# Freemap — Outdoor GPS & OSM Maps

> Outdoor GPS & OSM Maps (iPhone/iPad app by BIGWARE, spol. s r.o..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/freemap/id6760855105 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [BIGWARE, spol. s r.o.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1782365002)
- Category: Navigation, Travel
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 78 MB
- Languages: American English, Slovak
- Released: 2026-05-07
- Data updated: 2026-10-10
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/freemap/id6760855105/reviews.md

## What is Freemap?

Freemap is your ultimate companion for outdoor adventures, built by the community for the community. Whether you're hiking, cycling, skiing, or exploring new trails, Freemap provides highly detailed and up-to-date maps based on OpenStreetMap data.

Key Features: • ADVANCED ROUTE PLANNING: Easily plan your trips for hiking, cycling, mountain biking, running, skiing, and even kayaking. Get detailed elevation profiles, estimated times, and distance calculations. • GPS TRACKING & RECORDING: Record your outdoor activities accurately. Track your speed, altitude, and distance in real-time, and save your routes directly to the app. • CUSTOM MAP LAYERS: Switch between various map layers including outdoor, topographic, cycling, and satellite maps to suit your specific activity. • PHOTO UPLOADS: Snap a photo and upload it directly to the map! Your photos (using GPS EXIF metadata) help the community see real-world trail conditions, landmarks, and beautiful viewpoints. • GPX IMPORT/EXPORT: Seamlessly import your favorite GPX tracks or export your recorded journeys to share with friends or load into other devices. • POINTS OF INTEREST (POI): Discover thousands of useful places including drinking water springs, mountain shelters, peaks, castles, and restaurants. • TRACK COMPARISON: Compare your recorded tracks with your planned routes to analyze your performance and route accuracy.

Join thousands of outdoor enthusiasts and help map the world with Freemap!


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5.2 — 2026-10-09

• Vector maps as a transparent overlay over any base map, OpenFreeMap too
• Aerial map: Esri + Orto SK/CZ in one layer; hillshading and OSM thematic maps grouped in the layer switcher
• Point tools: sunrise, sunset and moon times (terrain-aware), distance rings, coordinates and elevation — worldwide
• New hillshading style: Metallic
• Memory warning when the app starts swapping
• Car: vector map theme for day and night, map and theme can follow the phone
• Car: street names over the aerial map, say "home" or "work" to navigate there
• Car: layer limit by phone memory, fixed zoom on a panned map
• Improved stability and bug fixes

### 1.5.1 — 2026-10-04

• Camera in the gallery: photos with precise GPS position, direction and time, also saved to the phone gallery
• Photo layers: custom colour, thumbnails from a chosen zoom level, their own folder
• Extended recording: step counter, signal and battery offered when recording starts
• Faster loading of photo thumbnails
• Improved stability and bug fixes

### 1.5.0 — 2026-10-03

• Aerial map as on the website: Esri everywhere, with detailed SK/CZ orthophoto on top, colours matched to Esri
• New detailed elevation data for shading (SK, CZ, AT, CH) and 21 shading styles from the website
• Relief in the toolbar: tap opens the settings, long press turns the layer off
• Two online vector maps (OpenFreeMap and VersaTiles), tap again to switch themes
• CARTO light and dark in one button
• Vector maps: building outline colour, place names can be turned off
• Drawing: drawing picker, filter and bulk editing of objects, merging areas and groups
• GeoJSON vector layers can be converted to a drawing, colours included
• Vector import: 10 m and 100 m simplification, further imports from the same file go to its folder, layers restored after a profile restore
• Android Auto and CarPlay: day and night themes for the vector map
• Toolbar: temporarily hide all overlays, separate button for tracking other devices
• Recording: extended data and step counter *
• New POI types: mineral, sulphur and iron springs
• Progress indicator for longer tasks (import, sign-in, export)
• GeoPackage, Shapefile and GML import with area selection and colouring
• CSV for layers and animation of layers in a folder *
• Single-colour layer also as a background, layer badges
• Export and import of layers with their data (ZIP)
• Bookmarks: area fill and hatching
• Offline search from Freemap POI packages
• Layer order now applies on the map too, including relief and radar
• Colour relief by elevation
• Downloads continue with the screen off
• Route colouring by elevation, heart rate, surface or trail marking
• Improved stability and minor fixes

### 1.4.2 — 2026-09-27

Navigation on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island (or short: Lock Screen & Dynamic Island navigation)
CarPlay Live Activity
In-app mini weather radar

### 1.4.1 — 2026-09-26

• Apple CarPlay - Freemap in your car. Turn-by-turn directions, map layers, rain radar.
• SK BA - PAAS - Paid city parking

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