babbln

For me the new app is not satisfying what concerns the options of selecting maps. Especially the missing open cycle maps - OCM which was available in the old app is a big disadvantage. OCM is offering much more details on trails, paths, especially in non urban areas compared to the TRAILS maps offered in the new app, In addition to this advantage it is also the visual style that is appreciated when using OCM. Lets give a practical example. You are in a forest looking for a series of caches. With OCM my experience was that OCM always could provide information on relevant walking or cycling paths to get finally to the cache. In such areas you cannot always choose the shortest direct way to the cache. You need a map with information on tracking paths to get to the target and to aboid dangerous situations. OCM is a must for the new app. I paid for the old app which included OCM for online and offline use. So the new app should have as a minimum the features of the old one including OCM maps.

My wife and me use phone 6 plus and iphone 7. Today we both discovered the problem with the compass mentionned by other users This bug is really sucking. The meters block on the compass window although you are approaching to the target. The arrow of the compass is working but the distance in meters doesn't change! If you close the compass and reopen the compass the distance adjusts but then keeps frozen again. I strongly hope this bug is going to be fixed soon. By the way it's a shame what has happenened in connection with the old and new Groundspeak app. Such an unprofessional behavour by Groundspeak. An outstanding negative example for bad marketing.