App Detail » Camino Companion

What's New

-Fixed a bug in the map downloading process.
-Changed user location icon in the map.
-Improved efficiency of GPS in map.

App Description

Camino Companion is a detailed, map-based smartphone guide for your pilgrimage on the Camino Frances. It maps and lists more than 1,300 important waypoints (with 1,360 photographs) from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Muxia such as accommodation, junctions, road crossings, churches, towns, and many others. Each waypoint has a detail page, providing further information.

NO PHONE OR INTERNET SERVICE IS REQUIRED to use Camino Companion after the initial setup. Camino Companion uses a combination of your smartphone's GPS, downloaded topo maps, and the Apple Maps interface to accurately locate your position on the Camino. Your device's GPS pinpoints your location on the downloaded topo maps.

The free demo covers the 42-mile (68-km) segment from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Pamplona. The demo is fully functional with all of the features of the paid version. In-app purchases include (1) the 557-mile/896-km Camino Frances from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Muxia (via Santiago de Compostela) and (2) an abbreviated 71-mile/114-km Camino Frances from Sarria to Santiago de Compostela.

In addition to the main path, there are more than 130 miles/210 kilometers of alternate and side-routes.

An elevation profile shows path distance vs elevation and plots your current location. Each waypoint is plotted on the profile. Each waypoints is clickable, opening to the waypoint's detail page.

A guidebook lists every waypoint in order by distance along the trail and displays your current distance from each waypoint.

Send your current location to friends and family via text message, e-mail, facebook or twitter.

The types of waypoints include:

-->Accommodation (albergues, hostels, hotels), including kitchen, laundry, internet and meal information
-->Towns
-->Water taps and fountains
-->Churches, cathedrals, chapels
-->Junctions
-->Road Crossings
-->Scenic Views
-->River and stream crossings
-->Other points of interest (sculptures, historic waypoints, etc.)

App Changes

• February 16, 2015 Initial release
• February 26, 2015 New version 4.1.1
• April 27, 2015 New version 4.2
• May 05, 2015 New version 4.3
• May 08, 2015 New version 4.4