Polarsteps – Travel App is a smart, all-in-one travel companion designed to document your trips automatically, turn your memories into visually stunning journals, and inspire your future adventures with curated guides and real-world transport planning. Ideal for independent travelers and storytellers alike, the app seamlessly merges route tracking, photo logging, community sharing, and trip reliving into a private and intuitive experience.
Intelligent Planning Tools
- Build your trip with purpose and ease.
- Use Polarsteps Guides, curated by travel editors and fellow explorers, to uncover hand-picked destinations and travel tips.
- Design and revise your journey with the Itinerary Planner, laying out dream stops, activities, and routes.
- Navigate your trip confidently using the built-in Transport Planner, which outlines viable connections between locations.
Hands-Free Route Tracking
- Explore freely, while your memories record themselves.
- Automatically logs your travel routes in real-time without requiring constant phone access.
- Operates offline, syncing data once reconnected, and optimized for low battery impact.
- Offers full privacy controls, allowing you to control visibility and sharing of every detail.
Dynamic Trip Logging with Media
- Bring each moment to life visually.
- Enrich your map with photos, videos, and reflections, linked to exact locations and time stamps.
- Leave personal notes or captions on each travel step for future reflection or journaling.
- Save favorite spots to easily retrace or recommend later.
Share or Keep It Private
- Your travel story, your way.
- Share live updates with select friends, family, or a wider audience, or keep your logs completely private.
- Add travel tips and highlights for the community to benefit from your discoveries.
- Follow other users’ paths and be inspired by real-world adventures in real time.
Relive with a Custom Travel Book
- Turn digital memories into a timeless keepsake.
- Browse through past trips with maps, step counts, media galleries, and stats.
- Generate a personalized printed Travel Book featuring your curated photos and notes—all in just a few clicks.
- A tangible, high-quality memory archive to preserve and revisit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Does Polarsteps work offline?
Yes, route tracking continues offline and syncs when back online.
Q: Is the GPS tracking automatic?
Yes, your route is recorded automatically without needing to interact with the app.
Q: Can I keep my trips private?
Yes, you have complete control over sharing and visibility settings.
Q: How do I create a Travel Book?
After your trip, you can generate and order a printed book directly in the app.
Q: Can I plan transport routes inside the app?
Yes, the Transport Planner helps chart feasible connections between destinations.
Q: Are Polarsteps Guides location-specific?
Yes, they offer editor-curated insights tailored to specific regions and cities.
Q: Is there a cost to use the app?
The core app is free, with optional purchases like printed Travel Books.
Version History
v9.0.1 —— 25 Jun 2025
Step page redesigned—bigger photos, bolder layout, and a refreshed visual style to showcase your memories.
Summer release kickoff—first in a series of updates aimed at enhancing your travel experience.
v9.0.0 —— 9 Jun 2025
Issue resolution—addressed several reported bugs to improve app reliability.
v8.9.0 —— 6 May 2025
Same updates as v9.0.0—continued focus on stability and user feedback.
