Trail Sense
★ 4.0AndroidGoogle Play
What it actually doesA multifunctional offline app for tourists and travelers that works without internet using phone sensors: compass, beacon navigation, route tracking, astronomy, weather forecast (with barometer), maps and planning.
65%Marketing ≈ reality55%Stability76%Live project
Actually does
- ✓Compass25% of reviews
- ✓Навигация по маякам и целевым точкам10% of reviews
- ✓Turn-by-turn nav5% of reviews
- ✓Отслеживание пройденного маршрута (Backtrack)10% of reviews
- ✓Астрономия и ночное небо10% of reviews
- ✓Offline-first15% of reviews
- ✓Ad-free(bonus)15% of reviews
- ✓Open source5% of reviews
- ✓Widgets(bonus)10% of reviews
- ✓Camera5% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Weather Forecast
- ⚠Flashlight
- ⚠Планирование упаковки
- ⚠Оповещение перед закатом
Common complaints
- ✗Compass doesn't work without sensor in phone25% of mentions
«North is not showing, deleting»
- ✗GPS inaccuracy / false movements when screen is off10% of mentions
«when I woke up six hours later, the app showed I moved over 6700 kilometers»
- ✗Incorrect planet display in astronomy7% of mentions
«planets show incorrectly»
- ✗Small camera window, inconvenient for location anchoring7% of mentions
«Camera window is extremely small, it should take up the whole screen»
- ✗Instructions in English, menu in Russian (inconsistency)10% of mentions
«Menu in Russian, but instructions in English»
What people praise
- ★Completely free, no ads and premium features
«The app is excellent. Tons of features and no ads at all»
- ★Works without internet, uses only phone sensors
«Excellent open source app»
- ★Many useful tools and features in one app
«Tons of different tools and features for analyzing the area»
- ★No paid content and subscriptions
«Basic functionality shouldn't have paid subscriptions attached to it»
- ★Good night sky and star orientation
«ability to navigate the night sky»