
GPX Mate
Plan, Follow & Record Routes
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GPX Mate follows the routes you bring and tells you the moment you leave them, even where there is no signal.
Got a GPX file from a friend, a trail website, a race organizer or another app? Open it in GPX Mate, download the map for the area, and head out. With your phone in your pocket, GPX Mate keeps track of where you are on the route and buzzes when you stray.
FOLLOW ANY GPX ROUTE
• Open GPX files from Files, AirDrop, Mail, Messages or any app that shares them.
• Files with several routes, like each day of a multi-day trek, are kept together. You choose which one to follow.
• See the distance, ascent and shape of every route at a glance.
• Search, sort and favorite routes to keep the ones you use close.
WORKS WITH NO SIGNAL
• Download the map for a route before you leave. GPX Mate includes the ground on either side, so you still have a map if you wander.
• The route comes from your file, not the map, so following it works with no connection at all.
STAY ON COURSE
• Off-course alerts with a buzz and a notification, even with your phone locked.
• Set how far off the route counts as off course. GPX Mate widens it on its own when GPS is less precise, so a bad reading under trees or cliffs doesn't cry wolf.
• Turned around? GPX Mate notices and offers to count down to the other end.
• See distance remaining, progress, elevation and the daylight you have left.
• Follow along on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island.
RECORD YOUR OWN TRIPS
• Record a hike, ride or drive and save it as a standard GPX route, ready to follow again.
• Pause and resume from the app or the Lock Screen.
• A gentle reminder if you stop moving and the recording is still running.
BUILT FOR THE OUTDOORS
• If your phone dies or the app closes mid-walk, GPX Mate picks up where you left off.
• Share your coordinates and a map link with someone by message or email.
• Clear, high-contrast screens made to be read outside.
PLAN ON YOUR MAC
• GPX Mate for Mac lets you draw and edit routes on a big screen. They sync to your iPhone through iCloud, ready to follow.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• No account. Your routes stay on your devices and in your own iCloud.
• Your location is used on your iPhone to follow the route and is never sent to us.
• Optional anonymous usage statistics, which you can turn off in Settings.
Your files stay standard GPX, so they still work in every other GPX app.
GPX Mate is a navigation aid. Always carry a backup, such as a paper map, and be prepared for changing conditions.
Help: https://gpxmate.com/help.html
Privacy: https://gpxmate.com/privacy.html
Terms: https://gpxmate.com/terms.html
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What's New in GPX Mate
1.0
October 31, 2026







