onX Hunt vs Spartan Forge
onX Hunt and Spartan Forge 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 | Spartan Forge | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Generalist — all species across all 50 states, with deep public-land tools | Deer-focused mapping built around LiDAR and UAV imagery |
| 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 version · Paid $79.99/yr or $12.99/mo, one tier |
| Free trial | 7 days | Varies; free version available |
| State coverage | Per-state on Premium; all 50 + Canada requires Elite ($99.99/yr) | All states, one price |
| Satellite & base maps | Proprietary basemaps with satellite, topo and hybrid views; Elite adds recent + leaf-off imagery | UAV imagery where covered, satellite elsewhere |
| Lidar / terrain shading | Elite adds TerrainX terrain analysis | Proprietary LiDAR layer — 1m resolution for roughly two-thirds of the lower 48, on the paid plan |
| Property lines & owners | Property lines with landowner information on paid plans | Private and public land boundaries on paid plan; basic ownership on free |
| AI assistant | Not advertised | CyberScout assistant (question-and-answer style) |
| AI stand rating | Not advertised | Not advertised |
| AI terrain analysis | TerrainX terrain tools on Elite | LiDAR and slope layers for manual terrain reading |
| Buck tracking & trophy room | Trail Cam Analysis on Elite | Not advertised |
| Deer prediction / analysis | Not advertised | AI deer-movement prediction model |
| Weather | Wind and weather layers on paid plans | Weather and lunar data |
| 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 | Offline maps on paid plan |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, web | iOS, Android, desktop |
Choose onX Hunt if…
Breadth matters to you: every species, every state, hunting units, public-land research, and the largest ecosystem of layers. Elite at $99.99/yr with Canada included is the most complete general-purpose hunting map subscription available.
Choose Spartan Forge if…
Terrain is your edge and deer are your quarry. Spartan Forge’s LiDAR layer at 1-meter resolution over roughly two-thirds of the lower 48, plus UAV imagery in covered areas and an AI deer-movement model, gives the sharpest read of the ground itself — at a single $79.99/yr all-states price.
Bottom line
onX Hunt wins on breadth, coverage and public-land research. Spartan Forge wins on imagery depth and deer-specific analysis at a lower all-states price. 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 Spartan Forge 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 Spartan Forge · 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.