# Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps

> Hiking, Overlanding, Camping

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1201979492](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1201979492)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1201979492`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** TrailBehind
- **Category:** Navigation
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (32,197 ratings)
- **Version:** 2026.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-14
- **First published:** 2017-05-22
- **Size:** 137 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gaia-gps-mobile-trail-maps/id1201979492)
- **Website:** [http://www.gaiagps.com/](http://www.gaiagps.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.gaiagps.com/terms\_of\_use/](https://www.gaiagps.com/terms_of_use/)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #8,428 — Overall
- #4 — The Best Hiking Apps
- #16 — Essential Navigation Apps
- #19 — mobile
- #35 — feedback
- #36 — navigation

## Review summary

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.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1201979492)