Avenza Maps vs Land Nav
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Avenza Maps
Navigate any terrain with offline GPS maps, even without cell service. Explore a vast Map Store for hiking, biking, and travel, or import your own custom maps. Record tracks, add notes, and identify your location precisely.
- Offline GPS navigation
- Real-time GPS position and direction
- Record GPS tracks
- Add photos and notes to locations
- Import custom maps
- Map Store with professional maps
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New Description: Avenza Maps is a powerful offline navigation app for professional field work. Use offline maps with GPS navigation to stay on track anywhere—no signal required, so you can navigate confidently with precise location awareness. Discover and download trail, topographic, land use, utility, nautical, and survey data from trusted publishers, or import your own maps. Avenza supports custom map import, letting you work with PDF maps, GeoPDF®, and GeoTIFF files for reliable navigation both on and off the grid. Explore trusted outdoor & professional data Access the largest mobile Map Stores featuring content from: National Geographic National Park Service US Forest Service (USFS) US Geological Survey (USGS) NOAA, FAA, BLM, and more Avenza is widely used by professionals worldwide for surveying, land management, environmental work, GIS field operations, and more. Make your own maps? Import your custom maps and never get lost off the grid. Maps are available for free or purchase from the in-app Map Store. Plus subscription is available for unlimited custom map imports. Pro subscription is available for professional users with full access to all features and mapping tools. ENHANCE YOUR MAPS WITH THESE FEATURES - Locate your realtime GPS position and find direction, even when offline - Record GPS tracks during your activities - Navigate to features using compass tools - Add photos and notes to any location - Add placemarks to your map and style them with recreational symbols - Measure distances and estimate times - Supports KML, GPX, and CSV Formats GET MORE WITH AVENZA MAPS PLUS For users who need more - Up to 20 custom PDF, GeoPDF®, and GeoTIFF imports - Create geofences for up to 50 individual features and up to four geofence layers GET EVEN MORE WITH AVENZA MAPS PRO For professionals and organizations who require an offline mapping solution with location awareness with more features and tools - Unlimited import of your own geospatial PDF, GeoPDF®, and GeoTIFF maps - GPS averaging, additional coordinate display formats, custom symbol sets - Connect high-accuracy GPS devices via Bluetooth - Created unlimited geofences and get global geofence notifications - Convert tracks to areas - Map orientation lock - Import and export Esri® Shapefiles - Import and manage custom symbology sets - Priority technical support Avenza Maps Pro subscription required for commercial, academic, government, and professional use. Avenza Maps Plus and Pro are available as annual subscriptions. You can subscribe and pay through your Apple ID. Subscriptions are 12 months in duration and will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the rate of your selected plan. Auto-renewal can be turned off in your iTunes Account Settings. If you didn’t use iTunes to subscribe, you can manage your subscription through Avenza. SUPPORT We can help! Go to support.avenzamaps.com LEGAL Privacy Policy: avenzamaps.com/legal/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: avenzamaps.com/legal/terms.html CONNECT WITH US avenzamaps.com facebook.com/avenzamaps twitter.com/avenzamaps instagram.com/avenzamaps
Land Nav
Navigate the outdoors with GPS, compass, and offline maps. Organize tracks and markers in documents synced via iCloud. Supports GPX import/export and customizable coordinate formats.
- Offline topographic and satellite maps
- GPS and compass functionality
- GPX waypoint and track import/export
- iCloud document syncing
- Customizable coordinate formats
- Sunset/sunrise and moon phase data
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A land navigation GPS and offline map app built for iOS. No ads. Privacy respected. Land Nav will help you navigate the outdoors providing you with a GPS, compass, 3D topographic and satellite maps. Place a marker on the map and get a bearing to that location in seconds. Import GPX waypoints and tracks into a task specific map documents that are synced using iCloud to all your devices. Downloadable maps allow use while offline. ## Main Features - Worldwide 3D topographic and satellite maps powered by Open Street map - Download maps for online use - Organize tracks and markers in task based documents - Designed from the ground for iOS using the latest Apple technologies - Universal app supports iPhone and iPad with macOS coming soon. ## Additional Features - Compass with inclinometer - Show sunset & sunrise times, moon phase, and magnetic declination - GPX import/export for waypoints, tracks, and routes - Customizable coordinate formats and units including UTM, MGRS and Mils - Document interface to organize map data - Universal app works on iOS and iPad (macOS comming soon) - iCloud sync, plan on your iPad, navigate on your phone - No ads and no tracking - Generous free trial, no subscription, single in-app purchase to buy - Support independent app developer with a passion for the outdoors
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Land Nav at 100% against Avenza Maps's 52%. Land Nav also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Avenza Maps's advantage is ratings volume (127K vs 3) and chart position (#14 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Avenza Maps sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $32.99 per year and Land Nav sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Land Nav holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Avenza Maps has 127K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Avenza Maps's written reviews are positive against 100% of Land Nav's.
Avenza Maps ships an update every 2 months, Land Nav daily. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Avenza Maps | Land Nav |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (127K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 127K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #14 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 334 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Avenza Systems Inc. | Gerry Shaw |
Customer experience
Avenza Maps
Land Nav
Bugs and requests
Avenza Maps
Reported bugs
3 issues- Maps disappearing after updates
- Airdrop functionality issues
- Compatibility problems with newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to stitch/overlay multiple maps
- Apple CarPlay integration
- Improved map search and discovery
- Easier map management and organization
- Ability to export/share recorded tracks
Land Nav
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Avenza Maps
- Avenza Maps Plus$32.991 Year
- Avenza Maps Plus1 Month trial$34.991 Year
- Avenza Maps Pro1 Month trial$169.991 Year
- Forest Service Topo Product$0.99
- Garmin Tier 1$0.99
- BaseImage, LLC Map Product$0.99
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- Western Michigan University Map Product$2.99
- US Forest Service R5 Map Product$4.99
- US Forest Service R6 Product$4.99
- Map the Xperience Map Product$4.99
- US Forest Service R2 Map Product$4.99
- US Forest Service R4 Product$4.99
- National Geographic Map Product$11.99
Land Nav
- Buy Land Nav$21.99








