means that all files are deleted as well. You will need to do a fresh download of the app after which you will have to reupload all your files again. This process takes forever as there is no way to upload multiple files at once.
2. Value: the satellite maps were downgraded over the years from high resolution to low resolution maps as the developer switch map vendors. While the maps were downgraded, the cost not only did not go down it actually went up. The advanced package turned into nothing more than a low res off line maps download with no other features. It is outrageous that for the cost of the advanced package you get so little. You cannot even download off road maps along the route. You have to go tile by tile to download these low res maps. Comparing to other off road navigation apps, the cost is super high and the value is super questionable
