Apps for the Camino Primitivo

The Primitive Route runs from Oviedo to Lugo,
and joins the Camino Francés in Melide.

Camino Ninja App

 

Apple App Store

Google Play Store

Made by a Camino pilgrim.
(Note: this app works best once you’re on the Camino and using your location)

Includes a number of Camino routes:
Camino Francés
Camino Portugues (with three route variations)
Finisterre & Muxía
Camino Primitivo
Vía de la Plata
Camino Sanabres

Includes maps and accommodation details (including contact information) and elevation displays.

Excellent: Offers instructions on how to conserve or limit data use while using the app.

Provides “over the air” updates (when you connect to wifi) to get the latest information for accommodations and other information.

Camino Primitivo: Wise Pilgrim

 

Apple App Store

Google Play Store
Note: reviews are based on the iPhone app

Elegant design. Easy navigation. Regular updates.
Comprehensive details for everything you need to know to walk the Camino Primitivo.

Provides offline content, including “custom style” maps (“offline” means you can use parts of the app when you don’t have a cellular or wifi connection while walking on the trail).
Comments from other users provide up-to-date recommendations for places to stay, restaurants, etc.

Made by a Camino pilgrim.

TrekRight: Camino Primitivo

 

Apple App Store

Google Play Store
Note: reviews are based on the iPhone app

Nicely detailed route directions, with everything you'd want to know about accommodations.
Prepared by experienced hiking-app developers.

Take time to learn the various options and features: it's worth it! 

Highlight: Google Street View (although sometimes it's not available, like in some rural areas).

Highlight: If you're lost, an "intelligent compass" feature points you in the right direction to get back to the trail.

Way of St James (Buen Camino)

 


Apple App Store

Google Play Store
Note: reviews are based on the iPhone app…
in an iPhone, the app has “BuenCamino” under the app image—not "Way of St James.”

Clean app design, with easy to understand graphics.
Includes a feature to plan your daily stages. 

Made for you by journalist Carlos Mencos, a pilgrim himself, distinguished with the 2015 Aymeric Picaud Award for popularizing the Way of St James.

Other routes to buy & download inside the app:

  • Camino Francés (the featured route when you get the app)

  • Camino del Norte - The Northern Route

  • Primitive Route (Camino Primitivo)

  • Camino Portugués (from Tuí)

  • Aragon Route (Camino Aragonés)

  • Camino de Madrid (only in Spanish)

  • Baztan Route (Camino Baztanés)

  • Route extension to Fisterra (Finisterre)

TIP
 When I first opened this app, I saw Spanish-language instructions.
But after clicking Start, the app became an English-language guide.
I mention this so you don't give up on the app just after opening it—
if you're not fluent in Spanish.
—Jean Christie

Camino Assist Pilgrim Santiago

 

Apple App Store

Google Play Store
Note: reviews are based on the iPhone app

One of the most feature-packed apps.
Highlight: Information to prepare for the Camino (a lot of great tips and advice!)

You can purchase a number of routes within the app, including the following:

  • Camino Frances

  • Camino del Norte

  • Camino Primitivo

  • Camino Portugues (from Tuí and from Lisbon

  • Finisterre & Muxía

  • Camino Madrid

  • ...and according to the app developers more "Zones" (routes) are coming.

"Play" awhile with the app to get a sense of the navigation. It's a bit complicated, but it is logical.
—Jean Christie

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