WristNav
The standalone navigation suite for Wear OS. Offline maps, GPX routes, GPS tracking and more — directly on your wrist.
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Features
Offline Maps
Download maps directly to your Wear OS watch and navigate without relying on your phone or a mobile data connection.
TOPO Maps
Access downloadable topographic maps from OpenTopoMap, SwissTopo, Tracestrack, USGS and Kartverket, with a resizable download area and direct watch synchronisation.
Hillshading
Add a hillshading overlay to Mapsforge maps to make terrain, slopes and the shape of the landscape easier to understand.
GPS Route Recording
Record your activities directly on the watch with GPS, distance, speed, elevation and other activity data.
GPX Import & Navigation
Import GPX routes and follow them directly from your watch, with your route displayed over the map.
GPX Export
Export recorded routes as GPX files so you can keep, share or use your routes elsewhere.
Elevation & Climb Tracking
Monitor elevation, ascent and descent during your activity, making WristNav useful for hiking and other outdoor activities.
Heart Rate Tracking
Record heart-rate data alongside your activity.
Step Tracking
Track steps during recorded activities alongside your route and other activity statistics.
Customisable Statistics
Configure your statistics pages to display the information that matters most to you while you're moving.
Watch Face Complications
Display live WristNav information directly on compatible Wear OS watch faces using complications.
Health Connect Integration
Sync activity information with Health Connect without requiring a WristNav cloud account.
Route Snapshots
Create shareable route images from your recorded activities, including the route displayed over your own photos.
Map Downloads via URL
Download maps using a direct URL and transfer them to your watch without having to rely on a fixed selection of sources.
Custom Map Themes
Import custom map theme XML files and transfer them directly to the watch.
Standalone Navigation
WristNav is designed to provide navigation directly from your Wear OS watch, without requiring your phone during your activity.
No Subscription
No monthly subscription and no mandatory WristNav account. Use the app without being locked into a recurring payment.
The new dedicated Climb View is now live in WristNav, giving you a clearer way to see your route's elevation profile and climb information while out on an activity.
What's New
🗺️ New onboarding & map downloads
On first load, WristNav now shows a download map dialog. Tap Download Map, then choose Local, and it tells you which map to download. The list covers:
- Base Map
- Hillshading
- Contours
- Routing
🔄 Auto-updating routes
Send a GPX with the same name to the watch while you are recording and the route on the watch app updates automatically.
🧭 BRouter routing
BRouter powers waypoint routing and off-route recalculation.
Back to Start is on the map menu (long press) and is active while recording. It routes you back to where you started the quickest way possible.
📍 Waypoints
Add Waypoint on the map menu drops a waypoint where you are. Then use Load Route → Waypoint to route to it.
- Import a waypoint GPX and route to it
- On the phone, long tap in the Plan tab, name it, then send it to the watch
🎨 Map themes
Track Difficulty uses SAC data to show how hard each trail is. The new Hiking theme is a bit duller but has better colours.
📈 Activity view
In the Routes tab, tap View. The activity view is redesigned, and heart rate now shows on the chart.
