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Best Polarsteps alternatives in 2026

Polarsteps is great for documenting a trip in progress. If you want something else — a lifetime travel map, a GPS route recorder, or a journal — here are the best alternatives.

Updated 2026-10-09

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Polarsteps records your trip as it happens, turns it into a journal of steps, and is free at its core. People look elsewhere when they want a different job done: a map of everywhere they have ever been, flights and regions tracked properly, detailed route recording, or a general-purpose journal. These are the seven alternatives worth knowing, with what each does best and what it costs in the US as of October 2026.

Why people leave Polarsteps

  • They want a map of countries, cities and regions that fills in from their photos, without recording each trip
  • They want their flights logged with airports, airlines and distance
  • They want past trips rebuilt from their photo library
  • They do not want location tracking running during trips
  • They want shareable formats like a flag calendar
  • They want region-level tracking across many countries

The 7 best Polarsteps alternatives

#1

Voyy

Our pick

An iPhone travel log for every country, city and region you have been to — 1,300+ regions in 44 countries — with a free flight log, trips imported from your photos, and the flag calendar.

Best for

iPhone travelers who want one map of everywhere they have been, including flights

Platforms

iPhone

Price

Free download. Premium from $0.99/week, $19.99/year or $59.99 lifetime (US)

Pros

  • Countries and cities free
  • Free flight log with flight-number lookup
  • Trips imported from your photo library
  • Regions in 44 countries with Premium
  • Yearly and monthly flag calendar
  • No background location tracking

Cons

  • iPhone only
  • English-only app
  • Newer app (2026)
  • No automatic trip recording or followers
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#2

TripMemo

An iPhone travel journal that rebuilds trips from photo locations, with trip books, Travel Replay, stats and AI itineraries.

Best for

iPhone travelers who want a journal and planner without live tracking

Platforms

iPhone

Price

Subscription from $1.99/wk

Pros

  • Builds routes and past trips from photo locations
  • Collaborative TripBooks
  • Countries, cities, regions and Travel Replay
  • Widgets and AI itinerary planning

Cons

  • iPhone only
  • Reviews report a subscription is required to use it
  • New app (January 2026)
#3

Visited

A long-running visited-places map with regions, cities, journal notes and friend comparisons.

Best for

Travelers who want a mature map app on iPhone and Android

Platforms

iPhone, iPad, Android

Price

Free · Pro $9.99/mo, $34.99/yr or $59.99 lifetime

Pros

  • US, Canada, Australia and UK regions free
  • Regional maps for 30+ more countries with Pro
  • Journal notes, dates and points of interest
  • Lifetime purchase option

Cons

  • Cities and most regions are paid
  • No flight log documented
#4

Pebbls

A GPS adventure tracker that records your route, imports and exports GPX, and shares journeys as online journals.

Best for

Hikers, cyclists and road-trippers who want detailed routes

Platforms

iPhone, iPad, Android, web

Price

Free · Explorer $19.99/yr

Pros

  • Background GPS route recording
  • GPX import and export, track editing
  • Free map of visited countries with travel badges
  • 3D flyby videos and online journals
  • Communities, profiles and follows

Cons

  • Built around recorded routes; no manual country checklist documented
  • Small number of App Store ratings
#5

Been

The veteran visited-countries checklist, on iPhone since 2013, with free US states and Premium cities and regions.

Best for

Travelers who want a simple, proven country tracker on iPhone or Android

Platforms

iPhone, iPad, Android

Price

Free · $2.29 one-time, $4.99/wk or $19.99/yr

Pros

  • US states free
  • Regions in 25+ countries with Premium
  • Dates, chronological map and timeline video
  • Widgets

Cons

  • Cities and airports are Premium
  • No photo trip journal documented
#6

Pin Traveler

A pin map for countries, cities and regions, with trip timelines, photos, collaborative trips and animated trip videos.

Best for

Travelers who want a pin map with trips and friends

Platforms

iPhone, iPad, Android

Price

Free · Premium from $2.99/wk

Pros

  • Unlimited pins and trips free
  • Trip timelines with photos and notes
  • Collaborative trips and friend comparisons
  • Imports places from your photos (Premium)
  • CSV export

Cons

  • Many paid plan options
  • No flight log documented
#7

Day One

A full journaling app with a map of where entries were written, photos, templates and printed books.

Best for

People who already journal and want travel in the same place

Platforms

iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, Windows, web

Price

Free · Silver $49.99/yr · Gold $74.99/yr

Pros

  • Map view of journal entries
  • Runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, Windows and web
  • PDF, JSON and printed book exports

Cons

  • Not a visited-countries tracker
  • No country or region stats

Verdict

Keep Polarsteps if you want your trips recorded and followed live. For a lifetime map of countries, cities, regions and flights on iPhone, Voyy is the pick. TripMemo suits journaling, Pebbls suits detailed routes, and Been or Visited suit Android users.

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Frequently asked questions

Can Polarsteps add past trips?

Yes. You can create past trips and add steps by hand. Voyy can also rebuild past trips from the photos on your iPhone.

What is the best Polarsteps alternative on iPhone?

For tracking everywhere you have been, Voyy: free countries, cities and flight log, photo import, and regions in 44 countries with Premium. For journaling, TripMemo.

Is there a Polarsteps alternative without location tracking?

Yes. Voyy and Been are logged by hand rather than by background tracking, and TripMemo builds routes from photo locations.

Does Voyy have a social feed like Polarsteps?

No. You share by exporting cards — the flag calendar, maps and trip postcards.

Is Voyy free?

Yes. The free version tracks countries and cities, logs flights, imports trips from your photo library, and includes trip pages, the current year's flag calendar and most widgets. Premium ($19.99/year or $59.99 lifetime in the US) adds regions and US states, detailed travel stats, the full day-by-day timeline, past calendar years, and unlimited places and photos.

Sources

Voyy is our app. Other apps' features and US prices were checked against their App Store listings and websites on 2026-10-09. Prices vary by country and can change.

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