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Handy GPS lite

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A hiking GPS for the real world (lite version). No signup required.

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Total installs
2,496,342
exact · Play shows 1,000,000+
Installs / day
+313
since last crawl
Rating
4.2★
7.6K ratings · 87 reviews
Released
22 Aug 2012
14.1y ago
Last update
23 Aug 2026
v45.1 · 2mo ago
Countries
—
not checked yet

Install history

exact counter from Google Play
2.5M3.1M3.7M4.4M5M10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct
2.5M3.1M3.7M4.4M5M10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct

Installs per day · last 90 days

012525037550011 Oct12 Oct12 Oct11 Oct: 31312 Oct: 0

Change timeline

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

estimate · charts of 12 Oct

Most downloads likely come from 🇹🇭 Thailand (~46%), out of 3 countries where it is charted.

  1. Thailand46%#33 Trending · Maps & navigation
  2. Peru34%#84 Top free · Maps & navigation
  3. Nepal20%#96 Top free · Maps & navigation

Estimated from top-chart positions weighted by each country’s Google Play market size. Countries where the app is not in a chart are not shown, so small markets may be missing.

Top chart positions

as of 12 Oct
ChartCountryRankChange
Trending · Maps & navigation TH#33▼ 3
Top free · Maps & navigation PE#84▲ 5
Top free · Maps & navigation NP#96▼ 27
Top free · Maps & navigation TH#131▼ 26

App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • Shares data with third parties Location, App activity and 2 others
  • No data collected
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • No way to ask for data deletion

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

13 in 6 groups
8 Sensitive1 Notable4 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networks
  • Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks
  • Use your camera to take photos and record videos
  • Record sound using your phone's microphone
  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
LocationSensitive2

Access to where your device is, using GPS or network signals

  • Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networksapproximate location (network-based) · ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
  • Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networksprecise location (GPS and network-based) · ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
CameraSensitive1

Access to your camera to take photos and record video

  • Use your camera to take photos and record videostake pictures and videos · CAMERA
MicrophoneSensitive1

Access to your phone's microphone to record sound

  • Record sound using your phone's microphonerecord audio · RECORD_AUDIO
OtherNotable5

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Turn your phone's flashlight on and offcontrol flashlight · FLASHLIGHT
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
The perfect companion for your next outdoor adventure. Seek, find, record and return home with Handy GPS. No user account or setup required - just install it, turn on your GPS and go! This app is a powerful navigation tool designed for outdoors sports like hiking, bushwalking, tramping, mountain biking, kayaking, horse trail riding, and geocaching. Its also useful for surveying, mining, archaeology, and forestry applications. Its simple to use and works even in the remotest back country since it doesn't require network connectivity. It allows you to work in UTM or lat/lon coordinates so you can even use it with your paper topographic maps. NOTE: This is a free trial version and is limited to storing only 3 waypoints, and 40 track log points. You can use the trial version for as long as you want, but if you like this app, please install the paid version of "Handy GPS" to get an unlimited version with lots more features. Thanks! Also, allow the app to always use GPS, and turn off battery optimisation for the app to reliably record tracklogs when the phone screen is off. BASE FEATURES: * Shows your current coordinates, altitude, speed, direction of travel, and total distance travelled in metric, imperial/US, or nautical units. * Can store your current location as a waypoint, and record a track log to show where you've been on a map. * Data can be imported from and exported to KML and GPX files. * Allows manual entry of waypoints in UTM, MGRS and lat/lon coords. * Can guide you to a waypoint using the "Goto" screen, and optionally sound an alert when when you're getting close. * Has a compass page which works on devices with magnetic field sensors. * Automatically computes the local geoid offset to improve altitude accuracy * Supports the world-wide WGS84 datum along with the common Australian datums and map grids. You can use WGS84 for NAD83 maps in the US. * Shows GPS satellite locations and signal strengths graphically. * Can display simple or MGRS grid references. * Can compute waypoint-to-waypoint distance and direction. * Includes an optional timer line to record walk duration and compute your average speed. * Thoroughly tested by the developer on many off-track walks EXTRA FEATURES ONLY IN THE PAID VERSION: * No ads. * An unlimited number of waypoints and track log points. * Offline maps. * Custom datums. * Elevation profile. * Take photos and record voice memos from the app. * Email or SMS your location to a friend. * UK grid refs. * GPS averaging to improve location accuracy, * Sun rise and set times. * Export waypoints and tracklogs to a CSV file. * Project waypoints using bearing and distance. * Compute length, area, and elevation change from the tracklog. * Compute calories. PERMISSIONS: (1) GPS - to determine your location, (2) Network access - for access to standard map layers and OSM tiles, (3) SD card access - to load and store waypoints and tracklogs, (4) Camera access for taking pics*, (5) Prevent phone from sleeping so that proximity alarm works, (6) Control flashlight, to allow the flashlight to be turned on/off from within the app, (7) Record audio for voice memos*. (* Feature only available in full version of app). DISCLAIMER: You use this app at your own risk. The developer accepts no responsibility for you getting lost or injured as a result of using this app. Batteries in mobile devices can go flat. For extended and remote hikes, a battery bank and an alternative method of navigation such as a paper map and compass are recommended for safety.

What's new

45.1: Updated Android libraries as required by Google. 45.0: Fixed crash bugs related to screen rotation. Prevent phone screen sleeping while downloading map tiles to prevent interruptions. 44.5: Updated Google Ads library. 44.3: Added "Email current data" option to main page menu. Fixed file permission issue. 43.8: Fixed issue which was preventing the app from opening GPX files from emails.

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