Comparison

Hawaii Pocket Maps vs Aloha Adventures

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

Head to head
About

Hawaii Pocket Maps

Plan your Hawaii adventures with offline maps and guides for over 50 parks and countless trails. Discover points of interest, record hikes with GPS, and get real-time weather updates. Essential for exploring the islands off the grid.

Highlights
  • Offline park maps and guides
  • 50+ national and state parks
  • 300+ trails and trailheads
  • 12,000+ points of interest
  • GPS and GPX support
  • Real-time weather forecasts
  • Park alerts and notifications
Features
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Be prepared! Plan your next trip to one of the great Hawaii parks. Download maps and guides before you venture into the Wi-Fi free wilderness. Discover - 50+ national parks, state parks, monuments, forests - 20+ neatly folded maps by the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, United States Forest Services, and other agencies. - 20+ campgrounds and campsites - 300+ trails and trailheads - 12,000+ points of interests Plan - Download maps, park brochures, and newspapers. These downloads are ready when you are offline and off the grid in the great outdoors. - Download arbitrary map sections as offline packs. - Photo galleries, panorama views. - Share links to parks and maps with friends Have fun - GPS and GPX support: record your hikes, import GPX routes, tracks and waypoints for your hiking trails. - Detailed national park information: alerts, news, visitor centers, campgrounds, driving directions, weather. - Open your favorite maps app to get a route to the selected park. - Current weather conditions, easy access to multi-day forecasts, sunrise and sunset times. - Push notifications for park alerts, park news, weather warnings So download maps and guides for: Ala Kahakai Haleakalā Hawaii Volcanoes Honouliuli Kalaupapa Kaloko-Honokōhau Pearl Harbor Puukoholā Heiau Puuhonua o Hōnaunau There are additional useful information and brochures for many Hawaii state parks: Ahukini, Ahupuaa O Kahana, Akaka Falls, Diamond Head, Hāena, Īao Valley, Kealakekua Bay, Kaena Point, Kaiwi, Keaīwa Heiau, Kekaha Kai (Kona Coast), Kīholo, Kōkee, Lapakahi, Lava Tree, Mākena, Nāpali Coast, Pālāau, Polihale, Polipoli Spring, Russian Fort Elizabeth, Ulupō Heiau, Waiānapanapa, Wailua River, Waimea Canyon, Waimea, Wailuku River LEGAL Terms of Use: https://www.icoat.de/pocketmaps/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.icoat.de/pocketmaps/privacy

About

Aloha Adventures

Discover and plan activities across the Hawaiian Islands. Create custom markers for places, add reviews and photos, and schedule your entire vacation with directions for each stop.

Highlights
  • Location-based activity discovery
  • Create custom place markers
  • Add reviews and photos
  • Schedule vacation itineraries
  • Share favorite spots
  • Explore food, hikes, shops, and events
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Aloha Adventures is a location-based activity discovery app that allows users to explore, create, schedule, review, and share activities such as food, hikes, shops, markets, and events across the Hawaiian Islands. The App uses Google mapping services where each user can create their own custom markers for the best places to visit. Have a favorite place you want to share? Add the marker or review an existing marker and add a photo! Schedule your entire Hawaii vacation and set times and directions for each activity.

Screenshots

Hawaii Pocket Maps4 screens
Aloha Adventures4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Aloha Adventures at 5.0 against Hawaii Pocket Maps's 4.4. Aloha Adventures also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Hawaii Pocket Maps's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17 vs 26.5). On price, ads and device support 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. Hawaii Pocket Maps sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 2 months. Aloha Adventures asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Aloha Adventures holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hawaii Pocket Maps has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hawaii Pocket Maps ships an update every 2 months, Aloha Adventures every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hawaii Pocket Maps versus Aloha Adventures: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHawaii Pocket MapsAloha Adventures
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (18 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB50 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAlex GugelDaniel Reimschiissel

Customer experience

Hawaii Pocket Maps

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Aloha Adventures

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hawaii Pocket Maps

Subscriptions3
  • access all pro features$3.992 Months
  • access all pro features3 Days trial$5.493 Months
  • access all pro features$12.991 Year
None

Aloha Adventures

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hawaii Pocket Maps free?
Hawaii Pocket Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aloha Adventures free?
Aloha Adventures is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hawaii Pocket Maps or Aloha Adventures?
Aloha Adventures is rated higher. Hawaii Pocket Maps averages 4.4 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Aloha Adventures averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hawaii Pocket Maps or Aloha Adventures have ads?
Both Hawaii Pocket Maps and Aloha Adventures show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hawaii Pocket Maps or Aloha Adventures?
Hawaii Pocket Maps ships an update every 2 months, and Aloha Adventures every 2 days. Most recently, Hawaii Pocket Maps was updated on November 6, 2026 and Aloha Adventures on October 31, 2026.

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