SatNav for UK Walkers

"It is now more or less impossible to get lost in the hills.

...I hadn't even discovered the most exciting aspect of the software. Flicking between the route description ("Continue through a small gate beside an electrically operated five-bar gate") and the map, I noticed a trip function. This gives you whole pages of statistics on how your walk is unfolding: how many metres it is to the next waypoint; how far you've walked; how much further you have to go; your estimated time of arrival at the pub; your altitude.

I went off the next day for a run on another ViewRanger route. By now, I had worked out how to make it beep only once per waypoint. I glanced at it every now and again to check speed, progress, altitude. If I took a wrong turn, it beeped at me until I untook it.

Most cleverly, you can link up with other ViewRanger users in your walking, skiing or mountain-biking party and they will be represented by little red dots on your phone."

Turn your touchscreen smartphone into the best OS-compatible GPS out there.

"Our Verdict: Everyone who used ViewRanger on the Nokia 5800 phone was blown away by it, to the point where our test unit spent some time on tour all over the UK."

"How It Performed: It says something that it's taken us ages to review ViewRanger on the XpressMusic touchphone, the bottom line is that we simply didn't want to give it back, the combination of compact size, light weight and smooth, easy to use software makes it arguably the best OS mapping GPS solution out there."

"It has an unbeatable combination of compact size and low weight, a clear and readable screen with beautifully rendered mapping - take note Garmin - and a reasonably intuitive menu that allows you to use it in a basic but effective way or to take advantages of its more advanced features."

Read the full review here.

GPS Group Test [Jan 2010]

"Innovative software that transforms your phone."

"The device is certainly the most stylish out of those featured. The first thing that struck me was the clarity of the screen on this device. It is astonishingly clear and crisp, and by far the best here. Operation of the touch-screen was equally impressive. A swipe of the thumb moved the map across the screen with rapid regeneration of detail. A finger can be used, but the stylus (included) is ideal for creating routes on screen and switching between functions. You get all the usual functions such as route creation as well as 3D panorama maps that identify features around your location. Additional maps can be downloaded directly via mobile internet."

GPS Group Test (Feb 2010)

TGO Magazine rated ViewRanger Best in Test.

"Very bright and clear. The easiest to use being fast and responsive."

"The icons are unobtrusive and don't interfere with the map as much as those on other systems."

"Overall I found everything easy and fast to use."

"On the Nokia 5800, this was the lightest system tested."

Where in the world? A review of the latest generation GPS and digital mapping systems.

"Loaded onto a compatible smartphone, ViewRanger is as much a must-have mobile accessory as camera and video were a few years back. It's all pretty mindblowing and fantastic value for money. Phone reception is not necessary to locate yourself using the GPS receiver and reception was always excellent during test. Battery life is also much better on a phone than a PDA or GPS unit and also lighter and less bulky to carry." ViewRanger earned a top rating of 4.5 / 5.0

ViewRanger review

"ViewRanger has produced the GPS that birders have been waiting for." Read the full review here.

Ordnance Survey 2008 Partner Awards

ViewRanger: Winner of Most Innovative Product 2007/08 in Navigation Sector.

ViewRanger med Norske Kart

"We give this solution 6 out of 6. This is the best mapping solution we have seen."
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ViewRanger Review

"ViewRanger use the handset's integrated GPS to take your position and display a map of your location. From our central London office, we were presented with a host of different routes that among other things took in London's Royal Parks, through to a tour of Whitechapel and Liverpool Street that centred on Jack the Ripper. It's the ideal solution of outdoor enthusiasts that want to pinpoint their location, take interesting walks or even have a back-up to ensure they can return if they get lost in a rural location. Overall: 4/5 stars."

Bikeshop Review : ViewRanger

"ViewRanger is any outdoor enthusiast's best friend. A Cycling Plus Recommended Buy."

S60 Global Challenge: Best Location-Aware Application & Service

"This innovative application takes location-based services from roads to the outdoor trails, making mobile location-based services applicable to a wide variety of outdoor sports enthusiasts. ViewRanger provides 3D graphics-based outdoor navigation enabling panoramic views of the surroundings and combines that innovatively with location-based content creation and sharing."

Mobile Trail Blazing

"Leave behind your current satnav system and think even smaller with these 1:50,000 and 1:25,000 scale OS maps for your mobile."

Enjoy The View

"The new ViewRanger product offers a cool way to turn a phone into an off-road, personal 'sat nav' that is perfect for greenlaning."

"...the ultimate off-road GPS guide, with new software that not only takes you places, but shows you what's there when you arrive!"

Must Know: Gear You Need An Opinion On

"It runs OS maps, it's a GPS and it even sees the view: is this the end of the humble paper map? This software could really change the way we explore the outdoors. All mobile phone users should have it." Graham Thompson

Tools of the trade: ViewRanger.

"Maps are maps, what could be better? Well, ViewRanger could be, and actually is."

"For todays travelling British birder, this is a great new gadget and one which will not take up any extra room, or add to the weight you are carrying. Moreover, you can use it in the wind, rain or pitch darkness."

Mapping at your fingertips

"Its panoramic viewpoint graphic is fascinating, giving you a 3D view of points of interest in the landscape."

ViewRanger On Test

"Easy to use, excellent detail, compares routes, OS map in your pocket. Top Notch."

On Test: ViewRanger

"It's easy to use, and with the GPS, it's hard to go wrong on a walk. You can record routes, and the data manager enables easy retrival of what you've done. It's very neat. Any photos you take have their location on the map and co-ordinates logged. You can file the images into point of interest sets for easy retrieval and management."

On Trial: GPS Gadgets

"The ViewRanger software is a particularly cool way to put Ordnance Survey maps on your phone screen."

The Smartphones Show: Review of ViewRanger on Nokia N95

"Polished and well presented. A walkers dream. Absolutely excellent."

GPS Group Test - Offroad GPS software

"ViewRanger simplifies the process at a price level that makes it attractive to the occasional user. What makes the software interesting is the potential of the accessible database. For hillwalkers the uses are endless, from listing a safe descent in bad weather to an update route description of rock climbs. The ability to link this information to a location you can actually see in front of you has potential for both businesses and individuals, and adds another dimension to your once humble smartphone device."