Comparison

TraiLink vs LandOverlay

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

Head to head
About

TraiLink

Stay connected with your group even when you're off the grid. This app allows you to see friends' locations on a map and send messages without needing a cellular signal. It's designed to work with compatible tracking devices.

Highlights
  • Real-time group member location tracking
  • Offline messaging
  • Group creation and management
  • Device settings modification
  • Disconnection notifications
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Keep your group connected off grid. TraiLink shows everyone in your group on the map and lets you message and send SOS alerts with no cell service, no satellite plan and no subscription. TraiLink devices talk directly to each other over long-range radio. Pair your phone with your TraiLink over Bluetooth, and the app does the rest. Built for snowmobiling, ATVing, hunting, fishing, backcountry trips and anywhere your phone shows "No Service." Don't have a TraiLink yet? Get one at trailink.ca See Your Group • Live positions of everyone in your group on the map, with no cellular connection • Speed, heading, distance and time since last update for each person • Group radar on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island during an adventure, showing how far away everyone is • Save multiple groups and switch between them. Each keeps its own members, chat and waypoints • Share a group and require a join code so only the people you invite can join Stay Safe • Send an SOS to alert your group if you need help • Receive an SOS from any TraiLink user in range, even if they aren't in your group • Off-grid messaging with your group • Low battery and reconnect alerts so you know your TraiLink is working Track Your Trips • Record your route, save it and overlay past routes on the map • Replay a trip as the trail draws, see your speed along the way and switch to a satellite map Control Your TraiLink • Update your TraiLink's firmware right from the app • Change device settings, name and colour, with most changes saving instantly • Choose Long range for maximum distance or Short range for more frequent updates when your group is close together • Standalone mode: clip a TraiLink on a person or machine and track it from your phone. The wearer doesn't need the app • Use repeaters to extend your coverage, and see nearby repeaters in their own list • Check your TraiLink's GPS signal strength at a glance • Dim at Night lowers LED brightness after sunset, worked out on your phone so it works offline Built For No Signal • Help guides and an app tour that work with no signal • Tips point out features as you go

About

LandOverlay

This app overlays your live location onto custom georeferenced maps, allowing you to navigate and mark points of interest even without cell service. Import various map file types and record your movements to export later.

Highlights
  • Import KML, KMZ, GPX, GeoTIFF
  • Live location on custom maps
  • Offline functionality
  • Drop and save waypoints
  • Record GPS tracks
  • Export GPX files
  • Distraction-free interface
Features
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Any map. You are here. LandOverlay puts the maps you already use on your iPhone or iPad and shows your live position on them, even with no cell signal. Load a canoe-route map before a paddling trip, a hunting-lease boundary, a trail map, a property survey, or a scanned paper map, and see exactly where you stand. It works with the map files mapmakers, agencies, and GIS tools already publish: GeoPDF, GeoTIFF, KML, KMZ, and GPX. You don't need to convert, sign up, or have a data connection in the field. BRING ANY MAP • Import GeoPDF, GeoTIFF, KML, KMZ, and GPX files, or a zip of several • Import from Files, a web link, AirDrop, or by scanning a QR code • Linked maps check for newer versions and update automatically • Stack several maps, adjust the opacity of scanned and aerial maps, and show or hide any part of a map • Organize everything into folders • Works with thousands of coordinate systems: UTM, US State Plane, NAD83, Albers, Canadian Lambert and MTM, and modern systems worldwide KNOW WHERE YOU ARE • Your live position on any imported map, with follow and heading-up modes • Works fully offline once your maps are imported • Built for iPhone Duo, with the controls moving to the side when the phone is closed or turned sideways MARK WHAT MATTERS • Drop saved points with custom icons and colors • Record GPS tracks as you move, even with the screen locked • Draw areas and measure distances and bearings • Export points, tracks, and areas as GPX or KML SHARE WITH YOUR GROUP • Send points, tracks, areas, maps, or whole folders to another LandOverlay user • They tap the link in Messages and everything arrives in their app, folders included • Linked maps stay linked, so everyone gets the same updates SEE IT IN 3D • AR view draws boundaries, tracks, and points over the camera at their real-world positions • Virtual 3D view shows the terrain around you with your map overlays, with no camera needed PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account or sign-in • No ads, analytics, or tracking • Your maps, points, and tracks stay on your device Paddlers, hunters, hikers, ranchers, landowners, and field crews use LandOverlay to answer one question: where am I on this map?

Screenshots

TraiLink4 screens
LandOverlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TraiLink at Free against LandOverlay's $2.99. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

TraiLink is free to download; LandOverlay costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TraiLink ships an update fortnightly, LandOverlay every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TraiLink versus LandOverlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTraiLinkLandOverlay
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppPlusPlus Inc.BILBY JAMES BALDRIDGE

Customer experience

TraiLink

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LandOverlay

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TraiLink

No in-app purchases

None

LandOverlay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TraiLink free?
TraiLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LandOverlay free?
LandOverlay costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do TraiLink or LandOverlay have ads?
Neither TraiLink nor LandOverlay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TraiLink or LandOverlay?
TraiLink ships an update fortnightly, and LandOverlay every 3 weeks. Most recently, TraiLink was updated on October 30, 2026 and LandOverlay on November 8, 2026.

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