Comparison

boonmaps vs Granite

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

Head to head
About

boonmaps

Explore Western Canada's outdoor adventure destinations with interactive 3D maps. Navigate trails and points of interest offline, perfect for your next expedition.

Highlights
  • Offline 3D interactive maps
  • Explore outdoor adventure locations
  • Navigate Western Canada
  • Points of interest
  • 3D exploration
Features
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Offline 3D interactive maps to explore and navigate outdoor adventure meccas across Western Canada.

About

Granite

Explore mountains with detailed offline maps and terrain data. Track your hikes, ski tours, and climbs, and sync with your Garmin watch. Share your adventures and discover new routes from a community of mountain lovers.

Highlights
  • Offline 3D maps
  • Terrain and topographic data
  • Activity tracking (hike, ski, climb)
  • Garmin watch sync
  • Personal heatmap and stats
  • Community trip reports
Features
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Discover Granite, the mountain app for planning, navigating, tracking, and sharing better days outside. Explore detailed maps, find new objectives, follow recent trip reports, and discover routes shaped by local guides, experts, and mountain communities. • Navigate Offline: Access detailed maps, terrain layers, and topographic information even when you are out of service. Download what you need before heading out and stay oriented wherever the day takes you. • Plan With Confidence: Check useful mountain information before you go, including avalanche forecasts, wildfire and smoke conditions, and road status where available. Draw your own routes, see distance and elevation as you go, and get time estimates for the day ahead. • Discover Local Routes: Explore curated routes and collections created with local guides, experienced contributors, and mountain communities. Find practical route details, seasonal information, and local knowledge from people who know the terrain. • Track Your Activities: Record hikes, ski tours, climbs, trail runs, rides, and more. Sync with Garmin and Strava to automatically save key stats and GPX tracks, even when your phone stays in your pack. • Follow Your Progress: See your mountain story grow through completed peaks, personal heatmaps, activity history, and detailed adventure stats. • Share What You Find: Write trip reports, share current conditions and useful insights, and discover new objectives through the experiences of other mountain people. Built in Squamish for people who love getting outside. Hike, climb, ski, and explore with Granite. Subject to Apple's standard end user license agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

boonmaps4 screens
Granite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: boonmaps at none against Granite's 1. boonmaps also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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. Granite sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $38.99 per year. boonmaps asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

boonmaps ships an update every 3 weeks, Granite fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
boonmaps versus Granite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterboonmapsGranite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrazer HoggGraniteLab

Customer experience

boonmaps

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Granite

Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

boonmaps

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Granite

Subscriptions1
  • Pro14 Days trial$38.991 Year

Questions

Is boonmaps free?
boonmaps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Granite free?
Granite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do boonmaps or Granite have ads?
Neither boonmaps nor Granite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, boonmaps or Granite?
boonmaps ships an update every 3 weeks, and Granite fortnightly. Most recently, boonmaps was updated on September 19, 2026 and Granite on October 6, 2026.

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