MagellanX - Guide

Hobbify LLC

About this app

MagellanX is the platform for outdoor adventure guides. Get matched with Explorers in your area, accept trips on your schedule, and earn for doing what you love.

RECEIVE REQUESTS IN REAL TIME

Get notified instantly when a nearby Explorer requests a guide
Accept, pass with a reason, or let the queue route it automatically
See Explorer party size, activities, and drive distance before accepting
Referral badge shows when an Explorer signed up with your code
One toggle to go online or offline — work only when you want to
KNOW THE GROUND BEFORE YOU ACCEPT

Map-first home screen across more than five million destinations
Filter to the activities you actually guide, and to the land you can work
See who manages every piece of land — Park Service, Forest Service, BLM, tribal nations, or the state
See whether that agency is currently issuing guiding permits, with a link to their own page
Every permit source re-checked monthly
Browse as a map or a list, and mark the places you'd like to guide
NAVIGATE AND COMMUNICATE

Turn-by-turn navigation to meeting points
In-trip chat with your Explorer throughout the adventure
Real-time location sharing so your Explorer always knows you're on the way
Camera with automatic watermarking and one-tap sharing
GET PAID FAIRLY

Earnings based on your hourly rate plus a cost-of-living adjustment for your area
Adventure time and drive time both compensated
Tips go 100% to you — always
Your first seven guided hours carry no platform cut, which earns back your background check
Payouts through Stripe
GROW YOUR REPUTATION

Post-trip ratings and written reviews build your profile
Higher tiers unlock higher rates — earned through completed trips and real ratings
Apply for VIP status to be surfaced first and earn premium rates
Referral program: Explorers who sign up with your code are matched with you first
Share any destination and your referral code travels with it
BUILD A TEAM

Start a team and bring other guides in
Work you can't take goes to your team before it hits the open pool
As organiser, earn a share of the overflow your team works
Shared team rating means your team vets its own recruits
Set your own schedule. Accept only the trips you want. Build an adventure business on your terms.

What’s new

The map is now your home screen — see the land around you, who manages it, and where a permit may be needed before you accept a trip.

New list view shows every location in view with distance and activity.

Mark spots you'd like to guide, and share them with your referral code.

New Ratings page with your average rating, trips completed, and rate.