Thanks to the Gaia GPS Offroad Podcast for allowing Chris to share his knowledge of all things Gaia. Chris along with Matt from Ozark Overland Adventures discuss what they love about Gaia GPS. Having used Gaia GPS for almost 9 years it is still the best navigation app for our outdoor adventures. You can [...]
March 15th, 2021 (Updated 9/21/2021) Does the self-proclaimed “best offroad app” beat our favorite Gaia GPS? Sit back, relax, and start reading! Updated 9.21 - Gaia GPS Pricing - Updated 6.29 - OnX now can link out to a navigation app like Google Maps. Reviews are opinions. See our disclaimer at the bottom of [...]
Trails Offroad Now Offers Easy Integration with Gaia GPS. January 2021 - Trails Offroad, our favorite guide for offroad trails, now offers easy one-click integration with Gaia GPS! As you browse the catalog of over 2400+ trails on TrailsOffroad.com when you see something you like simply click the "Upload to Gaia GPS" button. [...]
Gaia GPS offers the most map types and layers of any navigation app. Having a great topo map doesn't always show the full picture of where you are planning on traveling. If you are from out of state you may not have heard of a recent fire to an area you are wanting to [...]
Here is our competitive analysis of Gaia GPS vs OnX Offroad and Gaia GPS vs the Garmin Overlander. After 7 years of use and comparing Gaia GPS to many competitors we still think Gaia GPS is the best app for offroad and overlanding. Do other apps have features we like? Yes, but Gaia is [...]
Gaia GPS recently released an update to the app which provides support for Apple CarPlay! From Gaia GPS - "Today, we’re excited to deliver one of the most requested features yet — Apple CarPlay compatibility. This marks the first-ever CarPlay app built for offroad and overland adventures." Gaia GPS in Apple CarPlay will allow [...]
We have been using Gaia GPS for over 7 years. While features have changed and the app constantly improves how we use it has not changed much in those 7 years. There are 5 primary ways we use Gaia GPS: Discovering and Creating Routes - We study maps and satellite images and then go [...]
The best navigation app keeps getting better! It's been a while since we have written about Gaia GPS. Our preferred mapping and navigation app just keeps getting better! We have used Gaia GPS for over 6 years. We regularly compare it to other apps and well we have found NO reason to switch. [...]
Great news the MVUM map layer is now available to all premium subscribers. It is available in the cloud application and the iOS and Android apps. MVUM maps are the "law of the land" when it comes to legal access to the national forests which have them. In our screenshots, we are using a section [...]
A completely new version of Gaia GPS written from the ground up has been released for iOS. Additional map layers have been added for all pro users including the cloud site and Android. The biggest addition is the National Geographic map layers. We will be rolling out more articles on the new version once we [...]
