Dissappointed
Outdooractive is nothing like this app. This was the only app that will save offline maps, display your position, and allow MGRS over the cursor. Extremely dissapointed. Since my app isnt updated I can still use the app with my downloaded maps but the live map will no longer load tiles so i cant use it at any new locations…
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Sorry to see ViewRanger ending
ViewRanger has been my go to for hiking and horse riding for several years. It is neat, clean, easy to use, with several map bases available (OpenCycle is the one that suits my needs best).
The change to Outdooractive is unhappy making. Outdooractive is fussy, has a bloat of “features” I don’t need or want, and a useless, for my needs, set of maps.
The change to Outdooractive is unhappy making. Outdooractive is fussy, has a bloat of “features” I don’t need or want, and a useless, for my needs, set of maps.
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From the Heaven
I discovered ViewRanger 8 years ago. As a botanist and a nature adventure View Ranger is a womderfulll App. I advice you to use it.
Easy to use with many good option to track your field work and yout outdoor activities. Congrats to the team of VR from Yamousspukro (Côte d’Ivoire)
Easy to use with many good option to track your field work and yout outdoor activities. Congrats to the team of VR from Yamousspukro (Côte d’Ivoire)
Best out there for hiking
Stunningly detailed maps and the most accurate and easy to use gps system I’ve used. Better for tracking your own trails than finding existing ones.
New to me
Purchased this app years ago but only started trying to use it lately. I was using a different trail app that has since gone out of business.
My problem with the app (used twice so far) is that it starts and stops recording a track whenever it feels like it. We’ll get done doing a 5 mile ride on the trails and when we get back the app says we rode 200 yards for 2 minutes or something similar.
I admit it may be user error for now because I just began using it. But you keep asking for a review so here it is.
My problem with the app (used twice so far) is that it starts and stops recording a track whenever it feels like it. We’ll get done doing a 5 mile ride on the trails and when we get back the app says we rode 200 yards for 2 minutes or something similar.
I admit it may be user error for now because I just began using it. But you keep asking for a review so here it is.
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This app is great
I love using this app to track my walks and hikes. I just wish I could to l remove the sections when I forget to turn it off and drive back home.
Amazing Functionality & Capability
I’ve been using this app for a number of years and still feel it has no equal, the usability, capability & downloadable maps are unbeatable and have proven themselves time and time again. AR functionality is quite cool & Apple Watch app has far more usable functions than other apps. Keep up the great work devs!
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Let me edit my recordings
Don’t forget to stop your recording. It doesn’t understand that it’s impossible to hike at 65mph and you can’t remove that section.. there’s a “reduce tracks” option but there’s no explanation about what that does and no way to undo it.
Hard to use
I assumed that you could get this app and just buy the maps or routes that you want. Instead, the app is full of overlapping and incomprehensible features. For example: I want a map of the place I’m going to visit. There are two options, “Maps” and “Map shop.” When you choose “Maps,” the first thing you get is not a list of maps or a search box, but rather a big button that says “Map shop.” This brings you not to a “shop,” but a jumbled screen of icons and unexplained subscriptions, prices in cash, and prices in mysterious “credits.”
I’m sure there’s a lot of great content available, but after 10 minutes I still don’t know how to access it. So I’m just going to give up and uninstall. It’s a shame this app wasn’t designed as well as the ViewRanger website, which is great.
I’m sure there’s a lot of great content available, but after 10 minutes I still don’t know how to access it. So I’m just going to give up and uninstall. It’s a shame this app wasn’t designed as well as the ViewRanger website, which is great.
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Frustrating user interface
I saw it had good reviews, so purchased it, but have been frustrated by the user interface, which seems to have no rhyme nor reason to it. I wouldn’t have written it this way. It’s difficult to make it do what you want, and does surprising things. Information pops up out of nowhere.
I suppose eventually I’ll figure it out, and hopefully like it as much as the other reviewers, but this is not as easy to use as similar apps like AllTrails ir GAIA.
I suppose eventually I’ll figure it out, and hopefully like it as much as the other reviewers, but this is not as easy to use as similar apps like AllTrails ir GAIA.
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It’s Okay
I’m a paying subscriber. I like many features of this, but it needs some serious work. Wayyyy to much emphasis on the social interaction. I really doubt that many people are using that. We do these activities to get away from people. The POIs need folders! GAIA gps had that, and right now I kinda wish I had stayed with them for that. I want to categorize my POIs. There are a lot of nice features which are great. But it needs some focus on water trails also, canoeing and kayaking.
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Amazing App for outdoors
I like easy to use apps which do not require a PHD to use. I have tried many different apps for outdoor activities but they were all lacking in features.
Then came ViewRanger. This app does everything I need an outdoor app to do and more. New to an area, lookup where other people have hiked and follow along. The current time the app costs a little bit of money 4,99 per year and if you think you are going to be in a poor internet place, buy and download the map. Everything is reasonably priced and you get a lot for your money.
Stop wasting time and get the app, you’ll love it!
Then came ViewRanger. This app does everything I need an outdoor app to do and more. New to an area, lookup where other people have hiked and follow along. The current time the app costs a little bit of money 4,99 per year and if you think you are going to be in a poor internet place, buy and download the map. Everything is reasonably priced and you get a lot for your money.
Stop wasting time and get the app, you’ll love it!
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Should be easier...
I like to use the GPS function and stored music in my watch to go for a run without taking my phone. I am in NYC where there are 2 heavily forested parks with many winding trails that are easy to get lost in. There is a map of one of the parks online to be downloaded to the watch but not the other. I have tried to make my own nap to save to my watch, but it is either not possible or very hard to do. I’m still trying to figure it out. If it was easy to do, I’d give the app 5 stars.
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Buggy and syncing is a mess
I stumbled across this app recently when looking for a replacement to my current GPS logger. It’s pretty feature-full, while still being simple enough for most people to use. The peak identifier is excellent and makes hikes more interesting.
Some things that need improvement:
- This app requires manual syncing of your tracks and trails. Why can’t it just automatically sync its data like every other app? I’ve also run into issues where I delete routes/tracks on my device, then when I sync, it re-downloads what I deleted from the server. Very frustrating.
- Apple Watch has become very unreliable. Whenever I used to start a track, the watch would show me how much I have left. It just doesn’t do that anymore. It will show the graph for distance remaining, but it’s useless because it’s completely inaccurate and doesn’t update.
- I’m not interested at all in a social feed aspect of trail tracking. It would be nice to not have to have this front and center every time I go to the page that has my routes and tracks.
- The settings can be a bit confusing and convoluted. For example, under Settings > GPS, there is a switch for GPS on or off. I don’t know the purpose of this. GPS automatically goes on when you start making a track, why is there a separate switch here?
I am a subscriber, but will likely be canceling due to these frustrations (particularly with Apple Watch, which was not happening before).
Some things that need improvement:
- This app requires manual syncing of your tracks and trails. Why can’t it just automatically sync its data like every other app? I’ve also run into issues where I delete routes/tracks on my device, then when I sync, it re-downloads what I deleted from the server. Very frustrating.
- Apple Watch has become very unreliable. Whenever I used to start a track, the watch would show me how much I have left. It just doesn’t do that anymore. It will show the graph for distance remaining, but it’s useless because it’s completely inaccurate and doesn’t update.
- I’m not interested at all in a social feed aspect of trail tracking. It would be nice to not have to have this front and center every time I go to the page that has my routes and tracks.
- The settings can be a bit confusing and convoluted. For example, under Settings > GPS, there is a switch for GPS on or off. I don’t know the purpose of this. GPS automatically goes on when you start making a track, why is there a separate switch here?
I am a subscriber, but will likely be canceling due to these frustrations (particularly with Apple Watch, which was not happening before).
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The Best
ViewRanger is absolutely the best outdoor navigation app for your phone or watch. I have used it for ten years. It has the widest selection of maps and the ability to plan routes, download routes from others, and save your own points of interest. You can save maps to your watch and navigate without your phone. If it had a step counter and connected to a heart rate monitor I wouldn’t need any other app for fitness or navigation. It would also be nice if you could record tracks directly on your watch. Currently your watch has to be tethered to your phone to record a track. It would also be nice if you could record points of interest directly on your watch.
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iPhone 11
Doesn’t work on the iPhone 11. Will not synchronize. I plotted routes on my iPad and they upload just fine when I try to sync from the iPhone the app spins and spins and does nothing.
I log on to my account from the website and see my routes. When I select the option open the route in the app, I get an error message.
Nice try but not worth the $$ spent to upgrade to premium.
I log on to my account from the website and see my routes. When I select the option open the route in the app, I get an error message.
Nice try but not worth the $$ spent to upgrade to premium.
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Was far better 8 years ago than it is now
I bought the yearly subscription because I was at a cool spot with about 9 peaks visible- I had this same app when it first came out in the iPhone 4 days and it worked at a close by spot to here very well. I figured it had to be even better now that it was premium. To my suprise it only showed the peaks that were close to us but not the large ones that we wanted to know the names of.
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Better than the rest..
If you remember to download the map...
It’s easy to plot, easy to follow, but I can’t find a great way to down load enough map for a long trip. All in all, it is a magnificent piece of software, the most recent updates make plotting routes fun.
It’s easy to plot, easy to follow, but I can’t find a great way to down load enough map for a long trip. All in all, it is a magnificent piece of software, the most recent updates make plotting routes fun.
Search function missing in latest update
Have been using this app for a few years and love it, in the latest update the search function is not working, please fix.
Took features away
Bought this app for 3D peak viewing which worked fine until I opened it the other day and discovered that in addition to my original purchase they wanted more money for me to keep using the app. Parasitic rentseeking, give me my money back you crooks. How about you make money by creating more value rather than hiding original content behind paywalls. Capitalism at its worst.
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