Comparison

ActiveNav vs KE Adventure

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

Head to head
About

ActiveNav

Navigate famous European walking and cycling routes with offline GPS tracking. Discover points of interest, record georeferenced photos, and receive alerts if you go off track. Access additional travel details if booked through a partner agent.

Highlights
  • Offline navigation
  • Accurate GPS tracks
  • Daily route summary and elevation chart
  • Off-track alerts
  • Emergency SMS button
  • Georeferenced photo recording
Features
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The ActiveNav app includes the most famous long-distance walking & cycling routes in Europe. This app allows easy navigation on self-guided holidays, walking and cycling thousands of kilometers on the Via Francigena, the Camino from the Great St. Bernard Pass to Rome, the complete St. Francis route from Chiusi della Verna to Rome, and the Path of Gods from Bologna to Florence. The new navigation features include - Offline navigation. Mobile data not required after initial download - accurate GPS tracks - autorotation of the maps - aily route summary and elevation chart - panorama of the track and at street level - alarm and vibration that alerts you in case you go off track. - emergency SMS button with position coordinates - possibility to record and take georeferenced photos of problems on route alerting fellow travelers If you book your trip with a partner agent after login you access additional information such as: turn by turn directions, - hotel information - points of interest along the way - historical background. ATTENTION: Continued use of GPS running in the background can drastically decrease battery life, an extra power pack is recommended when on route Have a great adventure!

About

KE Adventure

Features
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We offer over 360 active adventures in almost 100 countries worldwide. Best known for our pioneering itineraries and challenging trips with an 'edge', we also offer a range of easier guided and self-guided walking, cycling, family and wildlife journeys throughout the world. Based in Keswick in the Lake District, we are passionate about creating unique travel experiences for our customers. GUIDEBOOK DOWNLOAD The guidebook for your holiday can be downloaded via the booking number from KE Adventure. You will have all routes, maps and accomomdation information available even without internet connection. TOPOGRAPHIC OFFLINE MAPS Our maps, which we produce with a focus on outdoor activities, are on the device and are available in all zoom levels without internet connection GPS NAVIGATION Find your way in every corner of the world with GPS and our offline maps.

Screenshots

ActiveNav4 screens
KE Adventure4 screens

Verdict

The call

ActiveNav and KE Adventure are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ActiveNav ships an update every 3 months, KE Adventure every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ActiveNav versus KE Adventure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActiveNavKE Adventure
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperItineraria S.r.l.Schneider Geo GmbH

In-app purchases

None

ActiveNav

No in-app purchases

None

KE Adventure

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ActiveNav free?
ActiveNav is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KE Adventure free?
KE Adventure is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ActiveNav or KE Adventure have ads?
Neither ActiveNav nor KE Adventure shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ActiveNav or KE Adventure?
ActiveNav ships an update every 3 months, and KE Adventure every 2 months. Most recently, ActiveNav was updated on November 2, 2026 and KE Adventure on November 4, 2026.

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