BackCountry Navigator XE: Topo APK
App information
Version 3.1.8 (#2024110701)
Updated 2024-11-11
APK Size 136.5 MB
Requires Android Android 6.0+ (Marshmallow)
Offered by CritterMap Software LLC
Category Free Travel & Local App
App id com.crittermap.backcountrynavigator.xe
Developer's notes Explore the outdoors with offline topo maps and GPS navigation on your phone
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Table of contents
Latest updates
What's new in BackCountry Navigator XE: Topo 3.1.8
Waypoint Editing improvements
Fix for marine maps - server change at NOAA.
Updates to billing per Google play
Use Mobac style prebuilt maps.
Ability to show stats for current position when not tracking.
Change coordinates from list of waypoints.
Adjust size of waypoint symbol in settings.
Fix for flash when pinning trip when five are already pinned.
Additional file related fixes.
Fix for sending log failed to helpdesk.
Usability fixes.
Editor's review
Download the latest BackCountry Navigator XE: Topo application, version 3.1.8, compatible with Windows 10/11 (using emulators such as Bluestacks), Android devices. This free Travel & Local app is developed by CritterMap Software LLC and is easy to download and install.
Previous versions, including 3.1.8, 3.0.1, 2.9.3, 2.9.0, are also available. If you need help or have any problems, please let us know.
Description
Look at the advantages that BackCountry Navigator XE brings to the table.
Easy Grid Based Download of Maps
You can try out a simpler approach for downloading and organizing offline maps, choosing large squares at a time. Visualize what you have and what you need.
We have a variety of both worldwide and country specific maps that can be downloaded for offline use based on a yearly membership.
Bronze membership to use most maps.
Silver membership to also use slope shaded topo maps of the US, plus US Forest Service maps.
Gold membership to also use Accuterra Maps, with new, readable maps of the US and the World, plus BackRoads MapBook Basemap in Canada.
Vector Topo Maps for the World
The default map, BackCountry World map, is a set of Vector topo maps for the world. Vector tiled maps hold the promise of crisp multilevel detail, with the ability to download large chunks of the earth's surface in a quick, compact operation. The BackCountry topo map for the world can be viewed in this app and on bcnavxe.com, with an easy process to install them in large blocks.
GPS Navigation
Using GPS in a modern day smartphone, see your position on a moving offline map. Find your way to waypoints you mark on the map or create from entering coordinates into the search bar.
Planning In The Cloud
The website bcnavxe.com is the web interface for BackCountry Navigator XE. With it you can plot points, routes, and boundaries for trips, and download them on demand in the mobile app. You can push trips created in the mobile app to the cloud as well for reviewing or sharing.
Cross-Platform
BackCountry Navigator XE works on Android, has a newer app in iOS, and a web app to aid in planning at bcnavxe.com.
iOS app is available through Appstore
We are well known for our previous product BackCountry Navigator PRO which is still supported and developed on a parallel track.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crittermap.backcountrynavigator.license
To see why you might want to upgrade to XE from PRO, see this comparison
You can also subscribe to the XE List to get notified of status, updates, and deals.
App permissions
BackCountry Navigator XE: Topo 3.1.8 APK requires following permissions:
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Ratings and Reviews
Rating: 3.4/5 based on 4+ reviews
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5 ★ I was a Navigator Pro user for a long time and switched to Navigator XE. I like that I can create & modify trails online and have the trails available on my Tablet without having to manually transfer them as I had to with Pro. XE runs great on my Samsung tablet.
4 ★ I have been using the Pro version for many years and found it to be very useful. I have had XE from its beginning and finally started to use it this past year. It seems to work well although not always extremely intuitive, especially in getting maps downloaded for off-line use. You also need to be careful to explicitly save a track since that seems not to happen as it is recorded but only when explicitly saved. But otherwise I have enjoyed the app and will continue to use it when out in the back country.
5 ★ I've used this app (and earlier versions) for many years. Not the easiest user interface to learn but the app capabilities and access to map collections are awesome. I've downloaded and used topo maps while hiking in Spain, nautical charts for sailing in the San Juan Islands, and various maps for exploring closer to home. Developer is very responsive.
3 ★ Update: thanks for the response from support team! I've paid for and downloaded (multiple times) an overlay, but it will not load. Every time I try to download it, it literally takes over an hour despite my high end phone and fast internet. I've even tried saving it to different locations.
5 ★ I spend a lot of time in the backcountry, hiking, hunting, fishing and generally roaming around. For each activity, I have some specialty apps but BC Nav XE app is the one that seamlessly bridges all activities and the one that I rely on the most for actual navigation rather than waypoints, ground feature references or sat imagery. I've tried a few others like Gaia and All Trails and while they are useful in their own way, the true test of an apps usefulness is the frequency with which the user goes back to it instead of other alternatives. This app was easy to become habitual towards although much of that was the presence of the BC Backroads Maps product. While BCMB have their own app products, this app is superior in every way and if I was part of the Mussio management, I'd be looking to buy out this app and hire the developer. Honestly, if you are on the fence, give this app a try. It is a great product and the developer works harder than most to continuously improve it.
5 ★ Great maps for free!
4 ★ After reading app it works. Not an intuitive platform, however I'm finding it my go to application for off road trails.
5 ★ Addons for parcels in most states
5 ★ I use this app because very great and easy the all highways is already updated good job
1 ★ Updated and lost all my saved maps and waypoints. Features changed and now it's useless garbage
5 ★ It's great for filling in 15 minutes here and there.
5 ★ New cool app very exciting and yet good navigation companion
5 ★ Nice app, its very much useful, can easily find a place
1 ★ Offline maps aren't available unless you pay. I don't mind apps with optional paid memberships. However I do mind apps with optional paid memberships that don't tell you core functionality isn't available without subscribing to a paid membership. And that's why this gets 1 star and an uninstall.
5 ★ Ease to use and it's working.
Previous versions
BackCountry Navigator XE: Topo 3.1.8 APK for Windows (#2024110701, 136.5 MB)
BackCountry Navigator XE: Topo 3.0.1 APK for Windows (#2024072701, 88.4 MB)
BackCountry Navigator XE: Topo 2.9.3 APK for Windows (#2024060502, 138.2 MB)
BackCountry Navigator XE: Topo 2.9.0 APK for Windows (#2024031202, 138.2 MB)
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