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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pluckem" data-source="post: 180022" data-attributes="member: 843">Ill say they are getting closer to being a replacement, but they are not there yet, at least for me.  I have the ONX app for ND, great tool, especially when you have service or when you want to check things out on your couch or camp.   However in the field, it had a couple of issues for me. 1.) Battery life and reliability on my Iphone 6s was a problem. If the phone gets below 30-40f it shuts off. doesn't matter how much battery life was left, it will shut down and takes a long time to warm back up and be useable again.  I also use my phone to digiscope and document animals in both photos and video. As well as use it for communication. I could see my battery life drop and even when I made efforts to retain it and always keep it plugged in when possible there were many days the phone was dead before the end of the day. Not good when its needed to communicate with hunting partners about pick up times or meeting areas. 2.) Even when I saved map data ahead of time to be able to use without cell service it was sometimes slow to load and the data took up a fair amount of space on my phone. Some days I hunted 20-50 miles from the area the day previous so I always had to make sure I had the area downloaded ahead of time. I only have 16gb so that might have been the problem?  maybe it would have worked better on a droid or larger data capacity phone. If you hunt a certain area and don't range from the area much, this wouldn't be much of an issue either. After using many GPS and maps in the past I would say, for me, the Garmin Montana with NDTrax AND birdseye imagery to get the satellite overlay is the best option.  However, if you don't have that set up. ONX phone App is the second best option.  If your handheld GPS does not have Satellite images built into the map I would put the ONX phone app ahead of it.  So if you already have a capable smart phone with large battery reserves and data storage, the ONX app is the less expensive option and will likely meet your needs. Just be prepared to keep it warm and have power reserves.</blockquote>

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