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Best Hiking Navigation Apps for iPhone (2026)

11 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

AllTrails: Hike, Bike & Run is the top-ranked of 11 hiking navigation apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.9/5 from 1,041,957 ratings.

  1. 1
    AllTrails: Hike, Bike & RunS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 1,041,957 ratings · score 100
  2. 2
    komoot - hike, bike & runS
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 9,542 ratings · score 97
  3. 3
    Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail MapsS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 32,264 ratings · score 95
  4. 4
    FarOut: Hike, Bike, PaddleS
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 26,740 ratings · score 93
  5. 5
    GPS TracksS
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 17,720 ratings · score 93

What belongs in this list

Follow a marked trail with a map and GPS while hiking so I stay on route outdoors.

Not here: a list of nearby trails to browse alone; cycling or motorcycle navigation alone; road driving directions alone; boat navigation alone; a general map app alone

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

S
AllTrailskomootGaia GPSFarOutGPS TracksTopo Maps+Wikiloc
A
HikingonX Backcoun…
B
None at B yet
C
TrailLinkMgrs & Utm Map
D
None at D yet
F
None at F yet

Compare every app

  1. 1
    AllTrails: Hike, Bike & RunS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 1,041,957 ratings · score 100 · best in class
  2. 2
    komoot - hike, bike & runS
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 9,542 ratings · score 97 · best in class
  3. 3
    Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail MapsS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 32,264 ratings · score 95 · best in class
  4. 4
    FarOut: Hike, Bike, PaddleS
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 26,740 ratings · score 93 · best in class
  5. 5
    GPS TracksS
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 17,720 ratings · score 93 · best in class
  6. 6
    Topo Maps+: Topographic MapsS
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 9,387 ratings · score 92 · best in class
  7. 7
    Wikiloc - Trails of the WorldS
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 5,406 ratings · score 91 · best in class
  8. 8
    Hiking and Skiing - PeakVisorA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 13,188 ratings · score 89 · excellent
  9. 9
    onX Backcountry: 3D Trail MapsA
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 6,510 ratings · score 84 · excellent
  10. 10
    TrailLink: Bike, Run, WalkC
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 8,107 ratings · score 66 · situational
  11. 11
    Mgrs & Utm MapC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 2,558 ratings · score 65 · situational · provisional

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Questions people ask

What is the best hiking navigation app for iPhone?
AllTrails: Hike, Bike & Run, S tier, ranked #1 of 11, rated 4.9 by 1,041,957 people.
Which hiking navigation apps are free?
11 of 11 are free to download: AllTrails: Hike, Bike & Run (S), komoot - hike, bike & run (S), Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps (S), FarOut: Hike, Bike, Paddle (S) and more. 4 of them sell in-app purchases.
Which hiking navigation app has the best App Store rating?
AllTrails: Hike, Bike & Run at 4.9 from 1,041,957 ratings.
How many hiking navigation apps reach S or A tier?
9 of 11. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.

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