OS Maps is a navigation and trail-planning tool designed for hikers, runners, and cyclists to explore outdoor routes across the USA. The app provides detailed map layers, community-rated trails, and offline map access to support outdoor navigation in areas without cellular reception.
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Product velocity
Intense
Daily rank 🇺🇸
#136
Navigation · grossing
Sentiment
3.8
36k reviews
Nemesis
Geocaching®
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
For Outdoor enthusiasts, including hikers, runners, and cyclists, looking for trail discovery and navigation tools.
What does it look like?
Key features
Users can search for community-rated trails or plot custom routes for hiking, biking, and running.
The app allows users to view and download maps for use in locations without cellular connectivity.
The platform functions as a fitness tracker and outdoor guide to record and share user activity.
Provides various map layers tailored to different outdoor activities and locations.
How much does it cost?
Velocity
Intense developmentShow more...
5 versions in history. Development pace: intense.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
Read the full review analysisCompetition
Competitive landscape for OS Maps: Walk, Hike, Run, Bike
How's the Navigation market?
The rivals identified
By Groundspeak Inc.
Geocaching competes for the same outdoor enthusiast audience by offering offline maps and location-based exploration, substituting pure trail navigation with a gamified physical treasure hunt.
- Relies on a global network of community-hidden physical containers for retention
- Users report aggressive paywall restrictions limit access to basic caches for free-tier users
- Lacks native GPS device integration and emergency SOS alerts
Bikemap: Cycling Tracker & GPSContender
calimoto Motorcycle NavigationContender
Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail MapsContender
Wikiloc - Trails of the WorldContender
Avenza Maps: Offline MappingContender
Organic Maps・Offline Map & GPSContender
MapXplorer: Map Radar NavigateContender
Footpath Route PlannerContender
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Key takeaways for OS Maps: Walk, Hike, Run, Bike
Where is it heading?
Bottom line
OS Maps serves as a comprehensive navigation utility that combines community-sourced trail data with offline mapping capabilities for outdoor recreation.
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