Off-road GPS + push-to-talk group comms. GPX + turn-by-turn audio. Satellite trail finder. Offline maps + LoRa mesh. Race organizer portal. Pro $49.99/yr, 14-day trial.
DirtOS is GPS built specifically for off-road — racers, chasers, rally teams, overlanders, UTV crews etc. Not a generic outdoor app with a "trail mode" tacked on. Built by people who actually drive in the dirt.
RALLY + RACING
- Pacenote Mode with 1-6 severity + tightens/opens turn classification.
- Auto-Detect Turns from any GPX with severity-tagged waypoints.
- Countdown Callouts: "500, 400, 300, 200, 100, here."
- 4-Zone Speed-Based Zoom camera + Loop Mode with lap detection.
- 28-Language Turn Audio, on-device, fully offline.
QUICK KEYS
53 customizable one-tap buttons for dropping waypoints at speed. Bluetooth keyboard support for gloved race conditions — mount a keyboard on the dash and hit one key to mark a hazard at 80 mph. Import your own PNG icons.
GROUP RIDE, CHAT + PUSH-TO-TALK
- Live crew tracking with names and speeds.
- In-app chat with presets, voice-to-text, optional TTS announcement.
- NEW: Push-to-Talk voice messages. Pair a BLE PTT button (Herda, Zello-compatible) and hold to broadcast to every racer in the group.
- Offline tracking via Meshtastic LoRa — share location with zero cell service. T1000-E, Wio Tracker, Heltec supported.
- Public + private + persistent multi-day groups.
RACE ORGANIZER PORTAL
NEW: dirtos.io/org — web console for race directors. Import a master route, broadcast text or voice to every registered racer. All updates land instantly in the app.
TRAIL FINDER + CUSTOM ROUTING
- Trail Finder — drop pins on satellite imagery, DirtOS traces unmapped desert roads between them.
- Custom GraphHopper routing, 116M edges, 9 vehicle profiles from dirt bike to full-size 4x4.
- Universal Go To — tap any address, POI, coordinate, or group member.
- Automatic gas stop insertion based on fuel range you set. Section Delete + Connect for field edits.
OFFLINE MAPS
- Route Corridor Download follows your actual track shape — 5-10x fewer tiles than a bounding box.
- Silent Zoom Clamp so the map never goes white when cell drops.
- Zombie-Cell Detection falls back to your downloaded zoom automatically when tiles start failing.
- Region Download with polygon selection. Storage Manager with per-region size + zoom range.
TOUR MODE + WEATHER
- Tour Mode — Wikipedia landmarks narrated as you drive.
- NEXRAD radar overlay + NWS forecast + severe alerts + precipitation warnings 20 miles ahead.
ROUTE MANAGEMENT
- Merge Items combines routes, tracks, or runs.
- Record Mode, 3D Flyover Preview, Photo Waypoints Overlay, Cloud Sync.
- USFS + BLM Trail Overlay filtered by vehicle type.
RACING ESSENTIALS
Next 3 Waypoints Display, Compass Pointer, Off-Course Warnings, Speed Zones with over-speed alerts, Chase Cam (double-tap Find Me for heading-up view)
WHY THIS EXISTS
Built by people who actually go offroad. Interface works with gloves, in sunlight, at speed. Turn detection knows the difference between a note at a gate and a critical Y-junction. Every feature exists because someone needed it in the dirt.
PRICING
Free to try. DirtOS Pro $49.99/year with 14-day trial — unlocks Follow Mode, audio, Quick Keys, group ride + chat + PTT, cloud sync, weather, tour mode, offline maps, and exports.
Who could use?
Off-road racers pre-running Baja, BITD, SCORE, NORRA. Rally teams. Overlanders. UTV crews on BLM + USFS land. Trail scouts. Search-and-rescue.
DISCLAIMER: Off-road and recreational use only. GPS can be inaccurate; routes may contain errors. Always verify and drive according to conditions. Full terms at dirtos.io/terms.html.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Saved me hundreds of hours adding turn markers to my race notes. I’ll never manually do this again!!!
Voice keywords for your Bluetooth button, a full-screen flyover, a clearer map, pacenote-style callouts, and the whole DirtOS guide in your pocket.
**Voice keywords**
Settings → Bluetooth Button pairs your push-to-talk button and holds your voice keywords. Hold the button, say "Danger, big rock", and the waypoint drops with the Danger icon and colour — named with everything you said. Triple Danger, Double Danger, Danger and Go are set up for you; add your own and pick each one's icon and colour.
**Flyover**
Pause a flyover to change its speed and zoom — pinch or tap + and −. The controls slide away while it plays so the map fills the screen, and a dot shows where you are on the route.
**Feature Guide built in**
Settings → Need Help? now opens the full DirtOS guide — searchable, and it works offline.
**Pacenote-style distance to the next turn**
Turn on Settings → Turn Detection → Announce Distance to Next Turn and hear it like a co-driver: "Right 2, 150".
**Clearer waypoints**
Waypoint names sit in a crisp black box with white letters, dot colors match the turn severity, and names step back when you're not on a Run so the map stays readable.
**Smoother location arrow**
Your arrow and range rings glide between GPS fixes and point the way you're facing.
**Collections**
New "Only routes on the map" filter in the Sort menu, a count of what's showing in each collection, and full item names.
**Run**
Open Settings without stopping your Run. Starting a Run offers to hide the other routes on the map for that run. Distance to finish now counts down on routes with no waypoints.
**Group Ride**
Make group member dots and names bigger or smaller.
Version 4.3.6
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Information
Seller
Sean Jeffrey Connell
Size
160.3 MB
Category
Navigation
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.6 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.