Comparison

TerraGuide vs GridDown Maps

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

Head to head
About

TerraGuide

This offline emergency assistant uses on-device AI for guidance without internet. It offers offline maps, star navigation, and peer-to-peer chat for rescue coordination. Receive safety alerts for natural disasters and access community emergency response training.

Highlights
  • On-device AI guidance
  • Offline maps and star navigation
  • Offline Wifi/Bluetooth Mesh chat
  • Safety alerts for emergencies
  • Community emergency training
Features
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TerraGuide is a rugged, fully offline emergency assistant combining: On-device AI — guides users even without internet Offline maps & star navigation — terrain-aware routing Offline Wifi/Bluetooth Mesh chat — peer-to-peer rescue coordination Safety Alerts for Earthquakes, Wildfires and Weather events Community Emergency Response Training- FEMA Grounded

About

GridDown Maps

This app provides detailed offline topographic maps of the United States, including streets, trails, and terrain data. It offers navigation tools like location tracking, compass, and route planning, functioning without any internet connection. It's designed for backcountry use and emergencies.

Highlights
  • Offline US state topographic maps
  • Location tracking and compass
  • Offline route planning
  • GPX import/export
  • Elevation profiles and viewshed analysis
  • Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Maps
  • Survival handbook
Features
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GridDown is a topographic map of the United States that keeps working when nothing else does — no cell signal, no Wi-Fi, no internet at all. Download the states you want while you're online. After that, everything runs entirely on your phone: streets, Forest Service roads, trails, and terrain with hillshade and contours — plus the tools to navigate by them. Built for the backcountry and for emergencies, when "just check your phone" isn't an option. WHAT'S INSIDE • Offline maps of every US state — streets, trails, forest roads, terrain • Your location, a compass corrected to true north, and an MGRS / lat-long readout • "How do I get there" — an offline route overview along real roads • Drop pins, record tracks, import and export GPX • Elevation profiles, line-of-sight, and viewshed from real terrain data • Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Maps — which roads you may legally drive • A survival handbook (US Army FM 21-76) that works with no signal • Sun and moon times, a night-vision red mode, and a battery saver • Print a paper map with a real MGRS grid — a backup for your backup • Teammate positions over Meshtastic LoRa radio, with no cell towers PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your location never leaves your phone. No accounts, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. There are no servers — the whole point is that GridDown works when the grid is down.

Screenshots

TerraGuide4 screens
GridDown Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: GridDown Maps at 15.4 against TerraGuide's 18.5. On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TerraGuide against 5.0 for GridDown Maps. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TerraGuide ships an update every 2 months, GridDown Maps every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
TerraGuide versus GridDown Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTerraGuideGridDown Maps
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.515.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB37 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperANDESMAYA LLCJames Carey

In-app purchases

None

TerraGuide

No in-app purchases

None

GridDown Maps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TerraGuide free?
TerraGuide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GridDown Maps free?
GridDown Maps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TerraGuide or GridDown Maps?
TerraGuide and GridDown Maps are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do TerraGuide or GridDown Maps have ads?
Neither TerraGuide nor GridDown Maps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TerraGuide or GridDown Maps?
TerraGuide ships an update every 2 months, and GridDown Maps every 5 weeks. Most recently, TerraGuide was updated on October 15, 2026 and GridDown Maps on October 25, 2026.

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