# Traverous - Travel Journal

> Create animated stories of your travel & adventure. Revisit and share easily ✌

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.traverous](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.traverous)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.traverous`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Traverous
- **Category:** TRAVEL\_AND\_LOCAL
- **Downloads:** 13,589
- **Rating:** 3.87 / 5 (249 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2023-03-06
- **First published:** 2018-03-05
- **Publisher country:** PK
- **Size:** 17 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.traverous)
- **Website:** [https://traverous.com](https://traverous.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://traverous.com/privacy](https://traverous.com/privacy)

## Description

**Traverous - Travel Journal** is the easiest way to track, revisit, and share your travel memories and adventures. Automatically record your trips' GPS locations, photos, and short videos, all while you enjoy your journey. Whether you're on a road trip, motorcycle tour, hiking, or adventure travel, Traverous creates a detailed travelogue with a bird's eye view video of your trip.

The app works offline for seamless tracking and allows you to add photos from your gallery or Instagram. Once your trip is complete, easily review, edit, and publish your travel journal with customizable background music. Share your journeys privately with followers or publicly to inspire others. Connect with a community of travelers, discover new destinations, and enjoy privacy controls that keep your data secure. Traverous transforms your travel memories into an interactive time machine that you can revisit anytime and share effortlessly.

## Rankings

- #501,940 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.EXPAND_STATUS_BAR`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.permission.external_app_settings.USE_COMPONENT`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`
- `com.traverous.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.traverous.permission.C2D_MESSAGE`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE`

## Review summary

Traverous is appreciated for its travel journaling features, visual trip animations, and ease of use, making it enjoyable for travelers to document memories. However, users frequently report inaccurate distance tracking, persistent upload and video creation issues, and the need to pay for key features like video editing. Additionally, many mention a lack of adequate tutorials and customer support, causing frustration. Despite some glitches and limitations, users find the app fun and useful for travel documentation.

### Pros

- Allows users to create and share travel journals and trips
- Provides a visual and animated representation of travel routes
- Has a good concept and is fun to use for reminiscing travels
- Offers features appreciated by long-term users, including some premium options
- Ease of use is generally praised by users

### Cons

- Inaccurate tracking of travel distance with discrepancies among users
- Issues with uploading and creating videos, including long delays and failures
- Certain features, such as animated videos and editing, require payment, limiting free use
- Lack of clear tutorials, instructions, and customer support frustrate users
- App can crash or fail to load journeys and collections at times

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.traverous)