Comparison

HuntStand vs Trail Pro Intel

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

Head to head
About

HuntStand

This app provides hunters with advanced mapping, scouting, and navigation tools. It offers nationwide property lines, game forecasts, and wind predictions to enhance your hunting experience. Explore public lands and manage your hunting areas effectively.

Highlights
  • Nationwide property lines
  • Advanced game forecasts
  • Monthly satellite imagery
  • GPS mapping and tracking
  • HuntZone wind forecasting
  • Digital rangefinder
Features
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Your Edge From the Midwest to the Mountains Discover HuntStand, now featuring a redesigned look and feel to enhance your scouting and navigation experience in the field — and introducing HuntStand Ultimate, our most powerful membership ever. Recognized by Outdoor Life Magazine as the Best App for Hunters, HuntStand is North America’s #1 Hunting & Land Management App with over 9 million downloads. Whether you’re glassing in the Rockies or setting stands in the whitetail woods, HuntStand is your ultimate hunting companion from the Midwest to the mountains. Install now for free! ► Popular Features ► ◆ Nationwide Property Lines: Search for property lines, access private and public boundaries, and view curated public land maps nationwide for all 50 states and most of Canada. ◆ Advanced Game Forecasts: Exclusive 15-day activity forecasts for whitetail, elk, mule deer, and blacktail at your exact location. ◆ Monthly Satellite Imagery: See changes in your hunting ground with monthly satellite updates plus years of historical imagery. ◆ Group Hunt Areas: Share hunt areas with buddies, lease partners, and family seamlessly. ◆ Exclusive Rut Maps: County-level rut maps for whitetail, elk, mule deer, and blacktail, with detailed dates for each phase. ► Start Mapping for FREE ► Download HuntStand and start mapping your hunting areas today — completely free. ◆ GPS Mapping: View your location, track movement, and add markers for stands, blinds, and other key spots. ◆ HuntZone Wind Forecasting: Predict scent impact with hour-by-hour forecasts up to 72 hours ahead. ◆ Hunt Area Customization: Build and share detailed maps tailored to your hunts. ◆ High-Resolution Satellite: Navigate with crisp satellite imagery. ◆ Digital Rangefinder: Instantly calculate distances in the field. ► HuntStand Pro ► $29.99/year – Premium mapping tools and nationwide coverage. ◆ Nationwide Property Lines: Detailed property line maps for all 50 states and most of Canada. ◆ Property Ownership Data: View landowner info and search by name. ◆ Monthly Satellite Imagery: Fresh updates and historical archives. ◆ Public Hunting Land Maps: Discover new hunting spots nationwide. ◆ National Aerial Imagery: High-resolution aerial maps for the U.S. ◆ 3D Mapping: “Fly through” terrain in dynamic 3D. ◆ Unlimited Offline Maps: Save maps for use without internet. ◆ Gear Store Discount: Save up to 20% on top hunting brands. ► HuntStand Ultimate ► $99.99/year – Everything in Pro plus exclusive tools to give you the edge in the field from the Midwest to the mountains. ◆ All HuntStand Pro Maps and Tools. ◆ 15-Day Activity Forecasts: Peak activity times for whitetail, elk, mule deer, and blacktail. ◆ Advanced Rut Maps: Detailed rut dates for all four species. ◆ Whitetail Habitat Map: Identify top whitetail habitats (U.S. only). ◆ Gear Store Discount: Save up to 50% on top hunting brands. Billing & Subscription: Charges apply to your iTunes Account upon purchase confirmation. Privacy Policy: https://huntstand.com/privacy Terms & Conditions: https://huntstand.com/terms-and-conditions

About

Trail Pro Intel

This app provides hunters with a comprehensive tool to analyze trail camera images, track animal movements, and scout terrain. It offers a hunt forecast, 3D terrain maps with wind overlays, and activity analytics to help plan successful hunts. Manage your gear and log field notes all in one place.

Highlights
  • Automatic animal tagging (50+ species)
  • Individual buck recognition
  • Hunt forecast and solunar calendar
  • 3D terrain scouting with wind overlay
  • Activity analytics and charts
  • Gear locker and field notes
Features
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Trail Pro Intel is scouting intelligence for whitetail hunters who go where the cell signal doesn't. Put your trail-camera photos, the wind, the terrain and the solunar calendar in one place, and pick the right stand on the right morning. The free plan is the full app. Pro is optional. TRAIL-CAMERA PHOTOS, READ FOR YOU Pull the SD card and drop the photos in. The AI reads each photo: species, sex and age, and on whitetail bucks an estimate of points, inside spread and a Boone and Crockett score range. Uploads are unlimited. AI analysis is 10 photos a month on the free plan and 15 on Pro. To follow one buck across cameras and weeks, add him to your Hit List and assign his photos to him. HUNT FORECAST, SCORED 0–100 Each day gets one whitetail score built from published research: the time of day against sunrise and sunset, temperature, wind, rain, the rut, and hunting pressure on deer-season weekends. Rut timing comes from state wildlife agency dates in 15 states. Moon phase and barometric pressure are shown but not scored for whitetail, because the research doesn't back them. Turkey, elk, waterfowl, bear, coyote and hog each get a score of their own. The free plan shows 3 days. Pro shows 7 and 10. WIND, TERRAIN AND SCENT 3D terrain maps with a live wind overlay, and a scent cone from the current wind at your stand and each camera, so you can plan entry and exit routes that keep your wind off the bedding. Wind arrows grow with the wind. WORKS WITH NO SIGNAL Your stands, field notes, gear and tagged photos are stored on your phone and sync when service comes back. Map tiles draw offline for ground you've already viewed. There's no download-a-region feature, so open new country while you still have a signal. FIELD NOTES AND GEAR LOCKER Field notes for rubs, scrapes, tracks and sits, pinned on the map and tied to your stands. The Gear Locker keeps condition, purchase date and maintenance notes for your gear, with pre-season and post-season service reminders. ANALYTICS, FREE See when your deer move, from your own camera photos: by hour, by day of the week, by temperature, by wind direction and by moon phase, plus an activity heatmap of day by hour. MOON GUIDE Major and minor solunar windows for your exact spot, with moon phase. The free plan shows 3 days. Pro unlocks the weekly and monthly calendar. BUILT FOR OLDER EYES TOO The iPhone app follows your text size, so turning up the size in Settings enlarges everything. PRO: $1.99 A MONTH OR $19.99 A YEAR - 7- and 10-day Hunt Forecast - Full weekly and monthly Moon Guide - 15 AI photo analyses a month - CSV export of your photo gallery Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, bought through the App Store. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of that. Manage or cancel it in your Apple ID settings. Restore Purchases is on the billing screen. Terms of Service: https://www.trailprointel.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.trailprointel.com/privacy-policy Built for the Backcountry.

Screenshots

HuntStand4 screens
Trail Pro Intel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Trail Pro Intel at 5.0 against HuntStand's 4.6. Trail Pro Intel also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). HuntStand's advantage is ratings volume (59K vs 5) and chart position (#6 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. HuntStand sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year and Trail Pro Intel sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trail Pro Intel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HuntStand has 59K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HuntStand ships an update every 3 weeks, Trail Pro Intel every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
HuntStand versus Trail Pro Intel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHuntStandTrail Pro Intel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (59K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings59K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#6 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size233 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGSM OutdoorsHollow Holdings LLC

Customer experience

HuntStand

All ratings58,874 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral4.1%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews470 reviews
Positive37.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative57.0%

Trail Pro Intel

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

HuntStand

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Tracking lines turning into straight lines
  • Saved data and maps disappearing after updates
  • App crashing or not loading properly
  • Incorrect or outdated property information

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to navigate to waypoints
  • More customizable map icons and layers
  • Improved offline map downloads and usage
  • Better sync and data preservation across updates

Trail Pro Intel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

HuntStand

Subscriptions12
  • Ad-Free Version$5.991 Year
  • Ad-Free Version$9.991 Year
  • Unlimited Parcels$11.991 Year
Show 9 more
  • Unlimited Parcels$19.991 Year
  • HuntStand Pro$24.991 Year
  • HuntStand Pro3 variants$29.991 Year
  • HuntStand Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • HuntStand Pro1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Pro1 Year trial$34.991 Year
  • HuntStand Pro Whitetail1 Year trial$69.991 Year
  • HuntStand Pro Whitetail3 variants$69.991 Year
  • Buy Huntstand Ultimate$99.991 Year
6 purchases

Trail Pro Intel

Subscriptions2
  • Trail Pro Intel - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Trail Pro Intel - Annual$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • 25 Credits$7.99
  • 50 Credits$12.99
  • 100 Credits$19.99
Show 1 more
  • 250 Credits$39.99

Questions

Is HuntStand free?
HuntStand is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trail Pro Intel free?
Trail Pro Intel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HuntStand or Trail Pro Intel?
Trail Pro Intel is rated higher. HuntStand averages 4.6 out of 5 from 59K ratings, while Trail Pro Intel averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do HuntStand or Trail Pro Intel have ads?
Neither HuntStand nor Trail Pro Intel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HuntStand or Trail Pro Intel?
HuntStand ships an update every 3 weeks, and Trail Pro Intel every 9 days. Most recently, HuntStand was updated on November 1, 2026 and Trail Pro Intel on October 25, 2026.

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