# Trig: NZ Topo Maps & Tramping — Offline info and navigation

> Offline info and navigation (iPhone/iPad app by Bradley Windybank.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trig-nz-topo-maps-and-tramping/id6811446089 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Bradley Windybank](https://appshunter.io/developer/1617047871)
- Category: Navigation, Travel
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.4 · 124 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-12
- Data updated: 2026-10-26

## What is Trig?

Trig puts New Zealand's official Topo50 maps on your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, with every DOC hut, track and campsite, and it all works with no mobile signal.

It's a native app built with care. It should feel at home, and work across, all your iOS devices. With so many more features than the rest, great integrations, and it's easy to use.

Built by a kiwi, for kiwi.

Trig covers New Zealand only. The maps and the hut and track details are for New Zealand.

FREE
• Topo50 maps for the whole country, with hillshade and slope layers, downloaded to your phone for offline use
• Every DOC hut, track, campsite and hunting area, with facilities, alerts and booking links
• The Te Araroa trail, tides, and climbing routes from ClimbNZ
• Weather for any point on the map, and MetService severe weather alerts
• Search for places, peaks, huts and tracks
• Export all your data at any time

TRIG PLUS
• Record tracks with distance, climb and time, even with the screen off
• Save your recordings to Apple Health as workouts
• Navigate along a track or route, with alerts when you go off course
• Draw routes that follow the tracks, with elevation profiles
• Find trips that suit your dates, from Great Walks to day walks
• Plan multi-day trips and share a trip intention PDF with your emergency contact
• Import GPX, KML and KMZ files, and add your own waypoints
• Apple Watch app with offline maps, recording and navigation
• Your tracks, routes, waypoints and trips sync between your devices with iCloud

Trig Plus is a subscription, billed monthly or yearly, with 2 weeks free for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, after any free trial. It renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Family Sharing is supported.

Trig is a planning and navigation aid. Always carry a paper map and a personal locator beacon, and leave your plans with someone you trust. Trig does not contact emergency services.

Maps and data: Topo50, elevation and place names from LINZ, huts, tracks and alerts from DOC, the Te Araroa trail from Te Araroa Trust, severe weather from MetService, and land cover from Manaaki Whenua, all under CC BY 4.0. Climbing routes from ClimbNZ, © New Zealand Alpine Club and contributors, used with permission. Weather from Apple Weather. Trig is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of these organisations.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://trigmaps.nz/privacy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Trig Plus Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Trig Plus Annual | $29.99 | per year |


## Is Trig safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Trig.

## Is Trig legit?

Trig: NZ Topo Maps & Tramping has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Trig is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-10-12

No release notes.

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## Related topics

[nz topo maps](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/nz-topo-maps)

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