Circling back to this topic. For traveling I found OsmAnd with imported iOverlander data pretty much exactly what I was looking for. It actually does have a good amount of non-paved roads in many areas, works world-wide (with different data granularity), is 100% offline, navigation is fine, is highly customizable.
We've used it for our Alaska trip last year and it worked exactly as expected. Gaia wouldn't have worked at all. Ever tried to download maps for the entire Pacific Coast plus BC, Yukon, NWT, Alaska with any of these local trail apps?
If the goal is the occasional track or trail here and there – Gaia or OnX will likely work just fine. If the goal is travel, potentially international, these apps are utterly useless as they require WAY too much handholding, prep, and are utterly incompetent in normal navigation. For travel, I'd get a Garmin Tread or OsmAnd on a small(ish) tablet. I'm using it on an 8" iPad and find that to be perfect.
We've used it for our Alaska trip last year and it worked exactly as expected. Gaia wouldn't have worked at all. Ever tried to download maps for the entire Pacific Coast plus BC, Yukon, NWT, Alaska with any of these local trail apps?
If the goal is the occasional track or trail here and there – Gaia or OnX will likely work just fine. If the goal is travel, potentially international, these apps are utterly useless as they require WAY too much handholding, prep, and are utterly incompetent in normal navigation. For travel, I'd get a Garmin Tread or OsmAnd on a small(ish) tablet. I'm using it on an 8" iPad and find that to be perfect.
