NZ TOPO50 OFFLINE NORTH/SOUTH $5.99 ONE-TIME FEE PER ISLAND / IOS, ANDROID
Features: LINZ Topo50 maps; route-recording; full offline use; DOC tracks and huts included; AR peak identification.
Maps: This app displays high-resolution maps and aerial photography for New Zealand only. When zoomed out, the app shows 1:250,000 maps, but it changes to 1:50,000 scale when zoomed in. On my Android phone, the maps were seamless and smooth as I scrolled around. Aerial photography is a good feature, but resolution wasn’t high enough to be very useful except for an overview. I often use aerial photography to search for water sources, for example, and it’s not detailed enough for that. The optional peak finder overlay is great for mountain identification.
The standout feature is that all
