37201xoIM wrote:MRG1 wrote:37201xoIM wrote:LOL!
Presumably this is superior to Black Country Navigator, which is an excellent mapping app, provided your hillwalks are mostly centred around the Wolverhampton, Tipton and West Bromwich area.
(Sorry... I actually really did misread the name as such!)
I can assure you that it covers more than the Midlands
I downloaded the Backcountry navigator Pro app this afternoon and will try it out tomorrow but it looks pretty good so far.
There's less of the Openstreetmaps and their variants than on Alpinequest but the 25k and 50k OS maps are all there.
So I'm going to keep Backcountry navigator Pro & Alpinequest for my days out in the hills.
Just wondering if you have indeed had a chance to give this one a try while out and about?
I've downloaded the Demo version and it works fine, and I'm pleased to see the developers reply to e-mails, so that inspires confidence too (was asking if I'll be OK with my paid content when I change phones - they say yes, fine because it's linked to your Google account).
The Demo version is asking me if I want to upgrade to Pro or XE... From what you and others have said above, it sounds as though Pro is the one to go for?
Yes I've given the Pro version a few tries and it works well.
The OS 25k and 50k maps are downloadable in areas chosen by the user as promised.
If you do get it might I suggest using the magnifying function though, it's handy.
For some reason the tracks I recorded with it gave me perfectly ok data other than things such as average speed and total time stationary.
It might just be the way I've set it up though. That doesn't bother me as I no longer use my phone to record tracks anyway.
Its battery usage seems ok. For instance: 6.6% of a 3400mah battery for recording a 3 hour track.
That was just recording though, I'd guesstimate that actually navigating with the app might use twice as much. Still pretty good.
That's good news about it being linked to the Google account, it was something I'd wondered.
I did try the free 7 day trial of the XE version.
It had many more functions but I have found that Pro is more than adequate for my needs.
I hope this helps.