Comparison

Lokimaps vs Maptrails

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

Head to head
About

Lokimaps

Access detailed official maps of Finland for offline use, perfect for outdoor activities. Navigate, track your routes, measure distances, and share your location even without a signal. Optional subscriptions unlock historical maps, property borders, and international map sets.

Highlights
  • Offline map access
  • GPS tracking and waypoints
  • GPX import/export
  • Distance measurement tool
  • Coordinate display and search
  • Location sharing
  • Base camp navigation
Features
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Lokimaps is a Nordic topo map app for trips where a road map is not enough. Use it for hiking, hunting, fishing, paddling, skiing, cycling, cabin life and route planning across Finland, Sweden and Norway. Start with one included official topographic base map: Finland, Sweden or Norway. You can download supported maps for offline use. Lokimaps PRO unlocks the full map catalog, custom map layers and other PRO features. Maps and layers - Official topographic maps for Finland, Sweden and Norway in one app - Multi-map mode for showing several base maps at once, useful near borders and during mixed-map planning - Finnish aerial imagery, historical maps from 1863-2020, property borders and nautical charts - Norwegian nautical chart for coastal planning - Worldwide Thunderforest Outdoor maps based on OpenStreetMap - Your own compatible WMS/WMTS base maps and WMS/WMTS/WFS overlay layers - AI Agent support for finding compatible map services Field tools - Offline downloads for supported maps, so planned areas stay available without mobile coverage - Tracks, routes and waypoints with GPX import and export - Folders for organizing trips, routes and saved places - Route Planner lets you plan routes ahead of time. You can also save and edit routes later. It shows the total distance and area of the route you draw. - Walking, cycling and car routing between waypoints with Lokimaps PRO - Measure Tool for checking distance and angle between points: touch and hold the map with two fingers. Supports degrees, NATO mils (6400) and Finnish piiru (6000) - Base camp and point-to-point navigation back to saved places - Address, place and coordinate search with recents and autocomplete - Coordinate display, copy and search in WGS84 DD/DDM/DMS, ETRS-TM35FIN, MGRS, UTM/ETRS89, SWEREF 99 TM, ETRS-GK and YKJ - Location sharing with trip companions - Oma riista hunting areas in Finland as offline map layers Features available with Lokimaps PRO - Full map and layer catalog, including custom layers. One topographic base map and Apple’s native maps are included with the app. - AI Agent for adding new custom layers - Advanced routing in Route Planner: automatically find walking, cycling, or driving routes between waypoints - Oma riista hunting areas Notes Continued GPS tracking in the background can reduce battery life. Nautical chart layers are provided for planning and reference only, not for navigational use. Terms of Use: https://www.lokimaps.com/terms

About

Maptrails

Navigate the outdoors with a feature-rich map browser for hiking, hunting, and orienteering. Plan routes, measure distances, draw paths, and access various map styles. Offline map downloads and weather forecasts enhance your adventures.

Highlights
  • Offline map downloads
  • Distance measurement and path drawing
  • Topographic, nautical, and aerial maps
  • Map marker syncing via iCloud
  • Weather forecasts
  • GPX file import/export
  • Health app integration
Features
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Maptrails is a modern map browser that packs an amazing experience for hiking, hunting, orienteering, or just enjoying your time outdoors. Only Maptrails offers full featured apps for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac. The app comes preconfigured with a large selection of built-in maps in topographic, nautical, and aerial imagery styles. Save places as map markers that sync between your devices over iCloud. It is easy and fun to measure distances and draw paths on the map, or use Look Around to see street level imagery at any address. Maptrails Pro one-time purchase unlocks a professional grade feature set. Add your own maps and data layers from standard APIs, and bring in GeoJSON, GPX, IMG, KML or Shapefile data. You can even draw notes directly on the map using touch or pencil! Maptrails makes it easy to plan your upcoming hike by letting you download map tiles for offline use, view up-to-date weather forecasts, or draw tracks on the map and save them to GPX files. During your hike, record the route to a GPX track or workout in Health app, and graph out its speed and altitude data. For hunters, integration with Oma Riista lets you import hunting areas using area code. Share your current GPS location with a private group of other Maptrails users. Build your own dog tracker by installing separate Beacon app to another device and pairing it with Maptrails. Its position can then be tracked on the map in Maptrails. Maptrails Pro one-time purchase unlocks full functionality • Use folders to organize tracks and markers • Attach images to markers from photo library • Track other devices with Beacon app installed • Import hunting areas from Oma Riista service • Get weather forecast for targeted location • Draw notes on map using touch or pencil • Import tile maps from web using browser • Download map areas for offline use • Share your GPS location with groups • Draw tracks on map and save as GPX files • Import GPX files and view them on map • View workout routes from Health app • Record workouts and export to GPX • Add Vector Tile, Tile Map, WMTS and WMS maps • Add GeoJSON, GPX, IMG, KML and Shapefile map layers • Get new features in future versions If some map available via open data APIs is not yet included, or you want to make your maps available in Maptrails, please email me at feedback@freshbits.fi. Also follow on Instagram at @KartastoApp. This app has been built by one developer as a hobby project during many evenings and weekends. Please be nice and take this into account when giving feedback. Icon symbol credit to Wolf Böse (Creative Commons).

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Maptrails at 86% against Lokimaps's 0%. Maptrails also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Lokimaps sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Maptrails sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Maptrails holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Lokimaps's written reviews are positive against 86% of Maptrails's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lokimaps ships an update every 4 weeks, Maptrails every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Lokimaps versus Maptrails: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLokimapsMaptrails
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShingle OyPasi Salenius

Customer experience

Lokimaps

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

Maptrails

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Lokimaps

Subscriptions8
  • PRO3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Topo maps Norway$4.991 Year
  • Topo maps - Sweden$4.991 Year
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  • Topo maps - World$8.991 Year
  • Historic maps Finland$8.991 Year
  • Nautical chart - Finland$14.991 Year
  • PRO3 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • Topo maps with premise$38.991 Year
One-time1
  • PRO - Lifetime$89.99
1 purchases

Maptrails

One-time1
  • Maptrails Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Lokimaps free?
Lokimaps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Maptrails free?
Maptrails is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lokimaps or Maptrails?
Maptrails is rated higher. Lokimaps averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Maptrails averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Lokimaps or Maptrails have ads?
Neither Lokimaps nor Maptrails shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lokimaps or Maptrails?
Lokimaps ships an update every 4 weeks, and Maptrails every 9 days. Most recently, Lokimaps was updated on September 24, 2026 and Maptrails on September 23, 2026.

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