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LeadNav GPS is #11 in Navigation Paid in United States and charting in 8 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Full timeline · 31 events
- 📦LeadNav GPS updated to version 6.51.4The "Vaughn" Baja 1000 requested feature
Another Pre-Running request turned into reality overnight
This is a single feature update but a powerful one for you Rally folks!
Turn Grades (Beta), a new Package Rule for Pro.
Set your own corner scale on the arc: how many grades, the angle for each, and how they are spoken (R1, Right 1, or words). Pick the routes on the map and every corner gets a call at the start of the bend, graded from tight to fast with the L1 to R6 symbols. Corners that follow each other closely become one call, like Right 4 then Left 2. A corner that bites again says tightens, one that runs out says opens, and long sweepers say long. Organizer notes that already call a turn are re-said in your scale, word for word otherwise. Remove Turn Grades puts every route back the way it was, any time. Your setup is saved with the file and travels with it.
Also recent: the KeyPad Undo key asks first, the waypoint window shows every symbol, Side Panels in the Route Editor on iPad with Pro.… more - 📈LeadNav GPS entered the top 10Top Paid · Navigation · AE
- 📈LeadNav GPS entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · All Apps · AE · Top Grossing · Navigation · AE
- 📦LeadNav GPS updated to version 6.51.3The "Matlock" update and just a small feature request for this current Baja 1000 pre-run
- All this update does is make the "Undo" button on the PreRunner KeyPad require a Double-Tap to undo your last Waypoint drop to prevent accidental deletes of your last Waypoint note
Everything else is working fantastically from what I am hearing so keep the feedback coming!
Damian
LEADNAV… more - 📈LeadNav GPS charting in a new countryIndia
- 📦LeadNav GPS updated to version 6.51.2LEADNAV 6.51.2
JUST A SMALL PATCH UPGRADE FOR THIS CURRENT BAJA 1000
You all probably didn't even notice and won't see a difference with this update...but we want to be PERFECT!
EVERY WAYPOINT SYMBOL, EVERYWHERE
• The waypoint window now shows every symbol when you drop or edit a waypoint. Your own pages and Side Panels come first, exactly as you set them up, and the symbols you never added follow on pages behind them.
• Editing a waypoint from a shared route lights its real symbol, even when that symbol is not on your pages. Before this fix the window could show the wrong symbol or none, and a save could replace the route's symbol.
• A waypoint without a symbol now shows the green flag, on the map display and in the window.
• Opening a route point and saving it without changes leaves it exactly as it was.
SIDE PANELS (iPad, Pro License)
• Your Side Panels now show in the Route Editor and when you edit a waypoint, not only while prerunning.
EVERYTHING FROM 6.51 AND 6.51.1 IS INCLUDED
• Connected teams, team colors from your captain, Make Captain, North Up, Hide HUD through a run, Route Editor fixes, easier Team Code entry, and the marker Delete fix.… more - 📈LeadNav GPS entered the top 100Top Paid · Navigation · FR
- 📈LeadNav GPS charting in a new countryFrance
- 📈LeadNav GPS entered the top 10Top Paid · Navigation · CA
- 📦LeadNav GPS updated to version 6.51.1Just a small Bug Fix to 6.51 and the Phase 1 and 2 Overhauls
- Fixes marker deletion on the map. Deleting a marker from its popup in the Route Editor or the Marker Editor now removes the marker. Deleting from the Menu was not affected.
Appreciate the Feedback and if you all find anything else let us know!… more - 📈LeadNav GPS entered the top 10Top Paid · Navigation · AU
- 📈LeadNav GPS entered the top 100Top Paid · Navigation · CA
- 📈LeadNav GPS entered the top 100Top Grossing · Navigation · SA
- 📦LeadNav GPS updated to version 6.51Final Cleanup Shot for the Phase 1 and Phase 2 Overhauls
FEATURES and ADJUSTMENTS
- Connected teams (Pro License): two teams can now see each other on the map without anyone joining the other team. Captains connect with a Connect Code; the other team appears under yours in Tracking & Comms. Turn it on to take part.
- Team colors: a captain's team color is the default for everyone on the team, and for a connected team too.
- Make Captain: hand the team to another member from the team page.
- Team Codes: letters go in as capitals and the dash fills in by itself.
- North Up: a new button next to the crosshair turns the map north right where you are. The crosshair takes you back to your position heading-up, and both are instant now.
- Hide HUD stays hidden through a run, and the Talk readout stays on screen at the bottom edge. The pause button is gone; Stop and Run start a clean run every time.
- Route Editor: backing out of a route in the Menu closes it, and Done closes only the Menu. Points stacked on one spot edit as one point. X asks before removing a named last point. Line taps are for View only.
- Convert Markers: markers near another route start checked, and Put Back restores every route point a conversion rewrote.
- KeyPad: Undo goes on any key you choose. With a waypoint window open, the Undo key clears what you said so you can say it again. A shared KeyPad layout now brings its waypoint pages with it.
- Trigger Word (Beta) for the Waypoint Mic, off by default.
- Audio: prompts and alerts no longer miss after a Run restarts, and the audio logs are clearer for support.… more - 📦LeadNav GPS: now updating weekly4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📈LeadNav GPS entered the top 10Top Paid · Navigation · SA
- 📈LeadNav GPS new best rank in the overall chart: #67Top Paid · All Apps · MX
- 📈LeadNav GPS entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · MX
- 📈LeadNav GPS entered the top 10Top Paid · Navigation · US
- 📈LeadNav GPS entered the top 100Top Grossing · Navigation · CA
- 📦LeadNav GPS updated to version 6.50Welcome to Phase 2 - Introducing NEW powerful capabilities for our PreRunners
Home Zone. Keeps your exact position private near home. Teammates see a shaded area your home is inside, never at the center of. Off unless you turn it on. Settings > Tracking & Comms.
Customize Waypoints. Rename any waypoint symbol, choose from new symbols including turn severity L1 to R6, Caution, Fence, Cattle Guard, Whoops and G-Out, and drag them where you want them. Names are spoken as written. iPad Side Panels keep your symbols beside the waypoint window. Share a layout to another device as a file. Reversing a route mirrors the turn symbols.
KeyPad (Beta). A Bluetooth keypad becomes a multi-button pad: one key per waypoint symbol, plus Speed Dot, zoom, track, undo and talk, set on a drawing of the pad in Settings > Buttons. Pro.
Buttons. Settings > Buttons now explains what the buttons do and how several systems run together, with a card for each.
The mic learns your fixes. Correct a name the Waypoint Mic typed and this device remembers it. Say turn codes the way you call them and they save as L4 or Right 3+. The shared word list updates on its own.
Trigger Word (Beta). The Waypoint Mic waits until it hears LEADNAV, for shared mics and intercoms. Pro, off by default.… more - 📈LeadNav GPS entered the top 100Top Grossing · Navigation · US
- 📦LeadNav GPS updated to version 6.49¡Hola! LEADNAV GPS now speaks Spanish.
Español (Beta). Settings > Language. Navigation speaks Spanish, the Waypoint Mic listens in Spanish, new waypoints get Spanish names, and the descriptions under every setting read in Spanish. English is unchanged unless you switch.
Names in both languages. Switch languages and LEADNAV offers to convert the open package: marker and waypoint names in our dictionary change, your own words stay as typed, and Undo is one tap away.
Mic Report (Pro). When the Waypoint Mic hears a word wrong and you fix the name, send the pair when you choose. Text only. Approved fixes reach every mic user through Mic Word List under Voice Prompts.
Trigger Word (Beta, Pro). For when a passenger or an intercom shares the mic: the Waypoint Mic waits until it hears LEADNAV, then takes your note. Calibrate it once so it learns how you say the word, in English or Spanish.
Waypoint Labels. Wrap long names onto two lines and put names left or right of the pin.
Convert Markers by Name. A word now lives in one list only, and the match count shows what will actually convert.
Team Comms. Voice messages turn into text faster and more reliably.
Please give us a Review and Share!… more - ✏️LeadNav GPS: description updated· BR
- ✏️LeadNav GPS: description updated· 7 countries
- ✏️LeadNav GPS: description updated· ID
- 📦LeadNav GPS updated to version 6.48This is a big one...biggest boost in capability since LEADNAV released in 2014...and just getting started. Consider this Phase 1
Team Codes and Comms
- Build a team with one Team Code, a QR or an invite link. Teammates join in seconds and see each other on the map.
- My Contacts is now My Team. Teams set up the older way are retired with this update; open My Team, tap Get a Team Code and share it.
- Comms (Pro License): hold to talk from the pad on the map or from a wireless button. Every message is written out as text in the team thread, with an Unheard button for what you missed and a Radio Check.
- Teams still start off when the app fully closes. If a team was on when the app last closed, the app tells you.
PreRunning and buttons
- Wireless buttons: two-button pads and single-button push-to-talk buttons. Drop waypoints, record tracks, zoom and talk without touching the screen.
- Speed Highlighter (Pro License): your green, yellow and red dots paint the route in road order, however many runs it took to place them.
- Ring alerts on every note you drop, on the route or off it, for every tier.
- Off Route Alert (Pro License), off by default: a clear call when you leave the line, and which side the route is on.
- Audible Markers now offers Off, Rings Only and All Markers.
- Edit waypoints and notes from the map with a route loaded: Edit, Delete, Make Serpentine.
- Undo: editor changes, Menu deletes, converts, joins and reverses can all be taken back. The editor X steps back one change, and Undo Last Change waits on the Trip Package page.
- Route Editor guide on the info button beside Total Distance.
Files and maps
- Trip Package categories in the Menu, and Recently Deleted with thirty days to bring a package back.
- Clearer import: see what a file holds, then start a new Trip Package or add it to one you have.
- Join Multiple Routes and Convert Markers to Audio Waypoints (both Pro License) each get a live map view.
- Export to GPS Unit: the whole Trip Package for a Lowrance or Garmin, long tracks delivered in parts.
- Package Rules (Pro License): proximity rings and marker symbols by name, saved in the file and shared with it.
- Recon, Aviation and Hunting marker sets are now free for everyone.
- Tap a route, track or marker on the map for Run, Edit, Go To and Menu.
- Background Map shows a sample of each map, with your current map marked.
Also in this update: a rebuilt Menu and Settings, dark on every screen, a one-time What's New on the first launch after an update, and many fixes from weeks of field testing. Requires iOS 15 or later.… more - 🆕LeadNav GPS first spotted by AppInsider#91 in Top Paid · Navigation · Australia
- 📦LeadNav GPS version 6.47.1LEADNAV 6.47.1
MAP STORAGE CLEANUP NOW ASKS FIRST
• 6.47 ran its map storage cleanup silently at launch. On heavily used devices that could lock the map for several minutes with no explanation, and it could repeat. Fixed.
• The app now asks before cleaning: a card explains what it found and you tap Start Cleanup or Later. The offer only appears while you are parked, not navigating, and not recording. Progress and the amount reclaimed are shown on screen.
• Deleting a saved map or clearing a map cache in Settings > Map now reclaims leftover data right then, behind a progress card, so the buildup cannot return.
• Your saved offline maps are never touched. Map areas you viewed online but never saved reload the next time you visit them.
• Saved-area names on the Download screen no longer disappear while another area downloads. Only the area currently downloading hides its label, so incomplete areas stay easy to spot.
• Waypoint Mic (Beta) now listens in US English on every device. 6.47 used the iPad's language setting, so an iPad set up in Spanish listened in Spanish. Waypoint Mic understands English only for now; Spanish is planned. You can always type a name instead.
• New in Settings > Voice Prompts: an Offline Speech Pack row. Offline speech in any app needs Apple's on-device English speech pack. On iOS 26 and later the row shows whether that pack is on this device and downloads it for you with progress. On older iOS the row opens the setup guide.
• If Waypoint Mic is on and that file is missing, the app now tells you, once, when you turn the switch on or open the prerunner bar while parked, with a Download button right there (iOS 26 and later). The switch is never changed for you.
• The Audio Input Troubleshooting guide is one tap away from Settings > Voice Prompts and the Mic Access alert.
EVERYTHING FROM 6.47 IS INCLUDED
FASTER MAPS: MAJOR STORAGE FIX
• Fixed a long-standing storage issue: leftover offline map data built up over months of saving and deleting maps. Symptoms included minutes-long freezes when switching map types, slow map loading, and slow saved-area deletes.
NEW: WIRELESS BUTTONS (Pro)
• Pair wireless remote buttons in Settings > Buttons. One press drops a waypoint with the mic live, the next press saves it. A button can instead start and stop track recording. Part of our patent-pending prerunning system.
NEW: POCKET PRERUNNER ON IPHONE (Pro)
• The prerunner bar comes to iPhone as a slide-out. Run a route, pull the PRERUNNER tab: waypoint dropper plus a wipe-safe screen lock.
NEW: WAYPOINT MIC (Pro, Beta)
• Hands-free voice notes at speed, straight through your helmet comms. Drop a waypoint from the prerunner bar or a button and just talk.
• Headset setup, do this once: Cardo users turn Intelligent Noise Block OFF (Cardo app, Advanced audio settings), it eats the first word of every note. Raise mic sensitivity one notch. Set phone-call volume high: the confirmation tones ride the call link. For offline use, enable iOS Dictation once in Settings > General > Keyboard.
PRERUNNING SUITE (Pro)
• Off Route Waypoints and Hotline Alerts: drops beyond the race line save at their true position and guide you off the line and back.
• Edit at speed: tap any waypoint in run mode to edit or delete it.
• Tap a track line on the map to select it, then convert it to a route or delete it.
NAVIGATION AND FIXES
• Direction-of-travel arrows on route lines.
• Coming back to the course from a hotline now locks to where you rejoin, not miles behind.
• External GPS antenna recovery if the antenna stream dies mid-run.
• Landscape iPads no longer swing the map when you stop.
• Waypoint save is instant and the confirm tone plays reliably over Bluetooth headsets.
• Max zoom can no longer stick at 16 until relaunch.… more - 🆕LeadNav GPS released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
LeadNav GPS at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
LeadNav GPS is a premium offline navigation tool designed for professional off-road teams, such as search and rescue units and expedition groups, offering turn-by-turn voice guidance and real-time group tracking without requiring cellular signal. The app maintains strong visibility in the paid navigation category across North America and the Middle East, ranking #6 in Canada and #11 in both the US and UAE, while also appearing in grossing charts in the US and AE.
Similar apps: Gaia GPS, Backcountry Navigator, CalTopo
LeadNav GPS on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
LeadNav GPS’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 3 linked to your identity and 0 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
LeadNav GPS downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where LeadNav GPS's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| NavigationPaid | #11 | |
| NavigationPaid | #6 | |
| NavigationGrossing | #79 | |
| NavigationPaid | #25 | |
| NavigationPaid | #11 | |
| NavigationPaid | #28 | |
| All AppsPaid | #96 | |
| NavigationGrossing | #89 | |
| NavigationPaid | #138 | |
| NavigationPaid | #195 |
Apps near LeadNav GPS on the chart
Navigation Paid, around #11.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in
United States ▲ +100%
New ratings by country (2)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 60% | ▲ +100% | |
| 2.7 | 40% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about LeadNav GPS
From the 61 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Professional off-road racers and enthusiasts highly praise the app's advanced navigation features, voice cues, and route planning capabilities for extreme conditions. However, a significant number of users express strong frustration over recent pricing changes, specifically the high cost of subscriptions required to retain access to previously purchased map overlays and offline functionality.
Mixed but leaning positive (69% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and speed and performance. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Features & content: “Runs my offline stereo library”
- Ease of use: “Still quick and easy to use”
- Updates: “Thank you for the update!”
- Privacy & data: “I can't wait for the off the grid group tracking”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “I will be seeking a refund”
- Speed & performance: “Crap design and worse performance”
- Design: “Crap design and worse performance”
- Features & content: “The advanced package turned into nothing more than a low res off line maps download with no other features”
About LeadNav GPS
NAVIGATE WHERE THERE ARE NO ROADS
• Turn-by-turn voice guidance from routes you build or import. Waypoints speak by name as you approach them.
• Red warning rings and blue proximity rings that adjust to your speed, so the call comes when you need it.
• Any ring you cross alerts, on the route or off it. Serpentine points keep you on the line without a word.
• Works with no signal at all. Navigation never needs a connection.
• Record tracks, convert them to routes, reverse a route to come back the way you went.
• Drop markers for anything you want to find again. Recon, Aviation and Hunting marker sets are included for everyone.
• Compatible with Bluetooth headsets, helmet intercoms and speakers for eyes-free navigation.
TRIP PACKAGES
• One file per trip, event or property: routes, tracks and markers together, with categories and Recently Deleted.
• Built on the GPX standard. Import from and export to any GPS device or planning software.
• Share a whole Trip Package with your team by AirDrop, Messages or email.
• Route Editor with Undo, Join Multiple Routes, Convert Markers to Audio Waypoints, Export to GPS Unit for Garmin, Lowrance and other units.
YOUR WHOLE TEAM ON ONE MAP
• Group tracking is included with the app. One Team Code, a QR or an invite link builds the team. Teammates join in seconds and see each other live.
• Runs over any internet connection: cellular, Wi-Fi at camp, or vehicle-mounted satellite internet such as Starlink.
• Keeps sharing with the screen locked when you turn on background tracking.
• No account, no login, nothing to sign up for. Your team identity is a random code you can reset any time.
COMMS (PRO LICENSE)
• Hold to talk with your teams from the pad on the map or from a wireless button. Release to send.
• Every message is written out as text in the team thread, so a call you missed at speed is still there when you look down.
• Several teams at once, each with its own channel and switch. Faster updates, teammate speed, off-screen arrows and breadcrumb trails.
PRERUNNING TOOLS (PRO LICENSE)
• PreRunner Bar and Pocket PreRunner: one-tap waypoint drops at speed, with a wipe-safe screen lock.
• Wireless buttons: drop waypoints, record tracks, zoom and talk with your hands on the wheel. Part of our patent-pending prerunning system.
• Waypoint Mic: hands-free voice notes at speed through your helmet comms.
• Speed Highlighter: paint the route green, yellow and red as you run it.
• Package Rules: proximity rings and marker symbols by name, saved in the file for everyone you share it with.
• Off Route Alert: hear it the moment you leave the line, and which side the route is
Latest updates
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