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onx vs basemap

Unread postby magicman54494 » Tue Sep 18, 2018 11:10 am

Im thinking about getting the onx app but it would be $100 / year. I found an app called basemap. it seems like a great app for $30/year.


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Re: onx vs basemap

Unread postby Twenty Up » Tue Sep 18, 2018 11:30 am

While I have no experience with Basemap, OnX has been jam up for me.
You can share waypoints with friends extremely easily, has sat, hybrid & topo maps. Public and private property lines that are very accurate and most impressive in my opinion was that I’ve only had 1 waypoint pin get “bounced” from poor signal... Where in years past I’d mark a bed, kill tree, whatever and come to find out it got marked in a totally different area.
OnX also syncs with my iPad and computer so when I get back to the house, it’s on all 3 devices which makes scouting from home convenient
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Re: onx vs basemap

Unread postby Ashreve93 » Tue Sep 18, 2018 12:29 pm

I know nothing of basemap, so my opinion would be bias. I can tell you a lot of people have discount codes for OnX. The hunting public is one of them. You'll have to watch one of their videos to get the code. They put one out recently about scouting, worth checking out.
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Re: onx vs basemap

Unread postby magicman54494 » Tue Sep 18, 2018 12:40 pm

Ashreve93 wrote:I know nothing of basemap, so my opinion would be bias. I can tell you a lot of people have discount codes for OnX. The hunting public is one of them. You'll have to watch one of their videos to get the code. They put one out recently about scouting, worth checking out.

I did see that. thanks
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Re: onx vs basemap

Unread postby blackwidow » Tue Sep 18, 2018 12:52 pm

I have no experience with basemap, but I have been using onx. I really like it so far. My favorite part of it is the offline use. When I'm at home I just download the area map that I want, then when I get to that place I can just go offline and still use the map if I don't have signal. I thought that it would be a real inconvenience using it like that, but it's really easy and works like a charm. As far as the waypoints and accuracy, I haven't had any issues yet. I also really like the fact that I can use my phone in the field and go back and see everything I marked on the desktop.
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Re: onx vs basemap

Unread postby Jdw » Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:58 pm

I don’t know anything about base maps but I have been happy with on x. ON X was taking 20% off a short while back if you use The Hunting Public promo code THP.
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Re: onx vs basemap

Unread postby Ghost Pointer » Tue Sep 18, 2018 2:17 pm

Not sure if you are wanting it for property lines or not, but Gaia GPS is $20 and has their own maps along with usgs topo’s. Seems to be super accurate. You can track routes and easily mark waypoints. With the paid version you can download maps for offline use.
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Re: onx vs basemap

Unread postby jporcello » Tue Sep 18, 2018 2:24 pm

dont forget vets 50% discount for onx maps
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Re: onx vs basemap

Unread postby Treewalker87 » Tue Sep 18, 2018 3:34 pm

I have both a garmin GPS and the yearly subscription to Onx maps. I like Onx because it is convenient, syncs with my computer and is super easy to use, even with no cell signal. You can see parcels of private and public with it. Plus, you can load onx onto google earth maps just by exporting the .kml file.

I have never used basemap so I cannot comment on that.
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Re: onx vs basemap

Unread postby crankn101 » Tue Sep 18, 2018 3:57 pm

Are the OnX maps $100 per state, or is that nation wide?
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Re: onx vs basemap

Unread postby jwilkstn » Tue Sep 18, 2018 6:13 pm

I can't imagine anything better than onX at any price. Completely worth it, but yeah use one of many discount codes for your first year.

Crankn101, the $100 is for all 50 states. A single state is $30 regular price.
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Re: onx vs basemap

Unread postby pewpewpew » Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:28 pm

Check out the Gaia app. It’s another GPS app with a good deal of features. It can show property lines of public ground, but it won’t show owner information on private.
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Re: onx vs basemap

Unread postby Bowhuntercoop » Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:09 pm

Another vote for onx. Been using it for years and it’s a great app. They seem to have most of the bugs worked out as mentioned above.
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Re: onx vs basemap

Unread postby Lastoneout » Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:24 pm

jporcello wrote:dont forget vets 50% discount for onx maps


How do you go about getting this ?
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Re: onx vs basemap

Unread postby Bowhuntercoop » Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:31 pm

Lastoneout wrote:
jporcello wrote:dont forget vets 50% discount for onx maps


How do you go about getting this ?


You have to call them. I posted about it a few months ago. An onx worker and I were bullshitting at a trade show and he told me about it. It’s 50 percent off. Call onx and they will verify everything and take care of ya!


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