PhotoRoute reads the GPS coordinates embedded in your photos, places a pin on the map for each shooting location, and draws a driving route connecting them in the order they were taken. Relive any trip, road trip, or walk by simply selecting photos from your camera roll — no manual data entry, no extra apps. Tap any photo in the horizontal carousel to jump straight to that spot on the map.
Select photos from your library and the app immediately reads each photo's GPS coordinates via PHAsset, drops a pin on the map, and calculates a driving route between the locations using MapKit. The result is a blue polyline that traces the actual roads you traveled — no manual setup needed.
A horizontal thumbnail carousel sits at the top of the screen showing all your selected photos. Tap any thumbnail and the map animates smoothly to that photo's shooting location, with the selected photo highlighted in a blue border. The carousel scrolls automatically to keep the active photo centered.
Open the edit screen to see your full photo list. Long-press and drag to reorder, or swipe left to delete individual photos. The route on the map recalculates in real time with every change, so you can fine-tune the order of stops until the route looks exactly right.
Your current location is shown as a blue dot on the map at all times. If any selected photo has no GPS data — screenshots, downloaded images, or shots taken with location off — the app tells you exactly how many were skipped so nothing gets silently dropped.
When you select photos, the app fetches the corresponding PHAsset for each one and reads its location property. Photos without GPS data are skipped automatically, and an alert tells you how many were excluded. You can select multiple photos at once, and adding more photos to an existing list is fully supported.
All imported photos are sorted by creation date in ascending order so the route reflects the actual sequence of your journey. MapKit's directions API calculates a driving route between each consecutive pair of locations and renders it as a blue polyline. Reorder, add, or remove photos and the route recalculates immediately.
The horizontal carousel at the top of the screen shows every photo as a thumbnail. Tapping one triggers a smooth animated pan of the map to that photo's coordinates, and the carousel scrolls to center the selected thumbnail. Switching between the photo view and the map view is instant and fluid.
The edit sheet lists all current photos with their timestamps. Drag to reorder or swipe left to delete — each change is reflected on the map immediately. Added a wrong photo by mistake? Delete it in two seconds. Want to change the order of stops on your route? Drag them into place.
Tap the "+" button in the top-left corner to open your photo library. Select the photos from your trip — the app reads the GPS data from each one and places a pin on the map for every location found.
Your photos appear as pins on the map, connected by a blue driving route in chronological order. Tap any thumbnail in the carousel to jump to that location on the map, or pan and zoom the map freely to explore your route.
Tap the pencil icon to open the edit screen. Drag photos to reorder them or swipe left to delete any you don't want. The route updates in real time with every change until your journey looks exactly the way you remember it.
"After coming back from a road trip I selected all my photos and the entire route appeared on the map instantly. Being able to see exactly which roads we drove and then tap a photo to zoom into that spot is incredibly satisfying. Best travel memory app I've tried."
"I use this after every drive to log where I went. I love that it tells me how many photos were skipped due to missing GPS — that way I know exactly which ones made it onto the map. The drag-to-reorder in the edit screen is a nice touch too."
"Used it to map out our family vacation. Photos from multiple phones mixed together sorted by timestamp perfectly, so the route came out in the right order without any manual work. Simple and does exactly what it promises."
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