Upwards - Mountain Hiking
Accurate Elevation Pacing
Only for iPhone
Free
iPhone
Built for Elevation
Upwards is a workout tracker for activities with significant elevation gain — hiking, trail running, or stair climbing. It focuses on what other apps get wrong: accurate, repeatable elevation data and meaningful pacing information for going uphill.
Accurate Elevation Tracking
Upwards fuses GPS and barometer data to deliver accurate, repeatable elevation values. Real-time cumulative gain is front and center.
Elevation Pacing
See your recent elevation pace alongside your heart rate so you know exactly how hard you’re working. Configurable voice announcements keep you updated on elapsed time, elevation gain, and pace without having to look at your phone.
Pacer Workouts
Race against yourself. Pick a previous workout as a reference track and see in real time whether you’re ahead or behind your past pace — down to the second.
Heart Rate & HealthKit
Live heart rate is displayed throughout your workout. All workouts sync to Apple Health so your data is available alongside your other fitness activity.
Workout History
Browse your completed workouts with elevation profiles and summary stats for every session. Search by name, sort by date or duration, and add a note to any workout — trail conditions, gear, who you were with.
Features
• Accurate elevation tracking via GPS + barometer fusion
• Real-time elevation pacing
• Pacer workouts — race against a previous run
• Live heart rate display
• Configurable voice announcements
• HealthKit integration
• Workout history with elevation profiles, search, and notes
Ratings & Reviews
- Add a note to any workout — conditions, gear, who you were with — and see the first line right in the workout list
- Search your completed workouts by name, and sort them by date or duration
- Archived workouts now live in the same list, a filter away, instead of on their own screen
- Workouts from previous years show the year in the list
- GPS stays warm for a few seconds after you leave the app, so a quick glance at something else doesn't cost you the signal
The developer, Brian Young, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Health & Fitness
- Location
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Brian Young
- Size
- 4.3 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Brian Young