Trail Sense

★ 4.0
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Jun 16, 2026
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Jul 23, 2026

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Marketing versus reality estimates how well promised features are supported; stability estimates complaints about crashes and speed. Project activity is calculated from update recency, review activity and store availability. Percentages are not guarantees or success probabilities; missing data does not mean a zero score.

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%Stability72%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»

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