Is this just a scam?
Bizarre — it doesn’t seem to do anything at all. Can’t find trails whose names are right on the map on the screen. The support button goes to a dead page. All the reviews are from years ago. They say they do the US but it doesn’t seem so. The App Store page says it’s $5/mo and $25/year but it’s $50/year.
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Not intuitive
Am looking for an OS route planning app. Task: map me a route to go from A to B using footpaths as much as possible in the uk.
Dunno if this does that but it is not intuitive nor easy to use.
In today’s world i expect better.
Dunno if this does that but it is not intuitive nor easy to use.
In today’s world i expect better.
Response from developer
Hi Jonny, sorry to hear you are having some issues with OS Maps. We always aim to make the app intuitive & easy to use. For more help with route plotting, please see our Help & Support info here, https://osmaps.com/guide/2/create-route.
Dishonest
Claims to allow route planning in the free mode but actually it just draws a straight line to your destination and expects you to do the rest. And it should say in app purchases. So upgraded to premium on free trial , selected off road biking put in a popular local mtb route and it just sent me along roads. Then promptly cancelled free trial and it charged me anyway.
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Good app.
Unfortunately sends marketing notifications when notifications are turned off.
Worth every penny
Been a subscriber for years now and honestly it’s fantastic! Great for planning routes and just seeing what the surrounding areas have to offer. Highly recommended
Mappa Mundi.
I like to read books . I like to read my country. Ever since I was a boy , I have found a deep satisfaction in just looking and imagining the poetry on the parchment.
Opens up UK hikes
Amazing ways to explore walks that work for everyone
Personalised Routes
It would be useful to be able to adjust route maps on a desktop or laptop computer
Where is the AR?
This app used to have a very useful augmented reality feature which would identify anything on the horizon if you pointed your device at it. Why has this been removed on the fully paid version?
Really useful but some quirks
The offline maps work great and this app has held up when exploring remote locations with poorly defined paths. It has some issues - when tracking a route the phone app sometimes automatically pauses when I stop for a rest but doesn’t warn that it has paused, nor does it restart automatically when I move on so my recorded routes always have gaps; I can’t find any key to the topographical map symbols; the Apple Watch app as others said is useless but could be so so useful.
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Dimi
I can retrace my runs on here and get the distance in my free time for free
Excellent
Great self route creation feature
Code not valid
Bought the map in a book store, downloaded the app, entered the code—got an error message: CODE NOT VALID. Pfui. The paper map is useful, not the app.
Why no family sharing?
I’d feel a lot happier paying the subscription cost if my husband and teenager could also share the subscription. When out walking our phones have different signal strength, and battery life. We take three phones on walks to share the risk of one not working. Yet only one can access the subscription. I can’t afford for three separate subscriptions and it seems crazy anyway seeing as we walk together.
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Not for beginners
I struggled a lot with this app. The home page is not intuitive. I signed up for Premium but could not find how to open a standard topographical OS map of any UK area. I tried downloading an area but on opening it it goes blank as soon as you zoom in to the topography detail. The only maps I can access are those I have already bought in paper!
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Novice user
I’m just getting to grips with this app, but liking the it so far
Find my walking mojo again
I used to be a long time (free) subscriber to the OS maps app whilst I had a subscription to Trail magazine.
I returned earlier this year to help me get back into the outdoors. I've been planning various routes to explore my locale and record them for others to see and use.
There's some great features to get involved in various projects and encourage people to get walking.
I returned earlier this year to help me get back into the outdoors. I've been planning various routes to explore my locale and record them for others to see and use.
There's some great features to get involved in various projects and encourage people to get walking.
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Pretty good
Very useful and pretty goodon the whole. When planning though, it fairly regularly refuses to snap onto an available route which renders some searches and planning completely useless
Great maps poor planning tool
Update:
OS maps are great for hiking and biking. Traveling a lot round the country it saves money not having to buy and carry local maps (usually 2 as I always seem to walk on the edge of the map.
One thing annoys me when in a popular area there are too many routes made by other users, which can be very distracting.
OS maps are great for hiking and biking. Traveling a lot round the country it saves money not having to buy and carry local maps (usually 2 as I always seem to walk on the edge of the map.
One thing annoys me when in a popular area there are too many routes made by other users, which can be very distracting.
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OS maps
Brilliant app, OS maps still the best!
