# Natural Atlas: Topo Maps & GPS

> Hiking & Backpacking Topo Maps

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1144214110](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1144214110)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1144214110`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Natural Atlas
- **Category:** Navigation
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (186 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.7.1
- **Last updated:** 2023-08-18
- **First published:** 2017-05-24
- **Size:** 224 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/natural-atlas-topo-maps-gps/id1144214110)
- **Website:** [https://naturalatlas.com](https://naturalatlas.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://naturalatlas.com/privacy](https://naturalatlas.com/privacy)

## Description

Natural Atlas is the ultimate map and field companion for outdoor trips. It offers offline-capable original topo maps, a built-in field guide, and GPS-powered navigation to help you discover and understand your surroundings. Build your personal atlas by recording hikes, saving places, and adding field notes with photos. The Plus plan unlocks extended offline maps, premium map layers, GPX downloads, tides, sunrise/sunset data, and more, while your data stays accessible offline and synced across devices. Share your adventures with friends and the Natural Atlas community.

Get more from Plus with offline maps, route measurement, premium layers (Public Lands, Geology, Satellite), GPX downloads, tides, and private notes—so you’re prepared in remote areas and can download everything you need for offline exploration.

## Rankings

- #108,561 — Overall

## Review summary

Natural Atlas offers rich, detailed topo maps and offline capabilities, plus strong planning and tracking features. However, paywalls and ongoing costs, reliability and update gaps, privacy concerns, and some UI quirks limit consistency. It remains a standout outdoor mapping tool when you’re willing to invest, but monetization and maintenance issues temper its long-term reliability.

### Pros

- Rich, detailed maps with extensive trail, park, and terrain information (including primitive campsites).
- Offline maps and robust offline recording/printing, allowing use without cell service and easy field documentation.
- Thoughtful UI/UX with readable maps and a useful public land layer that enhances navigation.
- Strong planning and tracking capabilities: you can log hikes, photos, notes, and sync them to your account for use on a computer.
- Versatile for multiple outdoor activities (hiking, kayaking, fishing) and provides unique data not found in all topo apps.

### Cons

- Requires upfront payment or ongoing pro subscription to unlock core features, with some users reporting no value before paying.
- Maps occasionally fail to load and the base maps have not been updated for years in places, with limited Alaska coverage and no satellite imagery.
- Privacy/data concerns: login can feel mandatory and data may become public if you don't stay subscribed.
- Platform/UI glitches: landscape reposition issues on iPad, notch-related letterboxing, and missing one-handed zoom gesture.
- Community features add clutter or feel intrusive, making the map view feel crowded for some users.

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