# Topo GPS - Topographic maps — user reviews > 400 indexed App Store user reviews of Topo GPS by rdzl, rated 4.54/5 from 462 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/topo-gps-topographic-maps/id578960575/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/topo-gps-topographic-maps/id578960575.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 352 · 4★ 59 · 3★ 20 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 21 ## What do users think of Topo GPS? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Excellent multi-country map system - 👍 Best routes for outdoorsy travelers - 👍 Brilliant app for navigation and route planning - 👍 Excellent for off-road and adventure riding - 👍 Fantastic for planning and sharing hiking routes - 👍 High quality and detailed maps **Cons** - 🐛 Offline download issues with TLS errors - 🐛 Incorrect location search results - 💰 Paid maps disappear after purchase - 💰 Expensive for full map coverage - 🤔 Unintuitive user interface and route planning - 🤔 Missing trail/path data in some areas - 🤔 Slow map download speeds **Commonly reported bugs** - Purchased maps disappearing after updates - Inability to restore previous purchases on new devices - Crashes and freezes when using the app **Most requested features** - Add elevation data to topo maps - Improve route planning and navigation features - Provide more detailed trail/path data - Add CarPlay and Apple Watch support - Improve map download and caching performance ## Newest reviews (17 of 400) ### 3/5 — Blurry Topos *2026-06-20, version 10.8.0* I was looking for 20 ft contours, which I know are available. These are 40 at best. The res blurs a bit as I moves around the map. ### 3/5 — 便利だけど痒いところに手は届かない。 *2026-04-04* 登山で使おうかと思っている。iPhoneで撮ってまた見たいものの座標をこちらへ移して写真を添付した。次からは実地でもこのアプリで撮影したらスムーズになるはず。 実地で写真付きで確認するのに便利と思ったのがDL理由。 iPhone純正の写真アプリも地図表示で似たことができるが、地図上の写真表示が見にくいのがネック。こちらはテキスト表示なので、厳選して表示すればいいので見やすい。 こういうアプリもあるのかとありがたい思い。 ただどうしてもテンポが悪いと感じるところと、どうしてもほしい機能が3つある。 1,すでに撮っている写真をこちらのアプリ入れる時の面倒臭さ。座標のコピペの面倒臭さ、テキスト入力と画像挿入が別々のタップになっていてタップする回数が一枚の写真で多いなど、煩雑。UXの改善を期待したい。 2,縦画像になると小さくなるので視認性が悪い。 3,ポイントに近付くとアラームが鳴る設定がほしい。10m,25m,50m程度の感覚であるとありがたい。 個人的な要求度は3>1>2の順。 地図の¥600は既に払っているので、新たな買い切り解放ということでアラーム機能の設定ができると喜んで買います。 ご検討よろしくお願いします。 ### 4/5 — Make it pro in one time payment *2026-03-16, version 10.7.1* Please add some layers like satellite views hill shades and compass ### 5/5 — Supertolle App *2026-03-01, version 10.7.1* Wenn wir wandern, wandern wir am liebsten mit Topo. Super Karten, leicht verständlich. Preise für die Karten absolut akzeptabel. Die Möglichkeit, die Karten nach Download offline zu nutzen ist mehr als hilfreich. ### 5/5 — Muy util ruta bici *2026-03-01, version 10.7.1* Me permite explorar rutas bici gravel . Muy satisfecho. Recomendable ### 4/5 — hoe? *2026-02-27, version 10.7.1* het zou handig zijn als je routes (geplande bvb) op de kaart zou kunnen selecteren en niet telkens opnieuw naar de map ‘bewaarde…’ moet gaan enz. ### 5/5 — Essential map, full of info. *2026-02-26, version 10.7.1* Walking, tramping, mountain biking, photography, exploring, finding names of hills, mountains, rivers. You name it - useful all the time. ### 4/5 — Great maps but customer service not the best *2026-02-22, version 10.7.1* Initially this app was great, giving me access to OS maps on my watch. I therefore purchased quite a lot of map tiles and they worked well. However a problem in an update meant I couldn’t access the tiles for quite a while. This would t have been the biggest deal but my emails to the company went unanswered so I had no idea they were aware of the problem. The only way I got a response was by writing a bad review. I’ve updated their review to reflect this and the maps are now working again following an update. ### 3/5 — Abonnement *2026-02-16, version 10.7.1* Je m’aime pas le nouveau système (déjà ancien maintenant) d’abonnement. ### 5/5 — A very good map app *2026-02-16, version 10.7.1* Great app - I’ve used it for years for work as a courier driver and for planning tramping trips in NZ. Great how it does both island straight away and doesn’t make you buy them separately like some of the other topo maps. Just a good product. The only minor glitch is sometimes when I’m zooming in and out on my laptop version of the app, the app freezes while trying to move. The solution is to zoom in and out again and then it will behave normally, so must just get a bit buggy sometimes. Could also be my operating system. ### 5/5 — Parfait *2026-02-08* Véritable carte topographique. On achète les dalles qui nous intéressent ### 5/5 — Suche und Planung zu Wegpunkten auf der AppleWatch *2026-02-08, version 10.7.0* Diese Funktion soll in der aktuellen Version (10.7.0) auf der Watch zur Verfügung stehen. Was ist damit gemeint, ich sehe auf der Watch dazu keinen Menüpunkt. ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-01-20, version 10.6.0* Just need some more New Zealand integration since you can’t plan routes using nz walking traces but no other app supports so fair enough ### 5/5 — Excelente *2025-12-25, version 10.6.0* Excelente ### 5/5 — Bueno *2025-12-21, version 10.6.0* Perfecto ### 5/5 — Exactitud *2025-11-17, version 10.6.0* Hasta la fecha, todo lo que lo he usado, ha dado muy buena exactitud. Muy practico para actividades en el campo. ### 3/5 — Uma Uma *2025-10-27* ポーランドの地図が表示されなかった。 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Now charging a fee *2026-01-10, version 10.6.0* Used to be a free app now they charge you ### 1/5 — Paid for maps disappear *2025-11-06, version 10.6.0* I paid for a number of map tiles and they have now disappeared. I cannot find any way to re-instate them without paying again. ### 1/5 — “TLS error” *2025-10-28, version 10.6.0* Offline download doesnt work - constantly gives a “TLS error” which isnt explained in the manual or online. Makes the app useless ### 1/5 — Compro el mapa de España y no lo tengo *2025-09-24, version 10.5.1* Como dice el titulo, ayer compré el mapa completo de España por 3,99€. El cargo fue inmediato, el mapa aún lo estoy esperando… espero solución ya ### 1/5 — Wrong State *2025-08-16, version 10.5.0* Searching for willow Prairie in Oregon. Took me to Indiana ### 1/5 — アプリが削除できない *2025-07-29* ホーム画面から長押しで、アプリを削除と押しても消えない。 ### 1/5 — 削除できないアプリ *2025-05-03* 削除できないアプリ **Developer response:** ご意見ありがとうございます。問題が発生したことをお詫び申し上げます。Topo GPSアプリは、他のiPhoneアプリと同様に削除できるはずです。アプリアイコンを長押しし、「アプリを削除」を選択してください。 ### 1/5 — Damned hard *2025-05-01, version 10.3.1* Not remotely intuitive, very hard to easily and quickly plot a motorcycle route, if you’re not careful it will route over private farms and closed forestry roads . Instructions are so complex and long, I cannot carry them all with me and while having a coffee I have no chance of plotting a new leg while out riding. Very unhappy. ### 1/5 — Atención es un engaño *2025-04-25, version 10.3.1* Lo descargué, he comprado openstreetmap y no se lo descarga y sigue saliendo el mensaje para que lo compre. Intentaré que me devuelvan el dinero pero no se yo… no lo compréis. Edito la reseña para decir que además, otro mapa de España topo, me lo descargué en el ipad y ahora en el iphone me dice que lo pague otra vez. NO RECOMIENDO LA APP PARA NADA!! ### 1/5 — No funciona la descarga de mapas *2025-02-24, version 10.2.1* Desde hace unas semanas es imposible descargar las casillas correspondientes a diversas zonas para su uso offline del mapa de España ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — J’adore! *2026-08-12* Le grand plus pour moi c’est l’achat des cartes sans abonnement ! ### 5/5 — Almost perfect app for UK hill walkers *2026-07-19, version 10.9.0* I came to this app from the Ordnance Survey’s mapping app and was shocked to see that the sharpness and quality of OS Explorer (1:25k) maps was so much better in Topo GPS than in OS’s own offering. The range of metrics you can record in this app is also much better, and the Apple Watch app is perfect for following a route on OS maps without pulling your phone out of your pocket. Offline mode using downloaded maps while the phone is in airplane mode also works better than the OS app. There are just two things that Topo GPS lacks currently that would make it perfect in my book: (1) the map rotation when using ‘track up’ orientation is jerky - if this could be smoothed out, it would be nicer, and (2) the digital terrain model currently only covers England and Wales in the UK; I do most of my walking in Scotland, so an accurate DTM for Scotland would be great, please! ### 5/5 — BRILLIANT! *2026-06-17, version 10.8.0* I’ve been using this app for around 4 years now for navigation off tarmac on a motorcycle. It’s an amazing tool with massive functionality. The maps are very reasonably priced too, be that annual subscription or one off purchase. The crossover of planning on iPad and using on iPhone is very convenient. A few things I’d like to see are more countries (Portugal) and even a website planning platform. But really this is an incredible app and highly recommended. ### 5/5 — Immer wieder gut *2026-06-09* Egal wo wir unterwegs waren, dieses Programm war immer hilfreich. ### 5/5 — Great map *2026-05-15, version 10.8.0* Love to be able to leave a track and save on the go, pictures directly onto the map. Coordinates and time logged by itself. ### 5/5 — Hervorragend! *2026-05-02* Ich nutze noch garnicht den vollen Funktionsumfang und bin jetzt schon begeistert. Für Wandern und Radfahren finde ich die App optimal. Und auch beim Paddeln in den Grachten einer holländischen Stadt kann ich diverse Paddeltouren gleichzeitig ansehen und mich damit beliebig durch die Stadt bewegen. Die Offline-Karten brauchen natürlich Speicherplatz, aber selbst auf ein „kleines“ iPhone SE passt immer noch ganz Deutschland. Aus meiner Sicht ein hervorragendes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. ### 5/5 — Einfach spitze! *2026-04-26* Die App ist ideal für den Dienst! Habe sie sowohl in 6 Jahren Bundeswehr nicht missen wollen, als auch jetzt bei der Polizei. Die Karten sind sehr detailliert & das GPS reagiert schnell. Ich bin sehr zufrieden! Es könnte noch ein wenig Quality of life Features haben, wie z.B. Markierung setzten, Dinge einzeichnen & Radien ausmessen geben. Darüber kann man jedoch hinweg sehen. Meine Empfehlung nach jahrelanger Nutzung geht raus! ### 5/5 — Nice app, good apple watch version *2026-04-18, version 10.8.0* Interface has its quirks, but everything is there. Apple Watch app is good (shows an actual map! no track recording though), and OS maps are half the price of official app :) ### 5/5 — Knooppuntennetwerk vlaanderen niet aangepast aan 2026. *2026-04-04, version 10.7.1* Jammer. Support geeft geen antwoord. ### 5/5 — Genial *2026-03-21, version 10.7.1* Imprescindible. Mapas descargables para seguir rutas offline --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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