Alpingo

Alpingo is an iPhone field GPS for hikers, climbers, geologists and prospectors. Save an area once — map, terrain, peaks and trails — and navigate, draw, route and log samples with no signal at all. No account needed; a one-time purchase on the App Store with no subscriptions, ads or in-app purchases.

Peak Finder · 3D terrainOffline maps & trailsGeology & prospecting17 languagesNo account

Features

Peak FinderPoint the camera at the mountains and every summit is labelled with its name, height and distance, computed offline on your iPhone; or switch to a rendered 3D panorama.

3D terrain & fly-over videoYour route draped on a 3D model of the mountains (satellite online, shaded relief offline). Fly along it and export a video to share.

Lock Screen & Dynamic IslandWhile you follow a route, a Live Activity shows distance to go, climb left, arrival time and progress.

Offline mapsOne tap saves the framed area: vector map, elevation, peaks, huts, water and the path network. Slope and avalanche-angle shading, hillshade, contours and waymarked hiking trails.

Trail routesWalking and mountain-path routes follow real trails, offline too in downloaded areas. Follow a route with off-route alerts, distance left, climb left and arrival time.

Mountain toolsBarometric altimeter with storm warning, a suggested turnaround time, TracBack, a slope meter, an avalanche bulletin link and an SOS screen with your position to share.

Mountain weatherA forecast for your altitude (MET Norway), readable offline once downloaded.

Outcrop camera & LiDARRead strike and dip in AR, aligned to true north, even on rock faces out of reach; three-point mode. On iPhone Pro models with LiDAR, scan a true-scale 3D model of the outcrop, measure anywhere and export OBJ.

Geology & prospectingSamples with photos and QR labels, a geology compass, stereonet and rose diagram; licence areas from KML, GeoJSON, shapefile or corner coordinates with sampling grids; traverses with stations, downhole logs, lab assay import, an anomaly surface and a geology map layer.

Reports & planningA field report PDF with the area map, samples, assays, structural measurements and photos; terrain cross sections with samples projected on them; a tour planner that checks you are back before sunset; sun and shadow on the 3D terrain by the hour.

Draw on the mapLines, polygons, freehand, circles, arrows and labels with colours and layers. Distances and areas as you draw, turn any line into a route, GPX and KML export.

CoordinatesMGRS/USNG, UTM, TM 3° (Turkey), lat/lon and OSNG on 13 datums including ED50. Resection, dead reckoning, a coordinate converter and a live grid on the map.

Share & syncShare one project file with your team and merge their samples and drawings. GPX, KML and CSV; QR sharing with no network; widgets, Siri and optional iCloud sync.

Offline use

GPS needs no cell signal or internet. Position, compass, waypoints, routes, track recording, alarms and tools all work in airplane mode. For maps, terrain, peaks and trail routing, download the area beforehand.

Offline mode	What you get	How to prepare
Vector map pack	Roads, place names, water, forest and land cover; sharp at every zoom	The download button at the top left of the map screen, or Tools → Terrain Data
Terrain data	Slope/avalanche shading, hillshade, contours, 3D terrain, Peak Finder, ground elevation where you stand	Tools → Terrain Data → download the area
Peaks, huts & water	OpenStreetMap points on the map, in search and in Peak Finder	Downloaded together with terrain data
Path network	Walking and mountain-path routes that follow the trail with no signal	Downloaded together with the area
Weather forecast	The last mountain forecast you downloaded	Open it once while online
MBTiles	Your own raster maps (topographic sheets, orthophotos…)	Settings → Map → Offline maps (MBTiles) → Import
Viewed tiles	Topo and imagery areas you have already looked at	Kept on the device automatically
Magnetic model	Magnetic declination (WMM2025, valid 2025–2030)	Built into the app, nothing to download

Apple does not make offline Apple Maps downloads available to third-party apps, so Alpingo uses its own vector packs and MBTiles files for offline maps.

What does it cost?

Alpingo is a one-time purchase on the App Store. There are no subscriptions, ads or in-app purchases; every feature is included.

Languages

English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Romanian, Hungarian, Russian, Arabic and Azerbaijani. Alpingo follows your iPhone's language; change it under Settings → Language.

Important

Alpingo is a navigation aid, not a certified navigation device. Always carry a paper map and a compass in the field. Prospect, dig and use metal detectors only where you hold a licence or permit. Details: Terms of Use.

Who makes it?