MTB Project vs UsynligO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MTB Project
Discover and navigate mountain biking trails with offline maps and detailed GPS route information. Find featured rides, explore local expert insights, and track your location on high-resolution topographical maps. Perfect for planning your next adventure, even without cell service.
- Offline trail maps
- GPS route information
- Elevation profiles
- Featured ride suggestions
- High-resolution topographical maps
- Location tracking on trails
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MTB Project is your comprehensive mountain biking guide to the trails you want to ride - with offline maps, full GPS route info, elevation profiles, interactive features, photos, and more. Like a guidebook, we suggest the best featured rides to explore—either near your current location or in an area you search for. Local experts show you the highlights, challenging features, and insights you need to plan a great ride. • Find more than 77,000 miles of trail to shred with your crew. • New rides and trails are constantly added to our incredibly detailed mountain bike trail and ride database. • Your exact location is shown on the trail. • Downloaded trails work offline for when you’re off the grid. (No cell reception required!) • Enjoy high-resolution photos and detailed topographical trail maps. • We’ll sync with your to-do list and check ins on MTBProject.com. By using GPS, we can show your location on trails and vertical profiles. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
UsynligO
This app allows users to select and print orienteering maps to navigate virtual control points. It tracks your location, provides hints, and allows you to publish your race times and results online. You can also create and share your own courses.
- Select and print orienteering maps
- Virtual control point navigation
- Location tracking and notifications
- In-app compass
- Hint system for directions
- Publish race times and results
- Create and share custom courses
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Select an orienteering map from the app and print it. Press start and navigate to the next control point using the printed map. There are no physical flags in the course, but the app tracks your locations and notifies you with a sound when you have found the next control point. The app includes a compass so you only need the printed map and your phone to run a race. If you get lost you can ask UsynligO for a "hint" with the direction and distance to the next post. You can also choose to publish your elapsed time to the UsynligO server and be included in the result list for the course you have run.The result list will include how many "hints" you have used, in addition to your time and split times. If you want to publish a new map so other users can run your course, you can go to www.usynligo.no and upload your maps. UsynligO basically lets you arrange orienteering practices and races without the hassle of putting physical flags in the forest. The courses can be available for as long as you determine. If you would like to use it in conjunction with physical flags, it also lets you print QR codes and use a QR code at each location for validation that a control has been found (for accurate timing). It is also possible to access courses from Livelox, which means you can rerun Livelox courses if you already have the map. The app supports both traditional orienteering and also Score Orienteering. In Score orienteering, the user can choose which order to visit the control points in, and the user collects points for every control point found.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MTB Project at 4.6 against UsynligO's 3.7. MTB Project also leads on ratings volume (4.4K vs 12). UsynligO's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MTB Project holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MTB Project has 4.4K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of MTB Project's written reviews are positive against 67% of UsynligO's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MTB Project ships an update every 5 weeks, UsynligO every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MTB Project | UsynligO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.4K ratings) — better | 3.7 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.6% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adventure Projects Inc. | Trond Benum |
Customer experience
MTB Project
UsynligO
Bugs and requests
MTB Project
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when zooming or panning the map
- Elevation and distance data inaccuracies
- Inability to save or export recorded rides
- Inconsistent user interface and navigation
Requested features
5 requests- Add more trails, especially in non-US regions
- Improve app stability and performance
- Allow offline access to maps and trail data
- Add more customization and personalization options
- Integrate with other fitness/tracking apps
UsynligO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MTB Project
No in-app purchases
UsynligO
No in-app purchases









