RandoMafate
Comparison · Réunion Island
Which app should you hike with on Réunion Island?
Seven hiking apps work on the island. Only one is built for it: its trails, its îlets, its ONF closures, its sector weather. This comparison shows what each one does on the ground, and when RandoMafate is not the right pick.
For Réunion, RandoMafate. For the rest of the world, the others.
Built for the island
What RandoMafate does, and the others do not do here
The big apps apply to Réunion the same tools as to the Alps or California. RandoMafate starts from the ground, and everything below is free in Mafate.
- Mafate in your pocket, no signal needed
The cirque's trails and route planning are inside RandoMafate. From îlet to îlet, the route holds without signal, with the gîtes on the way and their phone numbers.
- ONF closures and weather warnings, on your outing
ONF closure orders are crossed out on the map and routed around. A closure or a Météo-France warning falls on your scheduled outing? The whole group hears about it.
- Your loved ones and your group follow you, for free
Invite with a link or a code to read out: everyone answers, shows on the group's map on the day, or follows from home. Start, arrival, live position: your loved ones know.
- A message right where it happens
A dry spring, a fallen tree? Leave a message at the exact spot on the trail. It stays 48 hours, and the next hikers can say thanks or confirm it is “still there”.
Comparison
The seven apps at a glance
| Use | RandoMafate | AllTrails | Komoot | Visorando | Cartes IGN | Outdooractive | Wikiloc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offline | YesTrails built in | PartlyPlus, download first | PartlyOne free area | YesFree OpenStreetMap | YesFree Plan IGN | PartlyPro, download first | YesFree maps |
| Closed trails | YesONF orders, detour | NoReviews only | PartlyVia OpenStreetMap | NoComments | NoMissing | PartlyReports | NoComments |
| Weather and warnings | YesSector + warnings | PartlyPlus, no warnings | PartlyPremium, no warnings | PartlyGeneral forecast | NoMissing | PartlyPro+, no warnings | PartlyPremium, no warnings |
| Safety | YesLive tracking, free | YesLive Share, Plus | PartlyPremium | PartlyPremium | PartlyLocation sharing | PartlyPro | PartlyPremium |
| Routes and gîtes | YesÎlet to îlet, gîtes | PartlyFree on web, Peak in app | YesPlanner | PartlyRoute guides | PartlyDrawing on IGN map | YesPlanner | PartlyShared tracks |
| Price at comparable features | Freein Mafate · €19.99 / year island-wide | €23.99 / yearPlus | €59.99 / yearPremium | €25.00 / yearPremium | FreeFree app | €29.99 / yearPro | €19.99 / yearPremium |
RandoMafate
- Offline Yes
- Trails built in
- Closed trails Yes
- ONF orders, detour
- Weather and warnings Yes
- Sector + warnings
- Safety Yes
- Live tracking, free
- Routes and gîtes Yes
- Îlet to îlet, gîtes
- Price at comparable features
- Freein Mafate · €19.99 / year island-wide
AllTrails
- Offline Partly
- Plus, download first
- Closed trails No
- Reviews only
- Weather and warnings Partly
- Plus, no warnings
- Safety Yes
- Live Share, Plus
- Routes and gîtes Partly
- Free on web, Peak in app
- Price at comparable features
- €23.99 / yearPlus
Komoot
- Offline Partly
- One free area
- Closed trails Partly
- Via OpenStreetMap
- Weather and warnings Partly
- Premium, no warnings
- Safety Partly
- Premium
- Routes and gîtes Yes
- Planner
- Price at comparable features
- €59.99 / yearPremium
Visorando
- Offline Yes
- Free OpenStreetMap
- Closed trails No
- Comments
- Weather and warnings Partly
- General forecast
- Safety Partly
- Premium
- Routes and gîtes Partly
- Route guides
- Price at comparable features
- €25.00 / yearPremium
Cartes IGN
- Offline Yes
- Free Plan IGN
- Closed trails No
- Missing
- Weather and warnings No
- Missing
- Safety Partly
- Location sharing
- Routes and gîtes Partly
- Drawing on IGN map
- Price at comparable features
- FreeFree app
Outdooractive
- Offline Partly
- Pro, download first
- Closed trails Partly
- Reports
- Weather and warnings Partly
- Pro+, no warnings
- Safety Partly
- Pro
- Routes and gîtes Yes
- Planner
- Price at comparable features
- €29.99 / yearPro
Wikiloc
- Offline Yes
- Free maps
- Closed trails No
- Comments
- Weather and warnings Partly
- Premium, no warnings
- Safety Partly
- Premium
- Routes and gîtes Partly
- Shared tracks
- Price at comparable features
- €19.99 / yearPremium
Yes coveredPartly partly, paid or to prepareNo missing so far
RandoMafate, use by use
- Offline Mafate's trails and routes built in; the base map shows for areas already viewed with signal.
- Closed trails ONF orders crossed out on the map, an open route offered, an alert on your outing.
- Weather and warnings Forecast per sector, Mafate, Cilaos, Salazie, the Volcano, and Météo-France warnings.
- Safety Loved ones and group told about start and arrival, live position, free on a scheduled outing.
- Routes and gîtes Route from one îlet to the next through your waypoints, Mafate's gîtes on the way with their numbers.
Sources: ONF closure orders, Météo-France, App Store and Google Play listings, publishers' websites. The “price at comparable features” row gives the plan that combines offline maps and tracking by loved ones.
Price
Free in Mafate, €19.99 a year for the island
Premium opens the rest of the island, setting off without planning, and GPX. Here for a few days? The weekly plan, at €0.99, opens the whole island for your stay, cancel anytime. Joining a friend's outing stays free everywhere.
Free in Mafate · €19.99 / year island-wide
- Mafate routes, usable without signal
- Closed trails on your route, from the ONF
- Weather for every sector and Météo-France warnings
- Scheduled outings, followed live by your loved ones
- Mafate's gîtes and useful numbers
RandoMafate Premium
€19.99 / year
that is €1.67 a month · €2.99 / month
Just visiting? €0.99 a week, cancel anytime
- All of Réunion: points of interest and ideas beyond Mafate
- Set off without planning, live tracking from the first tap
- GPX import and export: Garmin, Komoot or a friend's tracks
- Topo and satellite base maps, themes and the RandoMafateur cap
checked on 19 October 2026
In the table, the “price at comparable features” row gives, for each app, the plan that combines offline maps and tracking by loved ones. Yearly prices read on the French App Store and publishers' websites, subject to promotions.
Set off with RandoMafate
Made on Réunion by a local hiker. Free in Mafate, no account needed to explore the map.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is RandoMafate free?
Yes in Mafate: routes, closed trails, sector weather, gîtes and scheduled outings followed by your loved ones. Premium, at €0.99 a week, €2.99 a month or €19.99 a year, opens the rest of the island, setting off without planning, and GPX.
Does RandoMafate work without signal?
Mostly yes: Mafate's trails and route planning are built into RandoMafate. The base map shows for areas already viewed with signal: open the map of your sector before you leave.
Where do closures and weather come from?
Closures come from the closure orders of the Office national des forêts (ONF), warnings and forecasts from Météo-France.
And outside Réunion?
RandoMafate only covers Réunion. For your travels, AllTrails, Komoot or Outdooractive go with you to dozens of countries, and RandoMafate can open their GPX tracks with Premium.