EmberWind finally swung NW this morning — first mature buck on the trail cam all season. Anybody else seeing movement pick up with this cold front?
❤ 4712 commentsShare
DMDana M.Same over here. Grunt call working better than the bleat this week.
Bring your spots. Leave the guesswork.
Moving from another app? Your onX map comes across in about a minute — every waypoint a marker, every area a zone. This is the honest version: what crosses, what doesn’t, and what your old app will even let you take.
In short
Export a KML from onX Hunt, open it in Ember, and your waypoints become markers and your areas become zones — you tag and confirm each one, so nothing lands by surprise. Colors, photos, and tracks stay behind, and other apps vary: some export cleanly, some can’t export at all.
Updated September 2026
24 items found21 inside3 outside
- North ridge standTree Stand
- Back forty→ zone
- Morning walk-inOpen line — no matching feature
Import 24 itemsNothing is added until you confirm.
From onX Hunt · about a minute
Five steps, and what drops at each one.
onX is the one we’ve tested end to end. Here’s the whole crossing — and, in the margin, exactly where a piece of your data stays behind.
- 01
Export from onX Hunt
On the onX web map: My Content → Share → KML. (The phone app exports GPX; the web map is the only place you get KML.)
Drops here- Export KML, not GPX — a GPX turns your area shapes into tracks.
- 02
Open it in Ember
Share the file to Ember — “Open in Ember” on iPhone, “Open with Ember” on Android — or, in the app, Map → Create → Import from onX and pick the file. Nothing is added until you confirm.
Drops here- Colors and custom icons stay in onX.
- Photos attached to pins stay in onX.
- 03
Review and tag
Ember reads the file and shows what it found. Waypoints become markers, area shapes become zones. It guesses each type from onX’s pin icon and the pin’s name; retype any row, tag a whole group at once, or leave anything out.
Drops here- Tracks and open lines don’t cross — Ember has no matching feature and lists them as skipped.
- 04
Confirm
Tap “Import” and Ember writes your pins in the background. It’s safe to close — the import keeps running and tells you when it’s done.
Drops here- Big maps: everything saves, but the map shows your newest 500 pins for now.
- 05
On the table
Your stands land on the club map, and the Breakdown starts scoring the ones inside your boundary — wind, access, and pressure, with the reasons. Pins outside the boundary come in too; they’re just not scored until the line reaches them.
Drops here- A pin outside your property boundary imports, but isn’t scored yet.
Before you switch
What your app will let you take.
The hard part of switching usually isn’t the new app — it’s prying your data out of the old one. Here’s where each one stands, straight from their own help pages.
| App | What their export lets out | Ember |
|---|---|---|
| onX Hunt | Waypoints, lines, area shapes, routes, and tracks. Lost: Colors, line styling, and notes only survive onX-to-onX. Photos never export. A GPX export turns your area shapes into tracks. onX — Importing and Exporting Markups · as of September 2026 | Imports todayExport KML from the web map (or GPX from the app), open it in Ember, tag, and confirm. Waypoints become markers; area shapes become zones. |
| Gaia GPS | Waypoints, tracks, routes, and areas — whole folders at once. Lost: Photos export separately from your map data. Gaia GPS — Export Data as GPX, KML, or GeoJSON · as of July 2026 | Not yet verifiedExport a KML or GPX of your folder, then import it the same way as onX. |
| Garmin Explore | All the map data currently in view, as one file. Lost: Routes come out as tracks, and there’s no per-item export — you export everything not filtered out. Garmin Explore Web — Exporting Map Data · as of September 2026 | Not yet verifiedExport KML or GPX from Explore on the web, then import it like an onX file. |
| Google Earth / My Maps | Your whole map — points, lines, and shapes. Lost: The default is KMZ; Ember reads KML, so choose "Export as KML" rather than KMZ. Google My Maps — Share, download, or print your map · as of September 2026 | Not yet verifiedSave the map as KML (not KMZ), then import it like an onX file. |
| CalTopo | Markers, lines, and areas. Lost: A GPX export drops marker styles and folder organization. CalTopo — Exporting Objects · as of September 2026 | Not yet verifiedExport KML from CalTopo, then import it like an onX file. |
| Avenza Maps | Placemarks, lines, and areas — all features at once. Lost: A GPX export can’t carry areas — use KML for shapes. Shapefile and GeoPackage need Pro. Avenza Maps — Exporting and sharing map features · as of July 2026 | Not yet verifiedExport KML (not GPX, so your areas come too), then import it like an onX file. |
| BaseMap | Your saved content as a single KML file. Lost: Export lives behind BaseMap PRO, on the desktop web app only. BaseMap — Transfer Waypoints · as of September 2026 | Not yet verifiedExport the KML from BaseMap PRO on desktop, then import it like an onX file. |
| HuntWise | No export. HuntWise documents how to import a KML, but publishes no way to get your data out. Lost: Everything stays inside HuntWise. HuntWise — How can I import my onX Hunt waypoints to HuntWise? · as of March 2024 | Can’t exportNothing to import — HuntWise has no export. If you also keep those spots in onX, bring them from there. |
| Spartan Forge | No export. Spartan Forge documents importing GPX/KML on desktop, but no way to export. Lost: Everything stays inside Spartan Forge. Spartan Forge — How to Import Waypoints into Spartan Forge · as of September 2026 | Can’t exportNothing to import — Spartan Forge has no export. If you also keep those spots in onX, bring them from there. |
| HuntStand | None. HuntStand’s own help center: “Users cannot export data from HuntStand.” Lost: Everything. There is no way out. HuntStand — Can I export my data from HuntStand? · as of August 2023 | Can’t exportA one-way door. If your spots also live in onX, that’s the path into Ember; otherwise you’ll be re-marking by hand. |
Ember import verified against Ember 1.1.0September 10, 2026
10 apps · 1 verified into Ember today. onX Hunt, HuntStand, HuntWise, Spartan Forge, BaseMap, Gaia GPS, Garmin, Google Earth, CalTopo, and Avenza are trademarks of their respective owners. Ember is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them. Export details are quoted from each product’s public help pages on the dates shown; capabilities change, so check the source before you rely on it.
Straight with you
What we don’t do yet.
Import is new, and there are edges. We’d rather you read them here than find them after you’ve moved your season across.
- Ember doesn’t export your data yetYou can bring data in, but you can’t pull it back out of Ember today. OpenHuntData is the open format we’re building so your history is portable by default — it’s a draft spec, not a shipped button. Read about OpenHuntDataComing
- The map shows your newest 500 pinsA big import saves every pin, but the map draws the 500 most recent for now. If you run thousands of onX markups, some won’t appear on the map yet — even though they’re safely stored.Coming
- Only onX exports are testedEmber opens standard KML and GPX, and the apps above export both — but we’ve only run onX’s files through end to end. Another app’s file may import cleanly; we just won’t claim it until we’ve checked.Coming
- Tracks and lines don’t come overEmber imports pins (markers) and areas (zones). Tracks, routes, and open lines are skipped — there’s no matching feature for them yet.No
- Colors, icons, photos, and dates stay behindEmber keeps each pin’s name, location, and notes, and picks its own icon for the type. Custom colors and icons, attached photos, and timestamps don’t transfer.No
- You need a club map and a connectionImports land on a property map inside a club (a solo hunter is a club of one), so you’ll pick a club and open a property first. Importing is online-only.No
The Camp
Switching too? Ask the camp.
Hunters who’ve already moved their maps over — and the ones figuring out a stubborn export — trade notes in the Ember Hunt Camp on Facebook.
Start free · Bring your map
Move your ground. Keep it free to start.
Import your onX map on the 14-day trial with no card, keep a real free plan, or move to Pro at $99.99 a year for the Breakdown, premium maps, and automated safety — one bill, solo or fifty-member club.
01Import onX pins and areas on any plan, including the free tier.
02Pro adds the Breakdown that scores every stand you bring across.
03One Club plan covers the whole roster — no per-member checkout.
Bring your spots, then see them scored.
The plans
Start free
14 days of the whole app, no credit card — then keep a free plan or upgrade.
- Free$0
- ProMost popular$99.99/yr
- Season Pass$49.99
- Clubfrom $199.99/yr
Get the app
14 days free · No credit card · Cancel anytime
Plans are purchased in the app, billed by the App Store or Google Play. Safety basics — check-in, SOS, and location sharing — are free for everyone. See full pricing for what each plan includes.
Questions about switching
Can I import my onX Hunt map into Ember?
Yes. Export a KML from the onX web map (or a GPX from the onX app), open it in Ember, and Ember turns your waypoints into markers and your area shapes into zones. You review and tag everything, and nothing is saved until you confirm. Colors, custom icons, photos, and tracks don’t come over.
Can I switch from HuntStand?
Not directly — HuntStand’s own help center says users cannot export their data, so there’s no file to bring. If the same spots also live in onX, that’s the way into Ember. Otherwise you’d be re-marking them by hand.
What about Gaia, Garmin, Google Earth, and other apps?
Ember reads standard KML and GPX, and Gaia GPS, Garmin Explore, Google Earth / My Maps, CalTopo, Avenza Maps, and BaseMap all export those formats — so their files should import the same way as onX. We’ve only tested onX end to end, so we label the rest “not yet verified” rather than promise they work.
What gets lost when I bring my data over?
Ember keeps each pin’s name, location, and notes, and picks an icon for the type it guesses. It doesn’t carry custom colors or icons, attached photos, timestamps, or tracks and lines. A pin outside your property boundary still imports — it just isn’t scored until the boundary reaches it.
Can I get my data back out of Ember?
Not yet. Ember imports today but doesn’t export. We’re building OpenHuntData, an open, vendor-neutral format so your history is portable by default — it’s a draft spec in active development, and we’d rather tell you that plainly than imply an exit that isn’t built.
Bring your ground over this weekend.
Export from onX, open it in Ember, and start next season with your spots already on the map — and the Breakdown telling you which one to sit.
onX import checked against Ember 1.1.0 on September 10, 2026. Other apps’ export details are dated in the table above.