# Nature Notes — Record everything on your hike

> App for recording and sharing outdoor walk, tour, and hike data. (iPhone/iPad app by Kenneth Wahl.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nature-notes/id1368239014 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Kenneth Wahl](https://appshunter.io/developer/681454231)
- Category: Education, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 1.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.5 · 172 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2019-06-15
- Data updated: 2026-08-08
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nature-notes/id1368239014/reviews.md

## What is Nature Notes?

NatureNotes allows you to record and share notes, photos, and audio recordings on any walk, tour, hike, or just a stroll around your neighborhood. If you are a serious photographer, advanced tools allow you to load pictures from another camera into the walk record. There are several options for sharing walks with friends or other NatureNotes users, including email, Web page creation, or sending a NatureNotes file to another user. 

Easy sharing:

Take photos, save notes, and record audio on your Apple iPhone or iPad. The app offers powerful editing features to create a slideshow or Web folder that you can email to your friends or upload to a server.


Interactive maps:

Apple maps embedded in NatureNotes shows where you are at all times, as well as where you've been on your hike. Satellite view can show you the terrain with a data connection. If you repeat a hike you've taken before, you can use the interactive map to see where you are relative to your last hike.


Organization:

Divide your trip into multiple hikes, then put them under a single header. Combine the subsumed hikes into a single slideshow, email, or web folder for sharing.

Creating multiple databases offers a system for organizing larger groups of walk records. Records can be copied directly to other databases for easy sorting and reorganization.


Photo merging:

Take photos with another camera and merge them directly into your NatureNotes recordings. A smart system using dates and timestamps places photos into their correct positions within previously-recorded records.

Even without a recorded hike, create a new record from a set of location-encoded photographs, and see exactly where you took the photos, using the embedded Apple Maps features. If the photos contain captions from another photo-editing program, the captions will be copied into NatureNotes titles for immediate labelling within NatureNotes. All slideshow features and email or Web sharing features can then be used with the new records.

Create a kml file for viewing the track in another tracking application, or a gpx file for loading a track with GPS data into photo editing applications.


GPS tracking:

NatureNotes provides detailed tracking data for your walks, regardless of whether you are in cellular range or not. Tracks can be exported as KML or GPX files for use in other applications.

Duplication and backups:

Take a complete set of records and copy them to another device, with a cable and computer, regardless of record sizes. In this way complete records can be shared or backed-up without loss of information or photographic resolution.

## Key features

- Record notes, photos, and audio
- Merge photos from other cameras
- Interactive Apple Maps integration
- Organize trips into multiple hikes
- Share via email, web pages, or files
- GPS tracking and export (KML/GPX)

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| English | $4.99 | one-time |



## Frequently asked questions about Nature Notes

### What is Nature Notes?

Nature Notes is an application designed for recording and sharing details from walks, tours, and hikes. It allows users to capture notes, photos, and audio, and organize them with interactive maps.

### Can I use photos from other cameras with Nature Notes?

Yes, Nature Notes offers advanced tools to merge photos taken with other cameras directly into your recordings. The app uses dates and timestamps to place these photos accurately within your recorded hikes.

### How does Nature Notes use maps?

Nature Notes embeds Apple Maps to show your current location and track your path during a hike. Satellite view is available with a data connection, and you can compare current hikes to previous ones.

### What sharing options are available with Nature Notes?

You can share your recorded walks through various methods, including email, creating a web page, or sending a custom Nature Notes file to other users. Slideshow creation is also supported.

### Can I export my GPS data from Nature Notes?

Yes, Nature Notes provides detailed GPS tracking data for your walks. You can export this data as KML or GPX files, which can be used in other tracking or photo editing applications.

### How does Nature Notes help organize my records?

You can divide trips into multiple hikes under a single header and combine them for sharing. Creating multiple databases allows for organizing larger groups of walk records, with easy copying and sorting between them.

### What is the update frequency for Nature Notes?

Nature Notes was last updated on 2026-08-03, indicating recent development activity. The latest version is 6.08.

### Is Nature Notes suitable for children?

Nature Notes has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for young users. The app is free to download and offers in-app purchases.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 6.08 — 2026-08-03

Added an option under agenda management to create a set of folders, rather than just walk records.

### 6.07 — 2026-07-31

Bug fixes. An issue with summary maps not appearing has been fixed.

### 6.06 — 2026-03-20

Minor bug fixes and interface improvements.

### 6.05 — 2026-01-06

Fixed a severe error that could erase data if a cancel request was made during a copy operation. Fixed a possible crash while reading an export file into a new database.Added a function that will optionally copy all items that contribute to a slideshow if the original copy request did not include those items. Minor bug fixes and interface improvements.

### 6.04 — 2025-12-27

Fixed the following bugs: Slideshow viewing may have been broken in some instances.  File comparisons did not work correctly across databases. Inconsistencies with date formatting in text fields. Re-sort by date was not working correctly.

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All apps by Kenneth Wahl: https://appshunter.io/developer/681454231

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