Reviews for BackCountry Navigator GPS PRO

The Navigation App. I have used it for many years off the road, never failed me. (Do not use magnetic phone covers, though).

I have used this app since 2017. It has always been a bit clunky, but, hey, I used it for some pretty robost offroad trips for thepast 7-8 years, exclusively. Unfortionately, it has recently become unreliable and there is NO WAY to contact customer support. About 7 days ago it no longer would download/display the additional offroad maps I have purchased for use over the past several years. Google shows my subscritptions are current. The app shows they do not exist.

This used to be a great app. Now it won't even open unless I grant notification permission. I even paid for this app when I first started using it. No such thing as accountability with phone apps. Creators are totally hidden and anonymous.

I do a lot of thru overnight hikes and day hikes. One of the best features is were you can pause you're tracking and resume were you left off. Some say it's a little hard to navigate thru the app but the reason why is because it gives you so many options and that's what you really need when Navigating the outdoors. This app works Great and I prefer it over others. I hope it stays in service. I'm willing to even pay yearly subscription for this app.

This used to be a decent app that I would have given four stars. The only real issue was that the interface is a bit clunky and takes a bit of getting used to. However, now it is very unreliable. About half the time, it does not detect the correct elevation gain and reports 0 feet of elevation gained instead. When this happens, it also gets the distance traveled wrong by a large margin (e.g. 2.7 miles reported vs 5 miles actual distance). Additionally, the compass is now unreliable.

Worked great until the last couple updates. GPS doesn't work as well anymore. Seems to lose signal more often. Track line is completely useless now. Regardless of how many switchbacks you hike or which direction you go, the trackline shows a straight line. Makes tracking and backtracking difficult. Have had the APP for 5 or so years and it was a 5 star app until lately.

For those who venture out of range or just like to track things this is a solid app. I purchased it for fishing but use it for hiking, on commercial airliners and just to check maps. Could be a bit complicated for Mac/iPhone users **sarcasm**but has served me well. I upgraded to the Acuterra map package and am pleased with that as well. Droid Turbo. now using Pixel3. still love it.

What happened to this app? I paid for pro and I've been using it for years. It used to be great. Got a new phone and went to use it while I was out on a walk and it took a few minutes of clicking through permissions and other nonsense before whatever that migration was that didn't work. Now it seems like the map sources aren't loading and a bunch are talking about subscriptions.. I'm going to find a new hike tracker.

I've used this app almost from its inception, & it just keeps getting better. Responsive dev & I find the UI intuitive, fast, & easy to use, way better than the competitors. And I've tried about all of them since I spend the majority of my time in remote areas, often without reliable cell service. Don't go out without it.

I've used this app at least several times a month for a number of years now in the States and in Spain, and it's hands-down my favorite tool for backcountry navigation both on and off-trail. It's appalling how antiquated traditional overpriced GPS software (Garmin, etc.) is in comparison. On rare occasion I run into small bugs and a few features could be optimized a tad, but the US topo map resolution and wide variety of open source and public domain map options are excellent.