Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps

Name: Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps
Rating: 4.8 (32069 reviews)
Author: TrailBehind

By: TrailBehind App

Hiking, Overlanding, Camping

Overview

Version:

2026.5

Last updated: 2026-07-09

Features & Capabilities

Adventure confidently with Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps. Discover worldwide maps, offline topo data, and GPS navigation that keeps you moving even without cell service. Plan hiking, backpacking, and camping trips with multiple map layers, hill-shading, and real-time weather updates.

Create, save, and share routes to explore the backcountry, find camping sites and trailheads, and track distance and elevation with precision. Premium Outside+ access adds NatGeo maps, offline downloads, weather insights, CarPlay compatibility, and exclusive content for deeper outdoor exploration.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Navigation & Mapping

By:

TrailBehind

Rating:

4.80

(32,069) 17 new ratings

Version:

2026.5 Last updated: 2026-07-09

Version code:

887915888

Creation date:

2017-05-22

Compatible devices:

Size:

120.83MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-17

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 8,402 ▼ 29

Other rankings

#4 in The Best Hiking Apps

#4 in Best New Apps and Updates ▲

#16 in Essential Navigation Apps

#28 in navigation keyword 11 ▼ 3

#33 in map keyword 22 ▲ 2

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For Developers

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

TrailBehind

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gaia-gps-mobile-trail-maps/id1201979492

Website:

http://www.gaiagps.com/

User Reviews

Gaia GPS provides broad, versatile outdoor mapping and easy data export, widely valued for planning and navigating. However, frequent price increases and paywalls, recurring bugs and performance issues, privacy concerns over public sharing of tracks, login and purchase friction, and UI changes after acquisition are the most mentioned drawbacks.

Pros

Comprehensive, versatile outdoor mapping with broad trail data for hiking, off-roading, boating, and more.
High accuracy and is often regarded as more accurate than some competitors.
Easy to use and trusted for planning and navigation by long-time users.
Strong data export capability in common formats (e.g., GPX).

Cons

Price increases and paywalls after acquisition; subscription model criticized and free features reduced.
Frequent bugs, crashes, and performance issues; updates causing instability and high resource use.
Privacy and data-sharing concerns; saved tracks can be publicly visible by default and social features feel invasive.
Login/purchase friction; password issues across devices and repeated sign-in prompts.
UI/UX changes and feature removal; cluttered interface and features moved behind paywalls.

Recent reviews

I used to use this app nearly every day for overlanding etc. just reinstalled it and it can not pass any of five simple tests for accuracy It is sometimes off feet and even wrong bearings are shown Alltrails, Apple stock fitness, and Google Maps are ALL very accurate could it be my setup perhaps But I have no issues with 5 other applications ONLY this one. Seriously it can not pass even a small accuracy test of around a 500 ft square track. It showed errors of up to 5 ft. And even in one leg did it properly track the leg I have an Apple ultra watch and newer iPhone so I have excellent gear (for layperson) Makes me sad because this was my goto app years ago

by Ji*****, 2026-07-06

Every time I use this app it constantly crashes. Even while on the most recent build. I loved Gaia and used it forever, then after it was purchased by Outside magazine it went downhill. I recently returned after using different apps for a couple years and was let down to see that it hasn’t improved.