ViewRanger: Hike, Bike or Walk Reviews

Not user friendly.

Wishicouldfindanicknamenotused

Used to be good no no maps can be used. I don’t want an account.

1. App can't find any locations. You search for an address, and a message pop-up reads "Location not found!" 2. I can't find the mountain peak identifier anywhere within this app. 3. User interface extremely unfriendly and confusing. 4. You have to click through three pages of BS offers before you can even get into the app. 5. Moreover, my rule of thumb for apps is if I can't figure them out in 10 minutes, they're history. Not even close in this case. 6. Thank goodness I didn't pay for this jive app. Deleted.

Good tool for tracking bike rides

Ballou778

Excellent tool for bike riders wanting to track time and distance, and preserve mapped route. Great for hikes too.

Not impressed

mvneufeld

I bought this app two days ago, excited to use it with my new Apple Watch. I also bought the USA USGS topo map for $20. My account shows that I’ve been charged for USA topo map, but it doesn’t appear in the app on my phone. I’d try it on my iPad, but the app won’t even open - it immediately crashes, even after deleting and reinstalling. The $20 map doesn’t appear in my account on the ViewRanger website either. It’s just about impossible to contact ViewRanger, and their support is pretty much nonexistent. I am not happy, to say the least.

No compass headings given!

Luvtn

There are no compass headings given. It is difficult to edit a plot or remove it. No wonder I don’t use it much.

Saved my lost self in Iceland.

Bo6384

I use this app to pair with my watch and track distance/altitude. I do long distance primitive backpacking and happened to find myself caught in a complete white out, blown off track, and lost at the top of a glacier in Iceland while doing the Laugavegur Trek to Skógar... Near tears, and with frozen fingers, I was able to use the iPhone app to show me the correct vector to the trail and eventually a hut that allowed me to dry out and warm up for the night before continuing off the glacier. This app saved my life truly.

Zero Stars

micrors4racer

The Watch app is completely useless without your phone.

ViewRanger

Scanner Man 9292

This is the best hiking and outdoor app out there in my opinion. I use it very often for hiking and also to mark hunting stands.

Ok app

RandomUser1111119999

App is clunky and not very intuitive. GPS tracks was way off. Marked trails had me at over 6 miles but my gps tracks showed half that. Also, looking at the gps track it is clear that not enough track points were taken. It looked like I flew over a mountain rather than going on a trail.

Very useful

swright243

I have used this without an account hiking in Massachusetts and Maine on day hikes and overnighters. The compass and maps including trails have been very good and taken the guess work out decisions needed for obscure and even unsigned trails. I have found trails that were left out of state maps. I wouldnt go without it.