Reviews of Flyover Country

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Total ratings

4.10 (Rating count: 310)

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Review summary

Flyover Country offers rich geoscience content and offline map features, with downloadable paths and guides that support travel and education. Users praise its unique geology-focused perspective and window-seat experience. However, recurring problems include GPS unreliability, saving/path-generation failures, iPad-specific bugs, and slow or hanging downloads when offline. The app has longevity and has improved over time according to long-time users, but technical reliability remains a hurdle for consistent use in-flight or off-grid scenarios.

Pros

Strong educational/science content (Wikipedia entries, field guides) backed by NSF funding.
Offline access: ability to download paths and map sets for off-grid use and long trips.
Unique geology-focused exploration with engaging window-seat viewing and science storytelling.
Longstanding user base and improving over time, indicating reliability and ongoing development.

Cons

GPS/location services are frequently unreliable or fail to locate GPS on many devices.
Saving paths and data often fails, with downloads stalling or operations blocked (e.g., 'save' bug, 95% hang).
iPad/iPadOS-specific bugs and orientation issues (e.g., iPad Mini 6 bug, portrait-only mode).
Offline downloads and map data can be slow or hang, reducing offline usability.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.90

All time rating average: 4.10

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30% (16)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-06-14	da*****	Have never been able to get this app to work. Never gets a GPS fix. Garbage.
Have never been able to get this app to work. Never gets a GPS fix. Garbage.
2026-05-14	My*****	Such a great app, pity it doesn’t work anymore
Such a great app, pity it doesn’t work anymore
2026-05-07	G1*****	Love the app, been using for years. Can no longer save paths on iPhone, always an error about internet connection. Hint: It’s not an internet connection issue.
Love the app, been using for years. Can no longer save paths on iPhone, always an error about internet connection. Hint: It’s not an internet connection issue.
2026-04-25	Gh*****	I LOVE this app! I only added a lower rating to try and get attention to this bug report. On iOS you can no longer save anything. I’ve been using the app for years without problems, but a few months ago I noticed the bug that doesn’t allow you to save data. I tried reporting it through the app and nothing happens when you click “provide feedback “
I LOVE this app! I only added a lower rating to try and get attention to this bug report. On iOS you can no longer save anything. I’ve been using the app for years without problems, but a few months ago I noticed the bug that doesn’t allow you to save data. I tried reporting it through the app and nothing happens when you click “provide feedback “
2026-01-27	st*****	Failed to initiate file system on startup? Thoughts? Brand new iPad. Up to date iOS
Failed to initiate file system on startup? Thoughts? Brand new iPad. Up to date iOS
2025-11-02	OS*****	there s a bug on Ipad Mini 6, does not allow to create or save paths on ipad. Fails with Error “Requests failed,, please check internet connection”
there s a bug on Ipad Mini 6, does not allow to create or save paths on ipad. Fails with Error “Requests failed,, please check internet connection”
2025-05-04	pb*****	Every time I try to create path it says it failed because I’m not connected to the internet. I have full bars plus wifi available. And yes I tried to break the path into tiny pieces too. Nothing works. Very disappointing. Would love if it worked
Every time I try to create path it says it failed because I’m not connected to the internet. I have full bars plus wifi available. And yes I tried to break the path into tiny pieces too. Nothing works. Very disappointing. Would love if it worked
2024-08-17	Lo*****	It could have been a great app… if the GPS worked. I wonder why so many navigation apps are disappearing from the App Store.
It could have been a great app… if the GPS worked. I wonder why so many navigation apps are disappearing from the App Store.
2024-07-04	JC*****	Used this app in the past and loved it, but tried using it on several trips this year and GPS has not worked. Not very useful. I have other mapping apps that can find GPS signal when this app can’t, so it seems to be a problem specific to this app.
Used this app in the past and loved it, but tried using it on several trips this year and GPS has not worked. Not very useful. I have other mapping apps that can find GPS signal when this app can’t, so it seems to be a problem specific to this app.
2024-06-12	Re*****	iPhone 14 location services on - doesn’t find GPS whether you’re online, on cell, or in airplane mode. IF it worked, a failing is that it doesn’t identify rivers. Too bad. Would be great it if worked.
iPhone 14 location services on - doesn’t find GPS whether you’re online, on cell, or in airplane mode. IF it worked, a failing is that it doesn’t identify rivers. Too bad. Would be great it if worked.