Features & Capabilities

Bivy is your all-in-one outdoor companion for finding, tracking, and sharing adventures. It supports numerous activities, provides offline maps, and enables location sharing to help friends stay safe and found. The app lets you search adventures by map or list, track your path with live stats, and share routes, photos, and comments with a trusted community. Integrations include satellite messaging via Bivystick for SOS and offline maps, making it ideal for backcountry trips where service is spotty.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
Headgate Studios
Rating:
3.50
(109)
Version:
9.40 Last updated: 2026-04-21
Version code:
884724676
Creation date:
2016-06-15
Compatible devices:
Size:
141.29MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-06
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Ranking

Other platforms

Android
Bivy – Messaging & Navigation (v4.6.35)
36,149 3.51 (150)

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Developed by:
Headgate Studios
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bivy-messaging-navigation/id747595150
Website:
https://www.bivy.com

User Reviews

Summary: Reviews generally praise the Bivy Stick as a strong off-grid device and note that recent app updates improved usability and offline messaging. However, the app suffers from widespread stability issues, a bloated UI, unreliable tracking/messaging, problematic search features (including paid results and poor Find Me functionality), and activation/billing frustrations. The core hardware may deliver in the field, but persistent software issues overshadow the positives for many users.
Pros
  • The Bivy Stick device itself is fantastic and handy, especially for use off-grid.
  • Recent app updates have made the interface smoother and more intuitive, improving navigation between the map and messaging.
  • The app supports sending messages and sharing location even when there’s no cell service.
  • Users can contribute to the trail/database and feel part of a growing community.
Cons
  • Frequent crashes and stability issues, including startup crashes and backcountry outages.
  • The UI is bloated and cluttered with too many features, colors, and marketing elements, making it hard to use.
  • Unreliable tracking and messaging with glitches and missed updates.
  • Search and find features are broken or misleading, with paid advertisements, inability to search by coordinates, and Find Me not working.
  • Activation/login problems and billing issues, including forced in-app purchases and ongoing charges.
Recent reviews
I’m returning my Bivy stick, piece of crap…the app tracking is nonexistent, crashed on startup constantly…not worth the 60 a month…get a HAM radio 📻 walky talkie or a Noah weather band radio 📻 you’re better off
by Ha*****, 2023-03-09

The fonts and color of the fonts are difficult to see for someone with anything but 20/20 vision. The map legends and narratives can’t be zoomed and are tiny. It seems to be grey on black. Difficult to see in daylight.
by Sa*****, 2022-11-13

Really horrible interface that glitches out when tracking (can’t back out of menus), doesn’t properly send updates or receive messages, and crashes when looking at the user guide and a few other menus. Really regret this purchase
by tb*****, 2022-11-06
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