Topo Maps Canada vs Canada Navigator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Topo Maps Canada
Access and download detailed topographic maps of Canada for offline use. Track your location, mark waypoints, and record your own routes for outdoor adventures. Navigate with direction arrows and measure distances on the map.
- Downloadable topographic maps
- Offline map access
- Location tracking and elevation
- Waypoint creation and import (GPX, LOC)
- Trail import and recording (GPX)
- Navigation to waypoints
- Distance measurement
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Download Natural Resources Canada topographic maps and use them offline, with no account and no subscription. Topo Maps Canada is built for people who go where cell service doesn't: hikers, backpackers, hunters, anglers, canoeists, snowmobilers, mountain bikers, geocachers, and anyone who wants a real topographic map in their pocket. MAPS Choose from three Natural Resources Canada map styles: Canada Base Map with hillshading, Canada Base Map unshaded, or classic Toporama topographic sheets. OFFLINE Tap the map squares you want and download them before you leave. Downloaded maps work with no Internet connection and use no cell data in the field. TRAILS AND POINTS OF INTEREST BUILT IN Every map download includes the trails, summits, lakes, campsites, and other named places in that area from OpenStreetMap, so you can search them by name while you're offline. TRAIL RECORDING Record where you go. Recorded trails show your path on the map with distance, elapsed time, and average speed. Recording stops automatically when you start driving, and any drive at the start or end of a trail is trimmed off. ELEVATION PROFILES Every recorded or imported trail gets an elevation profile with distance labels and color-coded grade shading. Drag along the chart to see the matching point on the map, its elevation, and the time you passed it. FLAGS Mark your current location or any spot on the map. Flags record coordinates and elevation, and you can add notes and organize them by color: geocaches, trailheads, summits, camps, and so on. NAVIGATION Pick a flag and follow the direction arrow, driven by your compass heading, with the distance remaining. Handy for geocaching and for finding your way back to camp or the car. LOCATION See where you are on the map, your elevation, speed, and the accuracy of the GPS fix. MEASURE Trace a route on the map to measure its distance, then save it as a trail to follow later. IMPORT AND SHARE Import trails and waypoints from GPX files and geocache LOC files. Share your flags and trails by email, Messages, or AirDrop as standard GPX files that work with any GPS unit or mapping software. Back up your maps, flags and trails to a computer over Wi-Fi, and restore them on a new phone. Designed for iPhone and iPad. Note: Continued use of GPS in the background can noticeably reduce battery life.
Canada Navigator
Navigate Canada with live traffic, turn-by-turn voice guidance, and real-time community reports for hazards and traffic. Customize your driving experience with unique vehicle avatars and automatic night mode.
- Live traffic updates
- Turn-by-turn voice guidance
- Speed limit display
- Community hazard reports
- Customizable vehicle avatars
- Automatic night mode
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Where to, eh? Canada Maps is the playful, Canada-only driving companion built on real Apple Maps data with live traffic — made for everyday Canadian drivers who want smart routes and a little fun on the way. Get turn-by-turn voice guidance with up to 3 traffic-aware route options and ETAs, so you always know the fastest way home, to work, or to that new coffee spot. Just tell it where to, eh, and go. See the real posted speed limit as you drive. Our MAXIMUM sign updates live from actual road data, showing the current road name and warning you the moment you're speeding, with a speedometer bubble that pulses red and a quick history graph of your last few minutes on the road. Report it, share it, avoid it. One-tap community reports for police, accidents, hazards, construction, and traffic jams warn nearby drivers in real time, so everyone gets home a little safer and a little faster. Make the map yours. Pick from 9 photorealistic top-down vehicles in 10 colors and watch your avatar glide smoothly along your route. As the sun sets at your real location, the map slides into auto night mode and your vehicle's headlights flick on automatically. Save Home, Work, and your favorite spots, then tap nearby-services chips for gas, EV chargers, coffee, parking, or restaurants along your route. Everything is built and tuned exclusively for Canada, with a proudly Canadian identity from coast to coast. Download Canada Maps and start every drive with a friendly "Where to, eh?"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Topo Maps Canada at 74% against Canada Navigator's 0%. Topo Maps Canada also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). Canada Navigator's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3). On price, update cadence, 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.
Canada Navigator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Topo Maps Canada has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Topo Maps Canada's written reviews are positive against 0% of Canada Navigator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Topo Maps Canada ships an update every 4 months, Canada Navigator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Topo Maps Canada | Canada Navigator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DC Cloud Apps, LLC | VALERY PITON |
Customer experience
Topo Maps Canada
Canada Navigator
Bugs and requests
Topo Maps Canada
Reported bugs
17 issues- App does not load maps (checkerboard)
- Maps not loading on screen
- Downloaded maps not loading in interface
- Cannot download new areas (internet connection issues)
- Download bar stalls and stops
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- App freezes when zooming/looking around
- Map downloads failing
- App not compatible with iPhone 13
- Sharing via Airdrop inconsistent
- Flags not working properly
- Flags invisible and don't place properly
- Map orientation cannot be adjusted
- Cannot download maps on iPhone 13 Pro
- Page full of squares where map should be
- WebDAV server does not exist
- Downloaded maps can't be shown
- App glitches and freezes
Requested features
16 requests- Make flags shrink when zoomed in
- Option for dots instead of flags
- Apple Watch version
- Apple CarPlay integration
- Faster map downloading
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- Cursor centering arrow with look-ahead line
- Adjustable map orientation (track up)
- Ability to edit recorded tracks
- Pause function while recording tracks
- MGRS coordinate format
- French language version
- UTM grid overlay
- Better backup/sync for flags and trails
- Option for unlocking map orientation
- Zoom in and see larger lake names
- Download 1:10,000 maps for Northern Ontario
Canada Navigator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Topo Maps Canada
No in-app purchases
Canada Navigator
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Topo Maps Canada free?
Is Canada Navigator free?
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