NomadTracks vs. Bergfex
Bergfex is an Austrian institution: weather radar, thousands of mountain webcams, snow and avalanche reports, ski-resort data and a database of half a million Alpine tours — with a GPS tracker built in. NomadTracks is a far narrower tool with a different priority: a private, ad-free recorder with no account, where the special maps are the ones you bring yourself. If you're in the Alps, the honest answer is that these two do different jobs — and plenty of people would happily use both.
Side by side
| NomadTracks | Bergfex | |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine weather, webcams, snow & avalanche reports | No | Yes — its core strength (weather radar, 9,500+ webcams, snow/avalanche & ski-resort data) |
| Community tour database | No | Yes — 500,000+ Alpine tours to browse |
| GPS track recording | Full recorder: elevation/speed/pace charts, photo waypoints, Live Activities | Yes — free, one-tap recording |
| Your own georeferenced paper/PDF maps | Yes — free, unlimited, in-app georeferencing | No |
| Offline maps | Custom maps fully offline, free; basemap areas cached | Yes — but behind Bergfex Pro |
| Ads on the free tier | None, ever | Yes — ad-free requires Pro |
| Account required | No — none exists | Needed to publish tours, sync, or use Pro |
| Where your data lives | Your device + your own iCloud/Dropbox/NAS | Bergfex cloud account (Austria/EU) |
| Apple Watch | Standalone GPS + heart-rate recording without the iPhone | Watch app (navigation; phone-free tracking is reported as flaky) |
| Route planning | Yes (Pro) | Yes — free |
| Turn-by-turn voice navigation | No | No — an off-route warning only (Pro) |
| 3D, satellite & slope-angle layers | No | Yes — with Pro |
| Price model | Free core; optional Pro subscription | Free with ads; Pro €3/mo or €35.99/yr (subscription-only) |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — Android coming soon | iOS, Android, web |
Feature overview as of June 2026, written by the NomadTracks team in good faith — products evolve, so please verify current features and pricing with each vendor. All product names are trademarks of their respective owners.
Choose Bergfex if …
you're in the Alps and want weather radar, mountain webcams, snow and avalanche reports, ski-resort data and a huge ready-made tour database in one place. That Alpine content is exactly what Bergfex is built for, and NomadTracks has none of it.
Choose NomadTracks if …
you want a private, ad-free, account-free recorder whose data stays in your own cloud, you bring your own maps (including a photographed paper sheet), and you record with an Apple Watch — without a subscription for the core.
FAQ
Is NomadTracks a Bergfex alternative?
For private recording, your own offline maps, GPX and Apple Watch — yes, and without ads or an account. But it is not a like-for-like replacement: NomadTracks has no weather, no webcams, no snow or avalanche reports and no community tour database. Many Alpine users keep Bergfex for conditions and use NomadTracks to record privately.
Does NomadTracks have weather, webcams or avalanche reports like Bergfex?
No. NomadTracks is a recorder and a map tool, not a weather or conditions portal. If Alpine weather radar, webcams and snow/avalanche data are why you use Bergfex, keep it for that.
Are there ads in NomadTracks, or do I need an account?
No ads, ever, and there is no account — NomadTracks has no servers of its own. Bergfex shows ads on its free tier (ad-free is a Pro feature) and needs a Bergfex account to publish tours or sync.
Can I move my Bergfex tracks to NomadTracks?
Yes — Bergfex exports GPX; NomadTracks imports GPX and GeoJSON, so your recorded tracks and waypoints come straight across, with no lock-in either way.