Trailforks App Free Usage Changes

We have been listening to user feedback the past 3 years about the free user usage of the Trailforks app. We had an untraditional paywall where you could set ONE small free area and anything beyond that the map & trails were greyed out, making it pretty hard to use for basic map and navigation.

BEFORE

We heard the feedback that bike shops & trail associations had a harder time recommending Trailforks to visitors & new riders, cause if they didn't pay, they couldn't see the map.

So we are opening up free basic usage of the map, too a much larger area, your entire state or country. The map will no longer be greyed out, you can see the basic topo map, trails & POI for 1 downloaded region.

The tradeoff is much of the features beyond that basic map are now paywalled. You will need to subscribe to Trailforks Pro to get access to all the features and data in the app & website. Features like the heatmap, offline search, 3D maps and much more.

AFTER


As a free user you will still have limited access to content beyond the map such as trail reports, photos and videos.

As a free user you can always record your rides, view your rides, and contribute trail reports, photos comments and ratings.

We hope that users find enough value in the wide array of features Trailforks offers to subscribe to Trailforks Pro. But if that is not in your current budget, or you only need light basic map usage, you can now get more map content as a free user. We rather have users still using the app as a free user and maybe occasionally contributing to the community with trail reports or photos, than turn people away because the map is greyed out.

There is a "Trailforks Pro" banner on the map as a free user, you can "x" to close it for 30 days at a time. This banner has always been there, but you didn't see it in while in your free area. You are also limited to 1 downloaded region at a time, so if you travel out of state, you will have to upgrade to Trailforks Pro, or remove and download another region.




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Here is a breakdown of the features & functionality available as a Free user and Trailforks Pro user.