Apple iOS Apps
SCOUTING BASICS/REQUIREMENTS |
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| Flag Day | Flag etiquette |
| Good Turn | Digital version of the “Good Turn coin” |
| Path To Eagle | Requirements, note-‐taking for each rank, merit badge requirements |
CAMPING & HIKING |
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| Campfire Songs | 200 songs, choose by tune or name |
| Dutch Oven Helper | Charcoal calculator |
| Gaia GPS | Hiking GPS, expensive ($19) but rated well, offline maps |
| Geocaching (Intro and Pro versions) | Finds nearby cache locations |
| Munzee Scavenger Hunt | Outdoor scavenger hunt, can create your own locations |
| MyRadar Weather (and Pro) | Animated weather radar near your location |
| Oh, Ranger! ParkFinder | List nearest national, state parks w/activities |
| Texas Outdoor Annual | Hunting/fishing seasons, license requirements, can purchase licenses within app |
| Spyglass | Outdoor toolkit – gyrocompass milspec compass, etc. |
| Weather Bug | Weather forecasts |
| Yahoo Weather | Weather forecasts |
FIRST AID & SURVIVAL |
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| Army Survival | Outdoor toolkit – gyrocompass milspec compass, etc. |
| Red Cross First Aid | First Aid guide with videos and quizzes |
| SAS Survival | Based on best-‐selling book, $5.99. Lite version available |
KNOTS |
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| Knot Guide (free and paid) | 100+ knots |
| Knots 3D | Digitally tie, untie & rotate 90+ knots |
| Knots Guide | Knots |
NATURE & ASTRONOMY |
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| Audubon Bird | Identify birds you see or hear, 821 species and 3,200 images |
| LeafSnap | Identify tree, includes visual recognition software, iPad version |
| Star Walk | Augmented reality feature to label what you’re looking at, $2.99 |
| Night Sky | ID stars, planets, galaxies, constellations – free version available |
MISC |
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| Morse-‐It | Morse code |
Android Apps
CAMPING & HIKING: |
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| c:geo | Finds nearby cache locations, reviewed well, offline mode, private caches |
| Dutch Oven Gourmet | Charcoal calculator |
| Geocaching (Intro and Pro versions) | Finds nearby cache locations |
| Munzee Scavenger Hunt | Outdoor scavenger hunt, can create your own locations |
| Texas Outdoor Annual | Hunting/fishing seasons, license requirements, can purchase licenses within app |
| Weather Bug | Weather forecasts |
| Yahoo Weather | Weather forecasts |
KNOTS: |
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| Knots 3D | Digitally tie, untie & rotate 90+ knots |
NATURE & ASTRONOMY: |
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| Audubon Bird | Identify birds you see or hear, 821 species and 3,200 images |
| Sky Map | Identify objects in the night sky without flipping through a book, free |
| Star Walk | Augmented reality feature to label what you’re looking at, $2.99 |
| VT Tree ID | Identify tress by fruit, bark, leaves |
| Red Cross First Aid | First Aid guide with videos and quizzes |
| SAS Survival | Based on best-‐selling book, $5.99. Lite version available |
CUB SCOUT-‐SPECIFIC: |
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| Pinecar Calculator | Find center of gravity, calculate amount of weight needed |