JBDaddy
Well-Known Member
Going scouting this weekend before green-up, and revisited the apps I have on my phone: Huntstand, onX and Gaia. Thought I'd refresh what I knew about them.
I didn't care for Huntstand when I played with it. Today I still think the weather, lunar, huntzone/wind, and parcel info is cool, but it seems "noisy" to me - lots of stuff on screen, I can't figure out how to layer topo on satellite for id'ing places I want to check out before I go in, etc.
It's easy to find onX reviewed on podcasts, blogs, etc. I like it, but it's slow on my older phone (Galaxy S5), and my trial has expired. I hunt near 2 state lines I'd like to cross, so it's state-by-state pricing sucks for me - I'd rather pay based on a list of areas or a radius from "home". Now it's crashing my phone, so I have to rely on youtube, screenshots, etc.
I thought Gaia was cool, but onX looked spiffier, so I left it alone until after my trial expired. Oops. So today I searched for "onx vs gaia" for recent info to compare them without using them and found these:
https://blog.gaiagps.com/gaia-gps-vs-onx-hunt/
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/gaia-vs-onxmaps-private-land-info.6377/
Cost wise, onX appears to be $29.99/state or $99/elite/national per year.
Gaia is $39.99/national per year - would be a better deal for me.
Once the free trial is over, the free version of Gaia only gives you the Gaia Topo map and very limited features. And then I found this: A 3 month premium membership on Gaia, free.
https://www.reddit.com/r/bowhunting/comments/79p710/free_hunting_app_for_the_season_great_maps/
That 3 month premium code worked for me today, and I'm pretty impressed with the layering I can do - state park areas + private property info + topo, all on top of satellite.
Thought I'd share the info about the 3 month trial in case anyone else wants to give it a good look.
I didn't care for Huntstand when I played with it. Today I still think the weather, lunar, huntzone/wind, and parcel info is cool, but it seems "noisy" to me - lots of stuff on screen, I can't figure out how to layer topo on satellite for id'ing places I want to check out before I go in, etc.
It's easy to find onX reviewed on podcasts, blogs, etc. I like it, but it's slow on my older phone (Galaxy S5), and my trial has expired. I hunt near 2 state lines I'd like to cross, so it's state-by-state pricing sucks for me - I'd rather pay based on a list of areas or a radius from "home". Now it's crashing my phone, so I have to rely on youtube, screenshots, etc.
I thought Gaia was cool, but onX looked spiffier, so I left it alone until after my trial expired. Oops. So today I searched for "onx vs gaia" for recent info to compare them without using them and found these:
https://blog.gaiagps.com/gaia-gps-vs-onx-hunt/
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/gaia-vs-onxmaps-private-land-info.6377/
Cost wise, onX appears to be $29.99/state or $99/elite/national per year.
Gaia is $39.99/national per year - would be a better deal for me.
Once the free trial is over, the free version of Gaia only gives you the Gaia Topo map and very limited features. And then I found this: A 3 month premium membership on Gaia, free.
https://www.reddit.com/r/bowhunting/comments/79p710/free_hunting_app_for_the_season_great_maps/
That 3 month premium code worked for me today, and I'm pretty impressed with the layering I can do - state park areas + private property info + topo, all on top of satellite.
Thought I'd share the info about the 3 month trial in case anyone else wants to give it a good look.