topo^alpin
Tour Planning & Alpine Weather
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
topo^alpin is your planning tool for alpine mountain tours. Draw your route directly on the map or upload a GPX file, analyse slope angles and elevation profiles, and navigate to the summit via GPS – all in one app.
Interactive maps:
- slopemap HD: custom base map and slope angle maps at 5 m resolution for the entire Alps
- Official topographic maps from swisstopo (CH), BEV (AT), LDBV (BY) and IGN (FR)
- Avalanche terrain classification ATES (AutoATES v2) for the Alps and SLF CAT/ATH
- Ski touring, snowshoe and hiking trails
- Wildlife and herd protection zones
- Offline maps: download map tiles in advance for areas without reception
Route planning:
- Draw your route on the map with automatic DEM elevation data
- Upload GPX files and analyse the elevation profile with slope angles
- Export drawn routes as GPX files
- GPS navigation to the summit or along your route
- Slope meter with live device sensor
- Compass rose, distance, elevation delta and progress indicator
- Dynamic Island and Lock Screen: remaining distance and elevation at a glance
Mountain weather:
- 6 weather models (ICON EU, ICON D2, AROME, ECMWF, GFS, AIFS) as a weighted ensemble
- 2-day weather summary with avalanche danger level at a glance
- 10-day overview and 48-hour detail view
- Thunderstorm risk, summit wind at various elevation levels
- Freezing level and cloud base
- Fresh snow (24h/72h/7d) from the nearest station – automatically during snow season
- Sunrise, sunset and daylight hours – elevation-corrected
- Weather warnings from MeteoAlarm for the Alpine region
- Real-time mountain weather stations from CH, AT, DE, IT and FR
Tour-Check:
- Risk assessment of your GPX tour with key-section markers directly in the elevation profile
- ATES avalanche terrain classification and terrain risk overlay along the whole tour
- Toggle in the elevation profile between Tour-Check and terrain risk
- Avalanche danger level fallback in Settings if no current bulletin is available
topo^alpin is a self-responsibility tool. It does not replace alpine experience or careful tour planning.
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Improved maps and elevation data
- New, clearer base map with finer terrain relief
- Seamless official maps across national borders (CH, AT, Bavaria, FR) – no more switching at the border
- More accurate elevation data from our own 5 m elevation models covering the entire Alps
- Avalanche terrain (ATES) and Tour-Check now also for Bavaria
- Bug fixes and refinements
The developer, Timo Braun, 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 Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Timo Braun
- Size
- 9.3 MB
- Category
- Navigation
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 3 more
- English, French, German, Italian
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 topo^alpin
