Comparison

Hiking Logger vs Hiking Maps

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

Head to head
About

Hiking Logger

Record and share your outdoor adventures with detailed tracking of time, distance, and altitude. Utilize offline maps and GPS for navigation without a cellular connection, and enhance your experience with photo integration and safety features like SOS messages.

Highlights
  • Record outdoor activities with detailed metrics
  • Offline map and GPS navigation
  • Share adventures with photos and videos
  • Import and follow popular routes
  • SOS message functionality with location
  • Supports multiple coordinate systems
  • Import/export GPX/KML/KMZ files
Features
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Let Hiking Logger enrich your outdoor activities! You can record and share your adventures as well as keep every memorable moment. Also, with the offline map and GPS features, you can track your exact location and navigate along the route without connecting to cellular network. ► Record & Share Your Adventures · Keep track of time, distance, altitude and elevation in details for your outdoor activities · Take photos and display them on the map for your review in the future · Share your outdoor adventures containing photos, videos or recordings with friends ► Stay Safe with Detailed Cartographic Info & Supportive Features · Offline map helps you know exactly where you are without connecting to cellular network · Import latest and popular routes and follow along for keeping you safe at all time · Quick options for sending out SOS messages with location, type of accident and injury condition ► No Subscription or In-App Purchase Needed! One-time Purchase to Enjoy ALL Features: - Mapsforge format offline map, ex. OpenAndroMaps - JPG/PNG format MBTiles - Map overlays - DEM for creating relief map - Text size adjustment of offline map - WMS/WMTS online maps, ex. USGS Topo WMTS - Preload online map tiles and purging cached online map tiles - MGRS, USNG, TWD67, TWD97, UTM, and other coordinate systems - Displaying information and drawing navigation line of target way point - Adding photo, video, and/or audio to your track - Record logging track - Color selection for each track - Importing/exporting GPX/KML/KMZ - Offline POI - Distance measurement - Navigation by route or track - Location reporting - SOS messages - Output A3/A4 1/12500, 1/25000, 1/50000 map

About

Hiking Maps

Features
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Hiking Maps was developed with guidance from hardcore hiking clubs that require rich and detailed maps, offline functionality, as well as easy planning right from their phones. These hiking groups continue to guide us in our development of what we hope to one day be the best offline map app for the iPhone. INTUITIVE ROUTE PLANNING Intuitive planning is supported by three key features to make it a breeze to plan your journey entirely on your phone or prepare a route for sharing with larger groups. Finger Route Tracing - Simply drag your finger along the approximate path you want to take, Hiking Maps will adjust your trace to match the closest navigable path. You can then review the distance, the difficulty based on elevation gain and try different alternatives. Save the route once satisfied and you’ll be able to follow it once you hit the trail. Detailed Route Recording - When exploring new trails for group hikes or your own future returns, you can turn on recording and automatically track time, distance, altitude and elevation gain. You can also add a vast amount of helpful info such as images, videos, and audio notes along important waypoints. Import Popular Hikes - Hiking Maps supports all major navigation tracking files such as GPX, KML, and KMZ. CONFIDENT EXPLORING When it comes to exploring, helping you feel safe and confident was our biggest goal when designing Hiking Maps. We’ve added the following features to make that a reality: Detailed Offline Maps – download maps before your journey and explore wilderness without having to waste your battery or having to rely on internet connection. You can use your maps much longer while in airplane mode and you can reach trails where internet connectivity is not available. Off-Route Notification – adjustable text size lets you easily read the maps as you follow a pre-loaded track or explore new trails. Turn on off-route notifications and you’ll get an audio notification when you stray off the path. SOS Alerts – preset who you want to notify as your emergency contacts and quickly send them an update with your location and condition if you face a challenge where you need a helping hand. EASY ROUTE SHARING Whether it’s sending your previous hike to a select group of hikers or sharing your adventure to a wider public, we make it easy to help spread the joy of hiking: One Tap Sharing – after planning and creating a route in detail you can share it in any popular navigation file format with a friend or group of friends, or upload it to our public database of hikes enriched with all your waypoint information. Create Professional Relief Maps – our advanced features let you create advanced navigation tools such as digital elevation models (DEM) relief maps. Print-Ready Maps – create images of maps with waypoints and detailed topography information. Print the maps out or post them on your hiking group website or social media page and let fellow hikers get a good idea about your trail with a single glance. Please note: You have 90 days to try out all features and settings of Hiking Maps after first installation. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Hiking Logger4 screens
Hiking Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hiking Maps at Free against Hiking Logger's $6.99. Hiking Logger's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Hiking Maps is free to download; Hiking Logger costs $6.99 up front. Hiking Maps sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Hiking Logger asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Hiking Logger versus Hiking Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiking LoggerHiking Maps
Price$6.99Free — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCCMedia Technology CompanyHopIN Digitech Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Hiking Logger

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Hiking Maps

Subscriptions3
  • Full Version (1 Month)$0.991 Month
  • Full Version (1 Quarter)$1.993 Months
  • Full Version (1 Year)$5.991 Year

Questions

Is Hiking Logger free?
Hiking Logger costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hiking Maps free?
Hiking Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hiking Logger or Hiking Maps have ads?
Neither Hiking Logger nor Hiking Maps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hiking Logger or Hiking Maps?
Hiking Logger ships an update fortnightly, and Hiking Maps fortnightly. Most recently, Hiking Logger was updated on September 24, 2026 and Hiking Maps on September 10, 2026.

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