Whats the best mapping app for a tablet?

[Lewie Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Lewie]

What's the best mapping app for a tablet?

I'm open to android or apple at the moment.

[foxpro Member Find all posts View Profile Close foxpro]

Over the last couple of days I have trialed a few Android/Ipad apps with offline maps capabilities on a CM11(Kitkat) phone/Ipad. Here is my ranking:

Sygic GPS. Constant crashes rendered the software unusable for me.
Garmin GPS with OZ/NZ street maps and 25k topo maps on my four year old phone. Still very competitive. Shame that the app is no longer maintained.
Memory-Map with HEMA maps. Pretty good maps. Easy enough to use. Good for a tablet.
Locus Maps with NatMap 250k maps. Fastest display. Nice app.
Hema Maps on Apple Ipad. The best solution for 4WD of the lot. If I'd own an Ipad I would get this app.

[AJ120 Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close AJ120]

I have, and have used the VMS, which became Mudmaps and then Mudmaps 2 app. I also have the Hema 4wd app and the Hema Explorer app on my IPad.

The Hema 4wd app is easily the best of these IMO, its our Go-To app 99% of the time.

I gather there are cheaper options if you are a bit Techo, but if you are a technophobe like me and just want to pay your money and have it work, the Hema is the Ducks Nuts!

Cheers Andrew

[JoshF Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close JoshF]

The best mapping app is on your laptop/desktop to which you download you trip planning/route/waypoints onto the device of choice

[Geoffury Find all posts View Profile Close Geoffury]

I use Hema on the iPad and iPhone.
Works great.

Fyi it even works in flight when there is coverage.

The positioning and altitude matches CASA approved apps

[Early Member Find all posts View Profile Close Early]

I use HEMA on the tablet, only because of their reputation. On the garmin nuvi I found a download called Shonkymaps which adds another map and allows it to be used offroad.

[Corigator Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Corigator]

I'm very happy with memory map on both PC and tablet, with Hema maps. No complaints at all.

Try the free maps first and see what you think. Its all free except the maps so no risk.

[brissy Member Find all posts View Profile Close brissy]

having tried memory maps and other free map apps , we are now using HEMA for android $29 download and comes with all extra map downloads free , easy to plot and plan routes , download other peoples routes from hema cloud, running on a samsung tablet