ExplorOz Traveller 4+

Good app but still quite some annoying bugs

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

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

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!