What Iphigénie does

Iphigénie is a French mobile cartography company founded in 2010 and headquartered in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France. The company develops and operates a mobile-first, offline-first cartography application designed for hiking, trekking, ski touring, mountaineering, mountain biking, and other outdoor activities. Its product serves both consumer outdoor enthusiasts and mountain professionals — including mountain guides, ski instructors, rescue workers, forestry staff, surveyors, and glider pilots — with a stated base of more than 100,000 monthly active users across European markets. Since 2022, Iphigénie has been owned by Whympr/Pahada, which operates the complementary outdoor trip-preparation app Whympr; both companies remain separate applications but are cross-sold via the Pack Outdoor bundle. Headcount is small, reported in the 1–10 range.

The core product is the Iphigénie Carto mobile application, which provides access to more than 80 map layers and overlays — including official IGN (Institut National de l'Information Géographique et Forestière) Scan 25/Topo 25 maps for France, SwissTopo for Switzerland, OACI aviation charts, and open data sources such as OpenStreetMap and ESRI. The technical stack centers on offline map caching, real-time GPS tracking, GPX import/export, slope overlays for avalanche-risk assessment (30°–45°), biodiversity-sensitive-zone overlays, and 3D route planning with LiDAR-enhanced terrain visualization delivered through a companion browser-based Web App. Distribution is via the Apple App Store, Google Play, the company's own website (Stripe billing), and — since November 2025 — pre-installation on Crosscall ruggedized smartphones as part of the STELLAR-X5s Édition Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.

The business model is predominantly consumer subscription-based on a freemium model: a free tier offers 25 maps and basic GPS, while paid annual subscriptions include Iphigénie Carto at €24.99/year (legacy subscribers transitioning from €14.99 to €19.99 in March 2025 and to €24.99 in 2026), an Italian maps add-on at €24.99/year bundling four Italian publishers (Fraternali, Geo4Map, Il Lupo, 4Land), and the Pack Outdoor bundle at €39.99/year combining Iphigénie Carto, Whympr Premium, and Web App access (a stated ~20% discount versus separate subscriptions totaling €49.99/year). Additional revenue comes from direct enterprise and professional licensing for multi-device deployments. The go-to-market motion is product-led, supported by content marketing (a French/English/Italian blog), SEO-optimized documentation, organic social media, a newsletter, and an ambassador program featuring professional outdoor athletes (Léo Slemett, Marion Haerty).

Name

Iphigénie

Legal name

IPHIGENIE

Website

https://iphigen.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Iphigénie is a French mobile cartography company that provides an offline-first GPS mapping app with IGN and 80+ map layers for hikers, mountaineers, and outdoor professionals, primarily across European markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outdoor Mapping & Navigation Software

NAICS

Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290)

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer Navigation & Turn-by-Turn Apps (BPAMANAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Geocoding, Search & Place Data Platforms (BPAMANAC)

Keywords

• Offline topographic mapping
• Hiking GPS navigation
• Outdoor cartography app
• Alpine route planning
• IGN mobile maps

Headquarters

HQ city

Chamonix-mont-blanc

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Iphigénie Carto Subscription: Annual subscription granting access to premium cartographic features including all IGN maps, SwissTopo, 80+ map layers, offline mode, cloud sync, and advanced tools. Priced at €24.99/year for new subscribers. Legacy subscribers at €14.99/year were transitioned to €19.99/year from March 2025, reaching €24.99/year in 2026.
2. Pack Outdoor Subscription: Bundled annual subscription at €39.99/year combining Iphigénie Carto, Whympr Premium, and Web App access. Offers approximately 20% savings vs. purchasing separately (€49.99). Represents land-and-expand revenue motion by cross-selling Whympr.
3. Italian Maps Add-on: Add-on annual subscription at €24.99/year for Italian topographic maps from multiple publishers (Fraternali, Geo4Map, Il Lupo, 4Land). Bundled within Iphigénie Carto subscription.
4. Free Tier (Freemium): Free tier provides 25 maps including satellite views, Open Topo Map, Open Cycle Map, slope layers, drone restriction zones, and real-time GPS. Generates funnel for paid conversion through product-led growth.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Iphigénie develops and operates a mobile and web cartography application that provides offline access to IGN (Institut National de l'Information Géographique et Forestière) maps and over 80 map layers and overlays worldwide for hiking, trekking, mountaineering, skiing, and other outdoor activities. The platform combines real-time GPS tracking, trace recording, GPX import/export, slope/avalanche-risk analysis, cloud synchronization via iCloud and Google Drive, and a browser-based Web App with LiDAR-powered 3D route planning. Distribution includes app stores, direct subscription via the company's website, and OEM pre-installation on Crosscall ruggedized smartphones.

Product overview

Iphigénie is a French mobile cartography company founded in 2010 and headquartered in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, providing outdoor enthusiasts with detailed offline map access. The product portfolio centers on Iphigénie Carto (the core mobile app) offering over 80 map layers and overlays (IGN France, SwissTopo, Kartverket Norway, ESRI world maps, Open Topo Map, and others) with full offline capability, alongside optional paid add-ons such as Italian Alps Maps (from multiple publishers including Fraternali, Il Lupo, Geo4Map, and 4Land) at €24.99/year, and the HD Winter Satellite Map for Mont-Blanc. The Pack Outdoor bundle (€39.99/year) combines Iphigénie Carto, Whympr Premium, and the Web App for computer-based route planning with 3D and LiDAR terrain visualization. A free tier provides 25 base map layers including satellite views and Open Topo Map without subscription.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Iphigénie Carto: Core cartography subscription service providing access to IGN maps and 80+ map layers, available offline
• Pack Outdoor
• Web App

Products and services

• Iphigénie Carto Premium mobile cartography subscription at €24.99/year for new subscribers (legacy subscribers transitioning from €14.99 to €19.99 in March 2025 and €24.99 in 2026). Includes all IGN maps, 80+ map layers, offline mode, iCloud/Google Drive cloud sync, trace recording, waypoint management, GPX import/export, real-time GPS, slope analysis overlays, and a 7-day free trial. Available on iOS and Android.
• Iphigénie Carto — Italian Alps Maps Add-on Optional annual add-on subscription at €24.99/year bundling Italian topographic maps from multiple publishers (Fraternali Editore, Il Lupo, Geo4Map, and 4Land) covering the Dolomites, Val d'Aoste, Piedmont, Tuscany, Sardinia, and other Italian regions at 1:25,000 scale. Accessible offline within the main Iphigénie mobile app.
• Pack Outdoor Bundled annual subscription at €39.99/year combining Iphigénie Carto, Whympr Premium (100,000+ routes, weather, avalanche bulletins, community), and Web App access for computer-based route planning with 3D visualization. Includes a 3-day free trial and offers approximately 20% savings versus separate subscriptions (€49.99/year).
• Web App (Iphigénie Tracks) Browser-based route planning tool accessible from any computer without installation, included exclusively in the Pack Outdoor subscription. Provides trace creation (including 3D mode), access to 35+ map layers, GPX export, and LiDAR-powered 3D terrain visualization for France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Spain, and Switzerland.
• Free Tier (Iphigénie Carto) No-cost tier providing access to 25 free map layers including satellite imagery, Open Topo Map (worldwide), Open Cycle Map (worldwide), slope overlays, drone restriction zone layers, real-time GPS, and map overlay/superposition. Offline map caching and cloud sync are not included and require a paid subscription.
• HD Winter Satellite Map — Mont-Blanc Massif High-definition satellite imagery layer covering the Mont-Blanc massif at 30 cm/pixel commercial resolution (the finest satellite map resolution publicly available), captured February 2025. Downloadable for offline use within the Iphigénie app and accessible in the Web App.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100,000+ monthly active hikers and mountain professionals
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• CrosscallflagshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 12 November 2025Crosscall, the French ruggedized smartphone manufacturer, pre-installs Iphigénie and Whympr on its devices. Partnership announced November 2025. The Crosscall STELLAR-X5s Édition Chamonix-Mont-Blanc includes Iphigénie and Whympr with 3 months of Premium access offered. Crosscall reports €114M revenue and 4.5M units sold as of 2025.
• IGN (Institut National de l'Information Géographique et Forestière)coreTechnology or IntegrationIphigénie operates in partnership with IGN to provide access to official IGN cartographic data including Scan 25, Topo 25, cadastral maps, OACI aviation maps, and other official French geographic data. This is the foundational data partnership enabling Iphigénie's core value proposition as the IGN mobile mapping app.
• SwissTopocoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership to provide Swiss topographic maps within the Iphigénie application, covering Switzerland's national cartographic data including multi-scale maps, geology, and aviation charts.
• Whympr / PahadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIphigénie and Whympr belong to the same Pahada group. Whympr is the outdoor trip preparation companion app offering 100,000+ itineraries, weather, and avalanche bulletins. The two apps are cross-sold in a bundled Pack Outdoor subscription at €39.99/year. Iphigénie was acquired by Whympr/Pahada in 2022 after the departure of founder Max Barel. Both companies remain headquartered in Chamonix.
• 1% for the PlanetminorOthersIphigénie is a member of 1% for the Planet, committing to donate 1% of annual revenue to environmental protection associations.
• École Nationale des Sports de Montagne (ENSM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the French National School of Mountain Sports for training and educational use of Iphigénie's cartographic tools.
• École Nationale de Ski et d'Alpinisme (ENSA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with France's National School of Skiing and Mountaineering for professional mountain sports training applications.
• FFCAM (Fédération Française des Clubs Alpins et de Montagne)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with the French Alpine Clubs Federation for promoting outdoor cartographic tools to the federation's member base.
• Compagnie des Guides de ChamonixminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Chamonix Mountain Guides Company for professional guide use of Iphigénie's mapping tools.
• Éditions VamosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Éditions Vamos for outdoor publishing and trail guide integration.
• French Tech Mont BlancminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAffiliation with French Tech Mont Blanc ecosystem for regional tech startup community visibility and support.
• 4LandcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with 4Land to provide Italian topographic maps covering the Dolomites, Aosta Valley, Tuscany, and Sardinia. With this addition, Iphigénie becomes the only application offering access to four Italian cartographic publishers (Geo4Map, Il Lupo, Fraternali, and 4Land) under a single subscription.
• Fraternali EditorecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Italian publisher Fraternali Editore (founded 2005, based in Turin) for 1:25,000 scale topographic maps covering the western Italian Alps. Provides 38 maps at 1:25,000 and 5 maps at 1:50,000.
• Geo4MapcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Geo4Map for northern Italian Alps topographic maps, bundled within the Italian maps subscription.
• Il LupocoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Il Lupo for northern and central Italian Apennines topographic maps, bundled within the Italian maps subscription.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• SityTrail: SityTrail is a European mobile hiking and biking app with offline topographic maps and route sharing. It is comparable to Iphigénie as a smaller-scale European outdoor navigation player with partial geographic and feature overlap.

Direct peers

• TwoNav: TwoNav (by CompeGPS) is a European GPS navigation specialist for hiking, MTB and geocaching with strong offline mapping. It is comparable to Iphigénie as a serious-user navigation tool with topographic depth.
• Whympr: Whympr is the sister app in the Pahada group, focused on outdoor trip preparation with routes, weather and avalanche reports. It is bundled with Iphigénie in the Pack Outdoor subscription and serves an overlapping user base in the French Alps.
• AllTrails: AllTrails is the leading global consumer hiking and outdoor trail navigation app with offline maps and route planning. It is the most direct comparable in product and target market to Iphigénie, operating at significantly larger global scale.
• Outdooractive: Outdooractive is a European outdoor portal and app providing hiking, biking and ski touring routes with topographic maps. It competes directly with Iphigénie in multi-country Alpine route planning.
• Komoot: Komoot is a European outdoor route-planning platform for hiking, biking and mountaineering with offline maps. It is closely comparable to Iphigénie in product, customer base and European focus.

Broad incumbents

• IGN (Institut National de l'Information Géographique et Forestière): IGN is the official French national mapping agency and Iphigénie's primary data partner. While not a direct app competitor, IGN offers its own consumer geospatial services and geoportals that overlap with Iphigénie's mapping value proposition.
• Google Maps: Google Maps is a global consumer mapping platform with hiking and trail features added in recent years. While not a specialist outdoor app, it represents the free general-purpose alternative that competes for casual users.
• Strava: Strava is a leading global fitness tracking platform with route planning and mapping for outdoor activities. It overlaps with Iphigénie's user base and route planning use case, though Strava is broader (cycling, running) and not focused on Alpine topographic depth.
• Garmin: Garmin offers dedicated outdoor GPS handhelds and the Garmin Explore / Connect apps with topographic maps for hiking and mountaineering. It is comparable as an outdoor navigation ecosystem, though primarily hardware-led.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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