Features & Capabilities

Why another tracking app?

ACCURACY - GPS receivers, including smartphones, can record locations every second but have inherent and unavoidable errors that are small compared to the distance traveled in that second by an automobile, airplane or cruise missile but are large enough to overwhelm the data when used in human-powered activities like • Hiking • Walking • Running and Cycling This is especially true In situations where the GPS satellite signals can be compromised by things that block or absorb microwaves: • Hills and mountains • Heavy tree cover • Rain and clouds

SIMPLICITY - Most apps have a lot of features that may be very useful for some folks but they often make the user hunt for the simple stuff. Also I have occasionally lost all my data when I accidentally touched the wrong thing on a busy and complicated screen

HikeTracker was designed with Accuracy and Simplicity in mind to support hiking in the mountains of the beautiful Pacific Northwest but it works just as well for less challenging activities like walking and biking around town. It uses several strategies to combine and curate the raw GPS data, filtering out some of the inherent errors and saving only enough points to get a smooth and accurate picture of the user’s track and accurate distance measurements.

But all that fancy-schmancy stuff is kept out of sight - to use it you just: • Open HikeTracker • Press “Start” • Go

What it does • Makes an accurate GPS-based track of your activity • Shows accurate distance traveled and elevation gained • Saves that info in a standard GPX (GPS file exchange format) file that can be saved and/or shared with other apps and programs

What it lacks • No social media • No ads • No in-app purchases • No saving or sharing of personal data • iPhone only • Currently lacks support for languages other than English

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Alan Heezen
Rating:
5.00
(6)
Version:
2.3.5 Last updated: 2026-01-16
Version code:
881544930
Creation date:
2021-05-29
Compatible devices:
Size:
3.02MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-07-04
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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Alan Heezen
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hiketracker/id1567996400
Website:
http://geezerhiker.com/HikeTracker/Marketing

User Reviews

I have been using this app for a long time on an iPhone 13. Now I have a new iPhone 17 pro and the app just crashes on opening. Can’t get it to work anymore. I love this app and used it everyday. Please update this app so it works again. Thank you
by li*****, 2025-11-06

This app rules. It does exactly what it says it will, it does it VERY well, and it asks literally nothing of you. No in app purchases, no harassment for reviews. This app reminds me of the golden age of apps when the iPhone was new and everyone wasn’t just trying to figure out how much money they could take from you! Thank you for creating the exact app I’ve been looking for!
by th*****, 2025-03-24

I’ve been using HikeTracker since it was in beta test phase. It has been simple to use since the beginning and refinements in its elevation gain algorithm here made it the most accurate I have come across. Still could use improvement in its map loading function, but all in all a very useful tool for backcountry navigation. Best of all, it’s FREE!
by Ou*****, 2022-09-11
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