WhatMountain vs Peak Panorama
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WhatMountain
Identify and label mountains in your real-time view using your iPhone's camera. Explore virtual vistas from any location by entering coordinates or loading photos. Download data for offline use across North America.
- Live-View augmented reality mountain identification
- Label mountains in real-time
- Explore virtual vistas from any location
- Enter place names or coordinates
- Load photos to view their GPS location
- Download data for offline use
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Have you ever wondered what is the name of that mountain over there? Now stand at your vista and hold your iPhone up and have all those mountains labeled for you! As you turn, the scene on your iPhone turns with you. Mountains to the north - hills to the west - all are now labeled for you. With the "Live-View" option, WhatMountain will draw mountain profiles and names over a real-time images. You can also enter the name or latitude/longitude of a place and see the view from that mountain top. Or load up a photograph, and use the GPS information in the jpeg file. It does take data, but you can download it from the US Geological Survey before you head to the mountain. It displays vistas from anyplace in Canada, Mexico and the United States - including all 50 states, Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands.
Peak Panorama
Identify mountains in real-time by pointing your phone at the horizon. View names and elevations in a 3D panorama, with offline capabilities for hiking. Augmented reality overlays labels onto the real world.
- Real-time mountain identification
- 3D panorama rendering
- Offline map downloads
- Augmented reality overlays
- Detailed terrain model
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Know every mountain you see. This app shows you a 360° panorama with the name and height of every peak on the horizon. Turn on the camera to see the names right on top of the real mountains. No signal on the trail? No problem. Save the area you're heading to before you leave, and Peak Panorama works completely offline. It works anywhere in the world, with 500,000 mountains from the Rockies to the Alps to the Himalayas. Perfect for hikes, summit views, road trips, ski days, or just the view from your window. — Ratings — Every positive rating, also after updates, means a lot to me. Your ratings and reviews help me keep improving the app for you. Thank you very much! — Support — If you have questions, run into problems, spot a mistake or a missing mountain name, or have ideas for new features, I'm happy to help. You can reach me at peakpanorama-feedback@kilians.net.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Peak Panorama at 100% against WhatMountain's 33%. Peak Panorama also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). WhatMountain's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
WhatMountain is free to download; Peak Panorama costs $1.99 up front. WhatMountain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Peak Panorama asks for nothing beyond the download.
Peak Panorama holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of WhatMountain's written reviews are positive against 100% of Peak Panorama's.
WhatMountain ships an update every 2 months, Peak Panorama every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WhatMountain | Peak Panorama |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #16 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timothy Smith | Kilian Obermeier |
Customer experience
WhatMountain
Peak Panorama
In-app purchases
WhatMountain
- Upgrade2.0LivePhoto$0.99
Peak Panorama
No in-app purchases
Questions
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