We’re thrilled to announce that HiiKER is now available on your smartwatch! After months of development and testing, our companion watch app is rolling out to both Android and iOS users, bringing navigation and tracking capabilities right to your wrist.
Your Hike, At a Glance
The HiiKER watch app puts essential hiking information exactly where you need it most—accessible with a simple wrist raise, no phone required. Whether you’re scrambling up a rocky section, crossing a stream, or simply want to keep your phone safely tucked away, you can now check your location, monitor your progress, and control your recordings without breaking stride.
What You Can Do
Our watch app delivers the core features you need on the trail:
View Your Location on the Map
See exactly where you are on your route in real-time. The familiar HiiKER interface adapts beautifully to your watch screen, giving you instant situational awareness without fumbling for your phone.
Track and Control Recordings
Start, pause, resume, and save your hike recordings directly from your wrist. Taking a lunch break at a scenic viewpoint? Pause your recording with a tap. Ready to continue? Resume just as easily. When you reach the end of your trek, save your adventure without reaching for your pocket.
Premium Maps on Android
Android Wear OS users get the full HiiKER experience on their wrists, including access to all your Premium maps. Whether you’re navigating with OS Maps in the UK, detailed topographic maps in Ireland, or any of our other premium layers, they’re all available on your watch.
Platform Notes
While we’re launching with feature parity as our goal, there are currently some differences between platforms:
Android (Wear OS): Full access to Premium maps, complete tracking controls, and real-time location viewing.
iOS (watchOS): Location tracking, recording controls, and a base map are available now. We’re actively working to bring Premium maps to Apple Watch users in the coming months and will update the app as soon as this functionality is ready.
Why a Watch App?
We built HiiKER because we believe in making outdoor navigation accessible, reliable, and intuitive. A watch app is the natural evolution of that mission. Your phone might be buried in your backpack, protecting it from the elements, or you might simply want to preserve battery life on a long day out. With HiiKER on your wrist, you stay connected to your route without interrupting your adventure.
This is also about safety. Quick access to your location and the ability to check your position at a glance means you can stay oriented without taking extended stops or exposing expensive devices to harsh conditions.
Getting Started
The HiiKER watch app is available now for both Android Wear OS and Apple watchOS devices. Simply install the companion app from your watch’s app store, and it will sync with your HiiKER phone app automatically.
Once installed, open the app on your watch, and you’ll see your current location (if you have GPS enabled) along with controls for starting and managing recordings.
To track a recording, simple start recording on your hiiker mobile app and the recording will sync with your watch.
If you’re running HiiKER Premium on Android, your premium maps will be ready to use immediately.
As always, we’d love to hear your feedback. How does the watch app fit into your hiking routine? What features would make it even more useful? Let us know at customer-support@hiiker.co or share your experiences on social media using #HiiKER.
Here’s to keeping you on track, wherever the trail takes you—now with even less friction between you and the adventure ahead.
Happy hiking!
The HiiKER Team