Alternatives to Locus Map
An outdoor navigation app for hiking, cycling and geocaching with offline maps and route planning. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Locus Map
An outdoor navigation app for hiking, cycling and geocaching with offline maps and route planning.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Locus Map.
OsmAnd
An open-source offline map and navigation app based on OpenStreetMap, for driving, cycling and hiking.
OsmAnd is open source under GPL-3.0 with fully offline maps and routing on OpenStreetMap data, and its full app is available on both Android and iOS.
Gaia GPS
Outdoor mapping app with topographic and satellite layers and offline maps for hiking and off-road trips.
Gaia GPS offers many topographic and satellite layers with offline downloads for hiking and off-road trips, with advanced features requiring Premium.
Guru Maps
An offline navigation app with 3D terrain, GPS track recording and sync across devices.
Guru Maps offers offline navigation with 3D terrain, CarPlay and Android Auto support and device sync, with a lifetime Pro purchase option.
Komoot
Route planner and outdoor navigation app for hiking, cycling and mountain biking with community routes.
Komoot adds a web planner with sport-specific route generation and a large community route library, but requires an account and lacks geocaching tools.
CoMaps
A community-led fork of Organic Maps offering offline OpenStreetMap navigation with a focus on privacy.
CoMaps is free, open source and community-governed, with offline OpenStreetMap routing and an outdoor mode with trails and contour lines, and fewer settings.
Mapy.com
Map service with world search, hiking and cycling trails, city maps and route planning.
Mapy.com adds a web version with marked hiking and cycling trails and route planning, with trail detail strongest in Europe.
AllTrails
A trail guide and mapping service for finding, planning and recording hikes, rides and runs.
AllTrails centres on a large trail database with reviews and photos, runs on iOS and the web, and offers downloadable maps as a paid feature.
OruxMaps
An ad-free outdoor navigation app for Android with online and offline maps, relief and 3D views.
OruxMaps is free and ad-free, opens many offline map formats and offers relief and 3D views, though offline map preparation may need desktop tools.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Locus Map as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Avenza Maps
A mobile map app that shows your position on georeferenced PDF and GeoTIFF maps without internet.
Locus Map offers offline maps and routing, configurable track recording with export to many formats and a customisable interface, though iOS only gets a Lite version.
BackCountry Navigator
Android app that turns a phone or tablet into an offline topo map GPS for outdoor trips.
Locus Map adds offline routing, a detailed planner with surface information and geocaching support, with a full Android version and a Lite version on iOS.
Bikemap
A cycling route planner and bike computer app with a large library of community-shared routes.
Locus Map offers offline cycling and hiking routing with surface and elevation information in the planner, though iOS gets a Lite version and it runs only on mobile.
c:geo
An open-source Android geocaching app with a live map, cache search and full offline support.
Locus Map is a closed-source outdoor navigator with geocaching support, offline maps and routing on Android and iOS, though iOS gets a Lite version and some features are paid.
CalTopo
Backcountry mapping and trip planning tool with collaborative map editing, terrain layers and offline mobile use.
Locus Map is a configurable Android and iOS outdoor navigator with offline routing, surface details and geocaching, though iOS gets a Lite version.
Cruiser
An offline route planning and navigation app built on OpenStreetMap data, with profiles for driving, cycling and hiking.
Locus Map offers offline maps, routing and a detailed planner with surface information on Android and iOS, with some paid features and a Lite iOS version.
Cyclemeter
A phone-based bike computer and workout tracker for cycling, running, walking and hiking.
Locus Map adds offline maps, offline routing and configurable track recording with export to many formats, though iOS gets only a Lite version.
FarOut
A navigation app with offline trail guides for long-distance hiking, biking and paddling routes.
Locus Map is a configurable outdoor navigator with offline maps, offline routing and track recording, though iOS gets a Lite version and casual users may find it complex.
Geocaching
The official website and app for finding hidden geocaches with GPS and logging your finds.
Locus Map is an outdoor navigator for Android and iOS that supports geocaching with offline maps and routing, with some features paid and iOS getting a Lite version.
GPX Viewer
An Android app for viewing and analysing GPX, KML, KMZ and LOC tracks and waypoints.
Locus Map is a full outdoor navigator for Android and iOS with offline maps and routing, also recording tracks and exporting to many formats.
onX Backcountry
GPS trail map app for hiking, backpacking and ski touring with 3D terrain and offline maps.
Locus Map is a highly customisable outdoor navigator with offline maps and routing and detailed route planning, though iOS gets only a Lite version.
onX Offroad
Off-road trail map and GPS app for 4x4, ATV, UTV, dirt bike and overlanding trips.
Locus Map offers offline maps, offline routing and configurable track recording with a free tier, though it lacks an off-road trail database and iOS gets a Lite version.
OpenTracks
Open-source Android sport tracker that records runs, rides and hikes with GPS while keeping data private.
Locus Map is a closed-source outdoor navigator with offline maps, routing and configurable track recording, and iOS only gets a Lite version.
Outdooractive
An outdoor platform and app for finding, planning and following hiking, cycling and winter sports routes.
Locus Map is a configurable outdoor navigator with offline maps, offline routing and geocaching support, but iOS gets only a Lite version and it has no web planner listed.
Topo GPS
A GPS app for phones and tablets that uses official topographic maps, available offline.
Locus Map offers offline maps and routing with a detailed planner and highly customisable interface, but iOS users only get a Lite version.
Wikiloc
A trail-sharing platform and mobile app for finding, recording and following outdoor routes with GPS.
Locus Map is a highly configurable outdoor navigator with offline maps, offline routing and geocaching support, though iOS gets only a Lite version.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.