01 · Navigation
Turn-by-turn navigation
Voice guidance and visual turn alerts on your wrist. You see the next turn, the distance, and your ETA, with the phone left at home.
Voice + turn alerts
Maps for Apple Watch Offline maps & navigation for Apple Watch. Never lose
Offline maps & navigation for Apple Watch. Never lose
your way.
Offline topographic maps, turn-by-turn navigation, and workout recording, right on your Apple Watch. Plan on your iPhone, sync to your wrist in seconds, then leave the phone behind. It all works with no signal.
Free to start · No account · No ads
Works offline Private by design Turn-by-turn nav iCloud backup Made for Apple Watch
Plan · Download · Navigate
From plan to summit, in three steps
Build a route on your iPhone, save the map offline with one tap, then head out with nothing but your watch. It works without a signal.
Plan → Download → Navigate
1Plan 
2Download 
3Navigate 
Plan on iPhone
Tap to drop waypoints or import a GPX. See distance and elevation update instantly.
Download offline maps
One tap downloads the map around your route. Your route is already on your watch, synced automatically.
Navigate phone-free
Head out with just your watch. Turn-by-turn guidance, even with no signal.
Core features
Everything you need on the trail
One app, two devices: plan on iPhone, navigate on Apple Watch. Built for hiking, running, cycling, and mountain biking.
02 · Safety
Backtrack to your start
Lost the trail? One tap retraces your steps with turn-by-turn guidance all the way home.
One-tap return03 · Maps
Offline maps that stay offline
Download topographic, winter, or satellite maps to your watch. Once saved, they work with no signal, anywhere.
Works with no signal
04 · Planning
Route planner
Drop waypoints and your route takes shape, with distance and elevation updating as you go. Works for hiking, running, cycling, or mountain biking.
Live distance + elevation
05 · Workouts
Record every adventure
Start a workout from your wrist. It tracks distance, pace, elevation, and heart rate, saves everything to Apple Health, and counts toward your Activity rings. Connect Strava and it uploads there on its own. Since it is one app, no second tracker drains your battery.
Apple Health + Strava
06 · On the go
Quick Route on your watch
Drop a destination and your watch works out a point-to-point route right there on your wrist. You never have to reach for your phone.
Phone-free, on the spot
07 · Your routes
GPX import
Import GPX from Komoot, Strava, or Outdooractive, and your routes are on the watch before you leave the house.
GPX export
Export any route as a GPX file to back it up, or share it with a friend.
Map craft
Read the climb at a glance
Routes are colored by gradient, orange for uphill and blue for downhill, with an elevation profile you can read on your iPhone and right on your wrist. One look tells you what’s coming. Switch between topo and satellite out on the trail, with no signal.
- Orange uphillThe climb ahead is colored warm, so you feel the grade before your legs do.
- Blue downhillDescents shift cool, with arrows showing your direction of travel.
- Direction arrowsArrows along the track keep you oriented, on topo and satellite imagery alike.
For every adventure
Covers just about anything you do outdoors
Routing tuned to how you travel, and a workout type for whatever you were out doing. Plan on iPhone, then follow it and record it on your wrist.
Planning
5 routing modes
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Walk, Run
The shortest, most direct paths. The one to pick for everyday walks and road running.
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Hike
Sticks to marked trails and takes the scenic line. Also what trail runners want.
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Bike
Roads and cycle paths, routed the way a road bike wants to go.
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Mountain Bike
Puts you on singletrack and unpaved trails instead of tarmac.
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Straight Line
No routing at all: a direct line between the points you drop, for off-trail days.
Workouts
30 sports
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Foot Sports
5Hiking, Walking, Running, Trail Running, Wheelchair
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Cycling Sports
6Cycling, Gravel Cycling, Mountain Biking, E-Bike, E-Mountain Biking, Handcycling
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Winter Sports
5Downhill Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Snowshoeing
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Water Sports
9Kayaking, Canoeing, Stand-Up Paddle, Rowing, Open Water Swimming, Surfing, Windsurfing, Kitesurfing, Sailing
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Other Sports
5Climbing, Horseback Riding, Hunting, Fishing, Skateboarding
Each sport keeps its own type on the way to Apple Health and Strava, so a ski tour never lands there as a run.
Go further Wander farther.
Wander farther.
Always find your way back.
The best views are usually past the point where most people turn around. Push a little deeper, take the trail you’ve never tried, and let the map fill in behind you as you go.
Your track records from the first step, so the way back is already on the map.
Built by one person in Poland
“I build WristTopo on my own. I made it because I wanted to leave my phone in my pack and still trust my watch to bring me home. You never sign up for anything, and where you go stays on your device. Just maps that work when you’re out there.”
Go PRO and you support one developer who hikes the same trails you do, not a corporation. Nobody is steering the roadmap toward ad revenue or an investor’s exit, so the only thing the app works toward is being useful to you. And I read every message myself: feature requests and bug reports reach the person who writes the code.
Piotr — creator of WristTopo
Press
What the press says
Independently covered by the Apple and outdoor press, and put to the test by heise against Komoot and Strava.
Put to the test against Komoot and Strava in heise's independent Apple Watch route-app comparison.
WristTopo meets all my requirements for a modern Apple Watch app.
Original: “WristTopo erfüllt alle meine Anforderungen an eine moderne Apple-Watch-App.”
It turns the Apple Watch into a standalone navigation tool for outdoor tours.
Original: “WristTopo verwandelt die Apple Watch in ein eigenständiges Navigations-Tool für Outdoor-Touren.”
From the App Store
What people say after taking it out
Verbatim App Store reviews from hikers, runners and riders around the world.
This turns my Apple Watch into a gps mapping machine, and kept me from spending excessive cash just to get a Garmin watch for maps.
Outstanding, constantly improving app! … WristTopo puts the Apple Watch on par with Garmin and Suunto for hiking and backpacking, other outdoor sports, navigation, route planning, tracking, and in-route information.
Firnspiegel
Really impressed by how fluid and straightforward the route creation and map browsing is… Perfect for those that want to use the Apple Workout app but still want to follow a detailed route with turn-by-turn directions. Developer is super friendly and responsive as well!
TrailWalker77
…It turned out to be exactly the missing piece after switching from Garmin to Apple Watch Ultra. The design is outstanding — minimalist, clean… Maps load incredibly fast on the Apple Watch.
pavelsimana
Absolutely the best Apple Watch app for hiking and trail navigation. It lets you navigate trails without needing your phone, which is a game changer… The app's battery efficiency is outstanding.
AchiPL
I expected this app to not work but this app has been better for offline maps for any use than Gaia maps or a lot of other apps. 10/10 app… I love the simple ui and reliable functionality.
gggamer247
Used this app for a three day hike in the Alps and right away purchased it. Super simple to use, fast and just a nice looking app.
FP03089
Exactly what I needed. I recently climbed the Iztaccíhuatl volcano (5,230 m) and the app was perfect — battery use is almost nil, so I never worried about running out.
Manuel Sanabria 87
Completely blown away how good this app is, connecting to AW Ultra was faultless, map downloads are easy… The route planner is extremely easy to use and sticks to paths very well.
FizzyDizzy!
In an age of endless subscriptions, here's an app with a one-time 'forever' purchase. Intuitive, offline maps on the watch — all upsides. Highly recommend it for the trails.
klabton
An absolute incredible app that puts a beautiful topo map on your wrist where it’s quick and easy to tell where you are at all times. Highly recommended to all adventurers!
Canuck Evan Holt
Hiking is free with just the watch — no iPhone needed. Easy to get route guidance and info right on the wrist.
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This is the only app that allows to route dynamically on the watch with a topo map without creating the route on your phone. It also has turn by turn navigation and GPX import/export.
TheBBear99
Pricing
Start free. Go further with PRO.
A free tier that stays free, no account required. Go PRO for $9.99 a year, or pay $29.99 once for a lifetime license, no subscription.
Free
$0 · no time limitEverything you need for shorter adventures.
- Up to 3 saved routes
- 3 small offline map regions
- Plan with up to 5 route points
- Follow routes on your Apple Watch
PRO
Everything WristTopo can do, unlocked.
- Everything in Free, plus:
- Unlimited routes & larger offline regions
- Voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation
- Workout recording with Apple Health sync
- Quick Route planning on your watch
- GPX export to share your routes
- Support independent app development
These are launch prices. The lifetime license is a single payment with no subscription attached. No account required, and you can cancel the annual plan anytime.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Does it work without my iPhone?
Yes. Once your routes and maps are on your watch, you can leave the phone behind. WristTopo navigates on Apple Watch with no phone and no signal.
Do I need a cellular Apple Watch?
No. Offline maps and navigation work on any supported Apple Watch, with no cellular plan required.
How does WristTopo affect my Apple Watch battery?
It's heavily optimized, and the main draw is the GPS hardware itself. Because WristTopo records your workout for you, there's no need to run a second tracking app. Count on a full day of outdoor use on a single charge.
How much storage do offline maps take?
Very little, because maps are compressed. A typical route takes just a few MB, and a large rectangular area downloaded in full is around 50–100 MB.
Which activities are supported?
Hiking, trail running, road running, road cycling, and mountain biking, each with routing tuned to how you move. For winter there's a dedicated ski map with slope names, and you can record skiing, snowboarding, and ski-touring workouts to Apple Health.
Can I import my own GPX routes?
Yes. Import a GPX file from Komoot, Strava, Outdooractive, or anywhere else into the iPhone app, and it syncs to your watch instantly, with turn-by-turn directions you can follow by voice.
Is my data private?
Yes. There is no account to create and no advertising SDK in the app. Your routes and locations stay on your device and in your own iCloud, where I never see them.
How much does it cost?
Free to start, with everything you need for shorter trips. PRO unlocks unlimited routes, voice navigation, workout recording, and more.
How does WristTopo compare to other Apple Watch apps?
WristTopo is built to be the map and navigator on the Apple Watch itself: a fast, detailed topographic map, offline turn-by-turn, an integrated route planner, and data you own. Komoot is where you discover and plan routes from a big community library; WorkOutDoors is the most configurable workout recorder on the watch. There is a fair, sourced comparison of each, and plenty of people happily use more than one.
See the comparisons
Ready when you are Leave the phone.
Leave the phone.
Take the map.
Download WristTopo and find your way with just your watch.
Download on theApp Store
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