Smoke Spotter: Fire Lookout
Pinpoint a wildfire location
$1.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Point at the smoke, take two bearings, and see where it is on the map — with live wind showing which way the plume runs and where it likely started. No ads.
You see smoke on the horizon. Where is it? SmokeBearing answers with the
same method fire lookout towers have used for a century: cross-bearings.
SIGHT IT
- Aim your phone at the smoke and take a bearing — true heading, GPS
position and a reference photo are recorded in one tap
- A bearing line is drawn on the topographic map instantly
CROSS IT
- Move sideways, take a second bearing, and the two lines cross
- The intersection is the estimated smoke position — with an honest
uncertainty fan, never a fake pinpoint
- Distance from you, coordinates in decimal or DMS, ready to share
READ THE WIND
- Smoke drifts. The crossing point is where the smoke is now — not
where the fire started
- Live wind direction and speed are drawn over the map, so you can see
which way the plume is running
- The likely source is marked upwind of the smoke, as a zone rather
than a false pinpoint
WORKS ANYWHERE
- No fire-data feed required: the bearing fix is measured by your
phone's own compass and GPS, and works fully offline
- Keep a log of every fix with photos and observation points
- All data stays on your device
SmokeBearing gives a rough cross-bearing estimate; error grows with
distance. Always follow official emergency information for evacuation
and reporting decisions. No ads, no subscription: one purchase, forever.
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The developer, Netflowers Inc., 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 Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Netflowers Inc.
- Size
- 10.7 MB
- Category
- Weather
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.3 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 43 more
- English, Arabic, Bengali, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Norwegian Bokmål, Oriya, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 netflowers
