Plans and pricing
Free, Plus and Teams
The maps, GPS and the navigation and safety tools are free. Plus adds offline imagery, a bigger backup, more weather, alerts and hunting tools. Teams puts your private maps on every member’s phone, brings field data back to one map, and includes Plus for everyone.
Free
Everything you need on the trail. No account, no ads.
- 65,000+ free maps, or open your own GeoPDFs
- GPS on the map, tracks, placemarks and routes, all offline
- Grid, bearing lines, range rings, night mode, turnaround alarm, trip check-in with a safe return plan
- Track stats: moving time, pace, splits, live while you record
- Harvest log and trail-camera pins
- 7-day forecast, public land, hunting units and area alerts
- Wildfires, avalanche danger and voice cues
Cartahaven Plus
Everything in Free, plus more for the days far from signal.
- Weather radar, rain and snow amounts, hour-by-hour forecast
- Satellite imagery downloaded for offline
- A 1 GB backup, with your photos
- Shooting-light alerts and boundary warnings
- River gauges, snow depth, solunar times and a scent cone
- Activity history with totals and personal records
- Landowner permission notes, position from bearings, harvest summary, large prints
See Plus$9.99 a year or $2.49 a month
Cartahaven Teams
For crews, parks and agencies: your private maps on every phone, offline.
- Required maps download themselves to every phone
- Team forms, with field data back on one map
- A live map of members, with Garmin inReach positions, and overdue check-ins to admins
- Plus for every member
See TeamsFrom $199/year for 10 seats · 30-day free trial
Teams: Team $199/year or $19/month for 10 seats; Organization $999/year for 50 seats; Agency from $2,499/year for 51+ seats, invoiced. Extra seats $20 per seat per year on yearly plans. 30-day free trial with no card on Team and Organization; 50% off for volunteer search-and-rescue teams and nonprofits. Prices in US dollars, plus applicable tax.
Every feature, plan by plan
Plus marks what Cartahaven Plus adds (Free may have a smaller version, such as a one-page print); Teams only marks what only an organization plan has. Teams includes everything in Plus for every member.
| Feature | Free$0 | Plus$9.99/yr | Teamsfrom $199/yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get free USGS topo and Forest Service maps65,000+ maps, including Motor Vehicle Use Maps | Included | Included | Included |
| Buy maps from independent publishersTrail clubs, parks, outfitters and map makers | Included | Included | Included |
| New editions of maps you ownFree, unless the publisher marks a major edition as a paid upgrade (always less than the full price) | Included | Included | Included |
| Find maps by place, activity or near youIn the app and on the website, with previews and legends where the publisher adds them | Included | Included | Included |
| Plan a trip: every map for an areaFree and store maps that cover it, with the download size and hunting units | Included | Included | Included |
| Open your own GeoPDF and GeoTIFF maps | Included | Included | Included |
| Place a photo or scan of a paper mapTap three matching spots and your position shows on it | Included | Included | Included |
| Open MBTiles and GeoPackage tile mapsPlusRaster tile packages from QGIS, MOBAC and others | Not included | Included | Included |
| Follow a map, notices from the publisherEmails for new editions; closures, reroutes and hazards on the map, kept offline | Included | Included | Included |
| Rate and review maps you own, ask for maps that don’t exist yet | Included | Included | Included |
| Map credit gift cards and gift PlusBought by anyone; redeemed with a free account | Included | Included | Included |
| Sell your own maps as a publisherNo monthly fee; a share of each paid sale. See the publisher pages | Included | Included | Included |
| A private map library for your teamTeams onlyUpload GeoPDFs, georeference scans and publish new editions; maps reach only your team | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Required maps download to every member’s phoneTeams onlyInto a Team maps folder, offline, kept up to date (Wi-Fi only unless the member allows mobile data) | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Your GPS position on the map with no signal | Included | Included | Included |
| Use the map app with no account and no adsRuns in the browser on Android, iPhone and desktop; installs to the home screen | Included | Included | Included |
| Background map, elevation and public land saved offlinePublic land managers in the US: Forest Service, BLM, state, private | Included | Included | Included |
| Satellite imageryPlusUSGS aerial imagery behind any map | View online | Offline tooView online and download for offline | Offline tooView online and download for offline |
| Leaf-off (winter) aerial photosPlusOnline, in the states that publish them | Not included | Included | Included |
| Slope angle shading and hillshadeFrom the downloaded elevation | Included | Included | Included |
| North up, course up or free rotation | Included | Included | Included |
| Switch maps as you walk off the edge of one | Included | Included | Included |
| Average GPS fixes for a more precise point | Included | Included | Included |
| Bluetooth GPS receivers (Bad Elf, Garmin GLO)Through the phone’s location | Included | Included | Included |
| Record tracks, plan routes, follow a route or trailWith an alert when you stray from it | Included | Included | Included |
| Track stats: moving and stopped time, average and top speed, pacePlus splits per mile or km, and live stats while you record | Included | Included | Included |
| Activity historyPlusWeekly, monthly and yearly totals, a chart and your personal records | Not included | Included | Included |
| UTM, MGRS and lat/long grid on any map | Included | Included | Included |
| Walk a compass bearing, with the declinationTrue or magnetic, worked out offline (WMM2025) | Included | Included | Included |
| Bearing lines and range ringsSaved with your tracks; export to GPX and KML | Included | Included | Included |
| Find your position from bearings (resection)PlusBearings to two or three landmarks, with the error triangle | Not included | Included | Included |
| Measure distances and areas, go to coordinates | Included | Included | Included |
| Turn a walked track into an areaWith its size, perimeter and corners | Included | Included | Included |
| Travel-time estimates at your paceHiking, running, biking or ATV / UTV | Included | Included | Included |
| Search place names offlineNames on the sheet, and USGS place names around US maps | Included | Included | Included |
| Search Tools and pin your favorites | Included | Included | Included |
| Where am I, in wordsNear which named place, with lat/long, UTM and MGRS for a radio call or 911 | Included | Included | Included |
| Trip check-in with a safe return planYour contact is emailed your plan, route (GPX) and turnaround time if you are overdue. Not an SOS service | Included | Included | Included |
| Overdue check-ins also sent to the team’s adminsTeams onlyWith an Overdue list on the dashboard | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Turnaround alarm, to be out before dark | Included | Included | Included |
| Red-light night mode | Included | Included | Included |
| Area alerts on entering or leaving, with no limit | Included | Included | Included |
| Voice cues for alerts and bearing turns | Included | Included | Included |
| Boundary warnings near private land and hunting unit linesPlusFrom the boundaries saved with your maps, so they work with no signal | Not included | Included | Included |
| 7-day forecast, wind and weather alerts (US)National Weather Service; the last copy is kept offline | Included | Included | Included |
| Sunrise, sunset, first and last light, moon timesWorked out offline, anywhere | Included | Included | Included |
| Rain and snow amounts for each dayPlus | Not included | Included | Included |
| Hour-by-hour forecast for the next 48 hoursPlus | Not included | Included | Included |
| Weather radar over your map (US)PlusNOAA radar, the last 2 hours as a loop; online | Not included | Included | Included |
| Wildfire perimeters, warnings near active fires, fire-restriction links (US) | Included | Included | Included |
| Avalanche danger by forecast zone (US, avalanche.org) | Included | Included | Included |
| River gauges: flow, gage height and trend (USGS)PlusOnline, with the last copy kept for offline | Not included | Included | Included |
| Snow depth and snow water equivalent (SNOTEL)PlusOnline, with the last copy kept for offline | Not included | Included | Included |
| Hunting units in 36 states, saved offlineFrom each state wildlife agency, with county lines elsewhere and links to season rules | Included | Included | Included |
| Legal shooting-light times (US)For the next 7 days | Included | Included | Included |
| Shooting-light alertsPlusA notification when legal light starts and ends. In the web app, while it is open | Not included | Included | Included |
| Solunar timesPlusA traditional prediction, not proven science | Not included | Included | Included |
| Scent cone from the forecast windPlus | Not included | Included | Included |
| Parcel lines with owner namesPlusOnline, in the states that publish them | Not included | Included | Included |
| Landowner permission notes, with expiry remindersPlusContact, dates, conditions and a photo of the written permission, private to you | Not included | Included | Included |
| Harvest log and trail-camera pinsEach stamped with the weather and moon phase | Included | Included | Included |
| Harvest season summaryPlusBy species, area and month, with the moon phase and wind | Not included | Included | Included |
| Placemarks with photos, notes and icons | Included | Included | Included |
| Geotagged photos become placemarks where they were taken | Included | Included | Included |
| Your own field forms, filled in offlineText, numbers, lists, yes/no and dates; share a form with your crew as a file | Included | Included | Included |
| Team forms pushed to every member’s phoneTeams only | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Members share placemarks, tracks and photos with the teamTeams onlyOne by one, or everything they record while collection mode is on | Not included | Not included | Included |
| All the team’s field data on one mapTeams onlyFilter by member, form, kind and date in the dashboard | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Import GPX, KML, KMZ, GeoJSON, CSV and shapefiles | Included | Included | Included |
| Import placemarks, tracks and forms from Avenza MapsKMZ or CSV exports, with photos | Included | Included | Included |
| Export to GPX, KML, GeoJSON or a CSV spreadsheet | Included | Included | Included |
| Export the team’s data as CSV, GeoJSON, KML or a shapefileTeams onlyFrom the dashboard | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Print or save as PDFPlusThe PDF stays a GeoPDF, with your tracks and placemarks on it | One pageOne page: Letter, A4 or the map’s size | Multi-page, largeSeveral pages, paper up to 36 × 48 in, grid and declination diagram | Multi-page, largeSeveral pages, paper up to 36 × 48 in, grid and declination diagram |
| Backup and sync of tracks, places, forms and alertsPlusSigned in, to every device you use | 20 MB | 1 GB1 GB, with photos | 1 GB each1 GB per member, with photos |
| Placemark photos in your backup, on your other devicesPlus | Not included | Included | Included |
| One account on every device you sign in on | Included | Included | Included |
| Share tracks and placemarks with a link or QR code | Included | Included | Included |
| Trip pages: a route as a web page, with a replayWith the maps it needs; unlisted unless you make it public | Included | Included | Included |
| Group location: see your crew on the mapWhile you have signal, for 4 hours up to 3 days | Included | Included | Included |
| Give maps to member lists (publishers)Staff, crews or members get your maps free, by email or a join link | Included | Included | Included |
| The team’s live map of membersTeams onlyMembers who tick “Share with” your team in a group location, on the dashboard | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Garmin inReach positions on the team’s live mapTeams onlyFrom members’ public MapShare feeds, about every 5 minutes | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Plus for every memberTeams onlyEverything in the Plus column, for each person on the team | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Seats includedTeams onlyOne seat per person: owner, admins, staff and members | Not included | Not included | 10 / 50 / 51+Team 10, Organization 50, Agency 51+ |
| Extra seatsTeams onlyUp to 500 more | Not included | Not included | $20/yr$20 per seat per year, on yearly plans |
| Invite by email or link, or join by email domainTeams onlyDomain joining only for your own organization’s domain, with admin approval if you like | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Roles: owner, admins, staff editors and viewers, membersTeams only | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Remove someone and the team’s maps leave their phoneTeams onlyTheir own tracks and places stay theirs | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Admin dashboard: seats, last sync and app versionTeams onlyAnd an activity log of invites, joins, removals and exports | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Free trialTeams onlyTeam and Organization, no card | Not included | Not included | 30 days30 days, no card |
| How you pay | Not included | CardCard: $9.99 a year or $2.49 a month | Card or invoiceCard, or invoice (net 30) with your PO number. Agency is always invoiced |
| Monthly billing | Not included | Included | TeamTeam plan only |
| Search-and-rescue and nonprofit discountTeams onlyBy application, after you start | Not included | Not included | 50% off50% off |
| Cancel any timeIt runs to the end of the period you paid for and does not renew | Not included | Included | Included |
| Help, guides and email support | Included | Included | Included |
| Refund within 14 daysEmail us within that time of the charge | Not included | YesIf you were charged by mistake or Plus doesn’t work for you | Mistaken chargesIf you were charged by mistake |
| A reply within one business dayTeams onlyThrough the Teams contact form | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Security and procurement information, W-9 and DPA on requestTeams only | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Onboarding: we help move your map library overTeams onlyAgency plan | Not included | Not included | AgencyAgency plan |
The map app runs in your browser on any phone or computer today; Android and iPhone apps are coming. Some features need a free account (backup, trip check-in, group location, trip pages) or a connection (radar, parcels, leaf-off imagery). Details are in the help, the subscription terms and the terms for organization plans.