Bivy – Messaging & Navigation

Headgate Studios

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About this app

*** Largest database of outdoor adventures on the market ***
*** World's Most accurate tracking and mapped adventures ***
*** More than just trails. 17 different outdoor adventure types ***

* Completely new look and design. Easy to use with a huge database of adventures.
* 17 different adventure types, Hiking, Biking, Kayaking, Rock Climbing and Backcountry skiing all in one app.
* 43,000+ adventures fully mapped - never get lost again!
* Share adventures with your friends, build up your profile and contribute your favorite photos and routes.
* Share your location with friends and other Bivy users. Make it easy to stay safe and found.


FIND
• Easily find any kind of outdoor adventure near you. Filter by activity type, difficulty, and quality.
• Bivy has 17 different adventure types: Hiking, mountain biking, road biking, trail running, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, camping, rock climbing, mountaineering, backcountry skiing, canyoneering, bouldering, aid climbing, kayaking, canoeing, rafting, and sea kayaking.
• Search by map or list. Get directions to the start of every adventure


TRACK
• Let Bivy track your location on the full path of every adventure.
• If you go off-route, Bivy will alert you to get back on the right path.
• Keep track of your pace, mileage, calories burned, top speed, resting time and ETA.


SHARE
• Locate other friends and Bivy users in the outdoors. See other adventurers near you.
• Find out who has completed adventures you are interested in. And see comments on each adventure
• Build status in the community by completing adventures and uploading your own adventures, photos, comments, and corrections. Be the most accomplished adventurer in your neck of the woods.
• Every uploaded adventure is vetted by our knowledgeable staff so you can trust the accuracy and quality of the data.


SAFETY
• Share your location with friends or other Bivy users. If you don’t come back on time, they will be able to see your path and location.
• Every adventure description gives you detailed information on distance, elevation, and difficulty
• While you are tracking, Bivy will tell you how much further you have and your expected time of arrival at your current pace.



Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Ratings and reviews

I love bivy and the app does have a lot of useful info about trails/adventures displayed in a easy format. I like the recording features that show your distance and speed and it is a easy format to read. Over all it has worked for me and I look forward to more data being included in the future. Their customer service is exceptional too.

Works decently with my Bivystick. Could use some improvements. Wish that it displayed more clearly the battery status of my Bivystick (current charge percentage, whether it is being charged when plugged in, etc.). I also wish it would display more clearly the satellite connection status. It's often difficult to tell whether or not it has a good signal. Lastly, the messaging section feels pretty clunky. I often have to back out of a conversation to actually see that I've gotten a response.

Used with my bivy stick I am able to send messages so 1 star. As a stand alone hike route and tracking app on Android, this sucks. It looks good and seemed like it should be cool but it is not. Since it was my first time using the bivy app I ran bivy and Alltrails at the same time. I have never had a problem with Alltrails. I didn't look much as I knew most of the route and the rest was well marked. When I was done I found the Bivy app had crashed twice and taken Alltrails with it. Do not trust.