Te Araroa - The Trail App

Official Offline NZ Topo Maps

Ellped Limited
App Store rating4.0★5 ratings
PriceFreeListed price
Age4+Store age rating
Size2,463 MBiPhone download
CategoryUtilities

What we found

Full report

Too little checked to say Store information only. We haven’t analysed this app or read its reviews yet.

Money

  • Free to download.

Not yet tested.

The store currently lists version 14.2.0, updated 2026-09-10.

Preview

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About this app

The official Te Araroa app, from the Te Araroa Trust. Free.

Every topographic map, hut, campsite and trail note for the whole 3,000 km between Cape Reinga and Bluff is stored on your phone before you leave. No signal. No data. No subscription.

WHAT YOU GET

OFFLINE TOPO MAPS OF THE WHOLE TRAIL

The full topographic map set ships inside the app. Pan and zoom the trail with your phone in aeroplane mode.

THE RIDGELINE

The elevation profile of the entire trail, not just the section you are standing on. Swipforward to see the climb that is waiting for you, with huts and campsites drawn on the profile where they actually are.

OFFICIAL TRAIL NOTES, IN YOUR DIRECTION

Turn-by-turn notes from the Te Araroa Trust, reordered and can be re-ordered based on the direction you are walking, northbound or southbound.…

From the developer’s store description.

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The full report

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Findings and evidence

Not yet tested
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What reviewers report

No review coverage

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Measurements

3 measured · 5 not assessed

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From store data and reviews

Developer replies to reviews
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Cancelling, in the store description
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Themes reported by reviewers
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Five-star share of ratings
Under 65% five-star
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In the app package we scanned

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Sensitive permissions
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Analytics or tracking SDKs in the scanned package
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Advertising SDKs in the scanned package
Not assessed
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How we know

Supporting measurements: not a complete list of possible harms or positives. Measurement vocabulary 1.4 · how these are measured

Versions and dates analysed

Not yet tested

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Store update history

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App Store

Version 14.2.0 · 2026-09-10
The biggest visual update the app has ever had. • A new look across every screen • See the availability of DOC huts and campsites for every bookable site • THE RIDGELINE, a new elevation profile of the entire trail, with huts and campsites drawn where they are, and the ability to swipe to see what's coming • TRAIL NOTES on the map: turn-by-turn, in your direction of travel • AN APPLE WATCH APP the Ridgeline, your next shelter and your next climb, on your wrist • Rebuilt map panels that open, resize and scroll the way you expect them to • Sharper topographic maps and corrected hillshading • GPS fixes are now flagged when they go stale

Assessment record

Status
Not yet tested
App identifier
te-araroa
Sources used
None recorded
Reviews read
None recorded
Package examined
No package scan
Human inspection
Not completed
How we know
Measurement vocabulary
1.4

Store facts

App Store

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App Store

Store rating
4.00 ★ · 5 ratings
Version
14.2.0
Updated
10 Sep 2026
Price
Free
Age rating
4+
Size
2,463 MB
Open in App Store
Developer
Ellped Limited
Category
Utilities
Listing price
Free

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What a missing label means

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Limits of this report

  • A package scan is static. It identifies code and text in one Android build. It does not measure a live ad session, test a deletion request, or count the steps needed to cancel.
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  • Not assessed is a state. It is never a zero and never a pass.
  • A missing label is not a clean bill of health. It means the evidence did not support one, not that the app is problem-free.
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