Great Rides vs Plan My Walk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Great Rides
Discover and navigate New Zealand's Great Rides with this comprehensive guide. Track your position offline using GPS, view trail details with elevation profiles, and find essential bike services. Explore points of interest with photos and descriptions for a complete cycling adventure.
- Offline trail maps
- GPS position tracking
- Trail section details
- Elevation profiles
- Bike service identification
- Points of interest information
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New Zealand's best guide and tracking app for the NZ Great Rides a partner of the NZ Cycle Trail Once a trail is downloaded it can work offline: • To track your position along the trail using your phone's GPS. • Showing key stops on the trail with photos and descriptions. • Providing information about trail sections with elevation profiles. • Identifying bike-related services to help you along your ride. • As a guide with trail information all packaged into one app. All the trail data has been carefully collected on-site then compiled with relevant trail side attractions and points of interest. Key sites can be found on the map screen and selected to provide more information, photos, and links.
Plan My Walk
Discover over 3,000 hiking tracks, huts, and campsites across New Zealand. Plan your adventures with detailed track information, weather forecasts, and safety alerts. Build custom routes and share trip details with emergency contacts for a safe and enjoyable outdoor experience.
- 3,000+ NZ tracks, huts, and campsites
- Search and filter functions
- Detailed track information
- Multiple map views
- Weather forecasts and alerts
- Custom track builder
- Emergency contact trip planner
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The free Plan My Walk app makes it easy to find tracks, huts and campsites across Aotearoa New Zealand and plan a safe and successful trip • 3,500+ NZ tracks, huts and campsites • Easy search functions and filters • Essential track information • Three map views including LINZ Topo and satellite maps • Personalised map experience with your completed trips and those on your wishlist • Weather forecasts and warnings • Official track alerts, such as closures • Reviews and photos including star ratings, and tags for safety tips and points of interest • Customisable gear lists • Custom track builder for off-the-beaten-track adventures • Trip planner that sends key details to your emergency contact • Official safety videos and Virtual Track Guides for selected popular tracks • Highlights pages make it easier to explore with key information on top hiking and tramping destinations, including helpful resources and trip recommendations The free Plan My Walk app supports you to get out and enjoy your adventure safely.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Great Rides at 67% against Plan My Walk's 43%. Great Rides also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Plan My Walk's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Great Rides holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plan My Walk has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Great Rides's written reviews are positive against 43% of Plan My Walk's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Great Rides | Plan My Walk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 42.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gary Patterson | Mountain Safety Council |
Customer experience
Great Rides
Plan My Walk
Bugs and requests
Great Rides
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Plan My Walk
Reported bugs
16 issues- Login screen text and buttons are invisible
- App no longer loads and is stuck on the opening screen
- Authentication code not received
- App restarts when viewing tracks on the map
- App continuously restarts/reloads
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- App crashes on the map
- App restarts when filtering tracks
- App restarts on the main page
- App crashes every 10 seconds or restarts when interacting with map/tracks
- App crashes and restarts when Location Services is enabled
- App keeps refreshing every few seconds
- App keeps backing out every 5 seconds
- App constantly restarting when trying to download maps
- App restarts when under strain (e.g., zooming map)
- App not saving the date when planning a future walk
- App reverts to the current day when trying to add a walk
Requested features
4 requests- Option to download tracks as .gpx
- UI/UX update for custom route navigation
- Include inclines and side elevation of tracks
- Allow users to create their own routes
In-app purchases
Great Rides
No in-app purchases
Plan My Walk
No in-app purchases
