# VIWay — off-road navigator

> Off-road navigator that works without roads, maps, or internet. (iPhone/iPad app by Valerii Vlasov.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/viway/id1451622150 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Valerii Vlasov](https://appshunter.io/developer/1444308689)
- Category: Navigation, Travel
- Price: $0.99
- Rating: 3.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.2 · 10 MB
- Languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Spanish
- Released: 2019-02-24
- Data updated: 2026-05-31
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/viway/id1451622150/reviews.md

## What is VIWay?

The only navigator that works without roads, maps and the Internet. Сan be useful where there are no roads: in the wild forest, in the mountains, in the tundra, on the water, in the desert, in the air. Just tap the screen long to memorize your position. Everything!
When you need to return to this place, launch the navigator and select this memorized point as a target.
Put on your headphones and put your gadget in your pocket. Go straight in any direction. Follow the navigator's voice prompts  like "Straight", "Right face", "Left 20". The latter means that you need to change your course to the left by 20 degrees.
Episodically, the voice reports the remaining distance in a straight line to the target, the complete (not in a straight) path and the average speed since the last hint. When approaching the goal, the voice reports the full time on the way and complete path. The path traveled and the direction to the target are always visible on the screen (even without the Internet and a map).
With the Internet running, a map of the location is visible. It is convenient to find the desired places on the map and by long pressing the screen to remember them. For example, "Home", "Camp", "Sand Dune", "Tuna bite place", "Club harbor", "My car in the Super Bowl parking." Then, in nature, without the Internet and maps, you can choose from the list the desired entered place and the navigator will lead you there.
Conveniently in an unfamiliar city with the Internet turned on, remember the position of your hotel and the places to visit. Then the navigator will lead you to any of these places or to the hotel.
Navigator does not look at the roads and maps, it just leads you straight to the goal!

- Tap the screen long to create a new point.
- Use the pin button on the top left of the screen to show your position in the center of the screen.
- Use the square top-left button on the screen to display a list of all entered points and select a target point. Here you can also adjust the voice volume of the navigator and change settings for speedometer. Click "Stop" to stop tracing.
- Use the round button at the top right of the screen (when visible) to cancel the rotation of the scene.
- Click on the desired point (red circle) to bring up a dialog where you can set this point as a target, rename this point or delete it. Here you can also delete all entered points.
- Click the "Altimeter" button (mountains) at the top left to turn the altimeter on or off. The altimeter shows your current height in large blue numbers.
- Click the "Speedometer" button at the top left to turn the speedometer on or off. The speedometer shows your current speed in large green numbers. When the speed limit is exceeded, the numbers change color to yellow, then to red. When the speed is above the allowed limit, the speedometer will regularly speak your current speed by voice. You can set the speed limit and the allowable excess of this limit in the Speedometer Settings. Click the square button on the left-top and at the very bottom of the list that appears, click "- Speedometer Settings +". If you want to constantly hear voice messages about the current speed, then just put there 0 and 0. Under the speedometer, travel time and distance traveled are visible.
- Click the "Trace" button (clawed paw). This button enables / disables the display of your trace on the screen (red line). For example, you do not need to show the way when you are driving a familiar track and you only need a speedometer. Or when you drive a yacht with one long tack and you only need directions to maintain the chosen course.
- Click the "SMS" button to display your current coordinates. Here you can send SMS with these coordinates, date and time to your friends or relatives.
- Click the "Course" button (arrow) to set a course of moving (an azimuth from 0 to 359 degrees). You will getting voice hints like "left", "right" etc while moving. Click "Stop" if you do not need it more.

## Key features

- Works without roads, maps, or internet
- Memorize current position as a target
- Voice prompts for navigation
- Displays distance, path, and speed
- Optional map view with internet
- Altimeter and speedometer functions

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/viway/id1451622150/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Shuts down

*2020-10-11, version 1.5.3*

When I try to name my location as “home” the app shuts down! Have not used it more but not a good start. Will try to use today and write another review.

**Developer response:** Thanks for a very important review. Yes, I just checked it out and for the first time saw the application crashed. In my case, the reason was the following: to memorize the point, I pressed directly on the position point on the screen. A dialog appeared, where the name of the point was automatically set as "my geolocation". When you try to rename this point, the program crashes. You are right and I apologize for this defect.
A quick solution - to memorize a point, you need to click not on the blue position point, but slightly to the side of it. For accuracy, it is better to increase the scale (stretch the scene) before that.

## Frequently asked questions about VIWay

### Does VIWay have ads?

The provided data does not specify if VIWay contains advertisements. As it is a paid application, it is likely ad-free, but this cannot be confirmed without further information.

### What devices is VIWay compatible with?

VIWay is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. It is designed to run on Apple's iOS ecosystem.

### How often is VIWay updated?

VIWay was last updated on March 17, 2021, with version 1.6. The frequency of future updates is not specified.

### What is the age rating for VIWay?

VIWay has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users. This indicates it contains no mature content.

### How does VIWay handle navigation without a map?

VIWay uses your device's GPS to track your position and provides voice prompts to guide you directly to your memorized target point, even in areas without cell service or pre-loaded maps.

### Can I save multiple locations in VIWay?

Yes, you can memorize multiple positions and save them as targets within VIWay. These saved points can then be selected from a list to navigate back to.

### What information does VIWay provide during navigation?

During navigation, VIWay can provide voice prompts for direction, report the remaining distance to the target, the total path taken, and your average speed. It also displays the path traveled and direction to the target on screen.

### What is the user sentiment for VIWay based on reviews?

VIWay has a rating of 3.0 stars from 1 rating. This limited feedback suggests a mixed or average user experience.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6 — 2021-03-17

- Made waiting for GPS signal when starting the application (now there are no random throws of position at startup)
- Removed the reaction to a long press directly on the blue circle (my position). To memorize a new point, click next to the blue circle (not on it)!

### 1.5.3 — 2020-05-10

- when you turn on the speedometer, the travel time and the distance traveled are now visible. This data is counted from the moment the application is launched, or from the choice of a target point or from setting the course of movement.
- in order to remove the slowdown of the application during a long many-hour journey, we did a way display (red line) only for the last about an hour and a half.

### 1.5.2 — 2020-02-04

- added "Set course" button
It is convenient to set the course, rather than the destination. For example, you determined the course on a paper map or on a compass, seeing the target from the mountain.
- added the menu bar "Stop" to stop tracking movement to the destination point

### 1.5.1 — 2019-08-13

For your convenience, we have added the "SMS" button. It shows your current coordinates, date and time. Here you can send SMS with these coordinates to your friends or relatives.

### 1.5 — 2019-07-17

To save battery power, we did the following:
- added a button "trace" (clawed paw). This button enables / disables the display of your trace on the screen (red line). For example, you do not need to show the way when you are driving a familiar track and you only need a speedometer. Or when you drive a yacht with one long tack and you only need directions to maintain the chosen course.
- voice guidance on course adjustment is now spoken less often

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