Goat Maps vs Float Travis
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Goat Maps
Navigate your outdoor adventures with confidence using this reliable and easy-to-use mapping application. It offers offline maps, advanced route planning, and custom topographic views, perfect for hiking, skiing, biking, and more. Explore off the grid without distractions.
- Offline Maps
- Record Tracks
- Advanced Route Planning
- Custom Topographic Maps
- Multiple Base Maps
- Worldwide Map Coverage
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Goat Maps is the next-generation navigation app designed for outdoor adventures. Built from the ground up in 2024, Goat Maps offers unmatched reliability and ease of use, perfect for all your adventures—whether hiking, backcountry skiing, kayaking, biking, or trail running. No distractions, just adventure: Goat Maps is designed by real people who use it daily. We prioritize function over frills, so you'll never deal with pop-ups, intrusive graphics, or unnecessary social features. Goat Maps combines cutting-edge technology with custom-designed maps to help you explore confidently, both on and off the grid. Download today and take your outdoor adventures to the next level! ▶ Key Features • Offline Maps: Navigate confidently without cell service. • Record Tracks: Track your trips and monitor your progress in detail. • Advanced Route Planning: Seamlessly mix snap-to-trail, straight-line, and hand-drawn sections. Plan multi-sport and off trail routes with ease. • Custom Topographic Maps: Designed for maximum readability, so you can focus on your adventure, not your screen. • Multiple Base Maps: Switch between Topo, Satellite, and Hybrid views to get the perspective you need. • World wide map coverage. ▶ Free Trial Many features can be used for free, but offline maps and route planning require a membership, but a 7 day free trial is available. ▶ Feedback For support, general questions or feature requests, contact us at support@goatmaps.com EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.goatmaps.com/privacy
Float Travis
Navigate Lake Travis and the Colorado River with this comprehensive boating application. Discover marinas, boat launches, and restaurants, and save your favorite locations. Share your real-time position and record your journeys on the water.
- Save favorite locations
- Create custom places
- Record and save tracks
- Share live location
- 3D map mode
- Real-time location tracking
- Lake news and weather
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Lake Travis's boating app. Learn your way around Lake Travis and the Colorado River. Navigate to marinas, boat launches, restaurants, and more. Save your favorite spots and share them with friends. Favorites - Save your favorite marinas, boat launches, restaurants, and other points of interest for easy access later. With favorites you can quickly orient to your preferred spots without searching every time. Places - Create and customize your own places on the map. Whether it’s a quiet cove for relaxation, a prime wake surfing area, or a popular hangout spot, places allows you to mark and personalize locations important to you. Tracks - Record your day on the water and save your path. Live Sessions - Share your real-time location with a link or code. 3D Map Mode - Follow your course with terrain and depth in perspective. Locate Yourself Instantly - See your exact location on the map to orient with ease. Current - Check the latest lake news, water level and temperature, and weather forecast. Choose Your Map Style - Choose from various base maps to find the view that best suits your needs, whether it’s a standard map, satellite imagery, or a dark mode map for nighttime adventures. Map Overlays - Toggle on and off overlays to see additional information on the map. Overlays include fuel docks, boat launches, navigational markers, and more. Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Goat Maps at Free against Float Travis's $2.99. Goat Maps also leads on ratings volume (51 vs 1). Float Travis's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). On update cadence, 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
Goat Maps is free to download; Float Travis costs $2.99 up front. Goat Maps sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year and Float Travis sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Float Travis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Goat Maps has 51 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Goat Maps's written reviews are positive against 100% of Float Travis's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Goat Maps | Float Travis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (51 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | — | #161 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Goat Maps, inc. | Jason Sanford |
Customer experience
Goat Maps
Float Travis
Bugs and requests
Goat Maps
Reported bugs
1 issue- Inconsistent icon and waypoint syncing from other apps
Requested features
3 requests- Web-based route planning
- Expanded map layers (e.g., private land, geology)
- More detailed trail information (e.g., seasonal openings, surface type)
Float Travis
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Goat Maps
- Goat Maps Membership7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Float Travis
- Float+ Monthly$2.991 Month
- Float+ Annual$19.991 Year






