# Topographic Maps & Trails — user reviews > 73 indexed App Store user reviews of Topographic Maps & Trails by LW Brands, LLC, rated 4.60/5 from 2,783 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/topographic-maps-and-trails/id1440944902/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/topographic-maps-and-trails/id1440944902.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,104 · 4★ 403 · 3★ 140 · 2★ 44 · 1★ 92 ## What do users think of Topographic Maps & Trails? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Great maps and GPS tracking - 👍 Useful for hiking and outdoor activities - 🚀 Offline maps functionality - 👍 Accurate elevation data - 👍 Intuitive controls and user-friendly **Cons** - 🐛 Downloading offline maps is difficult - 🔍 Lacks detailed zoom and elevation details - 🔍 No compass or GPS coordinate display - 🐛 Inaccurate distance tracking - 🐛 Crashes and performance issues **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes on older devices - Offline maps not loading properly - Distance tracking inaccuracies - Disappearing map details on zoom **Most requested features** - Add compass and GPS coordinate display - Improve offline map downloading process - Enhance zoom and elevation detail - Integrate with health/fitness apps - Allow renaming of recorded sessions ## Newest reviews (10 of 73) ### 3/5 — No search feature *2026-03-06, version 1.7* It needs a search feature to speed up planning ### 4/5 — Probably perfect for hiking *2025-06-29, version 1.6* Except unlike Google Earth, I can’t just enter in an address. I have to find my way there. I got this info on google earth b4 but can’t figure out how to do it again. ### 2/5 — USFS map not as expected *2024-06-26, version 1.4* USFS Maps are not as expected, no trail maps, not the online version of USFS Maps. Disappointed. Wish I could get my $5 back ### 2/5 — These are not USGS maps *2023-05-30, version 1.2.11* These maps are hard to read and are not USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps. False advertising. ### 2/5 — No elevations shown *2023-02-24, version 1.2.11* Map does not show detailed i ### 2/5 — It’s OK *2022-08-24, version 1.2.10* Downloading a offline map couldn’t be any harder, so many other apps where you simply download the map instead of playing the screen recording game this app requires. ### 2/5 — No distance scale and limited zoom *2022-07-17, version 1.2.10* This is not a product for serious users. I’m moving to Gaia which seems a better fit for me. For me a waste of money. I did get a speedy reply from my email questioning the lack of features however. That is the only reason I give two and not one star. ### 3/5 — Which direction *2022-04-05, version 1.2.10* A compass would be very helpful ### 4/5 — Zoom *2021-12-26, version 1.2.10* I like the app, just bought it, but it drives me up the f wall when I try to zoom in on a USGS detail and POOF! it’s gone. Please make it pixelate the map layer instead of making it completely disappear. ### 2/5 — Doesn’t zoom in enough and no offline maps *2020-11-14, version 1.2.5* Tried to download offline maps and even if I tried small areas I couldn’t get it to work. Price is good and developer responds to emails. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — meh *2025-08-27, version 1.6* meh, downloading offline maps is annoying, can’t just draw a box around a region and download, they have some janky system where you have to zoom in and pan and scan everywhere.. so if you don’t pan and scan and zoom in on a particular tile it wont save. Obviously not an Outdoorsy Off Grid person. Waste of $$$ ### 1/5 — Refused refund; DON’T BUY IT! *2024-09-09, version 1.5* Neither Apple nor this app allowed cancellation. They collect way too much info and sell it. No way found to stop them or to get refund. Very suspicious. ### 1/5 — No helps *2022-08-21, version 1.2.10* Can’t figure out how to use the app. Waste of money. ### 1/5 — Broken *2021-12-20, version 1.2.9* I’m on an iPhone 5S and this used to work as long as location services was OFF however i recently enabled it and now the app starts to load and switches to background. Every time i launch it it does it again. The app is now wilorthless ### 1/5 — Pretty useless as a map *2021-10-14, version 1.2.8* If you are looking for a topo map to use while hiking, save your money and keep looking. If you try to zoom in to any scale small enough to actually be useful while hiking, you lose all topo details. I couldn’t get any smaller than miles without just getting a green screen with roads and trails. It may be great as a tracker, I don’t know because it is useless for what I want. ### 1/5 — Absolute waste of 5$ *2021-08-03, version 1.2.7* Bought this app for the soul purpose of using the topography feature. Neither map shows any elevation lines, height or anything of that matter. Identical to the standard apple map layout. It does show more rivers and streams than a casual map would. Ive tried this app using my wifi, in different locations, and I've even gone to the extent of downloading a map to see if it changed anything. It doesn't. Very disappointed… do not waste your money. Learn from my experience. ### 1/5 — Wanted to love it *2021-06-14, version 1.2.6* I really wanted to love it, but the distances seem to be very inaccurate in comparison to my other tracking apps and posted distances on maps. ### 1/5 — Useless! *2020-11-09, version 1.2.5* I wanted to see a map of elevation in my local area, but this app is useless! I can see elevation lines but there seems to be no way to actually read the height. It could be that the numbers are extremely tiny, but there is also no way to zoom in because the map disappears when you zoom in too far. ### 1/5 — Horrible on Apple Watch *2020-10-02, version 1.2.4* The whole reason I downloaded this app was so I could see the topo map on my Apple Watch to not have to get out my phone at every turn. Shows time, distance and elevation gain. No map. No other stats. Very under developed for Apple Watch. Don’t use if you’re looking for a watch app. ### 1/5 — Will not work without cell service, hell you are lucky if it loads with signal *2020-09-28, version 1.2.4* At Yellowstone not one minute did we get to use this, worst 5$ I’ve ever spent ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — First day *2025-12-09, version 1.6* Haven’t really used it yet but it looks awesome ### 5/5 — Best *2025-07-01, version 1.6* I used to have “trails” app until they were no longer available I had to look hard to find a similar app and after trying and deleting many apps I found this. So far it’s great Thanks to developers ### 5/5 — Better than Google Maps *2025-03-28, version 1.6* I love this app. The maps and GPS tracking is better than GM, or any other app I’ve tried. ### 5/5 — Unbelievably good and intelligently done *2023-01-06, version 1.2.11* There are many apps with similar goals and I own some and tried many of them. This is a very good one, simple to use intuitive in controls, etc. What make is stand out head and shoulders above others is the system of prompts and user guidance that pop on the screen, the device memory use and user friendliness. I wish ALL APPS ON MY iPhone were made by this apps author! Wish list: Integration with iPhone health app. If it is already integrated, I did not see it. ### 5/5 — Great app, wish I could rename sessions *2022-12-04, version 1.2.11* Overall this is my go-to hiking app to make sure I don’t get lost. Saving the sessions is awesome, however I wish I could rename the sessions as I slowly don’t remember which one was on which date. ### 5/5 — Great service *2021-12-23, version 1.2.10* I wrote a review about a week ago because the new update caused the app to crash and without delay a new update was available and i am back up and running. Thanks for the fast service keep up the great work ### 5/5 — Fantastic Topographic App *2021-12-12, version 1.2.9* It’s much more difficult to get Topo maps. This allows you to get maps and then go for hike and your path will be recorded. The maps and altitude lines are clearly rendered and useful for route finding. ### 5/5 — Excellent value *2021-06-03, version 1.2.6* The app is a great value at the price. Don’t get suckered into paying yearly subscription fees from other “free” maps. No more credits to buy tiles for offline downloads. The app allows for unlimited offline map downloads and geospatially tracks activity very accurately. I emailed the maker and asked for the option to add waypoints and create tracks. Hopefully those get added soon! Thanks! ### 5/5 — Amazing app with even more amazing support *2020-10-05, version 1.2.4* Honestly I wish every app had the level of support behind it that this one does. I wanted to buy it for my hikes in areas with no data service, and liked what this one had to offer. I still had some questions though before purchasing, so I emailed developer. Within a few hours, I had a reply answering my questions. I bought the app and I’m extremely pleased with how it operates. But I’m even more impressed with the support. Since then, I’ve emailed with more questions and get a reply back immediately. Thank you for setting the bar (actually going way beyond) of what should be expected from app developers. I will recommend this app and your other apps to everyone I know. ### 5/5 — Great job *2020-09-25, version 1.2.4* Love being able to go back and forth between USFS and USGS! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-03.*