"Every signal tells a story. Our job is to find it — and protect it."
Aureal helps you explore, discover, document, and respect the land.
That's our ethos. That's our responsibility.
Aureal
Most detectorists struggle with the same problems — forgetting where they've searched, losing track of finds, and dealing with unclear land permissions. Aureal was built to solve those problems, giving you a simple way to track hunts, log finds, map coverage, and detect with confidence.
Free Metal Detecting App on iOS · Built for Detectorists, by Detectorists
Aureal isn't just another "tech app." It's a companion designed for people who care about:
Your journeys, your finds, your permissions, your data — always yours.
Aureal simply helps you explore with confidence and clarity.
Most detectorists think they've covered a site thoroughly, but without a visual reference, it's easy to miss large sections or overlap the same ground repeatedly. Aureal records your GPS trail in real time, builds a live coverage heatmap, and shows your past hunt paths when you return — so you know exactly what's been covered and what's left.
Learn how to stop re-detecting the same ground →A find without context is just a piece of metal. Aureal lets you log every discovery with photos, depth, material, GPS coordinates, detector settings, and VDI numbers. Over time, your find history becomes a searchable record that helps you understand patterns, compare equipment, and remember exactly where and how you found each item.
See how tracking your setup reveals what's actually working →The best detecting sites are often invisible from the ground — old foundations, vanished paths, forgotten gathering spots. Aureal lets you overlay LiDAR terrain, historical aerials, soil maps, and custom images directly onto your live hunt map, aligning the past with the present so you can detect exactly where something actually happened.
Learn how to use overlays to find what's hidden →Access is the biggest barrier in metal detecting — not because land is unavailable, but because asking feels uncomfortable. PermissionLink™ lets you create a clear request with mapped boundaries and share it as a QR code or link. Landowners approve with a tap, set conditions, and get automatic reports after your hunt. No more handshake deals that get forgotten.
Read the full guide to getting permission →Found something significant? Submit discoveries to museums, historical societies, and research institutions through the Responsible Finders Network. UK detectorists get built-in PAS reporting with automatic FLO contact lookup and Treasure Act deadline tracking — so you never miss a legal reporting window.
Every time you pull out your phone to log something, you break your flow. Aureal's Apple Watch integration gives you large, field-ready buttons to log finds and flag signals from your wrist. A lock screen widget shows your live hunt stats at a glance. Your tools should support your detecting, not interrupt it.
Learn how to stay hands-free while detecting →"Every signal tells a story. Our job is to find it — and protect it."
Aureal helps you explore, discover, document, and respect the land.
That's our ethos. That's our responsibility.
Start with a free metal detecting tracker, or go Pro for cloud sync, map overlays, and AI insights.
Unlimited hunts, find logging, GPS tracking, coverage heatmaps, and basic stats. Everything local, always yours.
Cloud backup, Apple Watch, PRO Portal with LiDAR & historic overlays, AI insights, spot ranking, detector profiles, and more. Starting at $4.99/mo.
Research on a big screen. Hunt with confidence in the field. The Aureal PRO Portal gives you a full web dashboard to plan hunts, generate overlays from government data, review finds, and track your progress — all synced to your phone in real time.
