OruxMaps vs FAE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OruxMaps
Record and analyze outdoor activities with various online and offline maps. Track routes, use sensors, and share your live position. Includes advanced GIS tools for calculations and utilities like a compass and dashboard.
- Record routes with online/offline maps
- Integrate with heart rate and bike sensors
- Upload activities to Strava/SICAMI
- Analyze activity data with graphs
- Follow routes with alerts
- Live position sharing
- GIS tools for calculations
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Enjoy your outdoor activities. The app allows you to record your routes using different types of maps, both online and offline. NEW: Peak visualization, using augmented reality or a synthetic view. Supported offline map formats: Mapsforge .map, Garmin .img, Rmap .rmap, GeoPDF .pdf, GeoTIFF .tif, MBTiles .mbtiles Keep your data private. No registration required, and no uploading of your data anywhere if you don't want to. Use different sensors in your activities (heart rate monitor, cadence/speed/power on a bike). Upload your activities to important sites like Strava or SICAMI. Analyze your activities, obtaining graphs, average and maximum data, etc. Follow routes, with alerts when you move away from the path or when you approach points of interest. Search for routes using an online service, which will allow you to find paths anywhere. It includes a powerful GIS tool for complex distance calculations, bearings, intersections, coordinate conversions, and more. Share your live position with your friends and hiking companions, or with family so they can follow your trail. It includes numerous utilities: - Dashboard - Compass - Artificial horizon - GIS tool Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
FAE
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App oficial de la Federación Andaluza de Espeleología
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FAE at none against OruxMaps's 6. FAE also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, 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
Both are free to download. OruxMaps sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. FAE asks for nothing beyond the download.
OruxMaps ships an update monthly, FAE every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OruxMaps | FAE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | jose Vazquez Araujo | Federación Andaluza de Espeleología y Descenso de Cañones y Barrancos |
In-app purchases
OruxMaps
- Monthly Premium$0.991 Month
- Yearly Premium$9.991 Year
- Buy me a coffee$1.99
- Small contribution$2.99
- Medium contribution$4.99
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- Large contribution$9.99
FAE
No in-app purchases
