Hiking Project vs TrailsIQ Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hiking Project
Discover and navigate over 74,000 miles of trails with detailed GPS route information, elevation profiles, and high-resolution maps. Find featured hikes near you or in a searched area, with insights from local experts. Download trails for offline use, ensuring you can explore even without cell reception.
- GPS route information
- Elevation profiles
- Interactive trail maps
- Offline trail downloads
- High-resolution photos
- Local expert insights
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Hiking Project is your comprehensive guide to the best hikes near you, wherever you are. With the thoroughness of a printed map, we offer full GPS route info, elevation profiles, interactive features, photos, and more. Like a guidebook, we suggest the best featured hikes to explore—either near your current location or in an area you search for. Local experts show you the highlights, challenging features, and insights you need to plan a great day on the trails. • Find over 74,000 miles of trail to hike with your crew. • New trails are constantly added to our incredibly detailed hiking database. • Your exact location is shown on the trail. • Downloaded trails work offline for when you’re off the grid. (No cell reception required!) • Enjoy high-resolution photos and detailed topographical trail maps. • We’ll sync with your to-do list and check ins on HikingProject.com. By using GPS, we can show your location on trails and vertical profiles. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
TrailsIQ Go
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Know if your trail is open before you leave the house. TrailsIQ Go gives you live trail conditions from the people who maintain them, alerts you when trails close, and lets you report problems in a few taps. Built by a working trail crew in Vermont. LIVE TRAIL CONDITIONS See whether a trail or a whole network is open, closed or needs caution. Updates come straight from the local trail organization, so you get the real status, not a guess. CLOSURE ALERTS Turn on notifications and hear about it the moment a trail closes for wet conditions, storm damage, build work or wildlife. No more driving to a closed trailhead. REPORT ISSUES IN SECONDS Downed tree, washout, damaged bridge? Snap a photo, drop a pin where you're standing and send it. Your report goes directly to the crew responsible for that trail, so it gets fixed faster. HELP KEEP YOUR TRAILS GREAT Most trails are kept open by small crews and volunteers. Every report you send helps them find problems sooner and spend their time where it counts. - Free - Live open, closed and caution status - Push alerts when trails close - Photo and location reporting - Reports go straight to your local trail organization Run a trail organization? Your crew can manage maintenance, inspections, conditions and volunteer hours with the TrailsIQ app. Learn more at trailsiq.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TrailsIQ Go at weekly against Hiking Project's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hiking Project ships an update every 5 weeks, TrailsIQ Go weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hiking Project | TrailsIQ Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adventure Projects Inc. | Mus Mountain Works LLC |
Bugs and requests
Hiking Project
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when trying to record hikes
- Offline maps frequently fail to load
- Elevation data sometimes inaccurate
- Syncing issues between app and website
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to record and track hikes
- Improve search and filtering options
- Expand trail coverage to more regions
- Add weather forecasts and other useful info
- Improve offline map reliability and functionality
TrailsIQ Go
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hiking Project
No in-app purchases
TrailsIQ Go
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hiking Project free?
Is TrailsIQ Go free?
Do Hiking Project or TrailsIQ Go have ads?
Which is updated more often, Hiking Project or TrailsIQ Go?
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