Comparison

Scenic Map Western Canada vs Lokimaps

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Scenic Map Western Canada

Explore detailed 3D topographic maps of Western Canada and the entire world offline. Navigate by car, boat, plane, or on foot with smooth scrolling, zooming, and customizable map layers. Track your location, record routes, and replay them with playback controls.

Highlights
  • Offline 3D topographic maps
  • Global online map coverage
  • Satellite image overlays
  • 3D map tilting and flight simulation
  • GPS tracking and route recording
  • Customizable map layers and styles
  • GPX track import/export
Features
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A 3D topo map of Western Canada. All map data is dowloaded to your device and can then be used without an internet connection. Use it in a car, a boat, a plane or while hiking. It is like having more than a third of the country in your pocket. Scenic Map now covers the entire world via online maps. The maps are cached automatically so they can still be used when there is no cell coverage. Turn on Online Map in the Settings menu and you can then scroll or go to any location on the planet. Satellite image overlays add breathtaking detail and realism to the maps (tap preset 2 or 4 when Online Map is enabled). You can use them as you travel to see what is hidden from view at ground level. This takes moving maps to a whole new level. Use the two finger vertical swipe gesture to tilt the map for a 3D view. Scroll like a map or fly like a flight simulator. Enable Joystick Gestures in the Settings menu and then fly around the terrain using a virtual joystick. Prefer only 2D maps? Enable the 2D Map option in the Settings menu. Scenic Map is simply the best 3D topo map available for a mobile device. You will see incredible detail while scrolling, rotating and zooming perfectly smoothly. You will see every road even if you zoom out to the altitude of a satellite. As you zoom in, you will see every small bump and hollow of the Earth and terrain features as small as ten meters. Unlike old fashioned topo maps, Scenic Map’s roads and trails are up to date thanks to OpenStreetMap.org. It contains polygons for urban areas, shopping malls, an ever growing number of buildings and many other features, The best lake, pond, stream and rivers from the USGS and Canadian public databases are also included. Tap the GPS center button to begin tracking your location. As you move, you will generate a track file. Tracks can be replayed with video like controls to speed up, slow down, pause, restart or skip to the end. You can display existing tracks while recording another if you want to retrace your route. When online, you can automatically create a route from your current GPS location to any other point on the map. Tracks can be received from or sent to other apps in GPX format. GPS recording stops automatically after you have remained stationary for some time or you can choose to manually stop tracking by tapping on the top track in the Tracks view. Never before have maps been this customizable. For example, you can turn on or off the roads. You can change the lighting direction or remove terrain shading entirely. You can display contour lines even over satellite images. There are five presets which let you quickly switch between map styles. Use Metric, English or Nautical units and choose one of four different coordinate displays including UTM. Want to learn more about a map feature? Tap the target icon and center the feature under the compass rose to display its name, type, urban area, county, state, elevation and coordinates. You will also see a bearing line back to your current GPS location or from your location to a selected waypoint. The status bar shows the bearing direction and distance along with the map and GPS elevation, the track length, and your current speed and direction of travel. In-app documentation is provided in the Help section at the top of the Settings menu. Links are provided in the documentation to detailed coverage maps, tutorial videos, installation guide and blog at ScenicMap.com Map data © OpenStreetMap and contributors under the Open Database License Scenic Map supports GPS tracking while the app is in the background. Caution: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Lokimaps

Access detailed topographic maps for outdoor adventures, even without a signal. Plan routes, record your trips, and find your way with GPS tracking. Organize saved locations and tracks, and import/export GPX files for seamless navigation.

Highlights
  • Offline topographic map downloads
  • Route planning and recording
  • GPS track following and guidance
  • GPX import/export
  • Saved places, routes, and tracks organization
  • Live Activity integration
Features
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Know the terrain before you leave the road. Lokimaps brings official topographic maps of Finland, Sweden, Norway and Spain to your iPhone and iPad, along with worldwide outdoor mapping, and lets you download them for the places where mobile coverage ends. Plan a route at home, save the area to your device, then follow your line and record the trip. Whether you hike, hunt, fish, paddle, ski or cycle, Lokimaps is made for people who like to read the map and make their own plan. PLAN YOUR OWN ROUTE Draw a route, drag its waypoints and check the distance before you set out. Measure distances, bearings and areas on the map, then save the plan or start navigating straight from the planner. With PRO and a connection, Lokimaps can also calculate walking, cycling or driving routes along trails and roads. TAKE IT OFFLINE Download your trip area before you go. Without mobile data, you still see your GPS position, follow saved routes and tracks, head for saved places and record your journey. FIND YOUR WAY THERE AND BACK Follow a planned route or imported GPX track, or get direct guidance to a saved place like your car or camp. See the distance remaining, get an alert if you leave the route and reverse it for the trip back. On supported devices, a Live Activity shows navigation progress on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. REMEMBER WHERE YOU'VE BEEN Record GPS tracks and review trip statistics. Save campsites, fishing spots and other places worth returning to, then organize places, routes and tracks into folders. Import and export GPX, and turn on iCloud sync to keep saved items on your devices signed in to the same Apple Account. FIELD TOOLS Search places, addresses and coordinates in all supported formats. Display and copy WGS84 coordinates and use degrees without PRO. PRO adds grid coordinates such as UTM and MGRS, plus NATO mils and Finnish piiru. Adjust GPS accuracy to balance precision and battery life. INCLUDED WITHOUT PRO Pick one main outdoor map during setup: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Spain or Worldwide. Without a subscription you also get: - Offline downloads of your chosen map - GPS track recording - Following saved routes and GPX tracks, plus direct guidance to saved places - GPX import and export - Saved places, routes and tracks in folders, with optional iCloud sync LOKIMAPS PRO PRO opens the full map collection and specialist tools: - Every main map, with compatible country maps combined so you can cross borders without switching - Finnish aerial imagery, property boundaries and historic maps, plus Finnish and Norwegian nautical charts - Registered Norwegian hiking trails with available difficulty, surface and marking details - Image layers: photograph or scan a paper map, match four landmarks and use it offline - Calculated walking, cycling and driving routes - Compatible WMS/WMTS maps and WFS layers, plus Layer AI to help find public map sources - Oma riista hunting areas offline in Finland - Start group location sharing, protected by end-to-end encryption. Your position updates in the background while you record a track. PRO is an optional auto-renewable subscription with monthly and yearly plans. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Good to know: online search, route calculation and location sharing need a connection. Apple road and satellite maps, historic maps and custom map sources can't be downloaded for offline use. Image layers stay on the device where you add them. Map and layer coverage varies by source. Nautical charts are for reference, not navigation. Background GPS use can reduce battery life. Pick your map, save your area and plan your next trip. Privacy Policy: https://www.lokimaps.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.lokimaps.com/terms

Screenshots

Scenic Map Western Canada4 screens
Lokimaps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scenic Map Western Canada at 100% against Lokimaps's 0%. Scenic Map Western Canada also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9). Lokimaps's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 7 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Lokimaps is free to download; Scenic Map Western Canada costs $3.99 up front. Lokimaps sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Scenic Map Western Canada asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scenic Map Western Canada ships an update every 7 months, Lokimaps every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Scenic Map Western Canada versus Lokimaps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScenic Map Western CanadaLokimaps
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrangerFXShingle Oy

Customer experience

Scenic Map Western Canada

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lokimaps

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Scenic Map Western Canada

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Lokimaps

Subscriptions8
  • PRO3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Topo maps Norway$4.991 Year
  • Topo maps - Sweden$4.991 Year
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  • Topo maps - World$8.991 Year
  • Historic maps Finland$8.991 Year
  • Nautical chart - Finland$14.991 Year
  • PRO3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Topo maps with premise$38.991 Year
One-time1
  • PRO - Lifetime$89.99

Questions

Is Scenic Map Western Canada free?
Scenic Map Western Canada costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lokimaps free?
Lokimaps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scenic Map Western Canada or Lokimaps have ads?
Neither Scenic Map Western Canada nor Lokimaps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scenic Map Western Canada or Lokimaps?
Scenic Map Western Canada ships an update every 7 months, and Lokimaps every 6 days. Most recently, Scenic Map Western Canada was updated on November 1, 2026 and Lokimaps on November 1, 2026.

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