Terrain Navigator Pro vs Active911 ActiveTeam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Terrain Navigator Pro
This app allows professionals to collect, map, and share field data offline or in near real-time. It integrates with desktop software for analysis and collaboration, making smartphones a viable alternative to dedicated GPS devices for GIS applications.
- Offline data collection
- Real-time data sync
- Offline map downloads
- GPS and GIS data analysis
- Team tracking and collaboration
- Access to topographic and aerial maps
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Terrain Navigator Pro provides an affordable and simple solution for professionals to collect and seamlessly transmit data from the field to the office. Use the TNP mobile app to map, find, collect, and share field data. Then, with a mobile connection, instantly share field data with the TNP desktop software to analyze GPS and GIS data at the office. TNP serves a professional market, including search and rescue teams, law enforcement, foresters, surveyors, the oil and gas industry, and land managers. This mobile app is ideal for entry-level GIS applications and enables professionals to use the smartphone in their pocket instead of a consumer-grade GPS device. To activate this app, users need a licensed copy of the Terrain Navigator Pro desktop software version 9.2 or later. To learn more about TNP, visit the Terrain Navigator Website at www.terrainnavigator.com. OFFLINE DATA COLLECTION The TNP mobile app uses the GPS built into the iPhone, so professionals can collect field data in areas without a cellular or data signal. In addition, users can download and store topographic, aerial, and street maps onto the phone for offline use and data display. Your data is stored on your iPhone, so there’s no need to have a network connection. ---------------------------------- TNP CLOUD Got a Wi-Fi or data connection? Share your data in near real-time with colleagues at the office to streamline project workflows. The TNP app uploads data as it’s collected, so professionals with the same project open in the TNP desktop software can view the field data and collaborate to make accurate, on-the-spot decisions. ---------------------------------- TNP MOBILE APP FEATURES •Collect field data (markers, tracks, photos, videos, audio clips) in areas without a cellular or data signal. •Near real-time sync between phone and TNP map software via Wifi or data connection like a 3G network. •View data on topographic, aerial, and street maps downloaded to phone for offline use. Terrain Navigator Pro offers 1-meter aerial photos for the 48 contiguous United States. The seamless USGS topographic maps are based off 1:24K, 1:100K, 1:250K map scales. Alaska is 1:63K and 1:250K. •Access a compass and other geo-information such as latitude/longitude, elevation, and direction on phone. •New Feature for TNP Enterprise customers - team tracking shows where your users are in near real time. Support for team projects which allow organizations to control data users can see ---------------------------------- TNP DESKTOP SOFTWARE This app syncs to our award-winning Terrain Navigator Pro mapping software, which has been fine-tuned based on more than a decade of feedback from professionals who rely heavily on maps in the field. The TNP software provides access to an easily catalogued collection of USGS/US Forest Service topographic maps, including 1:24,000 (7.5 minute series), 1:100,000 and 1:250,000 scale as well as seamless, 1-meter resolution color aerial photos dating back to 2003, and up to the most recent National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) aerial imagery available. The software supports GIS and CAD export and import, and provides access to advanced mapping tools, including: range rings by time and distance, area fills and line-of-sight height offsets, geo-pins, geo-tips, Public Land Survey System (PLSS), advanced address search, up-to-date street data, and more. ---------------------------------- Notes: Terrain Navigator Pro is designed for your iPhone device. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Active911 ActiveTeam
Easily access your agency's schedules and manage your shifts directly from your smartphone. View your monthly schedule, see who is working each shift, and claim or request open positions.
- Access agency schedules
- View monthly schedule
- See shift assignments
- Claim open positions
- Request open positions
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ActiveTeam helps you access your agencies schedules; view the days which you are scheduled, and request/claim open positions within a shift, right from your smartphone. -Log in to agencies ActiveTeam account -View Monthly Schedule per agency -Scheduled days are noted with colored dot -See who is working each shift and what position -Claim and or Request open positions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Terrain Navigator Pro at 40% against Active911 ActiveTeam's 0%. Terrain Navigator Pro also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). Active911 ActiveTeam's advantage is rating (2.9 vs 2.7). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Active911 ActiveTeam holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Terrain Navigator Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of Active911 ActiveTeam's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Terrain Navigator Pro ships an update every 2 months, Active911 ActiveTeam every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Terrain Navigator Pro | Active911 ActiveTeam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (20 ratings) | 2.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trimble Inc. | Active911 |
Customer experience
Terrain Navigator Pro
Active911 ActiveTeam
In-app purchases
Terrain Navigator Pro
No in-app purchases
Active911 ActiveTeam
No in-app purchases
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