PlacePoint
Your personal waypoint compass
Free · Designed for iPad
PlacePoint now makes it easier to save, browse, and return to the places that matter — from city walks and pub stops to field cameras and trail markers.
PlacePoint — save places and find your way back.
PlacePoint is a simple walking compass for the places you want to return to.
Drop a point at your current location, search for a place you plan to visit, or choose an exact spot on the map. PlacePoint saves your locations and points you back to them with clear distance, bearing, and compass guidance.
It is useful for city walks, travel days, hikes, field work, festivals, campuses, parks, and anywhere you want to remember a place without relying on road directions.
Use PlacePoint to:
Save the pub, café, museum, hotel, parking spot, trailhead, meeting point, campsite, or viewpoint you want to return to.
Plan your day by searching for and saving places before you go.
Drop your current GPS location when you find somewhere interesting.
Choose a precise waypoint directly on a full-screen map.
Browse saved places on a map before deciding which one to make active.
Rename saved places so they are easy to recognize later.
For field work, PlacePoint can also help mark off-road locations such as wildlife cameras, bat houses, survey points, monitoring stations, or equipment placed in forests, wetlands, parks, and other areas where normal road navigation is not enough.
PlacePoint is intentionally simple. It is not trying to replace full map navigation. Instead, it answers one practical question:
Where is that place, and which way should I walk to get back to it?
Your saved places stay on your device, and the app is designed to launch quickly so you can mark a location or start walking without fuss.
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PlacePoint now gives you more ways to save and manage places. You can choose a point directly on a full-screen map, browse saved places before making them active, rename saved locations, and more easily manage multiple saved points while keeping your active compass guidance visible.
The developer, David Hind-Smith, 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 Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- David Hind-Smith
- Size
- 2.6 MB
- Category
- Navigation
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.5 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.5 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.5 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.5 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © www.hind-smith.com