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Apps to help explore the great outdoors.
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CoPilot GPS is an app that should help you safely navigate when towing your caravan. It's not free; there's an annual subscription.
★★★★★
More details + £25.99
PROS:
- - Installs onto your phone; you don't need to buy a separate device.
- - Navigation instructions were clear.
CONS:
- - Didn't work well when towing a caravan.
- - Inaccuracies in speed limits shown on maps.
- - Icons displayed on the map are useless and confusing.
- - Subscription payment.
Garmin have designed an activity tracker for children called the Vivofit Jr 2. It's quite expensive, but is it worth the money?
★★★★★
More details +PROS:
- Two wrist strap options.
- Waterproof.
CONS:
- Very expensive.
- Additional bands to unlock games are very expensive.
- Difficult for kids to use.
- Game not interesting enough for kids.
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The ReimaGo is an activity sensor for kids, but is it any good, and should you get one?
★★★★★
More details + £97.36
Love the ethos and innovation of this product. If you're really struggling to get your child outside, the Reimago maybe the motivation your child needs.
PROS:
- Good quality. May provide an incentive to get the kids outside.
CONS:
- If used without the jacket, the tracker is easy to lose. Quite expensive.
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We give the Ordnance Survey's OS Maps system a try, and are really impressed. View our guide to using OS Maps.
★★★★★
More details +PROS:
- Provides any OS Maps in the palm of your hand (subscription required).
- View and follow routes made by others.
- Record or plan your own routes.
- Download maps and routes to use offline (subscription required).
CONS:
- Not as intuitive as it could be to find routes, but you can soon work it out.
- The place search doesn't work with things like hill and mountain names, which is a shame.
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The Geocaching Premium App is not a cheap app. So is it worth spending the money? We have a look and compare it with some free alternatives.
★★★★★
More details +PROS:
- Quite intuitive to use.
CONS:
- It wasn't always reliable.
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Need lots of OS maps cheaply? Want to mark routes on your maps? Want to give your kids a map but don't want it lost/wet/ruined? OS getamap is the solution.
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c:geo is a free GeoCaching app that lets you download caches to your phone and use it without needing a network connection or maxing out your download limit.
★★★★★
More details +PROS:
- Works with Geocaching Premium.
- Saves caches to use offline.
CONS:
- None found so far.
PROS:
- A free geocaching app
- You can download caches and find them without an internet connection
- It can help decrypt clues
CONS:
- Not quite as polished as the Groundspeak Geocaching App