SOTA Goat

Name: SOTA Goat
Price: 4.99 USD
Rating: 4.5 (32 reviews)
Author: Rockwell Schrock

By: Rockwell Schrock

Summits On The Air assistant

Features & Capabilities

SOTA Goat is the all-in-one summit database and spotting application for participants of the Summits On The Air amateur radio program.

It was designed from the ground up as an invaluable tool for summit activators – as necessary as your transceiver and power supply! SOTA Goat provides all the tools to aid in planning and completing your activation.

Mountain Goats and Shack Sloths alike will appreciate the comprehensive summit database and search features, as well as the ability to view and share summit activations and signal reports over SOTAwatch.

This is a universal app that is available for all devices that support iOS 11+, including iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.

OFFLINE SUMMIT DATABASE:

• Every summit in the SOTA database is available offline: search, browse, and view a map • Download updates to the database to get the latest new associations • Star your favorite summits for easy access • Export summits to KML and GPX files for use in other applications or GPS devices

SOTAWATCH3 SPOTS AND ALERTS:

• View, add, and modify spots and alerts from SOTAwatch3 • Enable push notifications to be alerted of every new activation. Granular filtering ensures you only see the alerts you desire

SUMMIT TRACKER:

• Reach the summit with an integrated compass that lets you know when you're within the activation zone.

With the help of SOTA Goat, you're on your way to become a Shack Sloth or a Mountain Goat in no time!

Baaaaaah!

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Rockwell Schrock

Rating:

4.50

(32)

Version:

1.8.1 Last updated: 2026-03-01

Version code:

882903972

Creation date:

2013-01-06

Compatible devices:

Size:

22.37MB

Price:

4.99

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-06

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Developed by:

Rockwell Schrock

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sota-goat/id590206108

Website:

https://ww1x.radio/sotagoat/

User Reviews

SOTA Goat is widely praised as a comprehensive iOS tool for SOTA activations, with strong filtering/alert features, offline data access, and good proximity-based summit discovery. Users also appreciate its ease of use and activation planning capabilities. However, the app faces recurring concerns about insufficient or changed filtering options, stability and login problems across devices, and a perception that the project is or was abandoned. Addressing filtering gaps, improving reliability, and clarifying maintenance status would likely improve reviews.

Pros

Robust filters and alert system, including customizable push notifications.
Offline data access via downloaded database, enabling use without cell coverage.
Shows nearby summits and distance, making it easy to find and plan activations.
Comprehensive SOTA planning/activation toolkit (plan, post/view spots and alerts, find summit info).
Easy to use with a responsive developer and solid UX.

Cons

Filtering options are incomplete or changed; users want regional/band/association filters.
Stability and login issues across devices and recent versions (crashes, login failures).
Perceived outdated/abandoned status due to long gaps between updates.

Recent reviews

Great app that combines all the best features of sotl.as, plus a few more tools like the Summit Tracker, into a useful offline app format. Easy to use and well designed. There are a few things that would make it even better for my use. First, I would like to see the same filters currently available for Spots come to the Alerts page. You can currently filter spots by things like band, mode, and distance (excellent), but cannot filter alerts by anything except a text search. I would also love to see a distance filter come to notifications. You can currently trigger notifications by band, mode, association, and callsign, but not by distance. As a currently HT-only op, I would love to have a “less than 60 miles away” notification trigger. I currently use HamAlert to accomplish this, but it requires summit references to be manually entered in a big list, which is cumbersome. If SOTA Goat can add the same distance filter from the spots page to notification settings, it would be perfect. Adding a distance in miles to the notification text would also be great!

by ca*****, 2026-05-16

I have it running at home everyday and always on the trail and in the vehicle while searching for summit access. The filters and alerts are awesome! I wish I could load it on my iphone 17.