Chun Lin
I was "forced" onto Outdooractive as ViewRanger was closed and I wanted to keep my tracks stored in ViewRanger. Although I could log in to the new app with my ViewRanger account to access my data, my first impressions about the new app aren't great. Firstly, I didn't remember seeing so many intrusive ads in ViewRanger as a free user - the ads in the new app are so dense and big for a mobile phone screen that they break up the UI (which is already confusing) and make me lost. Secondly, I've allowed the app to access my location, but in "Discovery - hiking", why do I only see routes in other countries far from mine? What's worse, I didn't find the feature to import a GPX file to create a route. Thirdly, when I browsed a previous track I recorded with ViewRanger, there are fewer graphs for the track stats - ViewRanger had useful visualisations for elevation and speed, but the new app only show one curve for elevation. I don't mean to be too critical, but based on the above, I really feel this new app focuses more on profit than functionality. [2022-05-16 EDIT] The developer suggested using the main Map to explore published routes. I tried but didn't find any - I used to find a lot around my area in ViewRanger - apparently they weren't migrated to the new app. It's a bit too obscure and complicated to import a GPX route via a separate file explorer - the suggested procedures almost seemed like those on a Windows computer. Nah, I'm keeping my current rating.
Outdooractive AG
2022年5月16日
Hi Chun Lin, thank you for this feedback! To explore published routes use the main Map tab, tap Show Content at the top of the map, new routes will appear as you move the map. For GPX import, open the file using the file manager app or wherever it is saved, then direct it to open in Outdooractive. For more help contact
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