All Trails offers no choice of map or satellite view layers. The maps they use are fairly crisp topo maps, but lack the detail of classic USGS topo maps. Not having that option is another deal-breaker and appears juvenile.
All Trails GPS app is simple and could be all some folks need. Tiny toy compass is nearly useless and the data is laid over a dimmed map, making it all harder to read in bright light. I prefer separate screens for each part of an outdoor app, since screen visibility is the primary concern.
Moreover, using the maps on my Android device confuses. I tried to zoom and view a mountain some distance from my location. As I finger swipe scrolled, the screen kept jumping from the mountain back to my location. When double finger swiping to enlarge, the screen view hops around in a seemingly random fashion. Or, perhaps the big bummer is that nearly every time I load AllTrails, I get pre-roll advertising on my smartphone screen!? Did I miss something about that in the user agreement?
Do the math. And for that, they give us the meager app I have here on my phone — when independent builders are doing GPS smartphone apps that easily have three times the functionality? Something is off. Perhaps Nat Geo is using that revenue to produce TV shows about treasure hunting?
I used the paid service for a while and liked the simplicity, the fact you can save trails as favorites, mark some as completed, etc. It was good enough for hiking. It seems to work well enough for me and my only gripe is battery life so I just make sure to bring one or two spares along lightweight enough… definitely lighter than a dedicated GPS unit.
It will be interesting to see what other packages you review. I have tried a bunch and never found a perfect package. For desktops I use a combination of Topo! For some reason it is still the best for printing routes on paper. I also have the Garmin Mapsource and its successor BaseCamp.
Good for dealing with may garmin gps used less and less, but still valuable and for accessing community updated overlays — actual trails and off-trail routes. What, you never forget to turn off the gps at the end of a tour.
I have a couple of others but they are more for dealing with survey data and legal descriptions rather than hiking or ski tours. The developer, AllTrails, Inc. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy. The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:.
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:. Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More. Up to six family members will be able to use this app with Family Sharing enabled. App Store Preview. Screenshots iPhone Apple Watch. Description AllTrails is your guide to the outdoors! Ratings and Reviews. You do not need a Google account for this.
Rate and share If you got value from this post, please rate it. This helps with visibility in search engines, thereby making the information available to more people researching the same topic. I'm the C. I'm a digital marketing specialist by trade and an avid weekend explorer. I built this site to log my travels to interesting parks, trails, and roadside attractions.
You can use my travelog to discover fun places to visit and then use my interactive map to navigate there. All Trails is such a great resource for anyone who loves to hike! I use the app for all my hiking! I understand that rating trails is a challenging component of hiking due to different levels of experience and fitness, however I would love to see an option where hikers who have completed the hike are able to submit their feedback on how challenging the hike was from I think, overall, a scale for how challenging a hike is would be extremely beneficial.
Overall, I absolutely love All Trails and use the app daily! I recommend it to anyone and fully support what they are doing! Keep up the great work, All Trails! A couple years back I took on an ambitious 13 mile day hike by myself on beautiful sunny day in the Colorado Rockies.
While I was familiar with the area, I had never done this specific route before. I had made it over the mountain pass and was making my way down the other side back down to treeline to discover the trail had been washed out.
I got completely turned around and had no idea which way led back up to where I came from and I had zero cell service. After a brief moment of panic, I remembered I had AllTrails was running so I pulled out my phone and slowly but surely followed the little blue dot as I moved through the woods.
After about 15 minutes, I heard voices and saw people walking above me. I had found the trail! I bushwacked up, took a deep breath and continued on my way. Thanks to AllTrails, I manage to right my path and get back to where I need to be.
It is a 5 star app by far, yet that is not my rating for it.
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