Comparison

Topo Maps vs Maptrails

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

Head to head
About

Topo Maps

Navigate the outdoors with high-resolution topographic maps for numerous countries. Record your routes, track elevation and speed, and share your location in real-time with other users. Offline map access is available for many regions.

Highlights
  • High-resolution topographic maps
  • Offline map downloads
  • GPS route recording
  • Elevation and speed tracking
  • GPX file import/export
  • Real-time location sharing
Features
Currently charting
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Explore nature easily using the Topo Maps app, your ultimate outdoor companion. MAPS • Access high-resolution, up-to-date topographic maps for over a dozen countries, including the U.S., Canada, Australia, and various European nations. • Download or print maps to ensure offline usability.* • Discover a variety of additional maps, such as satellite maps, nautical charts, OpenStreetMaps, and more. ROUTE RECORDING • Track your routes with your device's built-in GPS. • See details like elevation, speed, and steps after completing the trip. • Import workouts from the Health app. • Transfer routes between other apps or websites using GPX files. LOCATION SHARING • Share your real-time location with other app users by creating a free Topo Maps account. INCLUDED MAPS • Country-specific topo maps for Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States. • Global maps: OpenTopoMap, MapBox Satellite *(cannot be downloaded) Please be aware that this app utilizes data from third-party services. We do not assume responsibility for any content inaccuracies or service interruptions.

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

Topo Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Maptrails at Free against Topo Maps's $2.99. Maptrails also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 44%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Topo Maps's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#148 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Maptrails is free to download; Topo Maps costs $2.99 up front. Maptrails sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Topo Maps asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Topo Maps's written reviews are positive against 86% of Maptrails's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Topo Maps ships an update every 5 weeks, Maptrails every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Topo Maps versus Maptrails: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTopo MapsMaptrails
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#148 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEast Studios OyPasi Salenius

Customer experience

Topo Maps

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

Maptrails

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

In-app purchases

None

Topo Maps

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Maptrails

One-time1
  • Maptrails Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Topo Maps free?
Topo Maps costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maptrails free?
Maptrails is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Topo Maps or Maptrails?
Maptrails is rated higher. Topo Maps averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Maptrails averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Topo Maps or Maptrails have ads?
Neither Topo Maps nor Maptrails shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Topo Maps or Maptrails?
Topo Maps ships an update every 5 weeks, and Maptrails every 9 days. Most recently, Topo Maps was updated on September 11, 2026 and Maptrails on September 23, 2026.

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