Comparison

Peak Panorama vs Kashmir Explorer

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

Head to head
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.

About

Kashmir Explorer

Discover diverse destinations and detailed trek routes in the valley, with offline maps and seasonal guides. Plan your adventures with comprehensive information and save your favorite spots for future exploration.

Highlights
  • Detailed destination information
  • Offline trek maps and routes
  • Seasonal travel guidance
  • Offline map packs
  • Save and plan trips
  • Full dark mode
Features
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Kashmir Explorer is a guide to the valley built for the way people actually travel through it — by season, by altitude, by how far the road reaches, and by where the signal stops. DESTINATIONS Browse every place in the catalogue, not just the handful everyone already names. Each one carries what you need before you commit a day to it: where it is, what it is, when it's worth going, how to get there, and photographs that show the place rather than sell it. TREKS, PROPERLY MAPPED Every trek has a real route — not a line drawn between two towns. See the full track on a topographic map, the elevation profile with its high point marked, the day-by-day itinerary, checkpoints, campsites and water, plus the gear and safety notes for the grade you're attempting. Distances are the distance you actually walk. IT WORKS WHERE THE SIGNAL DOESN'T Download an Offline Trek Pack before you leave the road. The pack carries the map tiles for the corridor, the official route, every checkpoint, the itinerary and a dated weather snapshot — all stored on the phone. Losing signal on the trail is the expected condition, not an error screen. SAVE, PLAN, RETURN Keep a collection of the places and treks you're considering. Your saves follow your account to your next device. ALSO INSIDE • Search that spans destinations and treks together • Current conditions for the valley • Full dark mode • Driving directions to any trailhead • Download the whole catalogue for offline reading PRIVACY Analytics are off until you turn them on — there is no pre-ticked box. Your location is used to place you on the map, and only while you are using the app. You can export everything the app holds about you, and delete your account from inside the app. Kashmir Explorer is made in Kashmir.

Screenshots

Peak Panorama4 screens
Kashmir Explorer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Kashmir Explorer at Free against Peak Panorama's $1.99. Kashmir Explorer also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). Peak Panorama's advantage is chart position (#13 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Kashmir Explorer is free to download; Peak Panorama costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Peak Panorama ships an update every 2 weeks, Kashmir Explorer weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Peak Panorama versus Kashmir Explorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPeak PanoramaKashmir Explorer
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#13 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.4 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKilian ObermeierBracecodes Software Solutions Private Limited

Customer experience

Peak Panorama

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

Kashmir Explorer

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Peak Panorama

No in-app purchases

None

Kashmir Explorer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Peak Panorama free?
Peak Panorama costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kashmir Explorer free?
Kashmir Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Peak Panorama or Kashmir Explorer have ads?
Neither Peak Panorama nor Kashmir Explorer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Peak Panorama or Kashmir Explorer?
Peak Panorama ships an update every 2 weeks, and Kashmir Explorer weekly. Most recently, Peak Panorama was updated on November 5, 2026 and Kashmir Explorer on November 6, 2026.

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