Valnova
For outdoor enthusiasts, including hikers and cyclists, who require reliable mapping and route planning in areas without cellular coverage.
MapOut
Snapshot
Who is Valnova?
Providing outdoor enthusiasts with high-precision offline navigation and terrain visualization tools for remote exploration.
Target audience
Portfolio
Last updated
MapOut
v3.4.13
1.3y ago
Publisher DNA
What defines Valnova?
Publisher DNA
Primary focus
Offline navigation and terrain visualization
Scale
indie
Target audience
Outdoor enthusiasts, including hikers and cyclists, who require reliable mapping and route planning in areas without cellular coverage.
Origin
Valnova launched its flagship navigation app, MapOut, in March 2012 to provide offline mapping capabilities.
Portfolio momentum
The single title in the portfolio has not seen a release in the last 6 months, indicating a stable maintenance phase for the established product.
Company profile
low confidence- Founded
- 2012
Portfolio
What does Valnova ship?
Apps
1 app analysed
Subscription-free pricing model creates a clear value barrier against recurring-cost rivals
- Offline map functionality provides reliable navigation in areas without cellular service coverage
- Lack of dedicated Apple Watch integration prevents hands-free navigation during active outdoor pursuits
Distributed across 11 markets, strongest in Asia-Pacific.
Based on 1 of 1 app with localized market data ยท last scanned .
Americas (2)
- Canada1 / 1
- United States1 / 1
Europe (4)
- France1 / 1
- Germany1 / 1
- Turkey1 / 1
- United Kingdom1 / 1
Asia-Pacific (5)
- Australia1 / 1
- India1 / 1
- Indonesia1 / 1
- Singapore1 / 1
- Vietnam1 / 1
Core markets (1/1 apps)
User Sentiment
How do users feel about their apps?
1
Positive apps
0
Neutral / mixed
0
Negative apps
88/100
Avg sentiment score
Rivals
Who does Valnova compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(1)
Dominates the outdoor navigation space with massive user-generated content and a high-frequency release cadence that keeps it ahead of niche competitors.
Contenders(3)
Directly competes with the target app's core value proposition of intuitive route drawing with a highly optimized gesture-based interface.
A major European player that excels in sport-specific routing algorithms for cyclists and hikers, challenging the target's utility.
A professional-grade alternative that appeals to power users requiring advanced topographic map layers and complex route management.
Same space(2)
Serves the professional and niche mapping market by allowing users to import custom geospatial PDFs.
A global repository of outdoor trails that functions as a discovery engine rather than a pure planning tool.
New entrants(1)
An open-source, privacy-focused challenger that has gained traction by offering a completely free, offline-first experience.
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What fed this analysis
- Apps analyzed:
- 1
- With full intel:
- 0
- With overview:
- 1
- Website scraped:
- yes
- Social presence:
- yes