BackCountry Navigator XE: Topo

In-app purchases
2.4
474 reviews
100K+
Downloads
Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

Download and use topo maps offline to explore the outdoors using your smartphone! Use the GPS in your smartphone to navigate, mark your path and record waypoints.

Look at the advantages that BackCountry Navigator XE brings to the table.

Easy Grid Based Download of Maps
You can try out a simpler approach for downloading and organizing offline maps, choosing large squares at a time. Visualize what you have and what you need.
We have a variety of both worldwide and country specific maps that can be downloaded for offline use based on a yearly membership.
Bronze membership to use most maps.
Silver membership to also use slope shaded topo maps of the US, plus US Forest Service maps.
Gold membership to also use Accuterra Maps, with new, readable maps of the US and the World, plus BackRoads MapBook Basemap in Canada.

Vector Topo Maps for the World
The default map, BackCountry World map, is a set of Vector topo maps for the world. Vector tiled maps hold the promise of crisp multilevel detail, with the ability to download large chunks of the earth's surface in a quick, compact operation. The BackCountry topo map for the world can be viewed in this app and on bcnavxe.com, with an easy process to install them in large blocks.

GPS Navigation
Using GPS in a modern day smartphone, see your position on a moving offline map. Find your way to waypoints you mark on the map or create from entering coordinates into the search bar.

Planning In The Cloud
The website bcnavxe.com is the web interface for BackCountry Navigator XE. With it you can plot points, routes, and boundaries for trips, and download them on demand in the mobile app. You can push trips created in the mobile app to the cloud as well for reviewing or sharing.

Cross-Platform
BackCountry Navigator XE works on Android, has a newer app in iOS, and a web app to aid in planning at bcnavxe.com.

iOS app is available through Appstore

We are well known for our previous product BackCountry Navigator PRO which is still supported and developed on a parallel track.
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To see why you might want to upgrade to XE from PRO, see this comparison

You can also subscribe to the XE List to get notified of status, updates, and deals.
Updated on
7 Nov 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Photos and videos and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

2.4
452 reviews
Spork 420
2 November 2024
Been using this app for years as a paying member. When it works, it is awesome, but there have been many bugs and glitches over the years. Now i can no longer import gpx files, it says permission denied. And even more of an issue, is no longer being able to record tracks. It instantly crashed the app every time. Everything is up to date and been restarted, but tracks no longer work. The functionality of this app just seems to get worse with time. Ready to find a different app that works.
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Sip Johnson
17 August 2024
The developer is responsive and currently looking into map download problems. The app has been my favorite go-to for my off-road adventures for years. I like the simplicity and being able to create and edit trips both on the web and on my phone. Having access to all the different kinds of maps is a huge plus. I have hopes the download issues will be fixed soon.
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Lionel Dumontier
7 November 2024
Had a problem tech support was very responsive and helpful. Turns out cache and data just needed to be cleared. Really like using this app, so glad to have it functioning.
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What's new

Further fixes: crash on track recording start
required updates for Google Play.
Faster load of vector catalog.
FIX for problems affecting offline maps.
Updates to billing per Google play
Use Mobac style prebuilt maps.
Ability to show stats for current position when not tracking.
Change coordinates from list of waypoints.
Adjust size of waypoint symbol in settings.
Additional file related fixes.
Fix for sending log failed to helpdesk.
Usability fixes.