Thread: Best GPS mobile phone map apps

Yep, another NZ Topo50 user here. It’s fantastic. I started out using Maptoaster years ago but that was rubbish by comparison. NZ Topo 50 is super easy to use. I love being able to use different symbols for different waypoints, so when looking at my map I know instantly whether the point I’ve saved is a wallow, campsite, game trail or whatever. The GPS is really accurate- have fun it side by side against standalone gps units and found it as accurate.

Being able to overlay the DOC boundaries is fantastic. But, for your own protection I’d recommend not relying only on it for your boundaries. The main DOC block I hunt had a small change about a year ago where DOC changed one basin from being open hunting to prohibited hunting. I’ve hunted that exact basin before and had been planning a hunt into that area, but noticed a few days beforehand that it had changed on the maps on the DOC website. Took about 3 calls to their offices to get an answer about what had changed. That boundary change is reflected on Topo50 now, but it wasn’t updated immediately.