ExplorOz Traveller is an all-in-one Australia-wide mapping app to explore tracks and trails, plan and track your trips, and find camps and places along the way.
Built on EOTopo, a high-detail topographic map of Australia, Traveller clearly shows tracks, trails and terrain so you can understand where you are and where you’re going — purpose-built for exploring beyond mobile coverage, and equally effective in towns and cities.
Download the full Australia-wide map to your device and use it anytime — online or offline — without relying on map streaming or ongoing data use.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Buy the App (one-time purchase) Install ExplorOz Traveller on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Choose Your Map Access (in-app) Traveller is designed for use with EOTopo offline maps.
Choose ONE option to unlock offline maps:
ExplorOz Pro Access (Best Value)
* Annual subscription (auto-renewing)
* Includes latest EOTopo maps (always up to date)
* Includes advanced features:
* Live tracking & sharing
* Traveller Web-App (plan on your computer)
* GPX export and extended data features
EOTopo Annual Access
* Annual subscription (auto-renewing)
* Includes latest EOTopo maps
* No advanced features
EOTopo 4-Year Access
* One-time purchase (not a subscription)
* Single map edition (no updates)
* Works offline for up to 4 years
FIND CAMPS, SERVICES AND PLACES
* 100,000+ places across Australia
* Campsites, caravan parks and overnight stops
* Fuel, water, toilets, dump points and essential services
* Trailheads, lookouts, recreation areas, historic sites and ruins
Community-powered content:
* Read reviews, tips and updates from other travellers
* View photos to help choose camps and stops
* Contribute your own reviews, photos and updates
All places are built into the same detailed map, so you can see exactly where they are in relation to tracks, terrain and access — even when offline.
BUILT FOR OFFLINE TRAVEL
Download EOTopo maps to your device and use Traveller without mobile signal:
* Australia-wide offline mapping
* Route guidance and trip planning
* GPS tracking and trip recording
* 100,000+ camps and places
MAP DETAIL THAT MATTERS
* Named roads, tracks, hiking trails and MTB trails across Australia
* Clear visual distinction between sealed roads, unsealed roads and 4WD-only tracks
* Dedicated styling for hiking trails, MTB trails and shared paths
* Colour-coded MTB trails with graded difficulty (green, blue, black)
* Track access information including permits, restrictions, gates and closures
In towns and built-up areas:
* Detailed street mapping including service roads, carparks and infrastructure
* Buildings, facilities and key points of interest
In regional and remote areas:
* Extensive coverage of tracks and routes across Australia, including many remote and lesser-known tracks
* Terrain detail including contours, valleys, escarpments and sand dunes
* Remote infrastructure such as airstrips, bores, water sources and communications sites
BATTERY & LOCATION USE
Uses GPS for positioning and tracking. Continued use of GPS may reduce battery life.
IMPORTANT
* App purchase is a one-time cost (platform specific) with support for Family Sharing.
* EOTopo maps are required for offline use and purchased in-app
* Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in your App Store account settings
Have used this app (with downloaded maps) intensively for the last 8 weeks travelling from Qld to SA, VIC and NSW. Mistily used previous V7 but now just installed the latest V8. Overall useful and reasonably accurate but don’t fully rely on state of road (un/sealed) or on actual tracks existing… Would be good to have some simple updating functionality for that part as there is for the map features, which is actually very nice but more users should add/modify entries. Also there are some small, but annoying bugs, some have now been eliminated in latest version, but some seem worse than before, eg it now regularly just shows a blank (blue) screen instead of the map, seems mainly while going in and out of mobile reception, although I’ve got the downloaded maps and set the app on ‘offline’ mode (usually maps are fine when there is no signal…). Also can crash when zooming in too fast after opening or switching to the app. Still worth getting it, particularly now that they have just released the new Topo maps 2023, which we ‘old’ users have to buy again…
Excellent mapping software
V8CRUZN
Started remote travelling many years ago and bought all of the early Hema HN1 units up to the HN7. Always hoping that they would release a product that finally just worked correctly. When the HN7 was no better I got the chits and done a massive amount of research to see what I could change to. My research indicated that ExplorOz Traveller was highly rated. I gave it a crack and have never looked back. How good is it?Completed the Canning Stock Route in 2019 with two other mates(3OC). My mates used the latest Hema versions (it’s hard trying to covert people) and I used ExplorOz Traveller on my phone and iPad. I was 100% on the track 100% of the time, my mates GPS units had them up to 30 & 50Km away on numerous occasions. It actually caused quite a bit of discussion earlier in the trip. An example of just how different the apps are was finding the Tropic of Capricorn on the CSR. They both stopped a couple of Ks prior to find it. I stopped within 20m of it, opened a beer, pulled up a chair and waited. In regards to support, David & Michelle are fantastic. In fact they are real people and not just some chat bot, yep I’m not kidding, real people that actually know there product back to front. Do your self a favour, just buy it. You won’t regret it. Cheers
Expectation Vs Content
Griller62
The 3 star rating reflects what the app does not have opposed to what the app has. Only a couple of days to play with it but it seems functional and quite intuitive. My issue is expectation. I obviously should have drilled down more. With all the crowd data and user input potential for campsites I was looking for something akin to an amalgamation of Hema & WikiCamps. I have the other offline navigation apps (directions aplenty!)but have to toggle back and forth with, for example, WikiCamps to get the high level of site/camp/s info, data, ,locations, photos, comments, pricing, etc. However, on the vast majority of the quite limited camp sites represented on this app, the info is scarce with many having no pics or comments. Hard to fathom with the amount of users to these mainstream locations. The app has been updating individual sites once opened but still quite basic. The filters are correct. Anyways, feedback for potential purchasers is my point. Regards, Mike.
Developer Response
HI Mike, make sure in Data Manager that you regularly download/update the Comments database so you can see these offline. Not sure why ExplorOz users seem to be less inclined to post comments about how much toilet paper is around like you see on Wiki camps. However, up until recently, the comments people posted on ExplorOz Places where something had changed, or new info was provided would be read and verified by our admin team and then merged into the main Place description and the comment removed so that it wasn't confusing. We actually rely on the Place being accurate without the need for user comment. Hope that helps clarify but we still want to see more comments!
Could Be A Great App
Redunes
This app is quite useable overall, but needs some major improvements. Being constantly told to reset location services to allow 'always' is very very annoying. The app developer has said there is nothing they can do about this problem, but that is nonsense. It doesn't just happen when you open the app. It can happen just about anytime you touch the screen when using the app. Hema and Mud Map apps don't have this issue with location services. If you don't have any background tracking features turned on, why should the app 'always' have access to your location data? A total privacy invasion. If you have allowed location services 'while using app', then why is that never enough? No other map app I have demands this constant access to my location, even when not using the app. Please fix this. The maps included when you purchase the premium pack are quite good and detailed, but the rendering of each level of map scale is only good at one zoom level. Zoom above or below the optimum zoom level for that map scale and rendering of the map is poor and fuzzy. I'm using iPad Air2. With some refinement and location service bug fixes, I would rate the app much higher.
Developer Response
Hi Redunes, I do recall discussing this with you and I appreciate your feedback. Happy to further explain each of your comments. As you know, if you accept the request for location services at the time of installation you will not get these constant messages. The reason for the permission request is to ensure that if you take a phone call, or minimise or put the app in the background, that vital processes don't stop - eg. the position manager data recording, snail trail and voice/navigational guidance features all require the location services, not just background tracking. Technically, this is all coupled with battery management and by implementing a foreground only process will have serious impact on battery run time. The issue with map rendering is that each odd level (eg. 9, 11, 13) is the 100% resolution of that scale, so 144K is zoom level 13. The even zoom levels are an overzoom (so yes there will be a little pixelation visible) but this is to give user access to enlarge without requiring significantly larger file downloads.
- Map Screen Setting - Use Globe Projection (Default: True)
- POIs added - Laundry/Car/Dog Wash & EV Charger : Features Added - Air
- Fixed GPSLock after restart with Nav loaded
Version 10.4.0
The developer, I.T. Beyond Pty Ltd, 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:
Location
Contact Info
User Content
Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Identifiers
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Accessibility
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Information
Seller
I.T. Beyond Pty Ltd
Size
24 MB
Category
Navigation
Compatibility
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
