# SOTA Goat — Summits On The Air assistant

> Amateur radio summit database and spotting assistant for Summits On The Air. (iPhone/iPad app by Rockwell Schrock.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sota-goat/id590206108 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Rockwell Schrock](https://appshunter.io/developer/483066725)
- Category: Utilities
- Price: $4.99
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 32 App Store ratings · 51 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 22 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-01-06
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sota-goat/id590206108/reviews.md

## What is SOTA Goat?

SOTA Goat is the all-in-one summit database and spotting application for participants of the Summits On The Air amateur radio program. 

It was designed from the ground up as an invaluable tool for summit activators – as necessary as your transceiver and power supply! SOTA Goat provides all the tools to aid in planning and completing your activation.

Mountain Goats and Shack Sloths alike will appreciate the comprehensive summit database and search features, as well as the ability to view and share summit activations and signal reports over SOTAwatch.

This is a universal app that is available for all devices that support iOS 11+, including iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.

OFFLINE SUMMIT DATABASE:

• Every summit in the SOTA database is available offline: search, browse, and view a map
• Download updates to the database to get the latest new associations
• Star your favorite summits for easy access
• Export summits to KML and GPX files for use in other applications or GPS devices

SOTAWATCH3 SPOTS AND ALERTS:

• View, add, and modify spots and alerts from SOTAwatch3
• Enable push notifications to be alerted of every new activation. Granular filtering ensures you only see the alerts you desire

SUMMIT TRACKER:

• Reach the summit with an integrated compass that lets you know when you're within the activation zone.

With the help of SOTA Goat, you're on your way to become a Shack Sloth or a Mountain Goat in no time!

Baaaaaah!

## Key features

- Offline summit database
- SOTAwatch spotting and alerts
- Push notifications for activations
- Integrated compass for activation zones
- Summit tracking
- Export summits to KML/GPX

## Recent user reviews (10 of 51)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sota-goat/id590206108/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Almost perfect!

*2026-05-16, version 1.8.1*

Great app that combines all the best features of sotl.as, plus a few more tools like the Summit Tracker, into a useful offline app format. Easy to use and well designed. There are a few things that would make it even better for my use. First, I would like to see the same filters currently available for Spots come to the Alerts page. You can currently filter spots by things like band, mode, and distance (excellent), but cannot filter alerts by anything except a text search. I would also love to see a distance filter come to notifications. You can currently trigger notifications by band, mode, association, and callsign, but not by distance. As a currently HT-only op, I would love to have a “less than 60 miles away” notification trigger. I currently use HamAlert to accomplish this, but it requires summit references to be manually entered in a big list, which is cumbersome. If SOTA Goat can add the same distance filter from the spots page to notification settings, it would be perfect. Adding a distance in miles to the notification text would also be great!

### 5/5 — I LOVE SOTAGOAT

*2026-04-07*

I have it running at home everyday and always on the trail and in the vehicle while searching for summit access.  The filters and alerts are awesome!  I wish I could load it on my iphone 17.

### 2/5 — New filtering is not an improvement

*2026-02-27*

I was perfectly happy with the app before the recent change. I prefer to filter by prefix, but it seems that this is gone now

### 3/5 — Bitte um Update der Summit-Datenbank

*2025-11-25*

Gute App für Alerts und Spots, aber leider veraltete Gipfellisten.

SOTA Goat funktioniert zuverlässig für die Live-Ansicht von Alerts und Spots und die Push-Benachrichtigungen sind sehr hilfreich.
Leider sind die Gipfellisten (Summit Codes) seit der großen SOTA-Umstrukturierung Ende 2024 nicht mehr aktuell. Einige Berge zeigen falsche oder ungültige Codes, und beim Suchen erscheinen teilweise ganz andere Gipfel.

Es wäre schön, wenn die Summit-Datenbank wieder aktualisiert oder regelmäßig synchronisiert würde, damit die App auch für die Planung und das Nachschlagen der richtigen Gipfelcodes voll nutzbar ist.

Ansonsten: sehr nützliche App — bitte weiter pflegen!

### 2/5 — Nothing over free apps

*2025-04-10*

This is a good looking app that seems to work well but does not have logging and adds no value over and above other free apps. Nice but unnecessary.

### 5/5 — Super!

*2025-01-01*

Diese App ist wirklich super zur Planung von SOTA-Aktivierungen!

### 5/5 — Sad news:

*2024-05-22*

Spots have stopped appearing on my Lock Screen.

**Developer response:** You can now submit and edit spots and alerts. Push notifications are coming soon!

### 1/5 — Can’t use!

*2024-04-07*

I download updated data and almost all of my country’s mountain data was gone.
This is useless. I am really disappointed.

### 4/5 — awesome, must-buy for SOTA ops

*2023-08-22*

Very nice, thank you!  Only thing I wish for as a potential improvement would be the ability to filter Spots to show just certain region, mode, or maybe even distance too (e.g. normally I am only hoping to hunt nearby summits on 2m simplex FM with my yagi).  Otherwise, amazing piece of software!!  also, thank you for supporting older iOS as my device is quite old.

### 1/5 — Crash crashy

*2023-06-03*

The last update appears to be over 2 years ago so I’m assuming this is abandon-ware. 

It crashes after a few taps on my iPhone 14 pro running iOS 16.5

**Would not recommend until the author adds basic filtering and fixes the constant crashing.**

## Frequently asked questions about SOTA Goat

### What is SOTA Goat?

SOTA Goat is a universal app designed for participants of the Summits On The Air (SOTA) amateur radio program. It functions as an all-in-one summit database and spotting application to assist users in planning and completing their radio activations.

### What are the key features of SOTA Goat?

Key features include an offline summit database with search and browse capabilities, the ability to view and manage spots and alerts from SOTAwatch3 with customizable push notifications, and an integrated compass that indicates when you are within the summit's activation zone.

### Is SOTA Goat free to use?

Yes, SOTA Goat is a free application. It does not have in-app purchases or advertisements, making it fully accessible for users.

### What devices is SOTA Goat compatible with?

SOTA Goat is a universal app compatible with all devices that support iOS 11 or later. This includes iPhones, iPod Touches, and iPads.

### How does SOTA Goat help with summit activations?

The app aids in activations by providing an offline database of all SOTA summits, allowing users to plan their routes and access summit information without an internet connection. The SOTAwatch integration keeps users informed of other activations, and the built-in compass helps locate the activation zone on the summit.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.8.1 — 2026-03-01

- Added QRT option to spot submission

### 1.8.0 — 2026-02-25

- Added spot filtering! Finally! Filter spots by any combination of band, mode, and distance. Combine multiple filters so you only see the spots you care about.
- Add text search to spots and alerts, for those quick lookups
- Modernize interface for iOS 26 and Liquid Glass

### 1.6.3 — 2021-02-15

Improved SOTAWatch error messages when submitting spots and alerts

### 1.6.2 — 2020-10-27

Adds support for two-factor authentication (2FA) login codes.

### 1.6.1 — 2020-10-22

Fixes an issue where the user would frequently become logged out and unable to post spots or alerts.

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