Comments on: Gaia GPS App Review

By: G. Robson

G. Robson — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 19:00:53 +0000

I have been a Gaia GPS user since the app was first launched (using it for wildland fire fighting) and continue to use it to this day (for hiking and boondocking). While the app has utility, each update and upgrade has made it more diffiocult to use and buggy. Downloading maps has always been a major downfall and is even worse now – often requiring multiple restarts of the app over extended periods of time. The status bar in recent versions takes up 1/8 of the screen. The original version took up less than half of that. The map list on the web map has never been sorted and still contains maps that are no longer available. The app cannot search for DMS coordinates -only decimals. Bottom line: if you are a hard core, outdoor map user it may be worth investing money in but you will also be increasingly investing time getting the app to function like it used to and like it should. Also, they just increased the pro price despite the app working less well compared with previous versions. TrailBehind (developer)! If you’re reading this: stop monkeying with the app, fix its faults and also bring back the old online user discussion space!

By: Ross Collicutt

Ross Collicutt — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 04:10:54 +0000

In reply to BC_Yeti. Good times dealing with bugs and 'features'. I realize they can only do so many features but understand the frustration. I'm a computer programmer too and it's hard to get them all in. I haven't checked but do they have an idea voting section of their site?

By: BC_Yeti

BC_Yeti — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 20:12:33 +0000

Great navigation tool… but missing several VERY BASIC yet important features – like the ability to change line thickness and the order of visibility of layers.

Their folders also have the incredibly frustrating bug (“feature”, they will tell you) of auto-zooming when you enter a new folder… meaning I spend half my time zooming back in to my area of interest on a map.

Users have been asking for these deficiencies to be fixed for years, but GaiaGPS either doesn’t respond at all… or gives some platitude like “aww… cute idea… but we don’t have time to work on it.”

By: Jansi

Jansi — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 19:14:07 +0000

I like the app. I bought the basic membership and tried to download maps. When I try to download it sends me to buy the membership. When I click it tells me I already have it. So I have an app and membership that it wont let me use and there is no support available for non-members, so I can't figure out how to get thru the glitch.