Comparison
The best apps for the Camino de Santiago in 2026
What each Camino app really does, feature by feature and with its price, checked on 30 October 2026.
In this article
When you pick a Camino app, three things matter most: does it work without signal, does it help you plan your days at your own pace, and can the people at home see where you are without any hassle? Languages, price and extras then decide between the apps that pass. Choose before you fly, so you have time to download the maps and try it at home.
Camino apps, feature by feature
Compare PeregriNeo with
| Feature | PeregriNeo | Buen Camino | Wise Pilgrim | Camino Ninja | Gronze Maps | Camigo | CNIG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For planning | |||||||
| Caminos and stages | Yes30 Caminos | Yes51 routes | Yes26 routes | Yes | Yes30 routes | YesCamino Francés | Yes |
| Day-by-day plan with where you sleep | Yes | Partialplanner | Yeswith your bookings | Yeswith your stays | Not stated | Partialplanner | Partialplanner |
| The plan rearranges itself if you change a day | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Arrival time that accounts for the hills | Yes | Not stated | Partialtime for each stage | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Albergues and places to stay, with contact details | Yescall or ready-written WhatsApp | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yeswith prices | Yesphone, WhatsApp or email | Yesalbergues |
| Book without leaving the app | Noyou call or message | Not stated | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| While you walk | |||||||
| Offline map | Yesof your whole plan | Yesdownloadable maps | YesPaid(€0.99 per route) | Yes | Noneeds a connection | Yes | Yes |
| Water fountains, places to eat and pharmacies | Yes | Partialservices by town | Partialservices by town | Not stated | Partialservices | Yesfountains and services | Partialpoints of interest |
| How far to the next fountain, café or pharmacy | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Each village’s story as you arrive | Yeswith its local dish | Partialinformation on each town | Not stated | Not stated | Partialcultural information | Partialhistory and traditions | Not stated |
| Sunset time, offline | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Family and group | |||||||
| Share your live location | Yes | Yessince September 2026 | Yes“Walk with me” | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| They follow you with a web link, nothing to install | Yes | Not stated | Noin its free app | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| You choose how long: today, a few hours or the whole Camino | Yes | Not stated | Yeswith a time limit | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Alerts for your family: low battery, stopped, arrived | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Groups and your Camino family | Yesby QR code | Partialshare with other pilgrims | Yesby invitation code | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Messages that open when you reach the spot | Yesletters from your family | Not stated | Yesphotos from your group | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Safety and help | |||||||
| Offline first aid, with a 112 button and your coordinates | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Alerts about the route (detours, works) | Yesreported by pilgrims | Yesdaily | Not stated | Not stated | Partialwarnings | Partialnotices | PartialDGT risk sections |
| Extras | |||||||
| Keepsake credential with photos of your stamps | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| A summary of your day to share | Yesday report and Camino film | Not stated | Yesday cards with your photos | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Languages | 6 | 9 | 9 | Several | 2 | Not stated | 2 |
| Dark mode | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| No ads | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Price | |||||||
| Price | Free to start; Camino Pass, one-off per Camino | Free; optional subscription, about €9 a year | Free; offline maps from €0.99 to €5.99 | Free | Free | Free, no purchases | Free |
Not stated: not in their store listing or on their website.
Checked on 30 October 2026. Something changed? Write to hola@peregrineo.com.
PeregriNeo
The app that ticks the most boxes in the table. Free to start, with a complete free version for walking the Camino; on iPhone and Android, in six languages and with no ads.
- Your pace, your planDay by day, with your bookings.
- Know your arrivalTimed with the hills.
- Offline mapYour whole plan, no data needed.
- Help and 112Offline first aid.
- Family follows youA link and alerts, nothing to install.
- What’s nextFountain, café or pharmacy at a glance.
- The Camino tells youEach village’s story.
- Keepsake credentialPhotos of your stamps.
Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play
See everything it doesThe other Camino apps, one by one
Buen Camino
From Editorial Buen Camino, a Pamplona publisher that has made pilgrim guides for over twenty years. It has one of the widest route lists: its website mentions 51, with maps, walking and cycling variants, profiles and thousands of places to stay and services. Its strength is incident alerts (detours, works, changes) that the publisher updates daily. It has a stage planner, which since September 2026 you can share with other pilgrims, and the same update added sharing your location with other pilgrims and the people at home; we could not find how they follow you (in the app or with a link). Nine languages, and its website presents it as ad-free.
Price: free to download and to use. Its website mentions an optional yearly subscription of about €9; on the App Store it appears as “you decide how much to pay”, with contributions from €5.99 to €99.99.
Wise Pilgrim All Caminos
A long-standing favourite with English-speaking pilgrims. It covers 26 routes in Spain, Portugal and France, with five more added in October 2026, offline maps, profiles and the services in each town. Its planner lets you mark where you sleep and keeps track of your bookings, and you can import a plan from its website. With “Walk with me” you share your location in private groups (“family at home”, who follow you in the free app, and “Camino family”) with a time limit, and you can leave a photo that opens when your friends reach the spot. It also makes day cards with your photos to share. Nine languages, no ads.
Price: All Caminos is free. The offline map is an in-app purchase: €0.99 per route or €5.99 for every route (Unlimited Bundle). Wise Pilgrim also sells the full guide for each route as a separate app, a one-off purchase with offline maps included: Francés, Portugués and Norte at $4.99; Vía de la Plata at $3.99; Primitivo and Salvador at $2.99; Inglés and Finisterre at $0.99; and some quieter routes for free.
Camino Ninja
Much loved for its simplicity. Offline accommodation and route information, with distances and elevation, albergue reviews and a stage plan you can share with your notes and where you sleep. Since October 2026 it also guides you along the stage. It is the only one here that lets you book accommodation inside the app. Its website presents it as 100% free, ad-free and anonymous.
Price: free.
Gronze Maps
The app of Gronze.com, one of the best-known Spanish Camino websites. Routes and stages on the map with profiles, distances and services, and accommodation with information, prices and contact details, also in France (Le Puy, Arles) and Italy. Its website says it works with an internet connection, so take a backup app for areas without signal. Spanish and English.
Price: free.
Camigo
A newer, well-made app, free, with no ads, purchases or affiliate links; for now it covers the Camino Francés. A stage planner (from scratch or following a popular itinerary), a map that works without mobile data with water fountains and points of interest, albergue filters with phone, WhatsApp or email contact, and a section on Camino history, symbols and traditions.
Price: free.
Caminos de Santiago (CNIG)
The public app of Spain’s National Geographic Information Centre, with mapping from the National Geographic Institute and stages from the Spanish federation of Camino associations. It works online and offline and has a stage planner, points of interest such as albergues, a Pilgrim’s Guide for before you go and geotagged notes and photos. Spanish and English.
Price: free.
General apps pilgrims also use
Not Camino apps, but many pilgrims carry one alongside, mostly for maps in town and for booking.
| App | What pilgrims use it for | Offline | Price (October 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikiloc | Following a GPS track of a stage uploaded by others | Yes, topographic maps | Free; Premium €19.99 a year or €9.99 a quarter |
| Komoot | Planning walking or cycling routes | With map regions | First region free; World Pack €29.99; Premium separate |
| Google Maps | Finding the albergue, a bar or the station | Downloaded areas | Free |
| Organic Maps | General offline map | Yes, fully | Free, no ads |
| Maps.me | General offline map | Yes | Free with ads; PRO from €3.99 to €5.99 a month |
| Booking.com | Booking hotels, guesthouses and some private albergues | Not applicable | Free |
- Wikiloc (Android): huge community of outdoor routes, with offline GPS navigation, off-route alerts and live tracking for family and friends. Pick a recent, well-rated track.
- Komoot (Android): popular for cycling the Camino; your first map region is free, more offline regions are paid.
- Google Maps (Android): essential in cities; you can download areas for offline use. On the trail, an app with the Camino drawn on it works better.
- Organic Maps (Android) and Maps.me (Android): offline general maps. Organic Maps is based on OpenStreetMap, free and ad-free; Maps.me is free with ads and has a paid PRO version. The Camino usually shows up on both.
- Booking.com (Android): hotels, guesthouses and some private albergues. Municipal albergues are not booked here: first come, first served.
How to choose your Camino app
- Will you have signal? Every Camino has dead zones, and on a foreign SIM you may not want to pay for data. Pick an app with an offline map and download it at home, on wifi.
- Plan or improvise? If you like knowing where you will sleep tomorrow, look for a day-by-day plan that records your bookings and rearranges itself when you change your mind.
- Is someone following from home? With a time difference, check whether they need to install anything, whether you can limit how long you share and whether it tells them what matters (battery, arrival) without them watching all day.
- What if something happens? Blisters and twisted ankles rarely happen near wifi: offline help and 112 with your coordinates are worth having. See our Camino first aid guide.
- Try it before you go. Install it, do a short walk at home and check the battery use.
Many pilgrims carry two apps: a Camino app for the plan and the map, and a general one for towns or booking. Planning your trip? See also the Camino packing list, how much the Camino costs and the Camino FAQ.
FAQ
What is the best app for the Camino de Santiago?
It depends on what you need, but if you want one app that does nearly everything, PeregriNeo brings together the most Camino features in our table: a day-by-day plan with your bookings, arrival times that account for the hills, an offline map, offline first aid and family tracking with nothing to install. For the most routes, Buen Camino and Wise Pilgrim; for booking inside the app, Camino Ninja.
Are there free Camino apps?
Yes, plenty. Camino Ninja, Gronze Maps, Camigo and the CNIG app are free. Wise Pilgrim All Caminos is free, but its offline map is paid (€0.99 per route or €5.99 for all) and the full guides are separate apps. Buen Camino is free to use, with an optional subscription or a voluntary payment. PeregriNeo is free to start, with the Camino Pass as a one-off payment per Camino.
Which Camino app works offline?
PeregriNeo, Buen Camino, Camino Ninja, Camigo and the CNIG app have offline maps or information, according to their public information; in Wise Pilgrim All Caminos the offline map is paid. Gronze Maps needs a connection. Among general apps, Organic Maps, Maps.me, Wikiloc and Komoot too. Download the maps before you go.
Can my family track me on the Camino?
Yes, with an app that shares your location. With PeregriNeo you send a link they open in the browser, with nothing to install; it expires when you choose and can tell them if your battery runs low or when you arrive. Wise Pilgrim has “Walk with me”, followed from its app; Buen Camino has shared your location since September 2026; and Wikiloc has live tracking.
Is there an official Camino app?
The CNIG app comes from a Spanish public body, but no app replaces the paper credential or issues the Compostela.
Is Google Maps enough for the Camino?
For towns and finding a specific place, yes. On the trail, an app with the Camino and its services that works offline is better.
