CPW Mobile PDF vs Catalis GIS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CPW Mobile PDF
Navigate the backcountry with offline PDF maps that display your real-time location. Download maps from various sources, add custom waypoints, and organize your map library for hiking, hunting, or fishing adventures.
- Offline PDF map viewing
- Real-time location tracking
- Downloadable maps from multiple sources
- Customizable waypoints with labels
- Map library organization
- Proximity display to maps
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The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Mobile PDF app pinpoints your location on a map without the need for an internet or cell tower connection. Even in battery-saving airplane mode, CPW Mobile PDF makes use of your phone's E911 capability to display your location in real-time on downloaded georeferenced PDF maps. Get PDF maps from CPW online Map Library, personalize maps using the Colorado Hunting and Fishing Atlas, USFS, USGS, or your favorite site. Customized waypoints can be added and saved with each map. Build a mobile map library that can be sorted by proximity to each map and more. Go mobile! Whether you are hiking, hunting, or fishing this app will be your guide in the backcountry. CPW Mobile PDF Features: - Download topo or aerial photo maps from the CPW online Map Library, CPW HuntingAtlas, CPW FishingAtlas, USFS, USGS, or other sites. - Display current location and direction in real-time. - Zoom in on the details of your map. - Add waypoints in three different colors. - Customize your waypoint labels. - Display waypoint latitude, longitude, and creation date. - Build a PDF maps library with custom map names. - Display real-time proximity to each PDF map. - Sort PDF maps by: proximity, name, file size, or date added. - Lock map in portrait or landscape mode so bumpy roads do not cause unwanted screen rotations!
Catalis GIS
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Access your Catalis WebMap information on the move using Catalis GIS. View and collect data in real-time using your device’s GPS location, increasing efficiency of field data collection. Features: View your integrated Catalis Webmap information Collection point, line and polygon features using the map or GPS Form driven data collection Attach photos to features from your device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Catalis GIS at weekly against CPW Mobile PDF's every 22 months. CPW Mobile PDF's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CPW Mobile PDF ships an update every 22 months, Catalis GIS weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CPW Mobile PDF | Catalis GIS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | State of Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology | Catalis, LLC |
In-app purchases
CPW Mobile PDF
No in-app purchases
Catalis GIS
No in-app purchases
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