Goat Maps is the next-generation navigation app designed for outdoor adventures. Built from the ground up in 2024, Goat Maps offers unmatched reliability and ease of use, perfect for all your adventures—whether hiking, backcountry skiing, kayaking, biking, or trail running.
No distractions, just adventure: Goat Maps is designed by real people who use it daily. We prioritize function over frills, so you'll never deal with pop-ups, intrusive graphics, or unnecessary social features.
Goat Maps combines cutting-edge technology with custom-designed maps to help you explore confidently, both on and off the grid. Download today and take your outdoor adventures to the next level!
▶ Key Features
• Offline Maps: Navigate confidently without cell service.
• Record Tracks: Track your trips and monitor your progress in detail.
• Advanced Route Planning: Seamlessly mix snap-to-trail, straight-line, and hand-drawn sections. Plan multi-sport and off trail routes with ease.
• Custom Topographic Maps: Designed for maximum readability, so you can focus on your adventure, not your screen.
• Multiple Base Maps: Switch between Topo, Satellite, and Hybrid views to get the perspective you need.
• World wide map coverage.
▶ Free Trial
Many features can be used for free, but offline maps and route planning require a membership, but a 7 day free trial is available.
▶ Feedback
For support, general questions or feature requests, contact us at support@goatmaps.com
EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://www.goatmaps.com/privacy
I’ve always enjoyed using Gaia GPS, but I’ve honestly been looking for an app that’s a little less complicated and easier to navigate. At the same time, I wanted to be able to do all the things that are important to me when using a GPS app… Downloading different varieties of maps, live stat tracking while navigating off-line, a solid base map, etc.I’m happy to say that Goat Maps does all of these things. I was very happy to be involved in the beta testing and was able to use it for a successful trip through the Box Creek - Death Hollow wilderness in Utah.Very promising app that I’m confident is going to be the next great GPS app for off-line wilderness navigation!
Good Start with Limited Options
Sherman Cahal
Goat Maps shows potential, but its limited features are a drawback. Although I am still searching for a viable alternative to GaiaGPS, I am doubtful Goat Maps will soon offer the functionality required for a full transition. Importing data into Goat is seamless as of this week, but it lacks full compatibility with Gaia's features; for example, it doesn’t carry over all pin colors or icon matches. Goat has stated it will not support as many icons as Gaia, nor will it include emojis—a disappointment, as many Gaia users value its advanced waymarking capabilities, not just its trail routing. Additionally, Goat’s icons are too small to be legible from a distance. On the positive side, Goat is precise in tracking mileage, operates quickly, and remains uncluttered. I’ll keep an eye on Goat’s progress, but for now, Gaia remains the necessary choice.
Gaia Killer?
J Quincy Magoo
After using this app, I find it checks all the boxes that I require except for one, and that’s the web-based planning capability that the publishers have indicated is arriving in the near future. For a subscription cost that is half that of Gaia GPS, Goat Maps, in my opinion, provides greater value and is deserving of serious consideration by those who want a planning and navigation tool without the baggage of social media and other distracting or redundant contrivances.
Great potential. Not quite there yet.
WhoIAmDoesntMatter
This shows great promise as an alternative to other paid map apps and the problems with those, but still lacks some critical things that Gaia offers. There’s no full-featured web interface for route planning (come on, route planning on a tiny mobile device screen is excruciating) and it completely lacks map keys (If they’re in there I haven’t found them yet and they need to be better exposed) and detailed information on trails such as seasonal open dates, road surface type, etc. Hopefully these things are in the works. The good stuff … so far no crashy bugginess and seems very speedy. Haven’t tried it in offline mode, so verdict isn’t in on that yet. #following …
Most of this update is bug fixes, especially in track recording, sync and offline maps. Goat Maps also has a new look for iOS 26.
What's new
• Design updates for iOS 26.
• Improved Map Layers sheet for base maps, overlays and offline maps.
• Improved slope shading UI.
Fixes
• Tracks save progressively as they record, so running out of battery during a hike does not lose your track.
• More accurate and cleaner GPS recording, excluding bad GPS readings that previously might have caused spikes in tracks.
• More robust syncing.
• Offline map downloads handle resuming partial downloads and downloading in the background.
• After a brief loss of signal, contours and slope shading load again.
• Waypoints, routes and tracks appear on the map immediately after creation.
• Fixes a blank share sheet in iOS 26.
• Files you open from the Files app import even if Goat Maps wasn't running.
• We fixed many rare crashes, including one that left the app unable to open until you reinstalled it.
• Fast GPX exports
Version 2026.10.6
The developer, Goat Maps, inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Health & Fitness
Location
Contact Info
Usage Data
Diagnostics
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Accessibility
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Information
Seller
Goat Maps, inc.
Size
29.2 MB
Category
Navigation
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.4 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.4 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.4 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.4 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.