FunTreks 4x4 Offroad Trails

I like the app a lot when I have data but downloading maps crashes the app frequently. The only way to fix is to remove the app, redownload, and try again. I want to download all of the maps to work offline since I have the room on my device, but I can never successfully download them all without the feature crashing. Developer, maybe setup a download all option?

Can’t wait to use it. Great improvements.

Nice iPhone app that augments the excellent Charles Wells Off-Road Guidebooks to help you navigate in and out of all the good trails in the southwest.

The guides (books) are the best, the app is ok at best. The app limits zoom for download, yet almost all the routes are in areas with NO CELL COVERAGE! So why bother with the app if you can’t download for off grid use? The app also “works” on iPad, BUT only in portrait and magnified from phone sized window, NOT higher resolution so there is limited value in using an iPad. Bottom line great company, great data, needs major app update. (I did download for disconnected use but it barely works.) In the end I paid for a different app which worked great even with downloaded map data in no cell coverage areas which is most of the routes.

I’ve been very happy with the series of books to discover trails in multiple state. This app is extremely expensive at $60 and now feels to me like a complete rip-off. This app just offers you the GPS track in pink. It is not color coded like in the books. You need to refer to the book to see the color of the current portion of the trail. None of the book text is present in the App. You still need to hold the book in your hands while driving. I had dowloaded the offline map for my trail. The map is basically useless : best case, it’s just yellow. you do not see the other roads. At an intersection, there is no intersection, just the pink track you’re on. So no way to know if a bypass or a shortcut exists. Refer to a paper map for that. Worst case, the screen turns black, the pink track disappears and you just have a blue dot in the middle of the black screen. Of course it happened to me while I was navigating tight switchbacks with scary drops on the side in Moab. ( I wish I could add screenshots to this review to show you how bad it is). Finally, unlike Google Maps, Apple Maps, this app does not keep the screen on. While getting bashed on boulders in steep descents, I had to constantly reenter my six digit passcode to wake up the phone. This app is a complete rip-off. I wish I could be refunded. You’re way better drawing your GPX track into Gaia than using this app.

I love the ability to download maps for offline use but have some dislikes. This has the potential to be a winner if it simplifies the user-interface AND adds Apple CarPlay integration

There’s no way to do a search. You have to pick the version and then scroll down the list till you find what you are looking for. It’s organized by the trail ID based on the book. No sort function to search alphabetical.

This app is a great compliment to the books. It has kept us on the correct trail more several times. It’s great having accurate GPS support to always know exact position on the trail. Well worth the cost.

Works great just wish the maps worked better off line ..

****EDIT: upping this to 3 star due to plethora of trails available to get you inspired where to go; still you need the books for a broader picture; One important aspect: difficulty ratings are still a problem; 3 levels of difficulty is not sufficient; I used this extensively in last year and I can say often ‘stock 4x4 suv’ may not be able to cross some areas in the easy flagged trails; just be cautious if you have a ‘stock 4x4 suv’ since there are too many pseudo 4x4 suv out there nowadays. Remember the authors are very experienced off roaders so them driving a stock 4x4 is not the same as you and I**** I have the books but since they are useless without a track, I had to buy the app just to get the tracks. If you off road, you know that there is very likely there will be many off shoots and confusing intersections when you adventure. No book could compensate for an actual gpx track. Since I have the books from this company but in the field is very cumbersome to use, I had to buy the tracks. Now for the app review The only good: Is needed in conjuncture with the books The bad: - inconsistent trail ratings (i.e. found same trail in Phoenix area is rated both blue and red) - rating system green blue black is absolutely not sufficient to grade off road trails, a scale of 1 to 10 would be better (i.e. I went on some blue trails that were not equal, one would have been a 4 and the other more like a 6 and that is a big difference) - you cannot download the satellite view for the surrounding area next to the track (there are free open source satellite view maps and I do not know why they did not bother to at least make the surrounding area next to a track downloadable); as soon as you lose signal, you lose the satellite view (and you always lose cell signal off-road) - price is high when only purpose is to complement the books In short, there are better free sources with very detailed description and photos and gpx tracks that you can use if you have a gps unit or other navigation app you could import. Overall I find the book and app combo from Fun Treks to be just average. I just use them to get a general idea what trail to search for in an area I travel.