Used Carin for years
I’ve used this app for I think about five years, all four seasons. Whether I’m hiking in the summer with my dog or splitboarding in the winter, this app has been awesome. I love being able to track my roots, elevation gain and time. highly recommend for any outdoor enthusiast.
Love the Cairn app!
I have a history of a heart attack so the feature that lets my loved ones know about my travel plans is really helpful
Failed in the middle of hike
Such a great idea so I decided to try this app out. Unfortunately, it just stopped tracking me in the middle of my Grand Canyon rim2rim hike. Not sure why this happened since I never let my battery die. I guess it was too good to be true. Subscription ended.
Almost
The only significant attraction this app has over the others is the mobile phone coverage. But this is crowd sourced from their users, and they presumably have almost none of those in Australia cause there’s almost no such data, even in popular visitor locations like Gariweid (Grampians). So basically you’re paying to supply the app with data for no return at the moment.
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Safety!
We had many deaths on the trails this year due to heat, no cell service, and a snake bite. I love that this app shows where cell service is available and notifies my family where I am.
Review On Cairn
So I just started on Cairn and it seems to work well and is a good choice for travel.
Surprised more hikers don’t use this!
I use a satellite communicator but wanted something that friends who don’t have one can use to notify their family as they hike or hunt or horseback ride which is what we do.
If you begin your trip where there is cell service, this app will continue to work even if you go out of cell service!
Also, SUPER great is you can try this app for free for 30 days with full Premium features enabled and no credit card needed.
So with that, I say download the app and try it out. Even though we use a satellite communicator too, this app is well worth the $26 per year to keep track of your hike every few minutes and send it to your safety circle back home and they can watch your progress and know if your back safely or not.
I am so surprised more people don’t use this. This is even great for our teen drivers when they go out with friends, it sends report every 30 minutes or so via text or email. You set it up how you want.
Super recommend this trail safety app.
If you begin your trip where there is cell service, this app will continue to work even if you go out of cell service!
Also, SUPER great is you can try this app for free for 30 days with full Premium features enabled and no credit card needed.
So with that, I say download the app and try it out. Even though we use a satellite communicator too, this app is well worth the $26 per year to keep track of your hike every few minutes and send it to your safety circle back home and they can watch your progress and know if your back safely or not.
I am so surprised more people don’t use this. This is even great for our teen drivers when they go out with friends, it sends report every 30 minutes or so via text or email. You set it up how you want.
Super recommend this trail safety app.
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Peace of mind
Cairn provides peace of mind for family when I’m hiking. The ability to “queue” messages until cell signal is established works well in areas of poor coverage.
I’d give it 5 stars but the most recent version pulled the Watch app which I found really handy for sending updates.
I’d give it 5 stars but the most recent version pulled the Watch app which I found really handy for sending updates.
Best outdoor safety app
After using several other outdoor apps throughout the years I’m finally settling on Cairn. Why it’s my favorite:
1. The safety features, when outdoors I don’t want to spend a ton of time on my phone except for photos and safety. Cairn has the right balance between engaging me when needed and not being too busy or distracting. It works well in the background to track and communicate my trip plans, location, battery life, and status to mom. It’s not the only safety tool but an important one.
2. The maps are great and good value for being able to download for offline.
3. Real-time ETA rocks. I like to see time, distance, elevation left and Cairn performs magic here.
My state WA has a ton of trail coverage. Outside of the US, trails in the app are limited for ETA and stats, but app still seems to show most of worldwide trails on the map when zooming in.
1. The safety features, when outdoors I don’t want to spend a ton of time on my phone except for photos and safety. Cairn has the right balance between engaging me when needed and not being too busy or distracting. It works well in the background to track and communicate my trip plans, location, battery life, and status to mom. It’s not the only safety tool but an important one.
2. The maps are great and good value for being able to download for offline.
3. Real-time ETA rocks. I like to see time, distance, elevation left and Cairn performs magic here.
My state WA has a ton of trail coverage. Outside of the US, trails in the app are limited for ETA and stats, but app still seems to show most of worldwide trails on the map when zooming in.
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Great and useful app
Great app to keep track of your distance , elevation and duration
Nice App and Friendly Support
It’s easy to use and well made app. Thanks.
AWESOME App!
I’ve been using this app while hiking overseas and it’s fabulous! I don’t have too many worries about getting lost, since I can download offline maps, and it lets my family keep up on what I’m doing. I most definitely recommend the cairnapp!
Good for worried parent
My daughter lives in Australia and I live in the US. I’m in her safety circle and can track her progress real time with this app. Recently, I was tracking her progress and saw that she hadn’t reached her destination on the trail. I was able to check her battery life and see that her battery had run out which accounted for her lack of progress. Highly recommend this app for hikes.
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Region dependent
Great for Washington state. Outside of that I’ve been disappointed with trail options. Also lacks ability to really define your own trails. However the Cell-service breadcrumbs are awesome for seasonal trails that have a different winter route than summer route.
Used to be my go to
Suddenly crashes constantly in offline mode. Moved on to better free apps because of this issue taking me by surprise in the backcountry. Luckily I had paper map backups!
Hiking Safety GPS
This is a cool app, originally downloaded for cell coverage on hikes but really hooked on safety tracking. So easy to use and all WA trails are accurate used on Mt Rainier recently, able to use the ETA to decide when to turn around. Overall my favorite navigation hike.
Awesome map/GPS app for hikers
This is a great app for hikers and backpackers. It’s easy to use. You can download maps so you can use them even when you are off-line. It uses the GPS chip in your phone so you can determine your location on the map. It helps you find places with cell phone signal if you need it. And it gives you an easy way to notify a circle of friends of where you are going and when you expect to be back. It notifies them if you are overdue, and you can check in to let them know that you returned safely. I use this on all my solo hikes.
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Favorite Backpacking App
I love this app. Got hooked on this during the 30 day free trial. The GPS and maps are easy to read. When I type in the trail it shows up immediately, I can see trail stats, the route, and my ETA. Recently used on a 3 day backpacking trip of the Appalachian Trail and only had to charge battery once. Cairn works best in low power mode and doesn’t drain power like other outdoor apps. The best part is the safety features where friends and family can track me on my hike. Overall well worth the $27 a year.
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Peace of mind on hikes n runs
I came across this app from the local news and decided to give it a try. It's very easy to let family know where I'm going, allow them to track me, and sends out alerts with instructions when overdue. I now use it on all hike and trail runs in the wilderness. The ETA and GPS are very accurate and even used The cell coverage points to find a signal to send text messages off the grid. When I tell my family that I'm planning a hike they usually respond with don't forget to send a Cairn.
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Favorite for hiking and walks
A friend told me about Cairn as I walk my dog on trails alone and wanted a way for husband to track me. Looked into SPOT but it was too expensive and usually go nearby. Cairn is a great app that gives me offline maps, shows the trail, and safety tracking. The performance is fast, even when there is no signal. We also have started using on international trips, last to to Thailand. Overall great value and design works well. Please add SOS feature.
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