onX Hunt vs HuntStand
onX Hunt and HuntStand are two of the most popular hunting map apps in the country, and hunters comparing them are usually deciding where a season’s subscription money goes. Here is how they line up on each company’s own published pricing and features — followed by which hunter each serves best.
| onX Hunt | HuntStand | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Generalist — all species across all 50 states, with deep public-land tools | Generalist — hunting plus land management, whitetail to Western big game |
| Pricing | Free basic · Premium $34.99/yr covers one state · $49.99/yr two states · Elite $99.99/yr or $14.99/mo for all states + Canada | Free tier · Pro from $34.99/yr · Ultimate $99.99/yr for the advanced whitetail tools |
| Free trial | 7 days | No stated trial; free tier available |
| State coverage | Per-state on Premium; all 50 + Canada requires Elite ($99.99/yr) | All 50 states + most of Canada on paid plans |
| Satellite & base maps | Proprietary basemaps with satellite, topo and hybrid views; Elite adds recent + leaf-off imagery | National aerial imagery with monthly satellite updates on paid plans |
| Lidar / terrain shading | Elite adds TerrainX terrain analysis | 3D mapping on paid plans |
| Property lines & owners | Property lines with landowner information on paid plans | Nationwide property lines with ownership data and owner search on paid plans |
| AI assistant | Not advertised | Not advertised |
| AI stand rating | Not advertised | Not advertised |
| AI terrain analysis | TerrainX terrain tools on Elite | 3D terrain fly-through |
| Buck tracking & trophy room | Trail Cam Analysis on Elite | Trail-camera photo tools |
| Deer prediction / analysis | Not advertised | 15-day activity forecasts and rut maps — on the $99.99 Ultimate tier |
| Weather | Wind and weather layers on paid plans | Detailed weather forecasts |
| In-app support | Help center and support channels | Help center and support channels |
| Referral program | Not advertised | Not advertised |
| Offline maps | Unlimited offline maps on paid plans | Unlimited offline maps on paid plans |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, web | iOS, Android, web |
Choose onX Hunt if…
You hunt multiple species, travel across state lines, or lean on public land. onX’s hunting-unit boundaries, draw-odds research and Elite’s leaf-off imagery are built for exactly that, and per-state Premium at $34.99/yr is economical for a one-state hunter.
Choose HuntStand if…
You manage ground as much as you hunt it, or want the most usable free tier in the category. HuntStand’s land-management heritage, monthly satellite updates, owner search by name, and Ultimate’s 15-day activity forecasts and rut maps serve landowners and lease managers especially well.
Bottom line
onX Hunt is the stronger pick for the traveling, public-land, multi-species hunter. HuntStand is the stronger pick for the landowner-manager and the budget-conscious, with a real free tier. Both offer free tiers or trials — the honest answer is to run your own ground through each.
The whitetail-specialist alternative to both
Disclosure: this comparison is published by Contors. onX Hunt and HuntStand are generalists; Contors is the whitetail specialist — Scout, an AI that works your map directly (pins, routes, hunt plans, wind calls on your terrain), a Buck Refuge Model built from your own ground, every state on every plan from $39.99/yr, and a 14-day trial longer than either app above offers. Head to head: Contors vs onX Hunt · Contors vs HuntStand · all four compared.
onX® and onX Hunt® are trademarks of onXmaps, Inc. HuntStand® is a trademark of TerraStride Inc. Spartan Forge® is a trademark of Spartan Forge. Contors publishes this comparison and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by either company compared above. All information reflects each company’s own published materials as of August 2026; features and prices change — verify current details on their websites. “Not advertised” means we did not find the feature in the company’s published materials, not that it does not exist.