TrackMyTour 12+

I highly recommend TrackMyTour for anyone contemplating remote travel, whether by foot, by motorcycle, or by bicycle. TrackMyTour is free; it’s small and simple; it uses incredibly little battery power; it allows you to submit customizable waypoints complete with weather info, activity type (picnic, shopping, point of interest, etc.), time and date, location, written descriptions, and photographs; it allows you to save “offline” waypoints and upload them later (when you get cell service again); and it lets you create a private link to be shared with family and friends so they know you’re still alive. Anyone who has the link can observe your progress and even comment on your tour. If you want to upload more and larger photos, you can upgrade to the “premium” version for a one-time payment of less than $20. This is my go-to app for my bicycle tours, and I enthusiastically recommend it for anyone contemplating long-distance travel. No complaints whatsoever!

Ive been using this app for over three years now. First I used it to record my work life overseas. Since my retirement, I use it daily as a kind of personal life and travel log. I often make multiple entries in the course of a day. The app is totally user friendly without compromising quality. The interface is clean, uncluttered and aesthetically pleasant. Any updates are always thoughtful and improve the experience, like the ability to upload more than one image per post and now the ability to make a movie. Another excellent feature is to have the option of complete privacy, not sharing one’s entries, and to keep more than one “stream “ going. That way, one can keep a personal journal and still share a trip or other event with friends or family. Don’t change the layout or any of the features described. Looking forward to the promised “fog” option among the weather icons. Oh - and customer service is par none: prompt polite, efficient. Thanks much!

This is a wonderful app. It does one thing - lets you take photos of things you see on your trip and add captions to them. It can then display those photos in order in either a list or on a map. There are interfaces to see the photos in iOS and also in a browser. A link for each specific trip is provided so that you can share the trip with friends and family or your network.

It is very easy to add waypoints, which is what the photos are called, and you can add optional data such as the weather or type of point. And if the camera didn't capture the map location correctly, there is an easy way to fix it.

These single purpose apps are what iOS is built for, and track my tour is a great example of how to do it right. Kudos and thanks to everyone involved in making and supporting this app.