Reviews for Avenza Maps: Offline Mapping

It’s ok. Used some free maps from USGS. Didn’t have time to learn much about the app before using. Mostly used to double check where we were in relation to the river we were hiking up. Annoying that I had two maps to bounce back and forth between when I was close to my destination […]

My first impressions are generally very good. It’s awesome being able to buy and use Trails Illustrated maps on the app just as one example. However, I do have a couple early gripes. One, considering that some of the Avenza Store maps, like the TI, are fairly expensive to begin with, you should be able […]

Awesome tool for snowmobiling. We downloaded the West Yellowstone maps (north and south) and they worked great. Even in Backcountry because you could easily find your way back to the trails. You can set waypoints and save locations which is also nice. Gave it 4 stars because it’s kind of hard to track down specific […]

We use this app to navigate while ATVing in the Black hills. It has never failed us. We bought a couple of cheap $35 burner phones with no service so if they get ruined it’s no big deal. The features are amazing.We can drop pins at our favorite spots we find on the trails so […]

Avenza is simple to use, free to use with a limit of 3 active free maps, and works so well in areas with ZERO cell phone reception. What a huge help on my last backpacking trip! If you buy the maps, which are .99 ea for the normal size map, you can keep an unlimited […]

Great selection of maps. Many are free or low cost. Once you have a lot of maps downloaded you can group them in folders. The worst aspect of this app is finding the right map. There can be 20+ maps for an area with only one meeting your requirements. The map selection tool isn’t very […]

Plots my location and allows variables otherwise not available without GPS accuracy and real-time navigation. I’m just getting used to mapping abilities and trail locations. Very useful tool. I am pleased and would recommend to the beginner / novice hiker. Does not offer elevation or degree of difficulty. That would rate a 5 star 🌟. […]

So far, so good. Haven’t had a chance to use it much yet. The online maps that they provide are better and larger and seem to provide more detail. 5-17-19 … It’s turning out to be excellent, loving it! 4 stars have become 5 stars ! 3-9-22 … Still doing great. Gathering maps from distant […]

I like that some maps are free. Others are quite inexpensive. The USGS Topos are actual maps, some very up-to-date. App locates your position on the topo. Better than a paper topo map. I used to buy the paper USGS Topo maps for, like, $20 each. These are on the smaller screen format, but zoomable. […]

Amazing tool for adventuring! I was about to buy a GPS device for hundreds of dollars, then discovered Avenza. Now I have the perfect tool to digitally access my favorite maps (it’s worth paying for the quality maps!) and be able to see exactly where I am, even when I’m far off the grid and […]

This isn’t so much a mapping app per se (like Gaia or Maps.me) as it is a map store to buy maps published by others. There is a gazillion maps available for download costing up to $30 per map (and at least in one case over $100) BUT with many published years/decades ago. If you’re […]

I don’t think I’ve ever used a clunkier process for downloading offline content. I am downloading dozens of maps for a thru-hike, and the interface could not be worse for this. You can buy maps on desktop and then go through a series of menus on the app for each bundle, or you can use […]

I found this app in Smokey Mountain National Park where, in lieu of printed maps, it was offered as a free download along with a free map bundle for back country hiking offline. It worked perfectly, and very intuitively for this 60 year old photographer. I discovered that I could also link my images to […]

Used this hunting this year. I was absolutely amazed at the accuracy and loved the fact that I could use it even with no cell reception. It seriously made navigating a breeze. Especially seeing roads that dead ended and saved us from having to turn around. One buddy had a GPS and was constantly fiddling […]

I have been using this app for years now. I got digital maps from Colorado parks and wildlife and I put them in dropbox, then download what I need each hunting season. It puts me right on the map where I am so I know that I’m not on private land and I can’t get […]

I love Avenza maps. You need service to download the maps. But after you have eye maps downloaded, it works really well even without cell service. I’ve walked many different Tennessee State Park trails including areas where there is not the closest bit of cell service and it works great! There is a downside that […]

NEW It turns out that I had run into a bug, and they were very responsive about it, and actually were able to put out an APK that fixed the problem. I assume they’ll fix it pretty soon in the play store version too. So, kudos to them. OLD It was great before, but I […]

The Sterling Forest (Map 100) started acting up, does not hold GPS location. I am in a certain location and the blue dot is stuck in a completely different location with a big blue halo circle around the blue dot. This started happening a few weeks ago, this map worked great for years, don’t know […]

The available offline maps make navigating some far out parks easy and pleasant. No guessing where you are or which trail is the one you need to follow. One of the parks we were hiking had multiple trails that split to see several sites. The physical maps in the area were worn beyond the point […]

My go-to mapping app for new places. Hiking, kayaking, driving and canoeing. I can almost always find the appropriate map. Do buy bundles and digitized editions of guides and maps instead of always trying to stitch-up free maps: the cost more than pays you back by savings in time and anguish. You also support the […]