Bivy – Messaging & Navigation

Headgate Studios

Contains ads

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

Solid messenger, poor phone battery life. Having the Bivy connected to my phone drained battery significantly faster than Garmin inReach. Essential functions of the device are solid but the app is not the most usable and is could have a more appealing design. I think this has immense potential and I'm definitely keeping it. I do hope battery usage improves though.

Their APP works sometimes, and frequently cannot connect to the stick. Recently, the APP indicated my message were delivered. They were not. My wife tried to send me messages which were not delivered to me. When I returned from my trip I contacted customer service, and they said they had a "rare technical issue" on the dates I tried to use it. My wife nearly called SAR because I wasn't responding. ACR is excellent at billing and taking my money, but they cannot deliver promised services.

My first trip using this to record went badly. My phone rebooted at one point but everything seemed fine. when i opened the app it asked me if i wanted to resume recording. But after I was done and had saved it I clicked "upload" on it and the app crashed. After I reopened it my entire hike was completely gone. Very disappointing, I cant recommend it in this state.