Comparison

Lokimaps vs Nautics Sailmate

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

Nautics Sailmate

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Nautics Sailmate™ is a Finnish easy-to-use navigation app for leisure boaters. Sailmate uses the Finnish Transport Agency's familiar and safe sea charts, which are electronic copies of the official printed nautical charts of Finlands sea- and lake districts. Downloading Sailmate is free. In the Sailmate Free level, you can view the nautical charts and basic marina service information and save your own places on the chart. Sailmate Premium is a package of features for navigation, such as location display, course indication, speed display, detailed marina information and offline chart downloading. In addition, you can easily plan routes and record tracks. The Scout Routes -content package has been made in cooperation with Turun Partio-Sissit ry. The package brings to your device more than 450 smaller marina and natural harbours, and more than 2,000 miles unmarked boating routes in the Turku archipelago, Åland, the Gulf of Finland and the Bothnian Sea. Term & conditions: https://www.sailmate.com/en/kayttoehdot

Screenshots

Lokimaps4 screens
Nautics Sailmate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Nautics Sailmate at 15 against Lokimaps's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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 Nautics Sailmate sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $11.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lokimaps ships an update every 4 weeks, Nautics Sailmate every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Lokimaps versus Nautics Sailmate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLokimapsNautics Sailmate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShingle OyNautics

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

Nautics Sailmate

Subscriptions1
  • Estonian maps$11.991 Year

Questions

Is Lokimaps free?
Lokimaps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nautics Sailmate free?
Nautics Sailmate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lokimaps or Nautics Sailmate have ads?
Neither Lokimaps nor Nautics Sailmate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lokimaps or Nautics Sailmate?
Lokimaps ships an update every 4 weeks, and Nautics Sailmate every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lokimaps was updated on September 24, 2026 and Nautics Sailmate on August 23, 2026.

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