Core Feature

GPS Metal Detecting Hunt Tracker

Track your metal detecting hunts with real-time GPS — see exactly where you've been, where you haven't, and how efficiently you're covering ground.

  • GPS breadcrumb trails that show your exact path
  • Coverage heatmaps to identify missed areas
  • Works completely offline — no cell signal needed
  • Session duration, distance, and pace tracking
  • Resume hunts across multiple sessions
GPS hunt tracking with coverage heatmap
Core Feature

Log Metal Detecting Finds with Photos & GPS

Log every metal detecting find with photos, depth, materials, GPS coordinates, and notes — all organized and searchable forever.

  • Quick-capture with smart defaults
  • Multiple photos per find
  • Category tags: coin, relic, jewelry, trash, and more
  • Depth recording in inches or centimeters
  • Search and filter your entire find history
Find logging with categories and photos
Core Feature

History & Finds — Your Permanent Detecting Logbook

Every hunt, every find, every detail — searchable and stored forever. Aureal builds a personal archive of your detecting career that you can revisit, filter, and learn from.

  • Full-text search across all finds by name, category, or location
  • Filter by category, metal type, date range, or hunt
  • Detailed hunt timelines with GPS trail, duration, and distance
  • Every find linked to its hunt, location, and photos
  • Cloud-synced — access your logbook from the app or PRO Portal

Never lose track of a find again.

Searchable finds history and permanent logbook
Pro Feature

Metal Detecting Map Overlays — Historic, LiDAR & Custom

Layer historic plats, aerial photos, LiDAR terrain, and custom images over modern maps to find forgotten structures, old paths, and buried homesites.

  • Import any image as a custom overlay
  • Two-point anchoring for precision alignment
  • Adjustable opacity for easy comparison
  • Toggle overlays during active hunts
  • LiDAR data support for terrain analysis

Research like a pro — hunt like you know what's there.

Overlay upload page for importing custom map overlays
Pro Feature

Responsible Finders Network

Submit discoveries to museums, historical societies, and UK Finds Liaison Officers — all from the app. Build your reputation as a responsible detectorist.

  • Submit finds to US museums and historical societies
  • UK PAS and Treasure Act reporting built-in
  • Privacy-first: GPS anonymized to county level
  • Track submission status and institution responses
  • Verified RFN member status for your profile

Do right by history — and get recognized for it.

Find history with search and filters
Pro Feature

Apple Watch Companion

Control your hunt from your wrist. Start, pause, and log finds without pulling out your phone — even with dirty hands.

  • Live hunt status at a glance
  • Quick find logging from your wrist
  • Session stats: time, distance, find count
  • Complications for watch face at-a-glance stats

Your phone stays in your pocket. Your focus stays on the hunt.

Apple Watch companion app

PRO Portal — Your Hunt Command Center

Research on a big screen. Hunt with confidence in the field. The PRO Portal is a full web dashboard included with every Pro subscription.

One-Click Overlays

Generate Overlays from Government Data

No more searching for old maps online. The PRO Portal pulls directly from USGS, NAIP, and SSURGO databases to generate publication-quality overlays in seconds — then syncs them to your phone.

  • LiDAR terrain: Hillshade, multi-directional hillshade, slope, aspect, contour lines, and elevation tinting from USGS 3DEP
  • Historic aerials: NHAP photos from the 1980s and current NAIP imagery at 0.6m resolution
  • Soil surveys: SSURGO soil composition and texture data to identify high-potential ground
  • Land boundaries: PLSS Township and Section grids for property research
  • Per-layer opacity controls, real-time preview, and instant sync to your phone
PRO Portal overlay creation with LiDAR
AI-Powered Analytics

Hunt History, Finds, & AI Summaries

Review every hunt in detail — trail maps, find galleries, coverage stats, and AI-generated performance insights that help you improve.

  • Interactive trail maps with color-coded paths, find markers, and start/end points
  • AI hunt summaries with key highlights and suggestions for improvement
  • Advanced find filtering by category, metal type, depth, and notable status
  • Full photo gallery, editable find details, and tile or list view modes
AI-powered hunt insights and coaching
Location Intelligence

Spot Ranking & Trail Stacking

Aureal automatically groups your hunts into locations and ranks them — so you always know which spots are worth returning to.

  • Spots ranked by finds per hour, coverage percentage, time invested, and total XP
  • Stacked trail mode overlays every hunt at a location to visualize total coverage
  • Individual trail mode to review specific hunts at a site
  • Interactive map with click-to-select spots and detailed stats panels
Spot ranking and trail stacking in PRO Portal
Equipment & Achievements

Detector Profiles, Badges & Data Export

Track your equipment performance, earn 50+ achievement badges, and export all your data whenever you want.

  • Manage detectors with brand, model, coil size, and coil type — synced to your phone
  • 50+ badges across Discovery, Eco Impact, Consistency, Exploration, and Milestones
  • Full data export in JSON or CSV — your data is always yours
  • Monthly progress charts, eco impact dashboard, and lifetime stats
Badges and achievements

More Metal Detecting App Features

Badges & Milestones

Celebrate progress with meaningful achievements: hunts completed, eco-impact, rare finds, lifetime streaks, and more.

Lifetime Stats & Trends

Track hours hunted, distance covered, find categories, grid efficiency, and how your skills evolve over time.

Eco Impact Tracking

See the difference you make — trash removed, sites cleaned, percentage of responsible recovery.

Offline-First Design

Download maps for offline use. Hunt in remote areas without cell signal. Sync when you're back online.

Privacy-First

Your find locations, permissions, and personal data stay private. We never sell your information.

Cloud Sync

Access your hunts and finds from any device. Never lose your data, even if you switch phones.

Download the Best Metal Detecting App — Free

Start tracking hunts, logging finds, and exploring smarter today.

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