Make My Trail is an iOS navigation utility for recording outdoor activities and waypoints.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app serves hikers who need to record trails while minimizing battery consumption via background GPS tracking.
For Outdoor enthusiasts and hikers who require GPS tracking and waypoint navigation tools.
What does it look like?
Key features
Records GPS coordinates to create trails that change color during traversal and trigger off-trail alerts.
Provides distance and direction assistance to user-defined waypoints with integration into system-level turn-by-turn maps.
Maintains track recording while the app is minimized to reduce battery consumption.
How much does it cost?
The app is distributed as a free utility with no visible IAP or subscription gates.
Velocity
Dormant developmentperformanceShow more...
Make My Trail has been inactive for 3,018 days, indicating the project is no longer receiving development support. The final release focused on technical maintenance and platform compatibility, with no subsequent updates or feature additions. The development momentum is non-existent, and the app remains in a zombie state.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Recent user voice shows an upset sentiment.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Application fails to establish location access, preventing core functionality from working for new users
2 of 2 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample
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Competitive landscape for Make My Trail
How's the Navigation market?
Make My Trail occupies a dormant position in the Navigation category, with no updates since 2018 and a 1.0-star rating across 3 total ratings. The lack of recent activity relative to active navigation rivals signals a total loss of market relevance.
The rivals identified
The Analyst's Read
Key takeaways for Make My Trail
Where is it heading?
The navigation market has consolidated around high-frequency, live-ops platforms that provide real-time map data and community features. Make My Trail lacks the infrastructure to compete, and its current non-functional state ensures it will continue to lose any remaining user trust.
- The app has been silent for over 99 months, which confirms it is in a maintenance-free, abandoned state.
- Critical location-access failures for new users mean the app cannot perform its primary function, leading to a 1.0-star rating.
The SWOT
- Interactive trail recording provides visual feedback during traversal
- Background GPS tracking reduces battery consumption during long sessions
Next best moves
Sunset the app because it is non-functional and unmaintained → prevent further negative brand impact
The counter-intuitive read
The app's failure is not a technical bug but a strategic abandonment…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The app remains in a non-functional, abandoned state, with the only material shifts being a reduction in total rating count and the explicit acknowledgment of its obsolescence against modern navigation competitors.
Bottom line
Make My Trail is a non-functional, abandoned product that fails to provide its core GPS utility, and the PM should sunset the app to prevent further negative brand impact.
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