HuntStand: GPS Maps & Tools

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HuntStand: GPS Maps & Tools is a single player sport game. It received positive reviews from players.

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story11 positive mentions

monetization101 negative mentions

Very useful and feature rich hunting app with accurate wind direction and weather forecasts.
Accurate property boundaries and ownership info helpful for locating and getting permission to hunt.
Offline map function allows tracking in areas without cell service, improving safety and navigation.

Recent updates have caused frequent bugs, crashes, and lost user data, making the app unreliable.
Many important features, including property lines and ownership info, have been moved behind expensive paywalls.
Poor customer support and difficult subscription management frustrate users and reduce satisfaction.

monetization
109 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
6%
1%
93%
Users overwhelmingly criticize the app’s monetization for excessive, intrusive ads that persist even after paying subscriptions, with many frustrated by multiple charges to remove ads and unclear or ineffective premium options. While some find ads relevant and non-disruptive, the lack of a straightforward ad-free paid version and ongoing ad bombardment severely detracts from the experience, leading to complaints about buggy updates and data limits tied to monetization. Overall, the monetization approach is seen as aggressive and poorly implemented, driving some users to uninstall despite liking the app’s features.
- “Great app, no ads, and the free version has everything I need to get a good idea of the ranges in my hunting area.”
- “Is there a paid version so there are no ads?”
- “The way they make you change from the version with no ads.”
- “Paid for pro but it still tries to sell me what I already have with ads.”
- “You pay $12.99 for a yearly subscription to parcel information but still get blasted with ads -- the company wants $5.99 per year to get the ad-free version.”
- “Garbage once you subscribe you get billed once a year and there's no easy way to cancel it, beware, and still get ads even when paid.”
stability
55 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
4%
96%
Users consistently report the app suffers from frequent glitches, freezing, slow loading, and map issues, especially after recent updates, significantly impacting usability. Many have lost saved data or experienced problems with subscriptions and tracking features, leading to frustration despite the app's valuable features. Stability problems are widespread, prompting some users to consider switching to alternatives.
- “No glitches or anything.”
- “No glitches, no complaints”
- “There have been too many glitches to count, including most recently yesterday the app not recognizing that I pay for the premium subscription, locking me out of most of the features, and then constantly bombarding me with messages to pay (again) for a subscription package.”
- “Ive had Hunt Stand for 10 years and it used to be the best, but now my maps won't load, it freezes up, randomly loses data or won't load saved data.”
- “It used to work flawlessly and now it hardly works at all, always freezes, never loads properly etc. Go back to the original platform please!”
story
37 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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62%
8%
The story aspect highlights the app's strong focus on detailed plotting and mapping for hunting and fishing activities, including stands, food plots, property lines, and animal movements. Users appreciate its practicality in planning and sharing information, though some note limitations with combining land plots and occasional functionality issues. Overall, it serves as a valuable tool for strategizing hunts and managing land effectively.
- “Being a new member in a camp, this app allowed me to plot roads, gates, stands, property lines, food plots and many many more things.”
- “You can plot stand exactly and show guests where they will be hunting and what is around them long before ever entering the woods!”
- “Great app really nice to be able to plot out all activity in one spot.”
- “Each time I get a story about how 'we are working on updates on our maps!' I told them how do you go backwards 2 previous from where it was?”
- “Not good to plot my trail.”
- “I outlined a food plot only to be told the app quit working.”
graphics
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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15%
Graphics in the app receive mixed feedback: while users appreciate the seamless switching between topographic and satellite maps, clear visuals of wind and weather, and useful overlays like scent cones, many criticize the poor quality of Google Maps integration and the lack of a detailed topographic zoom feature. Improved topographic map layers are frequently requested to enhance usability, especially for hunters in mountainous terrain. Overall, the app is praised for its functional and informative graphics but could benefit from enhanced map detail and zoom capabilities.
- “Absolutely the most accurate experience I've ever had with a hunting app. Graphics are spot on, weather reports etc. Spot on. Just an awesome app all the way around. If you're a hunter, you've got to have this app.”
- “Outstanding graphics and so easy to use.”
- “Great visuals overlaid on map to make planning a breeze.”
- “First of all, the program uses Google Maps, which is terrible, and the graphics are terrible.”
- “Huntstand could be my favorite hunting app if it were not for one lacking feature: the lack of ability to zoom in when using the topographic quad map.”
- “Great club app but needs a better topographic overlay badly to be my favorite hunting app.”
optimization
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
16%
17%
The app generally runs smoothly with great performance both online and offline, supported by responsive staff. However, optimization issues arise as map data downloaded for offline use eventually gets deleted, limiting long-term offline functionality.
- “Exceptional performance backed by the quality of support from the staff behind it.”
- “Great features and runs smoothly.”
- “Performance is great offline.”
grinding
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find grinding through activities like hunting and farming engaging due to the dynamic and changing landscape, making the app a valuable tool for property review as well as outdoor activities.
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is described as subtle and situational, with amusing details like retrieving information from unexpected sources and quirky mechanics that, while unconventional, add a lighthearted charm.
- “Funny, I'm in my stand now and if I click on the property, I get info from the owner two houses down.”
- “Funny they automatically take it out in years passed.”
- “It sounds funny for fishing but it works.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the emotional experience frustrating due to long loading times and unexpected changes in hunt areas, which disrupt immersion and engagement.

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HuntStand: GPS Maps & Tools is a sport game.

HuntStand: GPS Maps & Tools is available on Phone, Tablet, Android and Mobile Platform.

HuntStand: GPS Maps & Tools was developed by GSM Outdoors.

HuntStand: GPS Maps & Tools has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its monetization.

HuntStand: GPS Maps & Tools is a single player game.

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