Is there a good app for record a hike with GPS and elevation?
Fully Served: 31 apps already serve this, and 2 data points mined from real user reviews show where they fall short. Good apps already cover what people want. You'd need a strong wedge.
Data refreshed June 15, 2026 · scores recompute weekly as new reviews are mined, so re-check before you build.
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to record a hike with GPS and elevation, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| unreliable elevation recording | reliability | 1 | recording my elevation is hit or miss |
| inaccurate or missing hike recording | bug | 1 | it stops recording my hikes or doesn't record them accurately, it messes that count up |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps | 4.8 | 32,009 | Free |
| iHikeGPS : Classic Topo Maps | 4.4 | 59 | $4.99 |
| GPS Tracks | 4.7 | 17,223 | Free |
| Peak Mountain Altitude Finder | 0.0 | 0 | $0.29 |
| Footpath Route Planner | 4.8 | 21,437 | Free |
| PeakFinder | 4.7 | 11,528 | $4.99 |
| GPS Travel Journal | 4.7 | 36 | $1.99 |
| GPS Kit - Offline GPS Tracker | 4.2 | 360 | $9.99 |
Should you build it?
Good apps already cover what people want. You'd need a strong wedge. Opportunity here scores 10 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
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