Handy GPS lite14.7 - App Store

The perfect companion for your next outdoor adventure. Seek, find, record and return home with Handy GPS.
This app is a real navigation tool designed for outdoors sports like hiking, bushwalking, mountain biking, kayaking and trail riding. It allows you to work in UTM or lat/lon coordinates.

Note: This version of the app is limited to storing 3 waypoints and 40 tracklog points. The paid version does not have these limits.

Features:

* View your current location in UTM or Lat/Lon formats.
* Record and/or manually enter waypoints.
* Goto a waypoint.
* Record a track log.
* Show your current location, waypoints and tracklogs on a map.
* Export waypoints and tracklogs to a KML file for viewing in Google Earth, or to a GPX file.
* Import KML or GPX files and view in the app.
* Email your current location to a friend.
* Odometer to keep track of how far you've gone.
* Magnetic compass.
* Supports both metric and US/imperial units.
* Supports datums WGS84, GDA94, AGD66 and AGD84. (Use WGS84 for NAD83)
* Can show your current location as an MGRS grid ref (WGS84 only).
* Optional walk timer.

Additional features only available in the paid version include:
* Use of custom datums (e.g. ED50, SAD69, OSGB36, etc)
* Elevation profile.
* Compute sun rise and set times.
* Unlimited waypoints and tracklog points.
* Offline map support.

Disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. To save battery power you can close the app from the task manager. The developer accepts no responsibility for you getting lost while using this app.

Version History Updated for iOS 27 14.7 Aug 28 Fixed an issue which was preventing the track log from being reliably recorded when the screen was off. 14.2 12/20/2025 Show "Email current data" menu option in Lite version. 12.9 11/17/2025 Updated to support iOS 26 12.8 09/23/2025 Open map at last known location if no GPS fix. Show current waypoint at top of waypoint list. 12.5 08/05/2025 Improved page layouts on larger phone screens. 12.0 01/19/2025 Updated for iOS 18 11.5 12/15/2024 Added flashlight button to main page. Show timer line by default. 11.1 01/17/2024 In order to clean up better, re-create the database when the "New session" button is pressed instead of just deleting the waypoints and tracklogs. 11.0 02/11/2023 Bug fixes. 10.9 11/27/2022 Fixed bug with Goto page. 10.8 11/13/2022 Fixed layout issues on preference pages. 10.6 10/27/2022 The date suffix for the session name is now only updated when you start a new session. Bug fixes. 10.4 06/24/2022 Show heading value at bottom of Goto page. Bug fixes. 10.0 11/22/2021 Removed ads 9.4 12/07/2020 Fixed bugs with Goto page rotation and KML import. 9.3 11/01/2020 Make compass movement smoother. Prevent entry of slashes in file names. 9.0 10/14/2020 Fixed a minor compass rotation issue. 8.9 08/05/2020 Added new options to join two waypoints and to write KML tracklogs as polygons. Added GDA2020 support. Changed launch screen and updated layout of other screens. 8.8 07/09/2020 Allow up to 3 waypoints and 40 tracklog points. Added banner ad to map page. 8.0 02/11/2020 Added ability to enter descriptions for waypoints. Bug fixes. 7.9 02/05/2020 Added the ability to enter a session name when the "New session" button is pressed. 7.3 11/11/2018 Added an option to show waypoints as pins instead of flags on map. When confirming deletion of waypoints or tracklogs, show a dialog with a warning icon to prevent accidental loss of data. Add link to privacy policy on "About" dialog. 7.2 10/08/2018 Added option to show lat/lon values with extra decimal place. Default Deg/Min now has 3 decimal places, and Deg/Min/Sec has 1 decimal place. Fixed layout issues when app run on iPad. Changed launcher icon. 6.7 06/28/2018 Added option to show background image on main page. 6.4 06/18/2018