swisstopo

Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

About this app

On the road with the best app of the year: the swisstopo app won the "Master of Swiss Apps 2021" award.

Use the famous national maps to discover even the most remote places in Switzerland and topics such as hiking, cycling, snow sports and aviation. All functions and data of the app as well as offline use are free of charge. The app is free of advertising and does not require a login.

- all scales from 1:10 000 to 1:1 million
- current aerial image and historical maps
- official hiking, mountain hiking and alpine hiking trails
- closures of hiking trails
- snowshoe and ski routes
- SwitzerlandMobility routes
- public transport stops


ON THE ROAD
- free offline maps (1:25 000 to 1:1 million)
- draw, record, import and share your own tours
- set tour type (hiking, cycling, mountain biking) and personal pace
- tour guide (arrival time, remaining distance)
- panorama mode (labelled panorama, view tour in "3D")
- save markers, add notes, share

TOOLS such as measure, compare and search (for geographical names, addresses or coordinates)

Report changes to maps and geodata

AVIATION
- aeronautical charts, obstacles, airspaces
- landing sites
- restrictions for drones and model aircrafts

Do you have a question? Then write to us:
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Ratings and reviews

fantastic app. creating amd exporting routes has become more reliable and easy for me. it does unfortunately require internet to reliably display maps while on the go, despite the ability to download offline maps. however since its free its acceptable. the ability to show winter maps and layers of diverse information is incredible. thanks to the developers. zero ads and no paywall.

The map is of great quality and detail and extremely helpful when hiking etc. in CH. The app used to work perfectly on Samsung Galaxy phones for me, but the very useful panorama mode for some reason isn't working at all anymore. I spent a good amount of time and effort (screenshots and lengthy email explanations) with support to find a fix it in 2025, but after being told several times it is my brand new flagship phone that is not up to par I gave up. Time to fix this issue for Android users.-2*

I have big problems with off line maps, in combination with ski-routes. Maps simply are not displayed, or vanish when changing some setting. I have already notified them last year. Now in preparation of another tour, things are still hopeless. I hope to at least find a work-around. These are the best maps, the route information in combination with my location would be very important. UPDATE: Still NO replies from support.

What’s new

Orientation at a glance: The Base Map now highlights prominent landmarks such as well-known buildings, towers and mountain peaks. This makes them easier to identify and makes reading the map even more instinctive.
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