Stamio

How it works Maps and navigation

Offline maps and navigation

Import a route, download your area's map to your watch and leave your iPhone at home: turns are called out loud, and you know right away if you go off route.

1 voice-guided route freeMaps, unlimited routes and Strava with Pro
No iPhonemap and navigation live on your watch
40 m(130 ft) off for 10 s and you're off route
2 stylesStreets and Trails
A route: map, profile, on your watchDownloading a map areaOn Apple Watch: "Right in 130 ft"

What Stamio uses

  • Your route: a GPX, TCX or FIT file, opened from Files or shared to Stamio, or a route from your Strava account.
  • Your GPS position, from your watch.
  • OpenStreetMap maps, hosted and rendered by Stamio for your watch.

How navigation works

  1. 1

    Stamio reads the route

    Distance, elevation, turns and climbs are recalculated from the track points, the same way on iPhone and watch. Turns come from the shape of the route, with no online routing service.

  2. 2

    The map, downloaded

    Pick an area or a route: your iPhone downloads the map, renders it in the Streets or Trails style, then sends it to your watch, which keeps it. On your run, it shows under your track, no network needed. Your running direction stays up by default, and the crown zooms.

  3. 3

    Locked onto the route

    The watch finds where you are on the track and which direction you're running it. Stray more than 40 meters (130 feet) for 10 seconds and it alerts you and points you back to the route, then tells you when you're back on it.

  4. 4

    Turns, called out

    A banner pops up as you get close, then the voice calls the turn: "In 40 meters, turn right". At the turn, it confirms and announces the next one. It never reads out abbreviations.

  5. 5

    The rest of the route

    Climbs are announced before you hit them, the points of interest in your file (aid station, water stop…) when they're on the track, and the finish when you get there.

What leaves your phone

  • Only the map tiles for the area you download. Your routes stay on your iPhone and your watch.
  • With Strava, Stamio only reads your routes, never your activities, and never writes anything there.
  • Outside your downloaded areas, Apple Maps can take over when your watch has a connection, except in Low Power Mode.

What can throw it off

  • Blocked GPS (dense downtown, thick forest, tunnels): your position can jump, and a callout can come a little late.
  • A rough or hand-drawn track: turns will be approximate.
  • Gaps in the map: OpenStreetMap is built by its contributors, and some trails may be missing.

What you can set

  • Map style, the areas kept on your watch, map orientation.
  • Sounds: vibrations, beeps or voice.
  • Routes "On my watch", and the route linked to a workout in your plan.
  • Export a workout as GPX or FIT.

Questions

Do I need a connection during my run?

No. Once the area is downloaded and the route is on your watch, everything works without your iPhone or a network.

Does it work during intervals?

Yes. A guided workout can have a route: you follow both the current step and the map.

How much space does an area take?

Each area shows its size, and you can remove it from your iPhone and your watch in one go.

Further reading

  1. Maps: © OpenStreetMap contributors, data available under the ODbL license (openstreetmap.org/copyright).

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