OnX vs Everything Else

[iflyskyhigh]

GoHunt vs OnX vs whatever. Looks like both GoHunt and OnX have tools for draw odds now. I found some older threads about people moving to GoHunt, but appears that back then OnX didn't have the advanced tools like draw odds? I'm very interested in that feature.

Do any of the other apps offer that?

Read a lot of recent stuff about OnX having glitches and issues. I'm guessing that's the case with all of them?

Anyone have any updates or preferences?

 

[Benchleg Hunter]

Last time I was using GoHunt it didn't have 3D exaggeration, and that was the main reason I went with OnX. Plus the recent imagery is awesome. GoHunt had historical imagery, but you had to stay in 2D.

But I think OnX's draw odds data still needs to be worked on a bit. Maybe it's beacuse I'm in Cali so they're not as focused on our state like other western states, but there's units I know have general and some late season draw tags, but all it will show me is a tag for a youth hunt.
Also, I don't think it shows your chance to draw a tag allocated for the random draw, only for preference points. GoHunt's info was pretty good, but in CO it would show all tags in one pool, instead of a regular tag pool and a separate pool of private land only tags.

I don't seem to have many glitches with onX. Every now and then the app force closes on my phone, but I pull it right back up and it's no big deal. And that's probably my beat up old phones fault rather than OnX.

I use the apps as good general overview, but when I'm getting down to the nitty-gritty I pull up fish and game data and start crunching my own numbers.

 

[iflyskyhigh]

Last time I was using GoHunt it didn't have 3D exaggeration, and that was the main reason I went with OnX. Plus the recent imagery is awesome. GoHunt had historical imagery, but you had to stay in 2D.

But I think OnX's draw odds data still needs to be worked on a bit. Maybe it's beacuse I'm in Cali so they're not as focused on our state like other western states, but there's units I know have general and some late season draw tags, but all it will show me is a tag for a youth hunt.
Also, I don't think it shows your chance to draw a tag allocated for the random draw, only for preference points. GoHunt's info was pretty good, but in CO it would show all tags in one pool, instead of a regular tag pool and a separate pool of private land only tags.

I don't seem to have many glitches with onX. Every now and then the app force closes on my phone, but I pull it right back up and it's no big deal. And that's probably my beat up old phones fault rather than OnX.

I use the apps as good general overview, but when I'm getting down to the nitty-gritty I pull up fish and game data and start crunching my own numbers.

Good info. Thank you!


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[wapitibob]

OnX for in field mapping, GoHunt for hunt data.

Onx hew hunt odds/data is a cluster; It'll be a year before they get it right and even then ?

 

[iflyskyhigh]

OnX for in field mapping, GoHunt for hunt data.

Thank you. Saw a guy on YouTube and he was using doing the same. Using OnX when showing mapping details. And GoHunt for data.

I assume you need a premium subscription for both then?


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[iflyskyhigh]

Can you access the tools like draw odds from the apps or is it just through the web based app?


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[Benchleg Hunter]

Pretty sure I saw a GoHunt ad saying they have draw odds on the app now.
OnX is web based

 

[iflyskyhigh]

Just realized GoHunt doesn’t have an iPad app. Just iPhone.

So 2 premium subscriptions…$300…woof


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[DoubleAron]

Use the website for GoHunt on iPad

 

[Dakota_Rookie]

Been thinking about moving to GoHunt since the mapping comes with my GoHunt subscription and moving mapping to GoHunt would reduce number of subscriptions I'm paying for.

I tried GoHunt maps on a Wyoming hunt last year and worked just fine. However, I enjoy using the OnX mapping (app and web based) more. I don't know if it's because that's what Im used to or what. OnX seems to be easier to read and crisper topo lines while on hybrid mode, which is what I use 75% of the time.

OnX just seems to have a superior mapping.

I tried using OnX elite a couple of years ago and not using my GoHunt subscription for everything else. GoHunt seemed to be the clear winner here with the easy to use research tools plus the store side of things is another plus, all in one place. Back then all the research tools that came with OnX elite you had to navigate to different web pages that didn't necessarily work well together.

Currently just pay for a single state in OnX and use GoHunt for all my tag research. I think this year on my out of state hunt I'll be paying for the second state on OnX.

 

[HilltopHitman]

ONX is 20% off with CLIFFG from Cliff on his podcast. Just went from Elite monthly to Yearly and used his code. Was like 67 dollars pro rated for the next year. FYI

 

[iflyskyhigh]

I signed up for the trail of GoHunt to check out the tolls. They already sent me a 30% subscription offer.


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[MedicWagon]

I have enjoyed using OnX for it's mapping capabilities when pre-scouting an area. I first pull up the maps on my home computer to look for routes and such, then use the iPhone app in the field. The 3D terrain exaggeration feature and land ownership has been the most useful for me so far. However, some of the roads and trails they list are not up to date and have been in way worse shape than the app indicated.

I used a discount code from ID.me to get 50% off the yearly subscription price. That site had several options for military, first responders, government employees and students to get a discount... I think lots of people will qualify for 40 or 50% off their list price.

I have occasionally seen 70% off discount codes for the OnX "Backcountry" version, but I don't know if it meets your needs. It seems more oriented to cross-country skiers and hikers.

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[BowTrout]

I wonder if they will ever have LIDAR like spartan forge has? I think that would be a big upgrade.

 

[iflyskyhigh]

Thanks for the feedback. I used the trial of GoGunt and their tools to help with the upcoming 2025 AZ Elk Drawn. Found it very useful. Haven’t had a chance to play the OnX version yet. I’ll try that for the AZ Deer Hunts coming up.

 

[wllunceford]

The on x version is great. I have used it extensively.

 

[Gila]

I have only used OnX but It has worked very well for me over the years. I really like the offline maps and syncing all of the maps and points of interest to different devices. They also show the landowner and the boundaries are accurate. My property is listed anyway. Toprut was the odds calculator and research tool for the public draws that was very useful. Onx has a new research tool that will replace the Toprut interface. The new research tool is almost there and all indications are that the new tool will be better than Toprut (on another thread).

 

[mhabiger]

We (BaseMap) released a hunt planner mid last year. It's currently available in-app on mobile, so the hunt planner is native to the app. We went mobile first and will be releasing desktop/web version soon. So I'll throw our hat in the ring.

Check out the article we just posted on Rokslide (https://www.rokslide.com/basemap-hunt-planner/)
and happy to answer any questions.

 

[ScreamingPotato]

We (BaseMap) released a hunt planner mid last year. It's currently available in-app on mobile, so the hunt planner is native to the app. We went mobile first and will be releasing desktop/web version soon. So I'll throw our hat in the ring.

Check out the article we just posted on Rokslide (https://www.rokslide.com/basemap-hunt-planner/)
and happy to answer any questions.

How the hell do you import all the waypoints and such? I can't find anything in the app menus that even hints at an import option.