Comparison

Kavik vs Canada Prospector

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

Head to head
About

Kavik

This app serves as an offline-first hunting companion for backcountry navigation. It provides instant regulation answers, downloadable maps with detailed layers, and allows users to track routes and mark important locations, all without a cell signal.

Highlights
  • Offline regulation answers
  • Downloadable vector maps
  • Background GPS tracking
  • Waypoint marking
  • Apple Watch companion
  • Weather forecasts
  • Draw odds and season details
Features
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Kavik is the offline-first hunting companion built for the Alberta backcountry. Know every regulation, carry your maps past the last cell tower, and mark every spot that matters β€” from one app that works with zero signal. THE BRAIN β€” INSTANT REGULATION ANSWERS Stop flipping through the regs book in the dark. Kavik knows Alberta's seasons, WMUs, and legal methods and gives you season- and WMU-aware answers to what you can hunt, where, and how β€” in the field, offline. OFFLINE-FIRST MAPS Download vector maps and WMU boundaries before you leave and keep full functionality with no service. Layer on satellite imagery, elevation contours, land tenure and grazing-lease information, protected areas, and species draw zones so you always know where you stand. TRACKS & WAYPOINTS Record your route in the background with the screen off, and drop waypoints for camps, glassing spots, water, and kills. Your saved spots and tracks sync to your account so they follow you across devices. ON YOUR WRIST β€” APPLE WATCH Keep the phone in your pocket. Start and stop track recording, drop a waypoint, and glance at your compass heading, altitude, legal shooting hours, and the weather β€” right from your Apple Watch. Kavik also pairs with Garmin watches. WEATHER BUILT IN Current conditions and multi-day forecasts tied to your waypoints, so an Alberta ridge-line storm never catches you off-guard. DRAW ODDS & SEASONS Check draw information and season details for the species and zones you hunt, right alongside the map. BUILT FOR THE BACKCOUNTRY β€’ Works fully offline β€” maps, regulations, tracking β€’ Background GPS route recording β€’ Apple Watch and Garmin watch companions β€’ Your data syncs across your devices β€’ Clean, glare-friendly dark interface Kavik is free to get oriented, with premium layers and tools for hunters who want every edge. Kavik provides regulation information as a planning aid. Always confirm the current official Alberta Guide to Hunting Regulations before you hunt. You are responsible for hunting legally and safely. WildLogicLab Inc. Questions? kavik@wildlogiclab.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://kavik.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://kavik.app/privacy.html

About

Canada Prospector

This app provides detailed mapping for mineral exploration in Nova Scotia, displaying live mining claim boundaries, historical data, and geological information. It offers free features like claim expiry status and data layers, with Pro unlocks for advanced analysis and tracking.

Highlights
  • Live mining claim boundaries with expiry status
  • 23+ data layers (geology, geochemistry, geophysics)
  • Save points of interest and notes
  • Offline field mode for data access
  • Claim assessment and prospectivity scoring
  • Assessment work tracking and PDF export
  • Expiry alerts and notifications
Features
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Canada Prospector is a native mapping app built specifically for gold prospecting and mineral exploration β€” covering Nova Scotia, Ontario, and British Columbia. Mining claims, mineral occurrences, drill holes, bedrock geology, faults and geochemistry β€” all on one fast, easy-to-use map. FREE FEATURES: Claim boundaries for all three provinces, refreshed nightly and colour-coded by expiry (active, expiring within a year, expiring within 90 days) More than 40 data layers across the three provinces, spanning geology, geochemistry, geophysics, and historic mining Save up to 3 favourites and 3 field notes (unlimited with Pro) Satellite imagery and detailed records one tap away DATA LAYERS: Every province β€” Claims, Staking Grid, Property Parcels, Mineral Occurrences, Mines, Drill Holes, Bedrock Formations, Surficial Geology, Faults, Water & Streams Nova Scotia β€” Available Staking Ground, Abandoned Mines, Ice Flow, Gold Geochemistry, Historic Mining Areas, Mine Tailings, Coal Seams & Workings, Anticlines, Restricted & Protected Areas, Crown Land, Oak Island Treasure Licence, Aeromagnetics, Radiometrics, Gravity, VLF-EM Ontario β€” Available Staking Ground, Abandoned Mines, Geochemistry, Iron Formations, Dikes, Gold Mines & Deposits, Mine Workings, Exploration Permits, Patents & Leases, Withdrawn Lands, Crown Land Use, Protected Areas British Columbia β€” MINFILE Producing & Past-Producing Mines, Regional Geochemistry, Assessment Reports, Work Permits, Mineral Reserves, Crown Granted Claims, Protected Areas PRO UNLOCKS: Pro Map Layers β€” Expired Claims, LiDAR Hillshade with coverage outlines, the prospecting heatmap, and terrain hillshade, contours and 3D Claim Assessment β€” multi-layer prospectivity scoring for any claim in one tap Assessment Work Tracker β€” Nova Scotia Form 10/11 PDFs, Ontario cost summaries with receipt photos, BC Statement of Work summaries Prospecting Targets β€” ranked locations where multiple data sources agree, with commodity filtering and an open-ground check (Nova Scotia and Ontario) Staking Calculator β€” select cells for a live fee and area total, with registry-ready output like NovaROC Tract Descriptions Faribault 1898–1919 Survey (Nova Scotia) β€” exclusive digitised shafts, veins, faults, and anticlines Claim Watch & Notifications β€” expiry reminders at 90, 30, 7, and 1 day, plus an alert if a watched claim leaves the registry early Open Ground Alerts β€” watch an area and get notified when claims there lapse, with a ledger of exactly which parcels opened Expiring Claims β€” province-wide expiry list, recently released ground, and your watchlist in one view Staking History β€” the chain of title for a cell, where the province publishes it What Is Here β€” tap anywhere for nearby occurrences, geochemistry, drill holes, and mines Near Me Search β€” occurrences, mines, drill holes, and more within a chosen radius of your GPS GPS Tracks β€” record your route, even with the screen off, with an elevation profile, waypoints and GPX export Export to KML, GeoJSON, or CSV for Google Earth and GIS tools Offline Field Mode β€” search and downloadable province data packs work with no connection, plus downloadable LiDAR areas (geophysics streams live tiles) Unlimited saves and field notes with photos Built by a Nova Scotian prospector, for staking your first claim or researching your next field trip, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Data is drawn from each province's public registry and open geoscience data. Canada Prospector is independent β€” not affiliated with or endorsed by any government, and nothing in it is legal advice. Canada Prospector Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: $8.99/month or $79.99/year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Kavik4 screens
Canada Prospector4 screens

Verdict

The call

Kavik and Canada Prospector are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters β€” price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Kavik sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Canada Prospector sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kavik ships an update fortnightly, Canada Prospector every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Kavik versus Canada Prospector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKavikCanada Prospector
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 11 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size95 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWildLogicLab Inc.Nigel Brown

Customer experience

Kavik

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

Canada Prospector

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Kavik

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly - Kavik Backcountry$3.991 Month
  • First Year - Kavik Backcountry$14.991 Year
2 purchases

Canada Prospector

Subscriptions2
  • Nova Prospector Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Nova Prospector Pro Annual14 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Kavik free?
Kavik is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Canada Prospector free?
Canada Prospector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kavik or Canada Prospector have ads?
Neither Kavik nor Canada Prospector shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kavik or Canada Prospector?
Kavik ships an update fortnightly, and Canada Prospector every 11 days. Most recently, Kavik was updated on October 28, 2026 and Canada Prospector on October 31, 2026.

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