onX Backcountry User Reviews

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Happy!

So many great features and easy to use!

Terrible System

You cannot build routes in app. It almost seems like the app does whatever it wants and makes random points on the map when building a route. It will not let you remove random points and it will not let you build a route from where you are. Pointless feature in the app that only annoys you when you try to use it. Not happy with this app.
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Bait and switch

I downloaded and set up a one year elite for $80. When I logged into the app it showed me an offer for $40. When I clicked on it, it said I was already subscribed. So why didn’t I get the offer when signing up?

Don’t Give Money to VC Clowns

The app constantly nagged me for a review even after I stupidly paid for a subscription just to get access to public information that you can get for free at sites like OpenTrailMap.us, so here’s my review: don’t pay for this. These clowns bought the REI Hiking Project, MTB Project, Powder Project, Trail Run Project, and Mountain Project, then OnX acquired them and ruined them all with their subscription plans that they gate everything behind. Everyone who contributed anything to these just gave free value to capitalist pigs. Don’t support this and use something open source instead.
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Misleading

Signed up for their year promo deal only to find out they scam you to pay more money for the options you believe your getting in the advertising, but aren’t there!

A Great App that is Easy to Use

I’ve used OnX Backcountry for several years now. I find it fits my needs better than other mapping/route-finding apps.

The layout is intuitive and quickly accessible. With offline maps, I don’t need to worry about cell service.

The features are too many to list here, but OnX frequently offers free seminars/tutorials/classes that teach basic and advanced features of software. Their customer service is also top notch.

Of course, no matter what tech you use always have a map and compass with you and know how to read and use them.

I’ve been backpacking for 40 years and I gotta say, OnX is the mapping app I’ll stick with.
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Forgot how cheap and greedy these developers are. Deleted all their apps.

The OnX world continues to grow at a rate only outpaced by their greedy fees.

There are many OnX specialty apps these days, and every single one of them has its own fee and usually limited to 1 state. You would think it would be 1 app with all those features. Afterall, if you’re hunting or fishing, you’re driving and hiking in. But no. You have to subscribe to all of these apps all separately or you have to get the elite subscription. However none of these apps are integrated and so they are all essentially standalone. They all require their own updates and favorites and learning curves and features etc etc etc and subscriptions. Lame and cheap cheap cheap cheap cheap. There are much better alternatives on the market that aren’t so expensive and that offer combined features. OnX is garbage
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great

great

Great

Kept me safe

Bring back the weather button

This app was so much easier to use when there was a dedicated weather button on the Home Screen

Best of the Best

Super easy to use and quite accurate

Good app

Works

Own trail

I love that you can make your own route and I will know if my legs can make it before I even attempt it.

Perfecto

Cool app

Login Required

Why? Just a quick browse now requires wasted time.

Great product, great support

I'd recommend any of the Backcountry suite of map products to anyone. They work well, the layout is easy to read and their support is top-notch

Great Customer Support

I’d previously been a subscriber to onX Offroad and recently added Backcountry to my subscription, but was having difficulty logging in to the new app. Reached out to customer support with my problem and immediately received an email with the corrective action.

What a fantastic app

Love all the features. This app has been a huge help in planning my hiking adventures

My Favorite App

Love this

Over priced

I prefer Gaia GPS app because you can have all of your activities in ONE app. Why do I need separate apps and separate subscriptions for my activities?