Serious question, are those fancy GPS apps worth the subscription cost?

I paid $40 for a year of a top hiking app to plan a trip in the Smokies, but the offline maps failed completely when I lost cell service. I ended up relying on my old paper map and a compass. Do you think these apps are a waste of money, or did I just pick a bad one?

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leep8916d ago

Yeah that's rough, offline maps failing is the worst. I mean, I've had good luck with the free version of Gaia GPS for basic trail stuff, but you really gotta test the download at home first. I'll turn on airplane mode and just walk around the block to make sure it actually loads. Maybe it's just me but I still bring a paper map as a backup, feels dumb until you need it.

the_john16d ago

Honestly you gotta download the maps before you go offline, I learned that the hard way too lol.