YAMAP Downloads & RevenueYAMAP · App Store & Google Play
YAMAP gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
YAMAP by YAMAP INC. is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Full timeline · 38 events
- 🚀YAMAP: now shown next to bergfex: Hiking & Tracking, Gaia GPS: Offline Trail Maps, VisuGPX - Trace ton aventure ! +5 moreAndroidthe store's “similar apps” for it changed: who it's seen as competing with
- 📈YAMAP entered the top 10 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · Sports · TR · Top Grossing · Sports · VN
- 📦YAMAP updated to version 17.10.0iOSBug Fixes
- Minor fixes and adjustments were made. - 📈YAMAP entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Sports · CA
- 📈YAMAP charting in a new countryiOSCanada
- 📈YAMAP new best rank in the overall chart: #70AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · JP
- 📦YAMAP updated to version 17.9.0iOSNew Features
- Added a portrait (16:9) image option for sharing your Activity Diary.
Bug Fixes
- Minor fixes and adjustments were made. - 📈YAMAP new best rank in the overall chart: #72AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · JP
- 📈YAMAP entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Sports · IN
- 📈YAMAP charting in a new countryiOSIndia
- 📈YAMAP new best rank in the overall chart: #76AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · JP
- 📈YAMAP new best rank in the overall chart: #81AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · JP
- 📈YAMAP new best rank in the overall chart: #84AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · JP
- ✏️YAMAP: new screenshotsiOS8 screenshots (was 8) · KR, CN
- ✏️YAMAP: new screenshotsiOS8 screenshots (was 8) · JP
- ✏️YAMAP: new screenshotsiOS8 screenshots (was 8) · ID
- 📦YAMAP updated to version 17.8.0iOSBug Fixes
- Minor fixes and adjustments were made. - 📈YAMAP entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · Wear OS · NL · Top Grossing · Wear OS · TR
- 📈YAMAP entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · Sports · VN
- 📦YAMAP: now updating weeklyiOS4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📦YAMAP updated to version 17.7.0iOS不具合修正
・細かい修正や調整を行いました
＊その他、お困りごとがありましたら下記のヘルプセンターまでお願いします。
https://help.yamap.com/ - 📈YAMAP entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · Wear OS · TH
- 📈YAMAP entered the top 100 in 5 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · Sports · MX · Top Grossing · Sports · NL · Top Grossing · Sports · TH · Top Grossing · Sports · TR · +1 more
- 📈YAMAP charting in a new country in 5 chartsAndroidMexico · Netherlands · Thailand · Turkey · +1 more
- 📈YAMAP entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Sports · KR
- 📈YAMAP charting in a new countryiOSSouth Korea
- 📦YAMAP updated to version 17.6.0iOSNew Features
- Added a section to My Page that displays your hiking plans.
- You can now check the hiking plans you've created from My Page.
Bug Fixes
- Minor fixes and adjustments were made. - 📈YAMAP entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Sports · ID
- ✏️YAMAP added hidden keywords: 住宅地図iOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈YAMAP charting in a new countryiOSIndonesia
- 📦YAMAP updated to version 17.5.0iOS不具合修正
・細かい修正や調整を行いました
＊その他、お困りごとがありましたら下記のヘルプセンターまでお願いします。
https://help.yamap.com/ - 📈YAMAP charting in a new countryiOSChina
- 📈YAMAP entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Sports · CN
- 🆕YAMAP first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidJapan
- 🆕YAMAP first spotted by AppInsideriOS#3 in Top Grossing · Sports · Japan
- 📦YAMAP version 17.4.1iOSNo release notes
- 🆕YAMAP released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕YAMAP released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Sports GrossingYAMAP at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
YAMAP is a free-to-download outdoor navigation and activity logging app designed for hikers, skiers, and mountaineers who require offline GPS tracking and detailed topographic maps. The app holds strong positions in the Japanese market, ranking #3 in Sports Grossing and #6 in Sports Free, while also appearing in grossing charts in China and Indonesia.
Similar apps: Komoot, AllTrails, Gaia GPS
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
YAMAP’s App Store privacy label declares 1 data category used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 8 linked to your identity and 1 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v14.16.0, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
YAMAP downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 1k+ | 5M+ |
| Google Play | 500+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 5M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where YAMAP'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
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Subscription-led
How YAMAP makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | YAMAP PREMIUM (1 Month) subscription | |
| 2 | YAMAP PREMIUM (1 Year) subscription | |
| 3 | Rental 1 extra map (30 days) |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #3 Sports Grossing | 2 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #2 Sports Grossing | 10 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview 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.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 0.0 ★ | – |
| Google Play | 4.6 ★ | 11k 4 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.6 ★ weighted by ratings | 11k |
What users say about YAMAP
From the 6 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users living in Japan praise the app's detailed maps and community features for hiking. However, international users report severe usability issues due to poor English localization and inability to manage subscriptions.
Mixed (50% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
About YAMAP
▲ Video about YAMAP
https://youtu.be/wDq25Yc07nY
▲ Three Main Features of YAMAP
1) Safe
YAMAP makes your iPhone a special GPS device for the outdoors.
YAMAP could provide accurate positioning information with YAMAP's maps in Japan and your iPhone's GPS, even if you are in places not reached by mobile phone signals, such as in mountainous regions.
2) Convenience
YAMAP Hybrid Maps
YAMAP's maps are used as digital ones with your iPhone, and as ones on paper by downloading them to your PC.
3) Share
You can easily share your outdoor data with your family and friends through YAMAP. Finishing your outdoor and saving your data, you can uploads it to your online 'ACTIVITY REPORT' where you can view your route, outdoor data, and a comprehensive workout history.
4) Health Metrics
YAMAP will show the number of steps during hiking on your activity. Moreover, if you use smartwatches like Apple Watch, YAMAP will overlay your heart rate on the trajectory you walk.
If you wish to use these features, please configure YAMAP to have access to HealthKit. Those data we collect are only used for the sake we describe on our privacy policy.
▲ YAMAP PREMIUM (optional)
There are following plans.
1. YAMAP PREMIUM 1 month
2. YAMAP PREMIUM 1 year
- Automatic update service.
- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase.
- It will be updated automatically unless you cancel it 24 hours before the end of the registration period.
- If you want to cancel YAMAP PREMIUM, you can cancel "Settings -> iTunes & App Store -> View Apple ID -> Manage".
▲ Terms of Use (EULA)
https://yamap.com/terms
▲ Privacy Policy
https://yamap.com/terms/privacy
▲ Note
- Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
※ There are some paid content.
▲ Major awards / podiums of YAMAP
- Good Design Special Award "Monodzukuri Design Award (Small and Medium Enterprise Agency Director General Award)" won (2014)
- Selected as 'Venture 100 to Move Japan' at the magazine AERA（August 24, 2015）
- B DASH CAMP "Pitch Arena" champion (2015)
- Ministry of the Environment (Japan) · National Park Official Partner (2017)
- Red Herring Top 100 Global Winner (2017)
▲ YAMAP Operating Company
YAMAP INC.
E-mail : [email protected]
YAMAP App Store
YAMAP gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
YAMAP is #3 in Sports Grossing in Japan and charting in 2 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Sports GrossingYAMAP at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
YAMAP is a free-to-download outdoor navigation and activity logging app designed for hikers, skiers, and mountaineers who require offline GPS tracking and detailed topographic maps. The app holds strong positions in the Japanese market, ranking #3 in Sports Grossing and #6 in Sports Free, while also appearing in grossing charts in China and Indonesia.
Similar apps: Komoot, AllTrails, Gaia GPS
YAMAP on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
YAMAP’s App Store privacy label declares 1 data category used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 8 linked to your identity and 1 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
YAMAP 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 YAMAP'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
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in YAMAP before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How YAMAP makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | YAMAP PREMIUM (1 Month) subscription | |
| 2 | YAMAP PREMIUM (1 Year) subscription | |
| 3 | Rental 1 extra map (30 days) |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | SportsGrossing | #3 |
| Japan | SportsFree | #7 |
 China | SportsGrossing | #77 |
Apps near YAMAP on the chart
Sports Grossing, around #3.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview 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 YAMAP
From the 6 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users living in Japan praise the app's detailed maps and community features for hiking. However, international users report severe usability issues due to poor English localization and inability to manage subscriptions.
Mixed (50% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
About YAMAP
▲ Video about YAMAP
https://youtu.be/wDq25Yc07nY
▲ Three Main Features of YAMAP
1) Safe
YAMAP makes your iPhone a special GPS device for the outdoors.
YAMAP could provide accurate positioning information with YAMAP's maps in Japan and your iPhone's GPS, even if you are in places not reached by mobile phone signals, such as in mountainous regions.
2) Convenience
YAMAP Hybrid Maps
YAMAP's maps are used as digital ones with your iPhone, and as ones on paper by downloading them to your PC.
3) Share
You can easily share your outdoor data with your family and friends through YAMAP. Finishing your outdoor and saving your data, you can uploads it to your online 'ACTIVITY REPORT' where you can view your route, outdoor data, and a comprehensive workout history.
4) Health Metrics
YAMAP will show the number of steps during hiking on your activity. Moreover, if you use smartwatches like Apple Watch, YAMAP will overlay your heart rate on the trajectory you walk.
If you wish to use these features, please configure YAMAP to have access to HealthKit. Those data we collect are only used for the sake we describe on our privacy policy.
▲ YAMAP PREMIUM (optional)
There are following plans.
1. YAMAP PREMIUM 1 month
2. YAMAP PREMIUM 1 year
- Automatic update service.
- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase.
- It will be updated automatically unless you cancel it 24 hours before the end of the registration period.
- If you want to cancel YAMAP PREMIUM, you can cancel "Settings -> iTunes & App Store -> View Apple ID -> Manage".
▲ Terms of Use (EULA)
https://yamap.com/terms
▲ Privacy Policy
https://yamap.com/terms/privacy
▲ Note
- Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
※ There are some paid content.
▲ Major awards / podiums of YAMAP
- Good Design Special Award "Monodzukuri Design Award (Small and Medium Enterprise Agency Director General Award)" won (2014)
- Selected as 'Venture 100 to Move Japan' at the magazine AERA（August 24, 2015）
- B DASH CAMP "Pitch Arena" champion (2015)
- Ministry of the Environment (Japan) · National Park Official Partner (2017)
- Red Herring Top 100 Global Winner (2017)
▲ YAMAP Operating Company
YAMAP INC.
E-mail : [email protected]
Latest updates
Store changes
What YAMAP changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
YAMAP -Social Trekking GPS App Android
YAMAP -Social Trekking GPS App gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
YAMAP -Social Trekking GPS App is #2 in Sports Grossing on Google Play in Japan and charting in 10 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Sports GrossingYAMAP -Social Trekking GPS App at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-06. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
YAMAP is a free, offline-capable GPS trekking and outdoor activity app designed for hikers and skiers who need detailed topographic maps and route logging without mobile signal. The app holds the #2 spot in Japan's Sports Grossing chart and ranks within the top 15 across diverse international markets including Turkey, Vietnam, and Saudi Arabia, indicating strong monetization potential beyond its domestic base.
Similar apps: Komoot, AllTrails, Gaia GPS
YAMAP -Social Trekking GPS App on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v14.16.0, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
YAMAP -Social Trekking GPS App 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 YAMAP -Social Trekking GPS App'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
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in YAMAP -Social Trekking GPS App before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How YAMAP -Social Trekking GPS App makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | YAMAP PREMIUM (1 Month) subscription | |
| 2 | YAMAP PREMIUM (1 Year) subscription | |
| 3 | Rental 1 extra map (30 days) |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | SportsGrossing | #2 |
| Japan | Wear OSGrossing | #6 |
| Japan | SportsFree | #12 |
| Japan | Wear OSFree | #23 |
| Japan | All AppsGrossing | #85 |
 India | SportsGrossing | #13 |
 Saudi Arabia | SportsGrossing | #12 |
| Indonesia | SportsGrossing | #12 |
 Mexico | SportsGrossing | #15 |
 Turkey | SportsGrossing | #11 |
 Netherlands | SportsGrossing | #11 |
 United Arab Emirates | SportsGrossing | #12 |
 Thailand | SportsGrossing | #12 |
 Vietnam | SportsGrossing | #11 |
| Indonesia | Wear OSGrossing | #39 |
| Saudi Arabia | Wear OSGrossing | #39 |
| Turkey | Wear OSGrossing | #37 |
| United Arab Emirates | Wear OSGrossing | #41 |
| Netherlands | Wear OSGrossing | #42 |
| Thailand | Wear OSGrossing | #39 |
| Vietnam | Wear OSGrossing | #41 |
Apps near YAMAP -Social Trekking GPS App on the chart
Sports Grossing, around #2.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview 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 YAMAP -Social Trekking GPS App
From the 61 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users highly value the app's accurate GPS tracking and detailed Japanese trail maps, often preferring it over competitors like AllTrails for hiking in Japan. However, significant frustration exists regarding language localization issues, restrictive free-tier limits, and a persistent bug where the location pointer disappears.
Mixed but leaning positive (69% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and its features and content. The main complaints are about login and account problems, and the design.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Very easy to use and a great community of hikers”
- Features & content: “The English language feature is a real bonus”
- Useful: “I love it very useful even for foreigners”
- Privacy & data: “excellent for tracking at Japan”
Common complaints
- Login & account: “No TOTP 2FA on the account”
- Design: “How can I have English interface at Yamap?”
- Features & content: “All the necessary features require Premium upgrade”
About YAMAP -Social Trekking GPS App
▲ Video about YAMAP
https://youtu.be/wDq25Yc07nY
▲ Three Main Features of YAMAP
1) Safe
YAMAP makes your smartphone a special GPS device for the outdoors.
YAMAP could provide accurate positioning information with YAMAP's maps in Japan and your smartphone's GPS, even if you are in places not reached by mobile phone signals, such as in mountainous regions.
2) Convenience
YAMAP's maps are used as digital ones with your smartphone, and as ones on paper by downloading them to your PC (or tablet PC).
3) Share
You can easily share your outdoor data with your family and friends through YAMAP. Finishing your outdoor and saving your data, you can uploads it to your online 'ACTIVITY REPORT' where you can view your route, outdoor data, and a comprehensive workout history.
▲ Major awards / podiums of YAMAP
- Good Design Special Award "Monodzukuri Design Award (Small and Medium Enterprise Agency Director General Award)" won (2014)
- Selected as 'Venture 100 to Move Japan' at the magazine AERA（August 24, 2015）
- B DASH CAMP "Pitch Arena" champion (2015)
- Ministry of the Environment (Japan) · National Park Official Partner (2017)
- Red Herring Top 100 Global Winner (2017)
▲ Wear OS
YAMAP also supports Wear OS.
Please check the following important points before using the Wear OS version of the app.
- The Wear OS version of the app cannot be used standalone. When you start using it, you need pairing with a smartphone where the YAMAP smartphone app is installed.
- When you launch the Wear OS version of the app, please start activity using the YAMAP Smartphone app. Then, Wear OS version of the app screen will switch to the activity information screen automatically.
The following functions can be used after pairing.
- Browsing activity information like elevation and distance during trekking
- Displaying your trail on the screen
▲ Regarding the foreground service permissions
- Foreground location data
YAMAP app requires foreground location data in order to record your trajectory. Depending on the smartphone you are using, you may not be able to obtain it correctly. For more details, please check the following help page:
https://help.yamap.com/hc/ja/articles/900000921583
- Foreground screen recording
The 3D replay feature, which allows you to review your trajectory with photos, needs foreground screen recording when recording videos.
https://help.yamap.com/hc/ja/articles/21271985055769
- Data sync
The foreground data sync feature is employed for the purpose of downloading map data.
▲ Terms of service
https://yamap.
What's new
- Minor fixes and adjustments were made.
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