Comparison

WhatMountain vs Peak Panorama

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time mountain identification
  • 3D panorama rendering
  • Offline map downloads
  • Augmented reality overlays
  • Detailed terrain model
Features
Currently charting
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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.

Screenshots

WhatMountain4 screens
Peak Panorama4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
WhatMountain versus Peak Panorama: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhatMountainPeak Panorama
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#16 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.1 — better15.4
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB164 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimothy SmithKilian Obermeier

Customer experience

WhatMountain

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Peak Panorama

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WhatMountain

One-time1
  • Upgrade2.0LivePhoto$0.99
None

Peak Panorama

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WhatMountain free?
WhatMountain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Peak Panorama free?
Peak Panorama costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WhatMountain or Peak Panorama?
Peak Panorama is rated higher. WhatMountain averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Peak Panorama averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do WhatMountain or Peak Panorama have ads?
Neither WhatMountain nor Peak Panorama shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WhatMountain or Peak Panorama?
WhatMountain ships an update every 2 months, and Peak Panorama every 2 weeks. Most recently, WhatMountain was updated on October 7, 2026 and Peak Panorama on October 31, 2026.

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