cMaps vs Trailseek
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
cMaps
This navigation app provides offline maps and GPS tracking for outdoor enthusiasts, especially hunters. Save waypoints, record tracks, and view land boundaries without cell service. It offers a one-time purchase for unlimited map access.
- Offline topo and satellite maps
- GPS waypoint creation
- Track recording
- Public land and property boundaries
- Hunting unit boundaries
- Weather forecast and alerts
- Data export
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Built for hunters, landowners, and crews who need a map that still works when service disappears. Plan with topo and satellite maps, public land and property boundaries, hunting units, trails, roads, water, fire, weather, and terrain tools. Scout ridges and drainages in 3D. Read slope and aspect. Drop waypoints. Record tracks. Download the country you need before you leave service. Start with a free seven-day full-access trial. It only begins when you choose to start it, never auto-renews, and never turns into a charge. Afterward, unlock cmaps with a one-time lifetime purchase—no annual map subscription and no per-state fees. FIELD MAPPING • Offline topo and satellite maps • Public land and property boundaries • Hunting unit boundaries • Trails, trailheads, campgrounds, roads, and water • Active fire layers and weather TERRAIN INTELLIGENCE • 3D terrain • Slope and aspect layers • Elevation profiles for recorded tracks NAVIGATION & FIELD WORK • Custom GPS waypoints • Track recording with distance, time, elevation gain, and background recording • Optional Field Party sharing designed for low bandwidth • Account sync across your devices • Waypoint and track export cmaps is a supplemental reference tool. Always confirm hunting regulations, property access, fire information, and navigation decisions with official sources and carry appropriate backup equipment.
Trailseek
This offline GPS app helps hikers and backcountry travelers navigate using topographic and satellite maps. Record tracks, mark waypoints, and receive directional guidance back to any location, all while keeping your data private and on your device.
- Offline topographic and satellite maps
- Track recording with elevation data
- Waypoint marking and management
- Compass navigation with ETA
- GPX import/export
- On-map drawing
- Apple Watch integration
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Trailseek is an offline GPS app for hiking and backcountry travel. It records your track, marks waypoints, shows where you are on topographic and satellite maps, and points you back to any spot. Your location and data stay on your device. Maps - Free maps with no account: Apple Maps, satellite, hybrid, OpenStreetMap, OpenTopoMap, and USGS Topo. - A 3D terrain option adds relief to the Apple maps. - Download USGS Topo areas and use them with no signal. - Turn on a coordinate grid for latitude and longitude, UTM, or MGRS and USNG. Waypoints - Drop a waypoint at the map center, your location, or a long press. - Set a name, an icon, a color, and a note. - Attach photos from the camera or your library. - Search and sort the list. Tracks - Record distance, time, speed, and elevation. - Elevation comes from the barometer and GPS together. - Recording continues with the screen off. - Review a saved track's stats and elevation profile. Navigation - Follow a compass arrow to a waypoint, with distance, bearing, and ETA. - It uses GPS and the compass, so it works with no signal and no map. Coordinates - Show your position as decimal degrees, degrees decimal minutes, or degrees minutes seconds. - UTM and MGRS/USNG are always there. - Tap a value to copy it. GPX and sharing - Import and export waypoints and tracks as GPX. - Share a waypoint or track as a file, plain coordinates, or a maps link. Drawing - Draw on the map with Apple Pencil on iPad or a finger on iPhone. - Drawings stay fixed to the ground as you pan and zoom, and share between devices. iPad - The map fills the screen and the panels open as popovers. Apple Watch - Record a track, mark and browse waypoints, and navigate from your wrist. - See your track and waypoints on the watch map. - Waypoints and tracks sync with your iPhone. More - A ruler measures distance and bearing between two points. - Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, and the moon phase for your location. - A trip computer tracks distance, moving time, and average speed. Privacy - No account, no sign-in, no ads, and no tracking. - Your tracks, waypoints, photos, and location stay on your device. Trailseek does not collect them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trailseek at none against cMaps's 3. Trailseek also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). cMaps's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, rating, ads 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. cMaps sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Trailseek asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for cMaps against 5.0 for Trailseek. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
cMaps ships an update every 6 weeks, Trailseek daily. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | cMaps | Trailseek |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Connor Callison | MICHAEL CHERRY |
Customer experience
cMaps
Trailseek
In-app purchases
cMaps
- 7-day TrialFree
- cmaps Lifetime Access$39.99
- cmaps Family Pack$79.99
Trailseek
No in-app purchases









