Mapster 4+

Syzygy Research & Technology Ltd.

Designed for iPad

    • 4.0 • 2 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

With Mapster, you can view, download, and store incredibly detailed maps (which include stunning topographical hillshading and contour lines) for any part of the Earth. Whether you're interested in finding new hiking trails, ski runs, back streets, freeways, or just want to explore the physical geography of our planet, you will never run out of things to discover. Now, you can have maps available even in places where you have no Internet service - when you need them the most!

There is more involved to providing accurate, practical, and visually appealing maps than just drawing lines where roads are. Our Earth isn't flat, so the way it appears on your screen shouldn't be either. To this end, we have spent a lot of time collecting topographical information for the entire planet, and presenting it in an intuitive and practical way. If there is a small hill or valley in the area you are interested in looking at, it will likely be obvious in Mapster. This provides all kinds of practical benefits for the outdoor enthusiast - if you're the type of person who enjoys hiking or cycling, you'll know ahead of time what to expect.

Of course, there is a lot more to Mapster than just a visualization of the terrain in an area. We use data from the OpenStreetMap project to be able to show you where roads, trails, stores, coffee shops, and hundreds of different types of features can be located. Approximately a billion points make up the current OpenStreetMap data set, and the collection is continuing to grow at an astounding rate.

Mapster doesn't rely on mapping data that quickly becomes outdated. Approximately once per month, our servers update the map information with the latest changes submitted by hundreds of thousands of users around the world, and keep your iPhone, iPod, or iPad current automatically. As a Mapster user, you obtain privileged access to incredible maps of our entire planet, at a level of detail never before seen.

By using your device's built-in ability to determine its location (through a combination of GPS, cell phone triangulation, and WiFi site analysis technologies), you'll always know what's "around the next corner". And if you're the sort of person who likes to explore areas where there is no cell phone or Internet service, that's no problem. Unlike some other map software that requires a live Internet connection to provide you with information, the map details you download to your device are cached, so they stick around and are available even when you're in the middle of nowhere (perhaps not so surprisingly, some of the most interesting places on the planet are "in the middle of nowhere"). If you are planning on exploring an area, all you need to do is tell Mapster to download the details of that location before you leave.

There's quite literally an entire planet out there waiting to be explored, whether you're looking for new restauraunts in your community, or kayaking down a river surrounded by a tropical rainforest (though for the latter, we'd suggest also bringing along a waterproof bag to keep your iPhone/iPod/iPad in). With Mapster along for the ride, you'll see the Earth as you never have before.

NOTE: To prevent excessive bandwidth on our servers providing the map data, the free version of this app is restricted to downloading a fixed amount of map data per day, roughly equivalent to around 5 or 10 minutes of panning around and zooming in interactively (and obviously much less if you decide to batch download maps). To remove this restriction, inexpensive monthly and yearly subscriptions are available as in-app purchases which give you access to obtaining as much map data as you'd like.

What’s New

Version 1.4

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

This update of Mapster improves compatibility with iOS 10.

Ratings and Reviews

4.0 out of 5
2 Ratings

2 Ratings

Stokendoug ,

Works well

Off to Austria walking and a great aid to be able to download maps before going and not have to use roaming data allowance. Also great to be able to control the cache size. Must admit not overly keen on the colour scheme but only a minor gripe, hence not 5 stars

Osimus ,

Simply 'No Good'

As a professional archaeologist I hoped this app would provide a few welcome shortcuts in presenting the most basic image of the topography of a specific area. I consider myself a patient man and was willing to spend time in order to obtain accuracy. Sadly, this app couldn't even provide that. After waiting for what seemed an eternity for my 200 'free tiles' to be downloaded, I experienced no greater or no lesser details than the moment I switched the app on. Considering this, I view the 'subscription' offer (£6.99 for just a year?) to be somewhat of a joke. Anyone who is considering this app as any kind of aid or solution should trust the judgement of those that have downloaded it before me and avoid it. It simply does not work.

ferrox10 ,

very good

well worth having

App Privacy

The developer, Syzygy Research & Technology Ltd., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below.

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

  • Identifiers
  • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More

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