Map and search
Browse the map and search for places. The search runs on your computer: Apple Maps on Mac, Photon on Windows.
Free iPhone and iPad app
Geovo Remote
Control Geovo on your Mac or Windows PC from your iPhone or iPad, over your Wi-Fi. Pick a place, start a route or steer with the joystick without going back to the computer.
Free, with no purchases inside.
Works with Geovo for Mac or Windows. Download Geovo for your computer
What you can do from your iPhone
Teleport
Tap a place and send it to Geovo on your computer in one step.
Routes
Plan multi-stop routes at walking, cycling or driving speed, then pause and resume them.
Joystick
Steer the simulated position by hand, at the speed you choose.
Your places and trips
Use the saved places and trips you already have in Geovo on your computer.
Return to Real Location
Always on screen, one tap away, with the computer's status (connected, simulating, paused).
On your iPhone, no computer needed
Four tools that work on the iPhone or iPad by itself. With your permission they read the device's own location, keep everything on the device and don't change any location.
GPX & KML Viewer
Open .gpx and .kml files from Files, Mail or AirDrop, keep saved routes and export them as GPX, KML or CSV. With a computer paired, Play on Geovo sends a route (up to 200 stops) to Geovo after you confirm.
GPS Status
Coordinates (decimal, DMS and DDM), accuracy, altitude, speed, course and heading, plus the source flags iOS reports, so testers can check their setup.
GPX Recorder
Record a trip you start, with waypoints, even with the screen locked, and save it as GPX. Each point is written as it arrives. Uses GPS and more battery while it runs.
Geofence Test
Set up to 5 zones, then log enter and exit events with times: iOS's own events beside the app's check, exportable as CSV. iOS reports these with some delay.
Who it's for
App testing
Developers and QA testers can move a test device from the phone in their hand while they watch the app react, without reaching for the computer.
Demos
Show a location feature to a client or a room from your phone while the computer stays on the desk.
Travel planning
Look around a city you're about to visit and try routes from the sofa.
What you need
- Geovo for Mac or Windows, open on your computer, with Settings › Geovo Remote turned on.
- Your iPhone or iPad and the computer on the same Wi-Fi network.
- An iPhone or iPad with iOS 17 or later for Geovo Remote.
- Simulating uses your Geovo plan on the computer: the free 15-minute trial, then Pro. Geovo Remote itself is free.
Set up in 3 steps
- 1
Install Geovo on your computer
Download Geovo for Mac or Windows from geovo.app/download and open it.
- 2
Turn on Geovo Remote
In Geovo on your computer, open Settings › Geovo Remote and turn it on. A pairing QR code appears.
- 3
Scan the QR code
Open Geovo Remote on your iPhone, tap Scan QR code, point the camera at the code and tap Pair. Allow Local Network and the camera when iOS asks. Next time it connects by itself.
Can't connect?
Most problems come from the network or a permission. Check these in order.
1. Same Wi-Fi, not a guest network
The iPhone and the computer must be on the same Wi-Fi network. Guest networks, and some office or hotel networks, keep devices from seeing each other: use your main network.
2. Mac: allow Local Network
On the Mac, open System Settings › Privacy & Security › Local Network and turn on Geovo.
3. Windows: allow Geovo through the firewall
Set your Wi-Fi network to Private (Settings › Network & internet › Wi-Fi › your network › Private network), then allow Geovo on Private networks in Windows Security › Firewall & network protection › Allow an app through firewall.
4. iPhone: allow Local Network
On the iPhone, open Settings › Privacy & Security › Local Network and turn on Geovo Remote.
5. Keep the computer awake
Geovo must be open on the computer, with Settings › Geovo Remote on, and the computer awake (not asleep or with the lid closed).
6. Still nothing?
Turn Geovo Remote off and on again in Settings on the computer, then scan the QR code again. If it still won't connect, email support@geovo.app.
Questions
Yes. Geovo Remote is free, with no purchases inside and no account. Simulating a location uses your Geovo plan on the computer: a free account gets one 15-minute trial, then Pro. Geovo plans →
No. Geovo Remote talks directly to your computer over your local network, with no cloud relay, so the iPhone and the computer must be on the same Wi-Fi. It doesn't work over cellular or from another network.
No. It's a remote control. Geovo on your computer does the simulating, exactly as when you click in the computer app; Geovo Remote only sends it what you choose. Its on-device tools only read this device's location, and the demo uses a pretend computer.
None. It has no account, analytics, tracking or crash-reporting SDK, and Geovo's servers receive nothing from it. It talks only to your own computer, encrypted, and keeps the pairing key in your iPhone's Keychain. Privacy Policy →
Yes. Geovo Remote runs on iPhone and iPad with iOS 17 or later, in English, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese.
Yes. The GPX & KML Viewer, GPS Status, GPX Recorder and Geofence Test work on the iPhone or iPad alone, and Try the demo shows the remote with a pretend computer. Simulating a location needs Geovo on a Mac or Windows PC.
Privacy
- Talks only to your own computer, over your local network, encrypted with TLS and a pinned certificate. No cloud relay.
- No account, no analytics, no tracking, no ads and no crash-reporting SDK. Geovo's servers receive nothing from Geovo Remote.
- The pairing key stays in your iPhone's Keychain, on that device only. The camera is used only to scan the pairing QR code.
- The on-device tools read your location only with your permission. Recordings, files, zones and logs stay on the device unless you share them.
Questions or problems? Email support@geovo.app
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