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PeakFinder
PeakFinder GmbH · 11,521 ratings · ★ 4.7
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Top complaints - extracted from 38 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"peaks"
12 negative reviews mention this · 32% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not accurate. I’m in Washington pointing my phone right at Mt Baker and the app is giving me the names of peaks in Canada." - mountainsdesertsforests
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"mountains"
11 negative reviews mention this · 29% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not user friendly. Does not have correct names of mountains in NM" - justmenus
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"doesn"
9 negative reviews mention this · 24% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Doesn’t Really Work. Downloaded and tried to use in WV with lots of prominent peaks nearby and visible. It showed a couple of lesser peaks and not much else. Also the graphic indicating peaks was many, many degrees off. I’m sorry I wasted five bucks on this wor…" - Philip's Ghost
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"mountain"
8 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not user friendly. Does not have correct names of mountains in NM" - justmenus
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"work"
8 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "WAAAAAY off!. when I first got this app it worked pretty good. Now it’s about 60° off. Don’t waste your money get something else" - xnvxgjctkdoy
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"right"
6 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not accurate. I’m in Washington pointing my phone right at Mt Baker and the app is giving me the names of peaks in Canada." - mountainsdesertsforests
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"doesn work"
6 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
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"view"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Incomplete Offline Map Data. It is impossible to download all of the offline map data at once, even after checking iDevice storage and having the full amount of storage available. Why display the entire map if you cannot download it all to view on-demand?" - DeadmauDJ
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"does"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not user friendly. Does not have correct names of mountains in NM" - justmenus
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"shows"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not what I expected. I had hoped the we could see and identify the mountain ranges from our porch. The compass directions are not aligned. What mountains we do know this app shows them behind us. Recalculated twice and no improvement. It is not real time just a…" - Nojtrxc
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"location"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Poor peak location. I know where certain peaks are and this app is off. That is terrible" - Xl app
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"front"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "So confused. Massive mountains right in front of me in Boulder Colorado. All the app shows is a flat line of no foothills - which is true , but no identification of the mountain peaks Then I try to add a photo to this comment and “paste” is NOT an optio…" - opuse
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WAAAAAY off!
when I first got this app it worked pretty good. Now it’s about 60° off. Don’t waste your money get something else
Incomplete Offline Map Data
It is impossible to download all of the offline map data at once, even after checking iDevice storage and having the full amount of storage available. Why display the entire map if you cannot download it all to view on-demand?
Not user friendly
Does not have correct names of mountains in NM
Peak Finder
Have used this app for years and enjoyed it.
Recently it’s just not picking up on any mountain range unless it’s very close.
Pretty much useless now even after updating the necessary local regional files.
Recently it’s just not picking up on any mountain range unless it’s very close.
Pretty much useless now even after updating the necessary local regional files.
Always 90° Off
I never used to have this problem, but like other reviews, it never orients itself and I’m often 90+ degrees off all the time. Super upsetting because it was great.
Not what I expected
I had hoped the we could see and identify the mountain ranges from our porch. The compass directions are not aligned. What mountains we do know this app shows them behind us. Recalculated twice and no improvement. It is not real time just a sketch of the ranges. The camera is off on mountain ranges.
Not worth the money
This app is utter nonsense and not worth the money.
Not accurate
I’m in Washington pointing my phone right at Mt Baker and the app is giving me the names of peaks in Canada.
Always off
Never seems to orient itself correctly without manual intervention.
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无法使用
Augh!
I bought this app to identify mountains in the Denver metro area. I can’t get it to work, wish there was a tutorial. I can’t get the photo overlay to work. Very frustrating!
Doesn’t Really Work
Downloaded and tried to use in WV with lots of prominent peaks nearby and visible. It showed a couple of lesser peaks and not much else. Also the graphic indicating peaks was many, many degrees off. I’m sorry I wasted five bucks on this worthless app.
Save Your Time.
This app has not worked in the entire NW.
Way Overrated App!!! Doesn’t work!
Got this because I live in central California right by the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range off of the 99 and 5 Freeways. Where I am at, you can see the string of 14ers, starting with Mt. Langley. The app does NOT detect any of them. Also, was just on the 97 in NorCal with Mt. Shasta literally hulking right next to me on the Freeway. No dice!!! It did not detect it. It has only ever picked up little mountains that you are close to. I thought maybe I was too far away, but when I was right next to Shasta and the app didn’t detect it, I was pretty much done with it.
Doesn’t work
Doesn’t show me any mountains
Often shows wrong peaks
It seems 30-70’ off all the time
Poor peak location
I know where certain peaks are and this app is off. That is terrible
Not good with the new update
I would recommend not to update the app. It is not accurate anymore. And really hard to read any mountain now.
They should of never made any changes.
They should of never made any changes.
Can’t download required files, can’t request refund
I’m here in the Himalayas bought this app and for an entire day have been trying to download the 248 require file. It won’t progress pass 1%.
Meanwhile I can watch YouTube, download this app, and rate obviously but the file will not download.
I want a refund but can’t request one.
Unacceptable
Meanwhile I can watch YouTube, download this app, and rate obviously but the file will not download.
I want a refund but can’t request one.
Unacceptable
So confused
Massive mountains right in front of me in Boulder Colorado. All the app shows is a flat line of no foothills - which is true , but no identification of the mountain peaks
Then I try to add a photo to this comment and “paste” is NOT an option
Maybe my bad. Maybe the apps bad
Then I try to add a photo to this comment and “paste” is NOT an option
Maybe my bad. Maybe the apps bad
Does not Id tall peaks in my view!
Smaller peaks are labeled…
Useless
Bummed that I paid $5 for this app and it is completely useless.
Complicated.
As with most other apps, they start out simple and easy to use. Then they develop them further and only the young people can understand them. You have three categories of people under 45, under 70, and older. This happens like all the others and a piece of crap. But used to be easy and be able to see amount and easy is now a complicated piece of nonsense. I tried today the hiking one and I can’t even figure out how to stop the hike or turn it off what a piece of crap
I’d love a refund
This app doesn’t work for me. It’s so far off in location and shows me so many irrelevant peaks I can’t tell what I’m looking at. And, I’m unable to see the ones I know are right in front of me. Too Bad.
Disappointing
Peakvisor is leagues better than this app. I wasted $5.
Can't find mountain names
When I'm in the Sawatch Mountains in Colorado, the app can not find the mountain name when I'm standing one half mile from it with a clear view of the entire peak. Location services are on and I have a full cell signal. I've tried half a dozen times and the only place it can identify peaks is when I'm standing on my front porch.
The app doesn’t recognize direction properly
I have to keep adjusting the view that the app provides with my finger because when I move the phone around it doesn’t show the actual mountain. It’s actually somewhere in the back not where it supposed to be. I did the compass calibration many times and it doesn’t help if I am in the area that I’m not familiar with. I have no clue what mountain am I looking at only if I’m sure of the mountain, then I could adjust the view by swiping left or right to show the correct peaks. This is an iPhone 14 pro max.
Always wrong
Not even close. Always wrong. Do not pay money for this app.
A pain to use
Its drawings of peaks not photo so hard to tell which peak the app is indicating. Also it doesn’t show peak right in front of me. It shows peak farther out than I can see.
Doesn’t work
I am sitting on top of Mt Watkins in Yosemite writing this review, with Half Dome smack in front of me, and it doesn’t identify Half Dome, nor Cloud’s Rest, which is directly to my left, nor several other prominent peaks. Keeps saying error, data for this location not downloaded, log out and then back in and a bunch of other crap I can’t do in the field because I don’t have my password with me. If it doesn’t work when I want to use it, it’s utterly useless.
Doesn’t work
The download and everything does not come together seamlessly. I’ve been using this app for years and now that you have to pay for it it doesn’t work. I will cancel this app as soon as possible.
Smooth rendering. Limited usefulness.
Looks great. Not useful in the real world.
Nope
Does not work for me. I live near the White Mountains in NH
Can’t import and use photo without GPS data
Needs more features. Can’t return
Do not buy
I live in the Green Mountains of Vermont and this app has not been accurate a single time.
Neat if it works
App worked great when I first downloaded it. Lately it seem to not know where I am. Attempted to use it in the Beartooths recently and it’s showing some hills that weren’t at my location. Currently trying to use it in the Missions and it’s not actually showing what I’m looking at.
No names
Driving in TN, I see lots of mountains but no names! Lookout mountain is obvious but none are named on my screen. Rats!
WHAT???
The app doesn’t recognize 75% of the hills, peaks, or mountains within the view of my home. Hello?????
Sentiment summary
93%
Positive (4-5★)
3%
Neutral (3★)
4%
Negative (1-2★)