Map Guided Adventures vs Trail X Trail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Map Guided Adventures
Explore off-road parks across the USA with detailed maps and robust offline navigation. Discover trails and park features confidently without an internet connection, perfect for enthusiasts and casual explorers alike.
- Detailed off-road park maps
- Offline navigation support
- Trail discovery
- Park feature exploration
- USA-wide coverage
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This app offers high-quality, detailed maps designed for specific off-road parks across the USA. With robust offline support, users can explore and navigate trails and park features without the need for an internet connection. Whether you're an off-road enthusiast or a casual explorer, our app provides the tools you need to discover and enjoy the great outdoors with confidence. By downloading this app, you agree to these Terms of Use: https://boscia.solutions/eula/map-guided-adventures.html
Trail X Trail
This app allows outdoor explorers to map, record, and revisit their adventures. Create custom routes, manage waypoints, and share your journeys with friends. It offers offline map access for remote areas and supports various file formats for importing and exporting data.
- Create and navigate custom routes
- Record, save, and review tracks
- Manage custom waypoints
- Offline map access
- Import/export GPX, KML, GeoJSON
- Share tracks and waypoints
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Subscription Required Trail X Trail requires an active paid subscription to use. No free features are available. Trail X Trail is an off-road mapping and tracking app for riders and outdoor explorers who want to map, record, and revisit their own adventures. With an active subscription, you get access to all current and future tools, including: - Create and navigate your own routes (including multi-stop routing) - Create and manage custom waypoints - Record, save, and review tracks from rides or hikes - Customize map appearance (track, route, and recording styles) - Import and export GPX, KML, and GeoJSON files - Use the app offline for backcountry and low-signal areas - Share your saved tracks and waypoints with friends Important: Trail X Trail does not provide or guarantee trail data. Maps, routes, and track information are user-created or user-imported. Always ride or explore responsibly and follow local laws & regulations. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://trailxtrail.com/policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Map Guided Adventures at freemium against Trail X Trail's subscription. Map Guided Adventures also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Trail X Trail's advantage is chart position (#157 vs unranked) and ratings volume (38 vs 7). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Map Guided Adventures sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Trail X Trail sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Map Guided Adventures against 4.9 for Trail X Trail. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trail X Trail has 38 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Map Guided Adventures | Trail X Trail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) | 4.9 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | — | #157 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Map Guided Adventures | Trail X Trail LLC |
Customer experience
Map Guided Adventures
Trail X Trail
In-app purchases
Map Guided Adventures
- Spearhead - Pocahontas Trails3 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Mudslingers Off Road Trails3 Days trial$4.991 Year
- The Vaughn Farm3 Days trial$4.991 Year
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- The Holler Bash3 Days trial$4.991 Year
- North Central Regional ATV Trail3 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Boggin' on the Plains3 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Warrior Creek Off-Road Park3 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Deep Creek Premium Access3 Days trial$4.991 Year
- River Neck Premium Access3 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Outback Premium Access3 Days trial$4.991 Year
- BMB Off-Road Premium Access3 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Hatfield-McCoy Southern3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Hatfield-McCoy Central3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Hatfield-McCoy N. Premium Access3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Total Access - Offroad3 Days trial$99.991 Year
Trail X Trail
- Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
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