Visit Brainerd vs Minnesota Pocket Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visit Brainerd
Discover local events, businesses, and activities for a night out or a full vacation. Access fishing and birding reports, hot deals, and lodging information for the Brainerd and Baxter, Minnesota area.
- Local Event Calendar
- Business Directory
- Fishing Reports
- Birding Reports
- Local Hot Deals
- Lodging & Water Parks
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Download the Brainerd & Baxter Area app for instant access to all of the information you need for a night out, family activity, adventure, or a full vacation. * Local Event Calendar * Area Business Directory * Fishing Reports * Birding Reports * Local Hot Deals * Lodging & Water Parks * Things to do Visit Brainerd is the tourism bureau for Brainerd and Baxter Minnesota. For questions about Visit Brainerd or the Brainerd Lakes area go to www.visitbrainerd.com or email us at info@visitbrainerd.com.
Minnesota Pocket Maps
Plan your outdoor adventures with detailed offline maps and guides for Minnesota parks. Discover trails, campgrounds, points of interest, and access park information even without Wi-Fi. Record hikes and get weather updates to enhance your exploration.
- Offline maps and guides
- 35+ national and state parks
- 500+ campgrounds and campsites
- 300+ trails and trailheads
- GPS and GPX support
- Weather forecasts and alerts
- Downloadable map sections
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Be prepared! Plan your next trip to one of the great Minnesota parks. Download maps and guides before you venture into the Wi-Fi free wilderness. Discover - 35+ national parks, state parks, monuments, forests - 350+ neatly folded maps by the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, United States Forest Services, and other agencies. - 500+ campgrounds and campsites - 300+ trails and trailheads - 50,000+ points of interests Plan - Download maps, park brochures, and newspapers. These downloads are ready when you are offline and off the grid in the great outdoors. - Download arbitrary map sections as offline packs. - Photo galleries, panorama views. - Share links to parks and maps with friends Have fun - GPS and GPX support: record your hikes, import GPX routes, tracks and waypoints for your hiking trails. - Detailed national park information: alerts, news, visitor centers, campgrounds, driving directions, weather. - Open your favorite maps app to get a route to the selected park. - Current weather conditions, easy access to multi-day forecasts, sunrise and sunset times. - Push notifications for park alerts, park news, weather warnings So download maps and guides for: - Grand Portage National Monument - Mississippi National River & Recreation Area - North Country National Scenic Trail - Pipestone National Monument - Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway - Voyageurs National Park - Afton - Banning, Bear Head Lake, Big Bog, Blue Mounds - Cuyuna Country - Forestville/Mystery Cave - George H. Crosby Manitou, Grand Portage, Great River Bluffs - Itasca - Jay Cooke - Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine - Mapplewood, Mille Lacs Kathio, Minneopa - Savanna Portage, Split Rock Lighthouse, St. Croix - Tettegouche - Whitewater, Wild River - Zippel Bay LEGAL Terms of Use: https://www.icoat.de/pocketmaps/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.icoat.de/pocketmaps/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Visit Brainerd at 100% against Minnesota Pocket Maps's 0%. Visit Brainerd also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Minnesota Pocket Maps's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume 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. Minnesota Pocket Maps sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 2 months. Visit Brainerd asks for nothing beyond the download.
Visit Brainerd holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Visit Brainerd's written reviews are positive against 0% of Minnesota Pocket Maps's.
Visit Brainerd ships an update every 7 months, Minnesota Pocket Maps every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Visit Brainerd | Minnesota Pocket Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (18 ratings) — better | 4.3 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Visit Brainerd, Inc. | Alex Gugel |
Customer experience
Visit Brainerd
Minnesota Pocket Maps
In-app purchases
Visit Brainerd
No in-app purchases
Minnesota Pocket Maps
- access all pro features$3.992 Months
- access all pro features3 Days trial$5.493 Months
- access all pro features$12.991 Year
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