Photo Map Explorer: Travel Log

Rediscover trips and everyday moments on a photo map. Browse by year or month, revisit past journeys, and compare the same place across the years.

Find the photos you remember, in the places you took them.

From a favorite park to a once-in-a-lifetime trip, Photo Map Explorer helps you rediscover your iPhone photos by place and date. Browse the map, narrow your view by year or month, and revisit trips automatically organized from your photos.

FIND PHOTOS BY PLACE AND DATE • See your photos grouped by location on a map • Filter by year and month to find a particular visit or compare different years • Search for a place or station to jump straight to it • Tap a photo pin to browse pictures from that spot, organized by day • Check recent photos with one tap: Today, This Week, This Month

TURN PHOTOS INTO A TRAVEL LOG • Discover trips automatically grouped using your photos’ locations and dates • Browse each trip’s photos by day and revisit the places you photographed • Watch your trip unfold on the map with Replay Trip • Add a title, note, and cover photo to create a shareable trip card • Create an album in Apple Photos from your trip

REDISCOVER FAMILIAR PLACES • Explore the regions and countries captured in your photos with Footprints • Compare photos of the same place across different years with Then & Now • Choose a date to revisit the places you photographed that day • Open Memories to rediscover a past trip or a familiar place

VIEW AND SHARE • Browse photos full screen, pinch to zoom, and play videos • Check a photo’s address and coordinates, then open the location in Maps • Select multiple photos to share or add to a new album in Apple Photos

DO MORE WITH PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE • Filter photos by what’s in them, such as “sea,” “ramen,” or “dog” • Give places personal names, such as “Home” or “Our Favorite Beach” (up to 3 places free) • Filter by favorites, photos or videos, time of day, day of the week, and album • Exclude screenshots from your view

PRIVACY Photo analysis runs entirely on your device. Photos are not uploaded to external servers for analysis. Place names and place searches use Apple Maps; only coordinates and your search text are sent. No ads. No tracking.

GOOD TO KNOW • Map features require photos or videos with location data and a capture date • Only photos you allow the app to access can appear. Grant Full Access to include all eligible photos in your library • Trips and visited places are based on the locations and dates recorded in your photos • Requires an iPhone with iOS 18 or later