# Footpath Route Planner vs Land Nav

The clearest difference is update cadence: Land Nav at daily against Footpath Route Planner's every 2 weeks. Land Nav also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Footpath Route Planner's advantage is ratings volume (22K vs 3) and chart position (#90 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Footpath Route Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Land Nav sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Land Nav holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Footpath Route Planner has 22K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Footpath Route Planner's written reviews are positive against 100% of Land Nav's.

Footpath Route Planner ships an update every 2 weeks, Land Nav daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Footpath Route Planner | Land Nav |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.8 (22K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/footpath-route-planner/id634845718/reviews) | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/land-nav/id1662675017/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **22K** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 78.5% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | **Daily** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | **#90** | — |
| Size | 155 MB | 24 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | **16.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Half Mile Labs LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/634845721) | [Gerry Shaw](https://appshunter.io/developer/358894217) |

## What reviewers say

### Footpath Route Planner

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/footpath-route-planner/id634845718)

**Currently charting:** #90 Top Grossing · Navigation, #114 Top Free · Navigation (US App Store)

Easily plan and navigate custom routes for any outdoor activity. Draw your path with a finger and the app snaps to roads and trails. Measure distances, elevations, and get turn-by-turn directions, even offline.

**Highlights:** Snap to roads and trails, Measure distance and elevation, Turn-by-turn navigation, Offline map downloads, Route sharing, GPX/TCX/FIT export

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Footpath Elite (Monthly) | $3.99 | per month |
| Footpath Elite (Yearly) | $23.49 | per year |
| Single Route Pass | $1.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Full-featured outdoors app
- 👍 Nice app
- 👍 Excellent for discovering routes
- 👍 Useful for run planning
- 👍 Great mapping and graphics

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 No more free turn by turn
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 🐛 Seems to no longer recognize footpaths
- 🐛 Offline maps fail
- 🐛 Only selects roads

**Reported bugs**

- No more free turn by turn
- Buggy and unreliable
- Seems to no longer recognize footpaths
- Offline maps fail
- Only selects roads

**Requested features**

- Add ability to make notes on routes
- Add ability to create folders within folders
- Add ability to change alerts to be earlier
- Add ability to display more run data
- Add ability to store notes against a route


### Land Nav

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/land-nav/id1662675017)

Navigate the outdoors with GPS, compass, and offline maps. Organize tracks and markers in documents synced via iCloud. Supports GPX import/export and customizable coordinate formats.

**Highlights:** Offline topographic and satellite maps, GPS and compass functionality, GPX waypoint and track import/export, iCloud document syncing, Customizable coordinate formats, Sunset/sunrise and moon phase data

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Buy Land Nav | $21.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Footpath Route Planner free?

Footpath Route Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Land Nav free?

Land Nav is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Footpath Route Planner or Land Nav?

Land Nav is rated higher. Footpath Route Planner averages 4.8 out of 5 from 22K ratings, while Land Nav averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.

### Do Footpath Route Planner or Land Nav have ads?

Neither Footpath Route Planner nor Land Nav shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Footpath Route Planner or Land Nav?

Footpath Route Planner ships an update every 2 weeks, and Land Nav daily. Most recently, Footpath Route Planner was updated on October 23, 2026 and Land Nav on October 16, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*