PricingSign in
Detector Maps icon

Detector Maps Downloads & RevenueDetector Maps · App Store & Google Play

Detector Maps gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).

Detector Maps by GOLD DISCOVERY SOLUTIONS PTY LTD is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.

Detector Maps update history & changes

Last change · 31 events since 26 Mar 2025Full timeline ↓
Full timeline · 31 events
  1. ✏️
    Detector Maps: new iPad screenshotsiOS
    · US
  2. ✏️
    Detector Maps: new screenshotsiOS
    10 screenshots (was 7) · US
  3. ✏️
    Detector Maps: new iPad screenshotsiOS
    · GB
  4. ✏️
    Detector Maps: new screenshotsiOS
    9 screenshots (was 6) · GB
  5. ✏️
    Detector Maps: new iPad screenshotsiOS
    · AU
  6. ✏️
    Detector Maps: new screenshotsiOS
    8 screenshots (was 6) · AU
  7. 📦
    Detector Maps updated to version 6.1.0iOS
    • Search finds gold occurrences by name, offline too, in a new Occurrences tab.
    • Burnt Ground now covers the last 3 years in every state.
    • More layers: Fossicking Areas and General Permission Areas in Queensland, Fossi… more
  8. 🚀
    Detector Maps: now shown next to Gold Maps, LuckyFind: Metal Detecting App, RockHoundR: Rockhounding Map +5 moreiOS
    the store's “similar apps” for it changed: who it's seen as competing with
  9. ⭐
    Detector Maps passed 1K ratingsAndroid
    on Google Play
  10. 📈
    Detector Maps entered the top 100iOS
    Top Grossing · Navigation · CA
  11. 📈
    Detector Maps charting in a new countryiOS
    Canada
  12. 📦
    Detector Maps updated to version 6.0.1iOS
    NEW FOR AUSTRALIA
    • Tenement alerts (Pro): watch an area you draw or a whole state, and get alerts when tenements there change.
    • Tenement sheets now have a History tab showing what has changed on that title.
    • Terrain+ … more
  13. 📦
    Detector Maps updated to version 6.0.1Android
    New in 6.0.1: New gold state maps with detailed geology, gold host rock filters and Alaska. Land Permissions for coin & relic. Dynamic LiDAR and Terrain+ 3D lidar models. Property boundaries from zoom 13. Explorer plans … more
  14. 📈
    Detector Maps entered the top 100Android
    Top Grossing · Maps & Navigation · TR
  15. 📈
    Detector Maps charting in a new countryAndroid
    Turkey
  16. 📈
    Detector Maps entered the top 100iOS
    Top Grossing · Navigation · US
  17. 📈
    Detector Maps charting in a new countryiOS
    United States
  18. 📈
    Detector Maps new best rank in the overall chart: #160Android
    Top Grossing · All Apps · AU
  19. 📈
    Detector Maps new best rank in the overall chart: #176Android
    Top Grossing · All Apps · AU
  20. 📈
    Detector Maps new best rank in the overall chart: #179Android
    Top Grossing · All Apps · AU
  21. ✏️
    Detector Maps added hidden keywords: trailiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  22. 📈
    Detector Maps entered the top 100iOS
    Top Grossing · Navigation · GB
  23. 📈
    Detector Maps charting in a new countryiOS
    United Kingdom
  24. 🆕
    Detector Maps first spotted by AppInsideriOS
    #5 in Top Grossing · Navigation · Australia
  25. 🆕
    Detector Maps first spotted by AppInsiderAndroid
    United States
  26. 📦
    Detector Maps version 6.0.0iOS
    Detector Maps 6.0.0 is our biggest update yet.

    CARPLAY
    Plug your iPhone in and your map is on the car's screen. It follows the car and shows your layers, waypoints, finds and Trails, plus the land and tenure under you. … more
  27. 📦
    Detector Maps updated to version 6.0.0Android
    Detector Maps 6.0, our biggest update yet.

    • Android Auto: your map on the car's screen
    • Drive there with voice directions, then walk in from where the road ends
    • Trails rebuilt: live stats, pause, trim, replay your d… more
  28. 📦
    Detector Maps version 5.7.4Android
    What's new
    • Faster start-up. The app opens in seconds even after a long Trail recording, and the map works while the rest of the recording loads.
    • Smoother map with lots of saved Trails. They draw faster and no longer … more
  29. 🆕
    Detector Maps released on Google PlayAndroid
  30. 🆕
    Detector Maps released on the App StoreiOS

Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.

Downloads / month
5k+
all stores, worldwide · 100+ a day
Monthly users
all platforms
Revenue / month
in-app, both stores
Rating
4.3 ★
1.3k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#3
Android · Maps & Navigation Grossing
Measured
New ratings a week
20
▲ +13% vs the 2 weeks before (App Store)
Measured
Exact figures, their ranges and how sure we are, free with an account.Sign up freeSign in

Detector Maps at a glance

AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.

Detector Maps is a specialized navigation tool for metal detectorists and prospectors that integrates geological data, historical maps, and LiDAR overlays to identify high-potential hunting sites. The app has achieved notable commercial traction in Australia (#4 Navigation Grossing) and the UK (#53 Navigation Grossing), indicating strong monetization potential within its niche despite being free to download.

Similar apps: Gaia GPS, OnX Hunt, CalTopo

Similar apps

Apps people compare with Detector Maps: the same core purpose or gameplay, checked one by one.