GPS tracking for iPhone, iPad, Mac & Apple Watch
Every trail you walk, recorded for good.
High-precision GPS tracks, points of interest with photos, and your own georeferenced paper maps — synced privately through your iCloud. No ads, no tracking, works offline.
The signature feature
Put the national park map over your GPS map
The map they hand you at the park gate is the best map of the park — so NomadTracks makes it your live map. Photograph it or import the PDF, georeference it in two minutes, and your blue dot moves across the official cartography. Fully offline.
- GeoPDF & GeoTIFF align automatically on import
- Photograph any paper map and set control points in-app
- Accuracy readout in meters — never a guess
- Works with zero signal, from Etosha to Bryce Canyon
Built for the outdoors
A complete GPS notebook, minus the bloat
NomadTracks focuses on intuitive, logical usability with a clean interface — and on keeping your data yours.
High-precision recording
GPS tracks with accurate elevation, live stats on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, and a live map with scale bar, compass and coordinates.
Points of interest
Pin camps, water sources and viewpoints with categories, colors, photos, addresses and notes. Add them by hand with lon/lat or UTM coordinates.
Your own maps
Overlay georeferenced PDFs and TIFFs — or photograph a paper map and georeference it in the app. Navigate on maps nobody else has.
Route planning
Plan routes that follow real roads and trails, with distance, duration and elevation — then save them as tracks and follow them outside.
Apple Watch, standalone
Record GPS, heart rate and elevation without your iPhone. Customize the data fields and save every workout to Apple Health.
Privacy first
Your data lives on your devices and in your own iCloud, Dropbox or Synology NAS — never on our servers. No ads, no third-party tracking.
The NomadTracks specialty
Bring the paper maps you trust
National-park handouts, scanned topo sheets, historic maps, trail-association PDFs — georeference them once and they become live, position-aware maps.
- Import georeferenced PDFs and TIFFs directly
- Photograph any paper map and set control points in the app
- See your live position on the overlaid map — fully offline
- Accuracy readout (RMS) so you know how well it's aligned
Tracks & library
Your adventures, organized like a library
Every track gets elevation, speed and pace charts, photo waypoints, and clean editing tools. Folders, search and filters keep years of adventures tidy.
- Elevation, speed and pace charts for every track
- Edit, recolor, trim and crop tracks
- Attach photos to tracks and POIs
- Recently Deleted with 30-day recovery
No lock-in, ever
GPX in. GPX out. Your data stays portable.
Import tracks and POIs from GPX, GeoJSON or NomadTracks bundles. Export everything back out — with photos and metadata — whenever you want.
- GPX and GeoJSON import and export
- Bundles that include photos and metadata
- Create a POI straight from a photo's location
- Share via AirDrop, Mail, Messages and iCloud Drive
In the field
See it in action
25+ activities
However you move, it keeps up
Hiking, sailing, canoeing, overlanding, mountain biking, running, city wandering — the same precise recorder, tuned to your terrain.
Hiking & trekking
Trails, summits, elevation charts
Road trips & overlanding
Expeditions, gravel roads, park maps
Sailing & boating
Knots, logbook tracks, anchorages
Mountain biking
Singletrack, speed charts, route plans
Canoeing & kayaking
Rivers, lakes, the way back
Running & jogging
Pace, heart rate, Watch-only runs
Skiing & winter sports
Ski tours, descents, snowshoe trails
Geocaching
Coordinates, pocket queries, finds
City exploring
Wanderings, places, photo pinsPricing
Free to roam. Pro to go further.
The core app is free — recording, POIs, custom maps, GPX, iCloud and Synology sync. Pro unlocks the power extras.
NomadTracks
Free
forever
- Unlimited GPS track recording
- POIs with photos & notes
- Custom georeferenced maps
- GPX / GeoJSON import & export
- iCloud & Synology sync
- Apple Watch app
- Route planning
- Google Maps & OpenStreetMap
- Dropbox sync
NomadTracks Pro
Subscription
monthly or yearly — cancel anytime in the App Store
- Everything in Free
- Route planning on real roads & trails
- Google Maps basemaps
- OpenStreetMap basemaps
- Dropbox sync
- Every future Pro feature
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is NomadTracks free?
Yes. Recording tracks, points of interest, custom maps, GPX import/export, iCloud and Synology sync, and the Apple Watch app are all free. The optional NomadTracks Pro subscription adds route planning, Dropbox sync, and Google Maps and OpenStreetMap basemaps.
Does NomadTracks work offline?
Yes. GPS recording works completely offline — no signal required. Your own georeferenced custom maps are stored on the device, so you can navigate with them far from any network.
Where is my tracking data stored?
On your devices and in your own private iCloud (or your own Dropbox or Synology NAS if you choose). NomadTracks has no servers of its own, no account system, no ads and no third-party tracking.
Can I import existing GPX files?
Yes. NomadTracks imports tracks and POIs from GPX and GeoJSON, and exports them again at any time — including bundles with photos and metadata. No lock-in. See the import guide.
Does the Apple Watch app work without an iPhone?
Yes. The watch records GPS, heart rate and elevation on its own and saves workouts to Apple Health. See the Watch guide.
Can I use my own paper or PDF maps?
Yes — it's a NomadTracks specialty. Import a georeferenced PDF or TIFF, or photograph any paper map and georeference it with control points in the app. See the custom maps guide.
Is there an Android version?
An Android version is coming soon. Today NomadTracks runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.
Which devices does NomadTracks support?
iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch — in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese and Hungarian. An iPhone can even share its GPS position with a Wi-Fi-only iPad.
The trail is waiting.
Download NomadTracks free on the App Store and record your next adventure — privately, precisely, beautifully.