# NP Maps

> National Park & Topos maps USA

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1013758883](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1013758883)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1013758883`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Delcartes LLC
- **Category:** Travel
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (195 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.1
- **Last updated:** 2022-11-07
- **First published:** 2015-07-14
- **Size:** 16 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/np-maps/id1013758883)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.delcartes.com/privacy\_policy.html](http://www.delcartes.com/privacy_policy.html)

## Description

NP Maps lets you download official National Park Service maps and USGS topo maps for GPS navigation and offline use across the USA and island territories. Access 67,000+ maps to pre-download for offline travel to parks, preserves, monuments, and recreation areas.

Key features include offline map downloads, high-resolution rendering, GPS location with elevation, geocode search, route creation, track recording, GPX/KML import/export, AR waypoint finder, and footprints index. Subscriptions remove ads and unlock unlimited downloads.

## Rankings

- #1,679,557 — Overall

## Review summary

NP Maps is well-regarded for GPS-enabled navigation, offline/topographic map downloads, and ease of use for hikers. Users value its ability to show current location, access many routes, and rely on topo maps for terrain awareness. The strongest drawbacks center on a paywall: free-map limits and a subscription required for continued access to most features. Some users also report reliability issues and occasional crashes, and a few desire better tutorials or onboarding. Overall, it’s a solid hiking map tool with strong location features, but could improve consistency and guidance.

### Pros

- GPS integration with real-time location display for navigation in the field.
- Very useful for hikers, with many routes and reliable navigation.
- Offline map downloads and topo/topographic layers for terrain awareness.
- Accurate maps that users rely on when exploring parks.
- Well-designed UI/UX and overall ease of use.

### Cons

- Free map download limits and a subscription requirement for continued access to most features.
- Reliability concerns and reports of the app not working well or crashing on some devices/OS versions.
- Lack of tutorials or onboarding guidance for new users.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1013758883)