Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps

Name: Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps
Rating: 4.8 (32178 reviews)
Author: TrailBehind

By: TrailBehind App

Hiking, Overlanding, Camping

Overview

Version:

2026.5.1

Last updated: 2026-08-10

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

(32,178) 21 new ratings

Version:

2026.5.1 Last updated: 2026-08-10

Version code:

889262316

Creation date:

2017-05-22

Compatible devices:

Size:

120.57MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-26

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 8,373 ▼ 7

Other rankings

#4 in The Best Hiking Apps

#16 in Essential Navigation Apps

#42 in Best New Apps and Updates ▼ 8

#17 in mobile keyword 48 ▲

#34 in feedback keyword 24 ▼ 6

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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 absolutely LOVE this app. I can’t imagine life without it. I recommend it ALL THE TIME to strangers on the trail. BUT the only customer support available now is a stupid AI chat bot that is not at all helpful. It offers to open a support ticket, and says someone will email me shortly, but I’ve been lost to a black hole. I have a problem that needs to be solved, and AI isn’t helping. REAL HUMAN PLEASE

by Da*****, 2026-08-04

I use this for hiking, hitting fire and logging roads on my motorcycle and getting around those same places with my truck. Great app, best I’ve seen so far. Only gripe I have is that you have to have the map layers opened on displayed on your phone/tablet before CarPlay starts up or the map doesn’t display right. A fix for CarPlay stability would be great!