# Been: Private Location Log — Automatic Location History

> Automatic Location History (iPhone/iPad app by Moritz Alexis Colin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/been-private-location-log/id6779368690 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Moritz Alexis Colin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1883188696)
- Category: Travel, Navigation
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany)
- Released: 2026-06-28
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/been-private-location-log/id6779368690/reviews.md

## What is Been?

Been is a privacy-focused place journal for your iPhone.
It helps you remember and revisit the places you have been without sending your location history to a server. Been uses iOS visit events, groups them into places, and turns them into a personal journal, map, and simple statistics.
All data stays on your device. There is no account, no cloud sync, no social network, and no external tracking. Your visits, places, names, stats, and exports belong to you.

With Been, you can:
Build a private journal of places you visit
Name places and find them again later
Browse your visits in a chronological journal
View your places on a map
See local statistics about visits and places
Export your data as JSON when needed

Been is not a live tracking tool. iOS decides when approximate visit events are detected and delivered to the app, so visits may appear late, be approximate, or occasionally be missing. Been is for people who want to understand their own routines and memories without giving away their location data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.4 — 2026-08-25

We’ve made Been clearer and easier to use:
• A completely redesigned onboarding experience explains location access and automatic tracking more clearly.
• Settings have been reorganized and simplified.
• The Journal and Places views are now easier to scan and navigate.
• Improved wording, spacing, and visual details provide a more consistent experience.
• Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-08-12

The journal has been redesigned for better clarity, with visits consistently shown from newest to oldest. Long place and visit lists can now be expanded and collapsed. We also reorganized Settings and modernized map markers and clusters.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-07-21

New filter options for the map

### 1.0.1 — 2026-06-30

New: JSON import for existing data and an improved map view. Pins now group more reliably based on zoom level and split back into individual places as you zoom in.

### 1.0 — 2026-06-28

No release notes.

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