Spooky season is here! Save TikTok & IG reels for haunted spots, pumpkin
patches and fall getaways - all pinned on your map.
Yaay is a travel map and trip planner that turns Instagram and TikTok videos into pins on your own map. Share any video
to Yaay, and Yaay identifies the place shown and adds it to your map automatically - no typing, no copying links.
Saw a night market on TikTok? A beach a friend posted? Save the video to Yaay. Every save becomes a pin, so you see all
your places at once and build a real itinerary instead of a spreadsheet.
WHAT IS YAAY?
Yaay is a visual trip planner and saved-places map for travelers who discover places on social media. Short video is
where travel inspiration lives now, but the place behind it gets lost in a Saved folder you never reopen. Yaay
extracts the location and stores it as a searchable map pin with the original clip attached - for your
hometown and for trips abroad.
Yaay is a free native iOS app for iPhone and iPad, available in 10 languages.
HOW YAAY WORKS
1. See it - find any restaurant, bar, beach or neighborhood on Instagram or TikTok.
2. Save it - tap Share, then Yaay. One tap, no typing.
3. Yaay finds it - Yaay analyzes the video to identify the place and drops a pin on your map. If it looks wrong, fix it in
one tap.
4. Plan it - organize saves into Collections by city or trip. Add notes, hide or re-add places, switch between Map and List
views.
5. Share it - share a Collection with friends and shape the plan together.
EVERY SAVE LANDS ON YOUR MAP
No more screenshots and scattered links. Each save becomes a searchable pin carrying the place name, map
location, and original video. Build a "want to try" list for your own city, or save three spots in Vietnam and watch a real
itinerary start to form.
WHO USES YAAY
• People saving restaurants and cafes to try this weekend near home
• Travelers turning TikTok saves into a visual itinerary for Japan, Italy or Vietnam
• Groups planning a trip where everyone adds their finds to one shared Collection
• Anyone keeping travel inspiration organized without spreadsheets
YAAY VS SAVING SOMEWHERE ELSE
Saving to Instagram or your camera roll keeps the video but loses the location. No map, no itinerary.
Saving to a maps list or spreadsheet gives you a list, but you type every entry manually and lose the video.
Saving to Yaay keeps both. The location is found for you, every save is a pin, and pins become shareable Collections you can
shape into a trip.
FEATURES
• Save any public Instagram or TikTok video through the iOS share sheet
• Automatic place recognition from video, correctable in one tap
• Review flow to quickly keep, hide or fix places (new in v3.0.7)
• Collections for each city or trip, with Map and List views
• Public Collections and Profiles with QR sharing, optional
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What app saves TikTok and Instagram videos to a map?
Yaay saves any public TikTok or Instagram video and pins the place it shows on your map, so you can build
itineraries from videos you already watch.
How do I turn saved reels into a travel itinerary?
Share the reel to Yaay. Yaay identifies the place, pins it, and you group pins into a Collection for that city or trip. The Collection
becomes your itinerary.
Do I have to type the location myself?
No. Tap Share, then Yaay. Yaay identifies the place from the video, and any pin can be corrected in one tap.
Can I use Yaay for my own city?
Yes. Many people use Yaay as a hometown "want to try" list for restaurants and spots, plus Collections for upcoming trips.
Can I plan a trip with friends?
Yes. Collections can be shared, so everyone adds their finds to one map and shapes the plan together.
Is Yaay free?
Yes. Yaay is free to download on iPhone and iPad.
How is Yaay different from saving inside Instagram?
Instagram keeps the video in a folder. Yaay turns that same video into a map pin and a shareable trip collection, so the save
becomes a plan.
Turn saved reels into real plans. Download Yaay and see your TikTok and Instagram saves on a map, ready to shape into
your next trip.
**UPDATE**After being able to complete the onboarding process, the app has been easy to use so far. It’s pretty intuitive to save reels to your selected location. I like that you can create files under each location.What I find a little frustrating is that unless you include people when you first set up your trip location, there doesn’t seem to be any way to add people or share the information.I also was disappointed that you can only have three trip locations at once. All this said, I have not been able to try the app in the wild yet. I’ve started my lists, and can’t wait to put them to use.I was excited to try this app. However, after spending nearly half an hour trying to access it with two different validation codes sent and neither of them actually allowing me to even access the app.
Developer Response
We’re really sorry the app didn’t work when you tried Yaay 😢 Happy to say the issue is fixed and everything is running again.We suddenly experienced a huge spike in users and our database provider couldn’t keep up. After about 60 hours fixing things, we've now switched provider completely.We're a small startup and it truly means the world to us that you downloaded and tried Yaay ❤️If you're open to it, we'd love for you to try the app again 🤞 If it works better now, we'd be incredibly grateful if you'd consider updating your review.Anders & ChristianFounders of Yaay ❤️
Onboarding broken, and then it works poorly
Chris Limeroo
So at first I couldn’t even get into the app as submitting my name would end up in an endless spinner. I came back the next day and was able to finish the onboarding so, great! 👍However, I tried sending some items to it, and it looks like the AI incorrectly identified the location solely based on the video information. It chose Kyoto as the spot and a restaurant completely unaffiliated with the video. The description of the video even gave the full address and location (which is in Fukuoka, a completely different area of Japan) and the AI under the hood decided it was Kyoto. How are we supposed to trust this app if you can’t even read the actual description for the real information and instead just try to use a buggy, hallucinogenic AI on the video itself? There should be a priority list set up to determine the location: check the description first, then proceed to the video. Good idea. Terrible execution.
Developer Response
We’re really sorry you had this experience 😞 That’s definitely not the experience we want people to have when using Yaay.We’re constantly working on improving our AI pipeline to make the results more accurate, and feedback like yours is very helpful for us. The issue with onboarding should also now be fixed.If you’re open to it, we’d love for you to give Yaay another try as we continue improving the app. If you ever run into issues, you’re always welcome to reach out to us at support@yaaytravel.com.And thank you for downloading Yaay ❤️
Inspired
Valerie Kate
I never feel compelled to leave reviews, but this app is actually so innovative and useful. I spent a good chunk of time going through saved folders on instagram and sharing all the posts that are buried there to yaay where they can actually be useful!! It’s not only good for travel, but for saving new restaurants and fun activities in my home city. 10/10 use of tech imo, bravo team. One feature request would be to be able to zoom into the interactive map and click on the pre populated points of interest to be able to save them like that, it would be more intuitive.
Great app!
ryanrozen
At first there were bugs to the app. Now, the developers have taken time to work and fix on them which has completely fixed everything. This app is truly unique and will help you plan and book activities for your trip. I especially love the different categories you can make in your board so I can choose different cities for one trip board. If you run out of videos to share from insta and TikTok they have a feature that recommends things for you to do based on area. 10/10 I can’t believe this app is free.
Developer Response
So sorry the app didn’t work when you tried Yaay 😢 The good news is everything is fixed and running smoothly again.We suddenly experienced a big spike in users and our database provider couldn’t keep up. After 60 intense hours working on it, we've now switched provider completely.We're a small startup and it truly means the world to us that you downloaded and tried Yaay ❤️If you're open to it, we'd love for you to give the app another try. If it works better now, we'd be incredibly grateful if you'd consider updating your review 🤞Anders & ChristianFounders of Yaay ❤️
- We've improved the app and squashed some bugs
Version 3.0.11
The developer, Yaay, 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:
Contact Info
Identifiers
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Identifiers
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
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Information
Seller
Yaay ApS
Size
123.8 MB
Category
Travel
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
Languages
English and 9 more
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
