[site-packages1]

This is cool. My single favorite app I. This category is MapOut. Seems to be pretty similar, 100% offline topo maps with additional things like route planning, detailed trails, GPS, etc. The killer features for me are the detailed offline mode so it works great no matter my reception, and that I can email GPX or any other export format and within 30 secs the route I emailed is showing up on my app. Really makes it easy to route create on a computer and send to MapOut with no fuss.

I have no affiliation, but it’s the only paid app I appreciate as much as I do.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mapout/id477094081

[jameal]

This is great! Mine is definitely more of a proof of concept that probably shouldn't be used outside of well-marked trails. This looks like the alternative I've been looking for. Do you know if it requires registering an account to use?

[site-packages1]

I just checked my app, it does not. Seems like an account is required to email upload routes maybe? Which would make sense. But seems like no login needed for most functionality.

[solardev]

Have you tried similar apps like Backcountry Navigator or Avenza? (Just wondering how they compare)

[site-packages1]

I have, they’re both good. I really do spend many many hours on trails every year, in the mountains, in all seasons. MapOut is a clear winner for me, the interface is the most intuitive for all the basics and I’m always stumbling on new, useful features.

An example of something I stumbled onto: have a route open on your screen, zoom into some portion of the route, tap the screen and it adds markers on the route telling you the distance of the segment on screen, which persist when zoomed out. This seems silly, but highly useful way for me to zoom to where my location is (say) at bottom of screen and next route milestone is at top, and getting the exact distance to go between current location and desired location on the fly.