Polarsteps
Travel Planner & Tracker
Only for iPhone
Free
iPhone
Plan, track and relive your adventures with Polarsteps. Keep your friends and family up to date. Whether it’s a six-month trip or a weekend canoeing close to home, Polarsteps is here to capture and share your journeys as they unfold.
Awards
■ Top 26 Apps — Apple App Store (2026)
■ Top 3 Travel Apps — Apple App Store (2026)
■ App of the Day — Apple App Store (2025)
PLAN
■ AI itinerary planner: Create a personalized adventure based on past trips or current goals.
■ Destination snapshots: Get a quick overview of each place, why it fits your travel style, and which friends have already been there.
■ Trip details: Add notes, accommodation details, and must-see spots and activities.
■ Transport planner: Choose how you'll get from A to B for every leg of the trip.
■ Inspiration: Follow other explorers, see where they went, and get ideas for your own trips.
TRACK
■ Automatic route tracking: Accurately track the route you took on a beautiful digital world map.
■ Travel Buddies: Invite friends to track trips together.
■ Capture the adventure: Add photos, videos, and stories to each step to bring your journey to life.
■ Travel stats: See how much of the world you’ve traveled, with your total of countries visited, distances covered, and more.
■ Top spots: Add your favorite places and activities so they’re part of your story.
■ Transport mode: Select how you got from place to place, whether by plane, train, or even tuk tuk.
SHARE
■ Trip updates: Share your journey so friends and family can follow along from anywhere, seeing where you are and what you’ve been up to.
■ Traveler tips: Leave suggestions for other travelers on what to see and do.
■ Privacy controls: Decide who sees your adventures: everyone, followers only, or you only.
RELIVE
■ Digital memories: Scroll through the places, photos, stories, and stats you’ve captured across all your trips.
■ Trip Reels: With the press of a button, transform your trip into a memorable video (also perfect to share on socials).
■ Travel Books: Turn your trip into a beautifully printed Travel Book that showcases your route and memories.
WHAT OUR USERS SAY:
“Love this app! It tracks me on my vacation and provides real-time notifications to friends and family of my trip. At the end, I ordered a Travel Book of my photos which is very high quality.”
“The Polarsteps app is great. I am totally addicted. It is so nice to keep up with all your travels. And friends and family can follow you wherever you go. The Travel Book, which you can order afterwards, is of very good quality.”
“I’ve been using this app for years now. It’s always been good and it keeps getting better.”
WHAT THE PRESS ARE SAYING ABOUT POLARSTEPS
“The Polarsteps app replaces your travel journal, making it easier and more beautiful.” - National Geographic
“Polarsteps helps you track and share your journeys in an easy and visually appealing way” - The Next Web
“Polarsteps’ resulting travel log is impressive, and is the source of a severe case of itchy feet in your correspondent.” - TechCrunch
Hey travelers, we updated the app and resolved several reported issues. Please, feel free to continue sharing any feedback with us at support.polarsteps.com/contact
The developer, Polarsteps B.V., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Financial Info
- Location
- Contact Info
- Contacts
- User Content
- Search History
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Size
- 195.5 MB
- Category
- Travel
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it is not open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
English and 12 more
- English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Profanity or Crude Humour
Horror/Fear Themes
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Contains
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
- Provider
Polarsteps B.V.
- Polarsteps B.V. has identified itself as a trader for this app and confirmed that this product or service complies with European Union law.
- DUNS Number
491495431 - Address
Vijzelgracht 53A
1017HP Amsterdam
Netherlands - Phone Number
+31 631967427 - Email
max@polarsteps.com
- Copyright
- © 2026 Polarsteps