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Trails Offroad: Offline Maps

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TRAILS OFFROAD LLC · Navigation · Free · v4.3.0

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Review-rating drop
0.89

2026-Q2 4.62 → last 90 days 3.73, text reviews

Peak quarter
4.62

2026-Q2, text reviews

Last 90 days
3.73

text reviews

Store rating
4.72

all 1117 ratings, incl. star-only

Store gap
0.99

store minus reviews

Est. MRR
$204k

#46 top-grossing, Navigation

store 4.72 · reviews 4.62 → 3.73 · gap 0.99 store 4.72 reviews 3.73

Store ratings include star-only taps from in-app prompts, which skew high. The peak and recent figures come only from people who wrote a review, which skews low. Compare each against itself: the drop is the signal, and a big gap between the two usually means heavy rating prompting is masking unhappy users.

Average rating by quarter from 140 text reviews

2★3★4★5★ 1★ 2021-Q3: 4.52★ from 25 reviews 4.52 2021-Q3 2021-Q4: 3.50★ from 4 reviews (small sample) 2022-Q1: 3.60★ from 5 reviews (small sample) 2022-Q2: 3.67★ from 3 reviews (small sample) 2022-Q3: 3.00★ from 3 reviews (small sample) 2022-Q4: 5.00★ from 3 reviews (small sample) 2023-Q1: 5.00★ from 1 reviews (small sample) 2023-Q2: 4.00★ from 2 reviews (small sample) 2023-Q3: 3.00★ from 4 reviews (small sample) 2024-Q1: 4.13★ from 8 reviews 2024-Q2: 4.11★ from 9 reviews 2024-Q3: 4.67★ from 3 reviews (small sample) 2024-Q4: 3.67★ from 6 reviews (small sample) 2025-Q1: 3.60★ from 5 reviews (small sample) 2025-Q2: 4.33★ from 6 reviews (small sample) 2025-Q3: 3.50★ from 8 reviews 2026-Q1: 4.13★ from 16 reviews 2026-Q2: 4.62★ from 13 reviews 4.62 2026-Q2 2026-Q3: 3.88★ from 16 reviews 3.88 2026-Q3
Faint bars have fewer than 8 reviews. Text reviews skew negative versus star-only ratings; read the direction, not the level.
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QuarterAvg stars Reviews
2021-Q34.52 25
2021-Q43.50 4
2022-Q13.60 5
2022-Q23.67 3
2022-Q33.00 3
2022-Q45.00 3
2023-Q15.00 1
2023-Q24.00 2
2023-Q33.00 4
2024-Q14.13 8
2024-Q24.11 9
2024-Q34.67 3
2024-Q43.67 6
2025-Q13.60 5
2025-Q24.33 6
2025-Q33.50 8
2026-Q14.13 16
2026-Q24.62 13
2026-Q33.88 16

Recent 1–2 star reviews

Failed

★ · v4.1.3 · Sep 22, 2026

Yet another “off road” app with nothing marked in my area when almost 1/3 of my state is dirt roads. Pathetic

Issues when looking at trail images.

★★ · v4.1.1 · Sep 15, 2026

I’m noticing when I’m looking at images of a trail it will go to the back to the beginning every time. For example, I’ll be on picture 22/40 and it will jump all the way back to the first picture. Then I’ll have to swipe to get back to where I was. No idea why that’s happening. It’s on my phone and iPad. Both apps are utd with the latest version.

7 day free trial scam

★ · v4.1.0 · Sep 1, 2026

Activated free trial, app instead processed an entire annual subscription. Emailed customer support and they never responded.

Two stars right off

★★ · v4.1.0 · Aug 17, 2026

Curious as to why ‘Ram’ is not listed in ‘What vehicle do you drive?’ The app wouldn’t let me continue until I picked ‘Jeep’, which is wrong. Will the app’s info now for my trips be misdirecting me into situations my Ram can’t safely do? Will update the stars if/when Ram is added to the list.

Glitch

★ · v4.0.11 · Jul 5, 2026

Touchy and slow to respond. Update it.

Pretty much useless unless give them access to billing before they let you see the app

★ · v4.0.2 · May 17, 2026

Here’s an idea. Let your potential customers see the app for a set amount of days and then disable it if not subscribed. The model of subscribing with a free trial and then canceling before the deadline is beyond frustrating. I will no longer support any company that uses this model. It’s been my experience that canceling before being charged is usually next to impossible.

SO what’s up with not having Subaru ..?

★ · v3.8.3 · Mar 13, 2026

I have a 4x4 subaru, so i’m confused as to why it’s not an option..?

Can’t Even Sign Up

★ · v3.8.2 · Feb 5, 2026

Every time I try to sign up to use this lockware it says I need an internet connection. Yeah no sht. I’m at home on 1G fiber with 4 bars of 5G cell. Derp. Useless from the get go.

Mandatory arbitration is a sign

★ · v3.5.0 · Sep 8, 2025

Any company that leads with mandatory arbitration has zero respect for their customers. Stand behind your product or expect the few who actually read the terms to avoid you like the plague you are!

Sometimes doesn’t work

★ · v3.3.2 · Jul 19, 2025

Seems lately lots of bugs in the app. Map screen went completely blank out on a trip with no service. What’s the point of offline data if you can’t use it!

Poor app

★★ · v3.1.1 · Jun 22, 2025

It freezes and glitches often…

Not what it says…

★★ · v2.16.4 · Mar 5, 2025

Don’t bother if you’re looking for the free version. Everything you click on requires the annual membership. I don’t mind paying. But for now I’m just trying to find an app that I like and works for me. Since I can’t make it do anything without paying for a year, it’s a hard pass for me.

No way to upload GPX?

★ · v2.15.1 · Feb 3, 2025

Looking for an alternative to GAIA and OnX pricing. Trails Offroad doesn’t seem to allow uploading. Search for help reveals you can download tracks and upload to GAIA. Why not just use GAIA to start with? Trails can be shared in GAIA.

Useless for Michigan

★ · v2.10.1 · Dec 18, 2024

This app is pretty much useless for Michigan trails. Shows hardly anything. Glad I spent some time checking it out before I had to pay the subscription.

Horribly inconsistent rating system

★ · v2.10.1 · Dec 13, 2024

This app is for people who collect ducks. The ratings are all over the place for trails. Trails that deserve a 1 are rated 4, there’s trails rated 6 or 7 that are barely a 3. The photos showing the trails are even worse. I got this app by mistake because I forgot to cancel the subscription. Don’t make the mistake of buying this app. Massive waste of $40.

Missing lots of trails

★ · v2.7.2 · May 12, 2024

The app showed zero trails within 200 miles of my. I’m 100% positive that there are dozens possibly hundreds of trails within a 200 mile radius. if you live in Eastern Washington or Idaho this app is useless.

Missing 98% trails

★ · v2.7.0 · Apr 7, 2024

We live in northern Idaho/western Montana where there are thousands of incredibly off road trails but almost none are mapped in this app. Worthless for us.

This App Could Cost Your Life

★ · v2.6.5 · Mar 4, 2024

I’ve been a paid subscriber for years just because the maps and trails are great for research before going out. But DO NOT rely on this app in offline situations; it will leave you stranded without direction in the middle of nowhere, even if you update the app and download the offline maps immediately before going out. This has been a problem for years, and the developers do not care about leaving you stranded. Fine for research but make sure you have two or three trustworthy back up navigation options for offline, because this app does not work offline.

Update

★★ · v2.6.3 · Jan 13, 2024

Updated the app and doesn’t open now

Only Two Stars

★★ · v2.2.3 · Aug 23, 2023

This could be a 5 star app with just a few improvements. I’m a paid subscriber and I have been using Trails Off-road for years. The worst part about the app is that it does not let you delete states that you have saved for offline use. The other thing is downloading of maps takes FOREVER. I’m on home gigabit Wi-Fi and still takes forever to update maps. Lastly the Apple Car Play interface (while nice to have) is quite worthless. The only info it gives you is your dot on a map that’s it. No waypoints, distances, map info, nothing. Just a dot on an unlabeled worthless map.

What happened to this app?

★ · v2.2.1 · Jul 8, 2023

I’ve been using it for the past several years now and thought it was the best app for off-roading until recently. It constantly crashes and now it keeps telling me I’m offline when I’m connected to Wi-Fi. It has almost become so unstable that I’m probably not going to renew my subscription later this year. I really don’t want to have to back to one of the competitors but I may have no choice.

Don’t bother

★ · v1.7.0 · Sep 25, 2022

Has virtually no trails east of Colorado. No KAT, no GA traverse, etc. Seems like a solid app but useless without trails…

Good maps - terrible app

★ · v1.7.0 · Jun 28, 2022

So the maps are fine, but the app and registration process are terrible. Tried to renew my membership. Payment wouldn’t go through. Then payment went through randomly 3 days later. Now it won’t let me login to my account. Password reset doesn’t work - email never comes (no it’s not in junk). App onboarding fails on last step. So, if you can actually register and login and pay for membership then maybe this app will be useful. But thats a big “if”because I’ve been dealing with this since I first downloaded app and signed up on website years ago. They might know trails but they clearly do not know tech. Get it together! You’re a mess trailsoffroad!

Not reliable

★ · v1.5.0 · Jan 27, 2022

I want to like this app so much, but it isn’t reliable. My app version is always up to date and yet, half the time the map doesn’t show anything, especially when zooming in and out. Downloaded states have to be redownloaded. Now that Overland Bound has all their new features, deleting this app as it’s not needed anymore.

Not great for middle USA

★ · v1.3.2 · Oct 3, 2021

Disappointed only one windrock trail and no royal blue or brimstone. Badlands in Indiana? Nope……

The opportunity

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