Maps 3D PRO - Hike & Bike App Reviews

I love the offline gps... I recently hiked a new area and I hadnt noticed I was walking away from my end point till I looked on the gps..

This was my favorite navigation app, until recently. Unfortunately it appears satellite image support from mapquest has been discontinued for use in this app. I frequently used this overlay and now am unable to, and it doesnt appear a fix is in the near future. I will be using another maps/navigation app until this is fixed.

Lack of features when not connected to the Internet, such as map zoom, led to me being briefly lost for the first time in 50 years of off trail backcountry hiking. A fun planning tool, but too many obscure features and non-intuitive controls make this a dangerous hiking companion.

Not a bad app, I wouldnt rely on it, or any other battery powered navigational device as a primary means of getting from point A to B and beyond. I have used it to augment the old map & compass. The batteries never die on those 2 items. Something to live by. It has proved to be handy for a general overview of routes and terrain features. Good luck, be smart, be safe.

Map 3D is anything but "Pro"! Now, this app did show me some new trailheads around my hometown, I had not known about before, and that are not on any other map that Ive seen. However thats the best I can say about it. It also shows "waypoints" that are miles from the actual trail, and NEVER actual shows some trails it claims to have. The map tile download process is S-L-O-W! Has never finished without dropping several tiles. But, the worst part was taht it erases your previously downloaded maps, without warning or noticifying you. That leaves this app no longer able to trace the route to get to the newly downloaded map. Many of the more famous local landmarks on the local mountain trails, are not even hinted at. The perspective view is always tilted, and fade-out effect is more like driving into a fog bank. They dont turn off, either, making it hard to read and much harder to use this app than it should be. The "movingworld" support is all about finger-pointing, instead of getting any of the many, many errors corrected. Its not there fault, theyll say, they got that map from someone else. Well, that someone else doesnt have you as a customer, so they sure arent going to lift a finger for you, while "movingworld GmbH" will only lifts their finger high enough to point them at who or whatever "public" source they took the data from ! A waste of a bit of money, a large chunk of iPhone memory, and hours and hours of time! Making me miss being places because of their bad data, and super, slow downloads, that have to be repeated. Thats when I removed this from my phone.

Really good app. Love all the features. My favorite is downloading super high quality hiking maps before I go, so I have them when Im there. And Ive found them to have most trails, even semi obscure ones (this probably has more to do with who made the maps than the app, but, the app presents great map source options). I also love the 2d and 3d view options. Out hiking the other day, I was able to answer the question, this is where we are, this is where were going (just put the cursor over it), in this distance and this elevation gain, and actually see the exact terrain wed hike on. Amazing. Battery life seems good too, although Ive sometimes found very cold weather to tank my ip6 batt quickly. If youre looking for a dead simple app, I wouldnt say this is it. But if youre looking for an app with a lot of features that runs really well and doesnt crash, try this.

This app has some seriously great potential! If it only worked, I would be able to use it every once in a while. If you could get the maps to render even a little bit and maybe make the interface a little more user friendly, this would be a killer outdoor companion. I havent tried this app in the outdoors because it doesnt even work indoors, but once it does, I plan on using it every time!

This is a must have for any hiker/backpacker/biker, or anyone who wants to know what type of terrain they’re getting themselves into when they go on a trip. It doesn’t take up much battery life AT ALL, and uses the built in GPS perfectly when there’s no service, which is all the time if you’re hiking in the right places! Great import features, and you can even create Waypoints where you can save photos and notes. Downloading maps is a breeze and it offers more than enough maps to choose from to download. Great app, thank you so much!

What a great app and its free. Ive used it for a few years now and Im really happy with it. Very useful and functional an A+ effort!!!

This is the best and most affordable GPS app I’ve come across. Throw away your separate devices and just use your phone. The graphics are astonishingly good and the accuracy is excellent. I’m not a luddite and I found the UI a little bit confusing to do more than the very basics. There’s a lot of great features, but trying to figure out how to use them is confusing. I’ve gone through the in-app tutorials but found that they weren’t terribly useful. A downloadable pdf version of a users manual would be incredibly helpful. Otherwise, a job very very well done. Great stuff! I would recommend buying this as I can only imagine that it will get better and better as they refine the app.

This is a very nicely done app. The routing and map saving functions are really cool. The topography and POIs are a bit lacking. Staring at a trail on the map, I searched for the name and it didnt show in results. I use my old neotreks app to find trails and then this to plot and track the hike. Stuff like shelters and pay stations would be amazing. Please? Keep it up though guys :)

I got an early version for an iPad 3, and it was pretty buggy. Just started using this one. What a difference! I especially like the 3d view on satellite images. The rotating, panning,and zooming work really well on my iPod 5g. This version does not clutter the display so much. A worthy app. More map choice would be welcome.

Great app. I always know where I am, wether hunting or metal detecting, and the shortest distance back to the car. Great for visiting unfamiliar cities or historical places.

This is unique among the other mapping apps. It is the only app that lets me take a 3D model of the mountain in my pocket, offline, to the mountains! Very useful.

If youre trying to find a good GPS app for hiking definitely this is the one.

Needs option for MGRS and UTM grids and the ability to switch switch between map datums WGS84 and NAD27 would be nice. At least the MGRS and list which datum they are being derived from. 3D function is really good though with plenty of map options.

Downloading 3 different levels of maps to get a seamless experience is worth the effort.

I used this app for the first time the other day for my small backpack trip. I like the feel and simplicity of using it. Helped me out a lot! A couple things that I noticed though that could be better though. Sometimes when I try to move the map around it freezes and it is really annoying. When I forget to attach a picture to a waypoint I later on cant put one from my camera roll. Also, it would be nice if we can switch maps from the main screen with a shortcut button. Besides those things I didnt run into issues. Im sure this app will improve over time, but for $5 it is a great value considering the other ones out there!

This app never connects to GPS on the trails. It needs to be perfected!

No way to add a photo to your adventure. Having some trouble downloading the maps. Nice UI and a good looking app but could be better.