To use the full functions of the app, you have to register yourself.
Location Access
After signing up, you'll be asked if the app can access your location. Please allow this. We need your location so you can make entries and find your way around your area on the map view.
If you set “Always Allow” and let the app run in the background, we can also provide you with post-check-in suggestions.
The structure of the new iOS app
- For you:
The “For You” tab is your personal starting point. Here you'll find all the content relevant to you, neatly organized in one place. Just tap your profile picture to access your entries, personal stats, badges, and settings. A quick introduction after signing up or a reminder of your last entry greets you as soon as you open the app. If you’re at a stamp location, you can also create the entry right from here. Below that, you’ll discover the hiking badges for the region you’re in, including your progress, and nearby regions that will inspire you to explore new trails.
Your friends are also featured right on the “For You” screen. Check out their latest entries and get inspired. This section is complemented by the latest news and direct access to mySOS. This way, all important features are always at your fingertips.
- Entry:
The “Entry” tab is all about creating entries. Here you'll find a detailed overview of all destinations and stamp locations in your area, as well as notifications about missed destinations or entries you've been invited to. You can also use this tab to create a new tour log entry - provided, of course, that you're close enough to the destination. Other locations in your vicinity are also listed. This lets you see at a glance which peaks, huts, or places are waiting for your visit and how far you still have to go.
If you are within 300 meters of a location, you can check in there. A red number icon in the “Entry” tab indicates that an entry is possible. You can find the locations where you can check in in the “Entry” tab or directly in the “For You” tab.
- Map:
The map opens up new possibilities for your trip planning and navigation. Whether you’re currently in a region or planning your next hiking vacation, you’ll find suitable routes and hiking destinations here. Depending on the area you select, the stamp locations and routes will be displayed in the corresponding map section. The tooltip at the bottom of the screen provides detailed information. What works the same in the new app as in the old one: You can add an entry via the locations’s details page. There you’ll also find the hiking badges associated with each destination. If you want to plan for the long term, mark your desired destinations with the favorites feature.
The filters in the map view allow you to customize the display of the map and locations/trails. Additionally, there is now current weather for the respective region.
- Search:
The search function makes it easier to use the app: Enter a term, and you’ll see all related results from our database. The quick links take you directly to the app’s most important features: all available hiking badges, all partner regions, your favorites list, your tour log, your friends list, your friends’ profiles, and the mySOS emergency feature.
The structure of the current Android app
- Logbook: Here you will find your summit logs. When you just have installed the app, you won't have any logs, of course. This is the reason why we made some example logs for you.
- Regionen: Here you will find an overview of the hiking badges which you can get with our app. There are sorted by region. We have more than 100 partner regions! Just choose the region where you are located (or planning to go to) and you will get more information about the region and the hiking badges.
(Please don't be sad if you are not located in a partner region. In the last chapter "Additional trophies" you will find our general badges which you can catch with our app. These are virtual badges (not real ones), but they have the same effect on your motivation :) )
- Hiking maps: Here you will find the map view of the app, based on your current location. In the map view you will find the check-in locations as well as the tours of the region (as soon as the region has the tours in our database).
You can switch to any other location with the search function (important: the search item has to be in our database). You can manage the map view with the layer-icon on the right upper edge. There you can choose which objects should be displayed in the map. Besides that you can switch to the list view with the menu icon on the right upper corner.
Note: The Android app will also be updated to the new layout shortly!
- mySOS: You can activate and deactivate the mySOS function here. Here you will get the instruction for the mySOS feature >>
- Profile: Here you will find your personal data (your reached hiking badges, your statistics, your favorites, your friends and your profile information).
In order to make an entry in your tour book, you have to be directly at a check-in point. We have 600.000 check-in points in our database (summits, mountain lakes, view points, passes, gorges, other POIs). The check-in button appears only when you are directly at a location registered in our database.
If you're missing a goal, feel free to submit it to us. After a manual review, we'll be happy to approve it for you.
It is possible to register your former hiking tours in our logbook, too. But in this case you do not get points for the hiking badges. You will learn here how this works >>
Check out our YouTube Shorts video for a quick look at the app >>
Icons
You'll see various icons on the map view. We've summarized the most important ones here:
June 29, 2021