Comparison

CalTopo vs Digly

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

Head to head
About

CalTopo

Plan and navigate off-grid adventures with detailed offline maps and real-time weather forecasts. Trusted by professionals, this app offers seamless syncing and collaborative planning for backcountry pursuits.

Highlights
  • Offline map downloads
  • Satellite imagery
  • Route planning
  • GPS tracking
  • Weather forecasting
  • Collaborative map sharing
  • Slope angle shading
Features
Currently charting
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New on CalTopo: the CalTopo app is now satellite ready, allowing you to use many features of the app offline with satellite data! Take the best mapping app with you wherever you go with the CalTopo app for iOS. Trusted by professional mountain guides, avalanche educators, and search and rescue teams, CalTopo has all the features you need to plan your next off-grid pursuit. Seamless integration between CalTopo online and your mobile device allows you to access and update your maps no matter where you are. Any changes you make will automatically sync across all devices, making exporting and importing your latest map a thing of the past. The CalTopo app allows you to easily take your planning and navigation to the next level. Real time decision making in backcountry terrain is made easy with the ability to download maps and layers like slope angle shading to your device for offline use. Plan for conditions on your route with sun exposure, wind, precipitation and avalanche forecasts. View and track your location on the map using GPS, even if you are offline. Share maps with your teams or travel partners to plan collaboratively, and to ensure everyone has the necessary data. Monitor real time updates from the field, like your friends progress on a long outing with live tracking on shared maps. Plan and navigate your next adventure with the CalTopo App today! Map layers include: • MapBuilder Topo, Hybrid and Overlay • Forest Service Maps • Scanned Topos • Global Imagery • Shaded Relief • Slope Angle Shading (including high resolution elevation data where available) • Parcel data • Public Lands • Weekly Satellite Imagery • NAIP Satellite Imagery • Sun Exposure • Marine Charts • Weather Forecasting (including wind, precipitation, and temperatures) • Snow and Water Gauge Data • Fire History/Activity • And many more Support and Feature Requests: Email us at help@caltopo.com.

About

Digly

This app helps metal detectorists log and map their discoveries. Record GPS coordinates, depth, and photos of each find, and track your search routes on a map. It offers customizable categories, weather data, and export options for your findings.

Highlights
  • Log finds with GPS, depth, and photos
  • Track search routes on a map
  • Customizable find categories
  • View weather data
  • Export data as PDF or CSV
  • Real-time group searching (Pro)
Features
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Digly is a simple and reliable metal detecting companion for logging and tracking your finds in the field. Keep track of exactly where you made your discoveries. With Digly, you can pin every find with GPS, record depth and photos, and see your entire detecting route on a map. FEATURES: - LOG FINDS: Save exact GPS coordinates, depth, category, photos, and notes. - ROUTE LOGGING: Track your movement during a session to see exactly where you have searched. - VDI / TARGET ID: Get instant guidance on what a signal might be, tailored to your detector. - CATEGORIES: Fully customisable — create your own, and choose which ones are visible or hidden. - MAP OPTIONS: View your finds and routes on standard or topographic map layers. - WEATHER DATA: Automatically show weather conditions for your location. - EXPORT DATA: Create PDF reports or export your data as CSV and ZIP backups. - PRIVACY: No accounts, no tracking. Your data stays on your device — or sync privately via iCloud (Pro). DIGLY PRO: - GROUP DIG: Search together in real time with up to 10 participants. Share locations, log finds, and coordinate your search — live. - ICLOUD SYNC: Your finds, photos, and sessions backed up and synced across all your devices. - DETECTING CONDITIONS: Soil conductivity, radar chart, and estimated detection depth based on your coil size. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CalTopo4 screens
Digly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CalTopo at 4.8 against Digly's 4.2. CalTopo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (7.6K vs 6). Digly's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 56%). On price, update cadence, 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. Digly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. CalTopo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CalTopo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CalTopo has 7.6K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of CalTopo's written reviews are positive against 83% of Digly's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
CalTopo versus Digly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalTopoDigly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better4.2 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews56.5% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.6K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank#113 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCalTopo LLCMETTE HAUGEN

Customer experience

CalTopo

All ratings7,461 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive56.5%
Neutral9.9%
Negative33.6%

Digly

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

CalTopo

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Trails and tracks disappearing
  • Coordinate display issues
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add 3D map view
  • Implement route snapping to trails
  • Improve offline map download capabilities
  • Add photo geotagging functionality
  • Implement course-up map orientation

Digly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CalTopo

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Digly

Subscriptions2
  • Digly Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Digly Pro Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is CalTopo free?
CalTopo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Digly free?
Digly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CalTopo or Digly?
CalTopo is rated higher. CalTopo averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while Digly averages 4.2 from 6 ratings.
Do CalTopo or Digly have ads?
Neither CalTopo nor Digly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CalTopo or Digly?
CalTopo ships an update every 2 weeks, and Digly every 2 weeks. Most recently, CalTopo was updated on October 26, 2026 and Digly on October 24, 2026.

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