Compare
Aventerra and onX Offroad
for riders who leave the pavement.
onX Offroad is the biggest off-road trail database in North America, with a paid rescue service bolted on. Aventerra is a terrain and group safety app that keeps your crew on one map when the cell signal is gone.
Who it is for
onX Offroad
onX Offroad suits riders across the United States and Canada who want the largest trail library, difficulty ratings, open and closed dates, turn-by-turn with voice in the dash, and a paid professional rescue line.
Aventerra
Aventerra suits groups riding Quebec's snowmobile, quad and dirt bike networks, and anyone who wants to see their crew on the map, with slope and snow depth, where there is no cell service at all.
Capability
| Capability | onX Offroad | Aventerra |
|---|---|---|
| Offline mapsAventerra saves satellite at a lower detail ceiling than online. onX Offroad says real-time weather is not available offline. | Aerial imagery, topography and trail data. One saved map on Free, unlimited on Premium. 3 GB per map. | Every map layer: basemap with places, satellite, topo, slope, land ownership, snow depth, weather and more, Recent Satellite and forest loss on Pro, plus the routing pack. One region on Free, unlimited on Pro. |
| Routing and navigation | Turn-by-turn with voice for Premium and Elite. A route started online keeps guiding offline. Starting a new route offline is iPhone and iPad only for now. | On-device turn cards, off-route banner and haptics for foot, bike, car, snowmobile, quad and dirt bike, where the routing graph is published. No voice guidance. |
| Slope angle layer | Yes, in the Snow category, 3 to 10 m resolution. | Yes, free. Draws at zoom 10 to 13, with an on-device slope reading and steepest ground nearby. |
| Snow data | SNOTEL station readings in Snow Mode, 800+ stations, past seven days. | Daily snow depth layer from NOAA SNODAS, ECCC HRDPS and GFS, downloadable offline. Free. |
| Weather | Weather card with temperature, wind, forecast and moon phase. Online only. | Point forecast with hourly and daily charts, eight weather layers with one time scrubber, NWS and ECCC alerts. |
| 3D terrain | Yes. Works offline with a saved map. Listed for Apple and desktop devices. | Yes, with 3D track replay and route flyover. |
| Land ownership | Government lands on every tier. Private parcels with landowner names and acreage on Elite. | Quebec only for now: public land zones from the government's land use plans, shown as provincial or conservation land with each zone's name. Downloads with an offline area. |
| Motorized trail networks | 650K+ miles stated, for 4x4, side-by-side, ATV, dirt bike and snowmobile. Detailed layers in the United States and Canada, limited in Mexico. | Quebec only: snowmobile, quad and dirt bike networks from the MRNF, FCMQ and FQCQ. |
| Group live location | Up to 10 people per session. Cell service required for every member. | Friends and group activities on one map. Positions arrive over the internet or over a mesh radio, so it works with no cell service. |
| Mesh or satellite messaging | No mesh. onX SOS sends a text over cellular or your phone's satellite texting plan. | Meshtastic LoRa radio: encrypted chat, waypoints, hazard reports and SOS over the mesh. No satellite. |
| SOS | onX SOS add-on, $49.99 USD per year: a 24/7 professional rescue coordination centre (Overwatch x Rescue) that covers rescue costs. Mobile app only. | Free. Reaches your group, your friends or nearby app users with a responder flow. It does not reach emergency services. |
| Recording and watch | Go & Track records path, time, distance, speed and elevation. No watch app listed on the App Store. | Ten activities with auto-pause, records and streaks, GPX export, 3D replay, and a companion watch app for watchOS and Wear OS. |
| Community reports | Trail Reports on Featured Trails: date, vehicle type, trail status, with the reporter's name. | Hazard reports in about 20 categories with severity, voting, expiry and reporter trust levels, plus trip reports and community trails. |
| Platforms and languages | iOS, Android, web map, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. English on the App Store. | iOS, Android, watchOS, Wear OS and a web app. English and French. |
| Pricing | Free. Premium $34.99 USD per year. Elite $99.99 USD per year. Seven-day trial. | Free and Pro, one annual Pro plan. Slope and snow depth are free. Pricing is published at launch. |
Verified on
Sources
- onX Offroad product page (opens in new tab)
- onX Offroad pricing page (opens in new tab)
- onX Offroad features page (opens in new tab)
- onX Offroad Elite page (opens in new tab)
- Help: Offline Maps in onX Offroad (opens in new tab)
- Help: Saving and managing Offline Maps (opens in new tab)
- Help: How to use onX Navigation (opens in new tab)
- Help: Building and following your own Routes (opens in new tab)
- Help: How to use Location Sharing (opens in new tab)
- Help: What is onX SOS? (opens in new tab)
- Help: onX SOS coverage and exclusions (opens in new tab)
- Help: Avalanche Forecasts, Slope Angle and Slope Aspect (opens in new tab)
- Help: Changing Map Modes (Dirt Mode and Snow Mode) (opens in new tab)
- Help: Viewing SNOTELs and Incident Reports (opens in new tab)
- Help: Viewing weather conditions (opens in new tab)
- Help: Using Basemaps and 3D mode (opens in new tab)
- Help: Viewing Private Lands (opens in new tab)
- Help: Where does onX Offroad work? (opens in new tab)
- Help: How to record your ride with Go & Track (opens in new tab)
- Help: How to view and submit Trail Reports (opens in new tab)
- Help: Transferring Waypoints, Lines, Shapes and Tracks from other mapping programs (opens in new tab)
- onX Offroad on the App Store (opens in new tab)
- onX Offroad on Google Play (opens in new tab)
Where onX Offroad wins
- Trail coverage: onX Offroad states 650K+ miles of off-road trails across the United States and Canada, with difficulty ratings, photos and open and closed dates. Aventerra's motorized networks cover Quebec only.
- In the dash: turn-by-turn with voice guidance on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Aventerra has no voice guidance and no in-dash display.
- Professional rescue: onX SOS connects you to a staffed 24/7 coordination centre and covers rescue costs, as a paid add-on. Aventerra's SOS reaches other app users only.
- Private land: parcel boundaries with landowner names and acreage on Elite. Aventerra's land layer shows Quebec's public land zones, not private parcels.
- Snow Mode shows avalanche forecasts beside slope angle, plus 800+ SNOTEL stations.
Where Aventerra wins
- Off the grid together: live group location over a mesh radio where there is no cell service. onX Offroad's Location Sharing requires cell service for every member and stops at 10 people.
- Mesh chat is end-to-end encrypted, and waypoints, hazard reports and SOS travel over the same radio.
- Snow depth as a daily layer you can download, and eight weather layers with a time scrubber. onX Offroad's weather is online only.
- A companion watch app for watchOS and Wear OS with recording, SOS, hazard report and back-to-start.
- Quebec snowmobile, quad and dirt bike networks from the MRNF, FCMQ and FQCQ, in French and English.
- Slope angle, snow depth and one offline region are free.
Frequently asked
Can I use Aventerra and onX Offroad together?
Yes. Aventerra exports tracks, routes and waypoints as GPX and imports GPX and KML. onX Offroad's help centre documents importing waypoints, lines, shapes and tracks from other mapping programs.
Does onX Offroad cover Quebec trails?
onX Offroad states that its detailed trail and land layers are available in the United States and Canada. We did not verify its Quebec snowmobile or quad coverage on an official page. Aventerra's Quebec networks come from the MRNF, the FCMQ and the FQCQ.
Which SOS should I rely on?
Neither replaces 911 or a satellite messenger. onX SOS is a paid service that reaches a professional coordination centre over a cellular or satellite text. Aventerra's SOS reaches your group, friends or nearby app users, over the internet or the mesh, and does not reach emergency services.