Maps+ vs Trail X Trail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Maps+
Enhance your navigation experience with advanced bookmarking, location-based reminders, and intelligent search. This app offers powerful tools for users who need more from their mapping applications.
- Color-coded bookmarks
- GPX import/export
- Location-based reminders
- Autocomplete search
- Modular settings
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Maps+ — For power users Features • Bookmarks: Colors Labels, GPX Import Export • Location-based Reminders • Search: Autocomplete • Current Location: Info • Settings: Modular Unlock Limitations • 3 bookmarks • GPX Import
Trail X Trail
This app allows outdoor explorers to map, record, and revisit their adventures. Create custom routes, manage waypoints, and share your journeys with friends. It offers offline map access for remote areas and supports various file formats for importing and exporting data.
- Create and navigate custom routes
- Record, save, and review tracks
- Manage custom waypoints
- Offline map access
- Import/export GPX, KML, GeoJSON
- Share tracks and waypoints
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Subscription Required Trail X Trail requires an active paid subscription to use. No free features are available. Trail X Trail is an off-road mapping and tracking app for riders and outdoor explorers who want to map, record, and revisit their own adventures. With an active subscription, you get access to all current and future tools, including: - Create and navigate your own routes (including multi-stop routing) - Create and manage custom waypoints - Record, save, and review tracks from rides or hikes - Customize map appearance (track, route, and recording styles) - Import and export GPX, KML, and GeoJSON files - Use the app offline for backcountry and low-signal areas - Share your saved tracks and waypoints with friends Important: Trail X Trail does not provide or guarantee trail data. Maps, routes, and track information are user-created or user-imported. Always ride or explore responsibly and follow local laws & regulations. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://trailxtrail.com/policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trail X Trail at 100% against Maps+'s 51%. Trail X Trail also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Maps+'s advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (228 vs 35). 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. Maps+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Trail X Trail sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Trail X Trail holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Maps+ has 228 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Maps+'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Trail X Trail's.
Maps+ ships an update every 5 weeks, Trail X Trail fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Maps+ | Trail X Trail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (228 ratings) | 5.0 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 228 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | — | #107 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | IZE, Ltd. | Trail X Trail LLC |
Customer experience
Maps+
Trail X Trail
Bugs and requests
Maps+
Reported bugs
4 issues- Pins disappearing after updates
- Routing issues and inaccurate directions
- Search results not working
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
6 requests- More pin/bookmark colors and icons
- Offline map caching
- Sync between devices
- Turn-by-turn voice navigation
- Public transit directions
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- Street view integration
Trail X Trail
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Maps+
- Unlock Limitations$6.99
Trail X Trail
- Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
