Detector Maps

Gold Discovery Solutions Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

About this app

Detector Maps is your ultimate field tool for gold prospecting in Australia, the United States, and New Zealand.

Built by geologists for real prospectors, it combines advanced geological datasets with intuitive GPS tools so you can explore smarter, stay on the gold, and avoid wasting time on low-potential ground — even offline.

Whether you’re swinging a detector, panning a creek, or hiking into remote country, Detector Maps puts rich geological intelligence in your pocket.

WHAT MAKES DETECTOR MAPS DIFFERENT

Advanced geological and gold-focused data.
Built and curated specifically for prospectors.
Optimised for mobile and offline field use.

Included layers (where available):

Surface geochemistry with filtering tools
Historic gold mines and workings
Current and expired mining leases / claims (updated every weekday)
Optional LiDAR hillshade add-on for ultra-detailed terrain reading

BREADCRUMB TRAIL TRACKING (BACKGROUND GPS)

Record your exact trail — even when the app is in the background or your screen is off
Avoid going over the same old ground twice
Log your exploration paths for future trips and follow-ups

WHY WE REQUEST “ALWAYS ALLOW” LOCATION ACCESS

Detector Maps only uses background location when you turn breadcrumb tracking ON.

This ensures:

A complete, accurate log of your journey
Tracking continues even while the phone is idle or the screen is off
Better battery management during long prospecting days
You can disable background tracking at any time in the app or device settings.

OFFLINE ACCESS ANYWHERE

Download detailed map tiles and data layers for offline use
GPS position, trails, and waypoints continue working without mobile reception
Perfect for remote trips and off-grid prospecting

WAYPOINT MARKING & FIELD NOTES

Mark waypoints for gold finds, test pits, quartz outcrops, hot targets, old workings, camps and more
Add names, notes, and categories to organise your field data
Sync everything securely to your account

REAL-TIME GPS NAVIGATION

Track your live position with precision
See leases, boundaries, geology, and terrain features as you move
Use Detector Maps as your dedicated gold prospecting GPS tool

COVERAGE

AUSTRALIA

Full coverage across all major gold-producing states: QLD, NSW, VIC, WA, SA, TAS, NT.

UNITED STATES

Coverage in:
California, Alabama, North Carolina, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Colorado, Montana, Washington, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, New Mexico.

NEW ZEALAND

Historic goldfields coverage, geology layers, and offline maps.

SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

All plans include all maps, standard layers, offline downloads, and access to Australia, USA, and New Zealand.

USA Pricing

Monthly: $9.99 USD
Yearly: $99 USD

AUS/NZ Pricing

Monthly: $9.99 AUD
Yearly: $99 AUD

Payments are charged to your Google Play account at confirmation of purchase.
Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Google Play account settings.
Pricing may vary by region.

PRIVACY & DATA

Your location, trails, and waypoints are used only for core app functionality (maps, GPS, trails, and waypoints).

You can permanently delete your account at any time:
Profile > Delete Account > type “confirm” > tap the red Delete button

Privacy Policy: https://app.detectormaps.com.au/privacy-policy
Terms of Use (EULA): https://app.detectormaps.com.au/license-agreement

BUILT FOR REAL PROSPECTORS

Whether you swing a GPX 6000, SDC, Gold Monster, other detector, a sluice, or a pan, Detector Maps helps you:

Cover more ground
Log and revisit your best spots
Explore gold-rich terrain with professional-grade geological data
Start your next gold mission with confidence.

Ratings and reviews

you create and account and then go straight to a payment screen. I couldn't even have a look at the app or features to see if it was worth that a month. A short free trial (even 15 mins) would have been great just to see what the maps and features are actually like. Maybe consider a very basic free version even if you put ads on it to get people to use it. I have several other apps I use and pay premium subscriptions for after seeing what it is like.

Even after downloading smaller sections when you zoom in it pixelates badly losing all detail, when you can zoom in the information is excellent. $150 for different states makes it quite expensive.

Good app, and originally had trouble cancelling my subscription, but when I contacted the team the sorted it out immediately, and I was pretty impressed with their response, and openness to feedback, so still 5 stars

What’s new

- LiDAR fetching issues resolved
- Geophysics added to every state
- Revamped NT and SA
- WA tenement expiry filtering
- Other bug fixes