Journary

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What is Journary?

Journary automatically captures your location history in the background, building a beautiful record of everywhere you go. No start/stop buttons, no daily effort — just live your life and Journary remembers the journey. Your data never touches our servers: everything stays on your iPhone and syncs only through your private iCloud. Turn any journey into a cinematic, shareable video, see your routes enriched with Apple Health stats, and export your history in standard formats (GPX, KML, JSON).

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Automatic Location Capture

Journary records where you go in the background at your chosen interval. No start/stop buttons, no daily effort — just live your life.

Map Visualization

See your entire history on Apple Maps. View any day, week, or custom date range, with transport-mode colors for walking, driving, cycling, and flying.

Cinematic Trip Videos

Turn any journey into a shareable video in seconds. Two render modes — user-centric and map-centric — and every aspect ratio for social.

Automatic Trip Detection

Journary recognizes when you travel — no manual tagging. Venture far from home and your trip is captured with destination, dates, and distance.

FAQ

How does automatic location capture work?
Journary captures your location in the background at a set interval — there are no start/stop buttons to remember. Just live your life and Journary quietly builds your history. The free tier captures every 2 hours; Pro lets you choose any interval from 1 minute to 24 hours.
Will Journary drain my battery?
No. Journary uses iOS’s energy-efficient location APIs and only records a point at your chosen interval rather than tracking continuously. On the free 2-hour interval the impact is negligible. Even on higher-frequency Pro settings, the app is designed to be light on battery.
Does my data ever leave my phone?
Your location history is stored on your iPhone and syncs only through your own private iCloud (CloudKit). It never touches our servers. We have no backend that sees your data, no analytics, and no tracking. Only you and your Apple devices can access your history.
Is Journary private compared to Google Timeline?
Yes — that is the whole point. Google Timeline stores your movements on Google’s servers, where they can be mined for advertising. Journary keeps everything on-device and in your private iCloud. There is no server, no profile, and no ad business built on your location.
What's free and what's Pro?
Free includes automatic location capture every 2 hours, image export in any aspect ratio, and data export (GPX, KML, JSON). Pro unlocks high-frequency capture (1 minute to 24 hours) and video export with all render modes and aspect ratios.
Is Pro a subscription?
No. Pro is a one-time purchase of $29.99 for lifetime access — no subscriptions, no recurring charges. One purchase, forever. Compare that to subscription apps charging $50–$80 every year.
How do trip videos work?
Pro turns any journey into a cinematic, shareable video. Watch your route animate across the map in two modes: user-centric, where the camera follows you, and map-centric, a bird’s-eye view of you moving across the map. Export in square (Instagram), portrait (TikTok/Reels), or landscape (YouTube).
Can I export my data?
Yes. You own your data and can export your full route history in standard open formats — GPX, KML, and JSON — on every tier, including free. Image export is also available for free; video export is a Pro feature.
How does Apple Health integration work?
If you opt in, Journary connects to Apple Health to enrich your days with steps, floors climbed, walking/running distance, and elevation. Health data is read on-device only, stays on your iPhone, and is never uploaded anywhere.

Privacy

Journary keeps everything on your device. Your location history stays on your iPhone and syncs only through your private iCloud. No analytics, no tracking, no ads, and no servers that ever see your data.

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