Comparison

CarryMap vs Apex Hunt

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CarryMap

This app enables seamless field work with offline maps and spatial geodata collection. Create, edit, and analyze points, lines, and polygons, attach media, and record voice comments. Navigate using GPS, measure distances, and export data in various formats.

Highlights
  • Offline map management
  • Create and edit spatial features
  • Attach media and voice notes
  • GPS tracking and navigation
  • Measure distances and areas
  • Data export in multiple formats
Features
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CarryMap app offers a comprehensive set of tools for collecting, processing and analyzing spatial geodata. It provides seamless field work without authorization, payments and in-app purchases. It is designed to work with maps in a specific mobile format CMF2. To export your ArcGIS maps to this format, use CarryMap Builder, an extension to ArcGIS Desktop. Maps management - Download maps of only needed areas and store them in a convenient catalog. The maps provided in the catalog were created based on OpenStreetMap data. - Upload your own maps prepared in ArcGIS and work with them offline. - Use reliable methods for your maps protection. - Create fully functional projects for work with all the needed information. - Save selected map areas as bookmarks. Working with objects - Create and edit point, line, and polygon features on the map. - Add media attachments (photo, video and documents) to features. - Record voice comments when creating and describing features on the map. - Create points on-the-fly using your device camera. - Create points on the map with a single tap while moving, add description later if needed. - Add graphic marks as text, arrows or free hand graphic. GPS tracks and navigation - Use external Bad Elf GPS receiver to find your current location. - Save tracks automatically without being distracted by editing them as you go. - Use features on the map as landmarks or destination points on your route. - Search and identify features offline. - Measure distances and areas. Data export - Share coordinates of features on the map by sending a file or a link. - Upload maps in MBTILES* formats. - Share collected data in GPKG (GeoPackage), GPX, KML/KMZ and SHP formats. *Maps in MBTILES format with raster tile type only are supported. The application is accessible to a wide range of users, regardless of GIS skills, and can be used in various fields, including electrical energy industry, agriculture, geology and geodesy, housing and utility, environmental protection, water and land resources management, ecology and incident management, urban management, etc. Take the opportunity to create your own branded application for viewing and working with mobile maps based on CarryMap for your company. Read more: https://carrymap.com/en/features/branding/ Read more about all the capabilities of CarryMap Builder extension at https://builder.carrymap.com/en/ To learn more about CarryMap application, visit https://carrymap.com/en/overview/ Watch educational videos on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/c/CarryMap/videos Your questions or comments are welcome at support@xtools.pro

About

Apex Hunt

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Know which cover is worth your boots before you leave the truck. Apex reads the state and federal forest inventory for every stand of public land in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pennsylvania, and for the national forests of New Hampshire, Maine and West Virginia: what is growing there, how old it is, and how thick the understory is. It scores that as grouse and woodcock habitat, groups the best of it into coverts, ranks them by how far you would walk, and puts them on a map that works with no signal. This is habitat intelligence, not a feed of pins. A score of 78 means the cover is strong right now: the right type, at the right age, with food and escape cover close by. It does not promise a bird. Hunt a 78 ten times and you will move more birds than on a 40. PHEASANT AND BOBWHITE Apex scores public land for pheasant in Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Montana, and for bobwhite in Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin, from the crops and grass around each parcel. Each parcel shows where to start, the season for the state you are in, and how much of the corn and soybeans around it has been cut this week. APEX PRO • PICKS: scored coverts on the map and ranked in Discover, each with a guide that tells you why it is good, how to hunt it in today's wind, and where to start. • TIMBER: every stand in the state to browse and filter by cover type and age, not just the picks. Download it for the states you hunt. • CREW: share coverts and pins with your hunting party, see each other live when you choose to, and message whenever you have a bar of signal. Nobody outside your crew sees any of it. • Scout mode and conditions that re-rank the day. FREE, ALWAYS • The map: roads, trails and two-tracks, national forest, state forest, and game and wildlife areas. • Turn-by-turn directions to any pin over roads, trails and two-tracks. Or take a straight line, or hand the drive off to Apple Maps. • Your pins and recorded tracks, with elevation and distance. • The journal: every hunt, flush and note, with photos. • The plant field guide. • Import your waypoints from onX, Gaia and handheld GPS units (GPX, KML, KMZ, GeoJSON). BUILT FOR THE WOODS • Offline first. The coverts, stands and scores live on your phone and are ranked on your phone. Download the map for your area over Wi-Fi and the imagery comes with you. New coverts and public land arrive over Wi-Fi without an app update. • Private by design. No account needed. Your spots stay on your phone unless you turn on backup or share them with your crew. No ads, no trackers, and we never sell your data. • No password, ever. Sign in with Apple, or with a one-time code we email you. IMPORTANT Apex is not a legal record of land ownership or public access. Boundaries come from agency data that is generalized and can be wrong at the edges, and ground shown as public may be private, leased or closed. What is posted on the ground controls. You are responsible for knowing where you are and for following all hunting regulations. SUBSCRIPTION Apex Pro is $4.99 per month with a 14-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase, or at the end of the free trial. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple ID account settings. One subscription covers every state and bird in the app. Terms of Use: https://api.apexhunt.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://api.apexhunt.app/privacy

Screenshots

CarryMap4 screens
Apex Hunt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CarryMap at none against Apex Hunt's 1. CarryMap also leads on ratings volume (292 vs 3) and device support (4 vs 1). Apex Hunt's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Apex Hunt sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. CarryMap asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Apex Hunt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CarryMap has 292 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of CarryMap's written reviews are positive against 100% of Apex Hunt's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CarryMap ships an update every 4 months, Apex Hunt weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
CarryMap versus Apex Hunt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarryMapApex Hunt
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (292 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings292 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB233 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXTools Pro, IncField Armor

Customer experience

CarryMap

All ratings200 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Apex Hunt

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CarryMap

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Apex Hunt

Subscriptions1
  • Apex Pro14 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is CarryMap free?
CarryMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apex Hunt free?
Apex Hunt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CarryMap or Apex Hunt?
Apex Hunt is rated higher. CarryMap averages 4.7 out of 5 from 292 ratings, while Apex Hunt averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do CarryMap or Apex Hunt have ads?
Neither CarryMap nor Apex Hunt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CarryMap or Apex Hunt?
CarryMap ships an update every 4 months, and Apex Hunt weekly. Most recently, CarryMap was updated on October 24, 2026 and Apex Hunt on October 24, 2026.

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