Plan trips and stay safer in the woods, with Gaia GPS.
Join hundreds of thousands of backpackers, hunters, offroaders, mountain bikers, backcountry skiers, firefighters, guides, and other serious outdoor adventurers and professionals that use Gaia GPS for work and play. Hike, hunt, and offroad with the best topo maps and outdoor navigation tools.
►► The Best App for Topo Maps
Gaia GPS has been showcased in Apple's "Your Verse" stories, and covered in countless major publications, from Outside and TrailRunner, to the New York Times and FOX News TappedIn.
The name Gaia (guy-yuh) comes from Greek mythology - she is the Goddess of the Earth, or Mother Nature.
►► Maps
• view easy-to-read, modern maps, with fast and beautiful rendering
Free Level - You can use Gaia GPS for free. You'll be limited to the default map source, and you won't be able to download maps for offline use.
Member Level - As a Member, you can download a worldwide catalog of topo, road, and satellite maps.
Premium Member Level - As a Premium Member, you also get access to these map sources:
• NatGeo Trails Illustrated • ESRI World Satellite Imagery • France IGN • SwissTopo • US Private Land Ownership (owners and addresses for parcels) • US Hunting Layers, including GMUs, public land, and fires • US NeoTreks Topo • US Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM) • Hill-shading, contour lines, slope angle, and other overlays
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Sep 9, 2025
Maps & Navigation
Data safety
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Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Personal info, App activity and 2 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 4 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted
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September 3, 2025
No complaints but a request: please add an "are you sure you want to finish this track?" pop up or similar when hitting "finish track" like other similar apps have. I cannot be the only one out there who accidentally hits "finish track" instead of "pause recording" on occasion and it's frustrating as there's no way (that I've seen) to be able to undo that.
9 people found this review helpful
Derek Fias
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July 5, 2025
This used to be my favorite, most trusted app. There are so many glitches now that it's hard to trust it to navigate in the backcountry. I hate to make the switch while having all my saved tracks on the map, but safety is much more important. Im not sure why they are trying to make it a social app (probably trying to justify another price increase), but they have ruined it for me.
78 people found this review helpful
Outside, Inc.
July 7, 2025
Sorry for the trouble, and we appreciate your feedback. Please contact Support so we can help: https://help.gaiagps.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
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August 31, 2024
The new login is useless. Who/what is Outside? I've never heard of them, have no need for them, and I thought the app had been hacked. What's wrong with logging into the app itself? Just creating needless problems and confusion. I can't find a function on the map to center where I am now. Every other map-based app does, why not this one? I won't be renewing my subscription when it comes up next week.
176 people found this review helpful
Outside, Inc.
September 2, 2024
This doesn't seem right. We want to take a closer look at this for you. Please send a note to https://help.gaiagps.com/hc/en-us/requests/new so we can connect.
What’s new
We've squashed some pesky bugs! Say goodbye to sticky folders (your selected folder will now reset for new objects), and we've significantly improved route planning and map display issues for a smoother experience. We've also made some under-the-hood improvements to enhance stability.