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I was VR user before and was a little disgruntled when I was moved to OA. However I have become used to the new interface and can't really remember VR. I subscribe to the pro version and get good hi res maps all around the world. Bit annoyed that the tracker uses GPS altitude rather than the map which is available and much more reliable.

I find the route planning can be a bit glitchy as it occasionally creates a waypoint off the route I'm trying to plan. Reverting to the 'beeline' method of inserting waypoints always resolves the issue. The 'skyline' feature also usually appears to be a few degrees off and does not provide much useful information. Despite this I've found that it suits my needs (hiking and working as an ecologist in remote areas such as Dartmoor) very well. I see that the main competitor (OS maps) also gets a poor review at only 2-stars, so I'll be renewing my subscription to Outdoor Active. I've also found their customer support satisfactory, helping me to install the app on different devices and sort out a problem that I had not being able to view 1:25,000 maps for example.

I have now been using this App for almost a year. I cannot understand the criticisms of it. As a past ViewRanger user I not only have access to all my legacy downloaded ViewRanger maps, both on the App and on my desktop computer, but in fact can access the entire set of UK OS maps [whereas with ViewRanger I had only downloaded certain areas] and to similar maps for several European countries that I never had before. As a result I have cancelled my subscription to OS online maps. In contrast to ViewRanger you can now easily switch from OS maps to Open Street Maps, Harvey maps etc., and the Buddy tracking system and track recording system works even better than before. Possibly the best App I have on my phone. I would give 6 stars if I could.

Outdoor active stole all the maps I downloaded - and paid for. So sorry Outdoor Active you didn't steal my maps. Far from it, you have good customer support, promptly answered my query and I'm now up and going again using my old purchased maps on the Outdoor Active app.

I am amazed at the recent bad reviews for Outdoor Active. I changed to them after getting fed up with the OS Maps app constantly not showing my offline maps (and by the way now not working at all on the app). I find Outdoor Active absolutely brilliant and it is used constantly on an almost daily basis. It does not drain my battery anywhere near as much as OS Maps did. All in all I think it is brilliant and extremely good value for money.