Polarsteps is an all-in-one travel app that allows users to plan, track, and relive their travels. With over 5 million users, the app automatically records your route, allowing you to keep your phone in your pocket and focus on the world around you. It provides insider tips and plots your route, locations, and photos as you journey, creating a unique digital world map that is personalized to you. Additionally, users have the option to turn their travel experiences into a hardback Travel Book. The app is designed to be battery-efficient, works offline, and offers full privacy control.
The app offers various features to help users plan their trips. Polarsteps Guides, created by travel-loving editors and other explorers, showcase the best travel destinations and provide top tips for when you arrive. The Itinerary Planner allows users to build and edit their dream itinerary, while the Transport Planner helps with clear transport options between destinations.
Polarsteps also allows users to track their journeys effortlessly. The app automatically tracks and plots your path on a digital world map, which becomes more complete as you travel. You can add photos, videos, and thoughts to your steps along the way, making your memories more vivid. The app also allows you to save spots that you love, ensuring that you can always find your way back.
In terms of sharing, Polarsteps enables users to leave tips for the traveling community, sharing recommendations on where to go and what to see. You can choose to share your journey with friends and family or keep it private, as the app offers full privacy controls. Additionally, you can follow others and share in their adventures.
Finally, Polarsteps allows you to relive your travels by scrolling through places, photos, and travel stats. You can create a unique Travel Book filled with your pictures and stories with just a touch of a button. The app has received positive reviews from the press, with National Geographic praising it as a replacement for a travel journal and The Next Web describing it as an easy and visually appealing way to track and share your journeys.