TrekkingPoint vs Trail Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TrekkingPoint
Navigate the outdoors with an offline GPS tracker and trail planner. Record routes, add waypoints, and access worldwide offline maps for hiking, biking, and more. Includes weather forecasts and elevation data.
- Offline GPS tracking
- Worldwide offline maps
- Route recording and planning
- Waypoint creation
- GPX export/import
- Weather forecast
- Live tracking
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Find your road inside nature! GPS Outdoor chart-plotter for trekking activity. An easy-to-use offline Outdoor GPS tracker and trails planner featuring worldwide offline maps. Tread with your favorite device around the world, turn your smartphone or tablet into an Outdoor GPS with an offline map. Choose between hiking, running, bike, MTB, kayak, and outdoor sports. Record your routes and trails on a map, add waypoints, create the itinerary and share them with your friends via GPX Export / Import - Your mobile will be a GPS outdoor navigator. Your smartphone will guide you with a heading indicator. - Live Tracking - Plan, Create and Export/Import into standard GPX format your Trails. - View trails passing through your chosen specific areas. (by WayMarkedTrails ) - Weather forecast for an outdoor activity. - Advanced Elevation data - Available in different languages: English, Italian, French, Spanish, Brazilian, Turkish and German,Indonesian -Easily get information for your device's car navigator to reach the start of your trails By purchasing you’ll be contributing in helping us out to maintain infrastructure and create new features Trekking Point is available with the full version, purchase it and use it forever in your outdoor adventures. MAPS OFFLINE: Enjoy offline topographic, satellite and OpenStreetMaps maps from all over the world. Great GPS Outdoor when you're out in the mountains or traveling without Internet connection. MAPS AVAILABLE: MapView: http://www.fishpoints.net/mapsview/ •World topographic map by ESRI •Satellite imagery for the world by ESRI •OpenStreetMap & WayMarkedTrails LOCATION PERMISSION Location information is processed locally on your device, ensuring your privacy. HELP US Download Trekking Point and let us know about any bugs, feature requests or any other suggestions. Stay tuned for more features and options in this GPS Outdoor tracker app. LEARN MORE ABOUT TREKKING POINT http://www.fishpoints.net/trekking-point/ A link to the terms of use: http://www.fishpoints.net/eula-trekkingpoint/ A link to the privacy policy: http://www.fishpoints.net/privacy-trekkingpoint/
Trail Explorer
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Trail Explorer is a web and mobile app to explore any destination, discover new places and trails, plan adventures, and enjoy the outdoors. For any point on the map, Trail Explorer helps you find the best spots for hiking, sightseeing, climbing, kayaking, scuba, and many more, pairing well with any adventure style and adrenaline level. We compile extensive lists of thrilling experiences by country and category, and offer a set of tools to research any location: • Millions of hiking trails and Places of Interest • Multiple map types to match your adventure style • 3D maps: - topo - satellite - city • offline 2D and 3D maps: • Trail analysis and Elevation Profile • 3D flyover along a trail or around a selected landmark • Hike Along tool • Drive Mode in 3D • AI chat • Local video and nearby webcams • The weather • Adventure sports and travel news… Trail Explorer helps you understand any environment even before you go, build awareness of the terrain, the level of difficulty, time, gear, and resources required to reach your adventure objective. We aggregate data from a wide range of sources to help you plan a safer, and more enjoyable experience. Top features: ▶ Search millions of hiking trails and POIs — explore, save, and share with a single tap ▶ Choose from a range of maps — hiking, running, cycling, and more ▶ 3D maps — topo, satellite, and city views ▶ Browse a giant collection of thrilling experiences — sourced by country and category ▶ Explore any place in detail — hiking trails, attractions, adventure options, huts, hotels, and more ▶ Generate a hiking snapshot of any location — popular trails and geo-POIs: peaks, lakes, volcanoes, outdoor sports, videos, webcams, and more ▶ Drive Mode in 3D — explore routes with rich POI detail, adventure hotspots, and intel from AI, Wikipedia, video search, webcams, and weather ▶ 3D trail flyovers and circular landmark animations — realistic route previews and mountain/natural landmark peeks ▶ Hike Along mode — live 3D position tracking with trail data along the elevation profile ▶ Tap any point on the map — instant info on trails, POIs, weather, save and share routes or locations ▶ Search POIs in 20+ categories — huts, water sources, gas stations, geo-objects, and more ▶ Tap any trail on the map — detailed stats, charts, and trail highlights ▶ Tap any POI marker — detailed info, save, share, or generate a hiking snapshot ▶ Check the weather forecast directly from the map ▶ Read news and videos across 20+ categories — hiking, mountaineering, climbing, biking, kayaking, scuba, sailing/boating, adventure, extreme, and many more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Trail Explorer at Free against TrekkingPoint's $1.99. TrekkingPoint's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Trail Explorer is free to download; TrekkingPoint costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TrekkingPoint ships an update every 5 days, Trail Explorer every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TrekkingPoint | Trail Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marco Palaferri | Evgueni Stoilkov |
In-app purchases
TrekkingPoint
No in-app purchases
Trail Explorer
No in-app purchases
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