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PHOTO-BASED TRAVEL JOURNAL · iOS

Your photos, your mark on the world.

Wayfarer finds the places you’ve been in your own photos, keeps them on a private map, and leaves it to you what to share and with whom.

See how it works

Free on iPhone · iOS 17 or later

Wayfarer home screen: a dark globe with the drawer that lists your places
Fig. 1 — Home map
  • RUNS ON-DEVICE
  • PRIVATE BY DEFAULT
  • VERIFIED CHECK-INS · APPLE APP ATTEST
  • MAPBOX GLOBE
  • FREE PLAN

HOW IT WORKS

Every place leaves a mark

From the photos already on your phone to a map you can keep for years, with as much sharing as you want and no more.

01

Photos become places

Find past visits in the photos that carry a date and a location.

  1. 1.1The scan runs on your device; your photo library never leaves the phone.
  2. 1.2Review what was found: merge nearby days, split long stays, fix the name of a place.
  3. 1.3Only the photos you pick are uploaded to your private album.
Fig. 2 — Photo review
Reviewing photo groups found in the library, each with a place, date and photo count
02

Capture this place

Take a photo where you are; Wayfarer uses a recent, precise location for that visit.

  1. 2.1In-app camera plus a fresh, precise position.
  2. 2.2Verified server-side with Apple App Attest, so edited or replayed evidence does not count.
  3. 2.3Every visit is tagged by land or by sea, so a road trip and a boat day share one map.
Fig. 3 — Visit list
Visited places listed with dates and by-land or by-sea tags
03

Keep your memories on the map.

Land and sea visits side by side, each place with its own private album.

  1. 3.1A globe in five styles: Midnight, Ocean, Lagoon, Terrain and Satellite.
  2. 3.2Private albums with up to 20 photos per place.
  3. 3.3Download the regions you visit most for offline use with Plus.
Fig. 4 — Private album
A private album for one place with its photo grid and visit history
04

Friends, without the noise

Follow the travellers you know. Like, comment and reply on the visits they choose to share.

  1. 4.1Following and Friends feeds with threaded comments.
  2. 4.2Live location only with mutual friends you pick, and only while the app is open.
  3. 4.3Find people by hashed email; the hash is made on your device and never stored.
Fig. 5 — Activity
The activity feed with a shared visit card, its map, photos, likes and comments
05

A world to discover

Browse by continent, read country guides and keep a little inspiration for the next trip.

  1. 5.1Six continents, countries and islands.
  2. 5.2Saved places for later.
  3. 5.3A printable travel passport of your year with Plus.
Fig. 6 — Explore
The explore screen with six continent cards

PRIVACY

You choose what to share.

Your visits start private. You decide which photos to share and which friends can see your live location.

PhotosWayfarer uses photo locations to suggest visits for your map. Only photos you select are uploaded to your private album.
LocationWayfarer uses your precise location for photo check-ins and your map. Live location is shared only with friends you choose, when you start sharing.
ContactsWayfarer matches hashed email identifiers to help you find travellers you know. Your contacts are not stored.

Photo location analysis runs on your device. Scanning does not upload your library or its local identifiers. These are the exact permission texts shown by iOS. Read the privacy policy ›

WAYFARER PLUS

More from every adventure with Plus

The free plan covers your map, albums, check-ins, the feed and your first 50 photo candidates. Plus adds the rest.

Offline

Your maps, offline

Download the regions you visit most in the style you love.

Library

Every photo, every place

Review all photo locations in your library.

Map styles

Ocean, Lagoon and Terrain

Three more looks for your map, alongside Satellite and Midnight.

Icons & colours

Make Wayfarer yours

Alternate app icons and background tones for the whole app.

Export

Keep your journeys

Keep an export of your places and memories.

Passport

Your year in places

A printable passport of the places you visited.

Monthly or yearly. Auto-renews; cancel any time in App Store subscriptions.

Fig. 7 — Plus
The Wayfarer Plus screen listing what Plus includes
“Your visits start private. You decide which photos to share and which friends can see your live location.”
From the app’s welcome screens

FAQ

Questions, answered plainly

Short answers in the same words the app uses.

Is Wayfarer free?

Yes. The free plan includes the map, private albums, photo check-ins, the feed and review of your first 50 photo candidates. Wayfarer Plus is an optional subscription for offline regions, full library review, export and the travel passport.

Which devices are supported?

iPhone running iOS 17 or later. Wayfarer is an iPhone app; there is no Android or web version yet.

Does Wayfarer upload my photo library?

No. Photo location analysis runs on your device. Only the photos you select for a visit are resized, stripped of unnecessary EXIF data and stored in your private album.

Is Wayfarer only for boats?

No. Wayfarer is for every kind of trip: city breaks, road trips, hikes and days on the water. Each visit is tagged by land or by sea, and everything lives on one map.

Who can see my live location?

Only mutual friends you select, and only while Wayfarer is open. Sharing stops when you leave the app, sign out or revoke permission. Only the latest position is stored; there is no movement history.

Can I export or delete my data?

Yes. Export places, trips, GPS tracks and social activity from the app. Account deletion has a 14-day cancellation period.

The Wayfarer mark

Your places. Your memories.

Wayfarer for iPhone, on the App Store.