Handy GPS lite
Free
11.1for iPhone, iPod touch
Age Rating
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About Handy GPS lite
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:
* Entry of parameters for a custom datum (e.g. ED50, SAD69, OSGB36, etc)
* Elevation profile.
* Compute sun rise and set times.
* Unlimited waypoints and tracklog points.
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.
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:
* Entry of parameters for a custom datum (e.g. ED50, SAD69, OSGB36, etc)
* Elevation profile.
* Compute sun rise and set times.
* Unlimited waypoints and tracklog points.
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.
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What's New in the Latest Version 11.1
Last updated on Jan 17, 2024
Old Versions
Added flashlight button to main page. Show timer line by default.
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Version History
11.1
Jan 17, 2024
Added flashlight button to main page. Show timer line by default.
11.0
Feb 11, 2023
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.
10.9
Nov 27, 2022
Bug fixes.
10.8
Nov 13, 2022
Fixed bug with Goto page.
10.6
Oct 27, 2022
Fixed layout issues on preference pages.
10.4
Jun 24, 2022
The date suffix for the session name is now only updated when you start a new session. Bug fixes.
10.0
Nov 22, 2021
Show heading value at bottom of Goto page. Bug fixes.
9.4
Dec 7, 2020
Removed ads
9.3
Nov 1, 2020
Fixed bugs with Goto page rotation and KML import.
9.0
Oct 14, 2020
Make compass movement smoother. Prevent entry of slashes in file names.
8.9
Aug 5, 2020
Fixed a minor compass rotation issue.
8.8
Jul 9, 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.
8.0
Feb 11, 2020
Allow up to 3 waypoints and 40 tracklog points. Added banner ad to map page.
7.9
Feb 5, 2020
Added ability to enter descriptions for waypoints. Bug fixes.
7.3
Nov 11, 2018
Added the ability to enter a session name when the "New session" button is pressed.
7.2
Oct 8, 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.
6.7
Jun 28, 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.
6.4
Jun 18, 2018
Added option to show background image on main page.
6.3
Apr 2, 2018
Decreased thickness of track log lines on map.
6.2
Mar 29, 2018
Minor improvements to layout of main page.
6.1
Feb 11, 2018
Changed main page to use more modern monochrome icons.
6.0
Dec 17, 2017
Fixed a bug with importing tracklogs from KML or GPX files on iOS 11.
5.7
Oct 18, 2017
Fix for iOS 11 changes to location services.
5.6
Oct 12, 2017
Added track log colour and scale bar options to preferences page. Changed preferences page to have two sections: General and Map.
5.4
Oct 2, 2017
Show previous GPS location in grey when app started in paused mode. Minor adjustments to layout of main page.
Handy GPS lite FAQ
Handy GPS lite is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
Japan
Handy GPS lite supports English
Click here to learn how to download Handy GPS lite in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Handy GPS lite.
iPhone
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
