iPhone GPS app?

[sdcfan18]

So I have Future Shop gift cards from work and was looking to grab something for the hunting pack. I thought a GPS would be nice, but I then realized that I could likely use my iPhone 5S rather than drop $300 on a handheld Garmin. I'm looking for an app with topo maps and the ability to mark my trek through the bush.

This is the one that I found, but I hate buying apps that don't live up to the hype. Any tech savvy hunters have a favourite?

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/trim...420294241?mt=8

[RackHunter]

I use sometime the navionics app made for fishing. It as some nice satelite maps and you can mark waypoint and also add a photo to the waypoint, but I use it most just for scouting my proprety that I know well.
But I use most of the time my gps because you always have satelite reception when hunting moose in the north unlike my phone who just get 1-2 bar of signal on the roof of the camp lol

[topher]

Batteries don't last long on phones either.. So k wouldn't use it for long trips in the bush.. Reception shouldn't be required as your using GPS..

[sdcfan18]

You don't need reception to get GPS on an iphone. If you take the sim card out, it will still allow you to track where you are going. They have a GPS built into them, although not as accurate as a stand alone unit.

[line052]

I did the android app, and the first time you lose signal....well you will get a backtracker...then wish for the handheld GPS.. So just buy the handheld...save some money now.

[werner.reiche]

Batteries don't last long on phones either.. So k wouldn't use it for long trips in the bush.. Reception shouldn't be required as your using GPS..

Mine's a 4, not a 5, but the batteries last for days between recharges.

[lanarkhunter]

Remember you get what you pay for. GPS are dedicated and thoroughly tested. Phone Apps are wriiten by a programmer and you do the testing for them. That is why there are always patches for bug fixes. I'll stick to my Garmin E-Trek. It haven't let me down yet.

[topher]

Mine's a 4, not a 5, but the batteries last for days between recharges.

On Standby.. I had a 4 not the s.. Everyday needed to charge. Was dead By 5 would last a weekend however on the dresser...

[machron]

I have the ihunt app...it is pretty good...all hunting regs included for each different region..add pics and notes to the spot waypoint

[ysyg]

I tried a gps app in the Fall and found it was good to see where you are on a "google earth" looking screen. I like to have waypoints or our stands marked on my screen, which couldn't be done on this app. I also worried about killing the battery too fast.Its back to the garmin for me.