# PinTrove: Favorite Places Map — Want to Go & Visited Lists

> Private map for saving and organizing desired and visited places. (iPhone/iPad app by Benjamin Staab.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pintrove-favorite-places-map/id6781433670 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Benjamin Staab](https://appshunter.io/developer/1680743368)
- Category: Travel, Food & Drink
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.5 · 13 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-21
- Data updated: 2026-09-28
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pintrove-favorite-places-map/id6781433670/reviews.md

## What is PinTrove?

Save every place you want to go, and every place you loved, on one private map.

Restaurants to try, cafes worth the detour, trip ideas, hidden spots: add them in seconds, mark each one Want to Go or Visited, and let smart collections keep them sorted. No account, no ads, and no company server holding your places.

SIX WAYS TO SAVE A PLACE
• Search an address, restaurant, park, or business
• Use your current location, right where you are standing
• Choose a photo or video and PinTrove reads its GPS coordinates and capture date
• Pick the exact spot on the map
• Type or paste coordinates
• Search a whole area and save many places at once with Find Many Places

WANT TO GO, OR VISITED
Every place carries a status, so the spots you are dreaming about and the ones you have already tried live on the same map. Add a note, a 1 to 5 star rating, and an emoji that becomes the pin on your map. Rate the places you visit, so next year you remember which ones were worth it.

ORGANIZE THE WAY YOU THINK
Build collections by hand, give each one an emoji and an accent color, and drag to reorder.
Or build smart collections that fill themselves. Ten rule types: date added, date captured, within a set distance of a point you pick on a map, region, favorite, frequent, source, membership in another collection, status, and rating. Combine them with Match All or Match Any. Set a rule once, and every new place lands in the right collection on its own.

A MAP THAT STAYS READABLE
Pins cluster by density, so a thousand places never turn to mush. Filter by collection. Switch between Standard, Hybrid, and Satellite. Choose the view it opens on. Press and hold anywhere to look up what is there. One search field looks through your own pins and real-world places at the same time.

OPEN IT IN YOUR MAPS APP
Open any place in Apple Maps, Google Maps, or Waze.

FIND NEAREST
Loved a place and now you are three states away? Find Nearest searches that place by name around wherever you are right now, widening from 25 to 100 to 250 miles, so a saved favorite finds today's closest branch. Free for everyone.

SHARE A SET OF PLACES
Send a group of places as a file over Messages, Mail, or AirDrop. Whoever receives it can look through them and edit each one before importing.

REMEMBER YOUR REGULARS
Frequent Places can notice the spots you return to and offer to save them. It is optional, off by default, and runs on your device. Place names come from Apple Maps.

PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION
• No account, no sign-up, no login, anywhere in the app
• No third-party SDKs, no analytics, no ad code, no tracking identifiers
• There is no PinTrove server, so there is nowhere for your places to go
• A photo you pick is used only to read its location and date. The photo itself is never stored, and PinTrove never asks for photo library access
• Turn on iCloud and your pins sync privately across your own devices, still with no PinTrove account

FREE AND PRO
PinTrove is free to download and free to use, and saves your first 3 places. Collections, smart collections, the map, Find Nearest, and iCloud sync are always free.
PinTrove Pro unlocks unlimited saved places, opening every place again if a subscription lapses, saving a batch from Find Many Places, JSON export, JSON import, and importing a set someone shared with you. Nothing you have already saved is ever deleted.
Pro is offered monthly with a 7-day free trial, or yearly. Your own store's price is shown in the app before you confirm.

iPhone only, portrait, English. Requires iOS 26.5 or later.

Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://ben637482548.github.io/pintrove/#privacy

## Key features

- Save desired and visited places
- Private map organization
- Custom and smart collections
- Add notes and ratings
- Multiple map views
- Share sets of places
- Find nearest locations

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Yearly: Unlimited Pins | $8.99 | per year |
| Pro Monthly: Unlimited Pins | $0.99 | per month |


## Is PinTrove safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess PinTrove.

## Is PinTrove legit?

PinTrove: Favorite Places Map appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for PinTrove is 70 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pintrove-favorite-places-map/id6781433670/reviews.md

### 5/5 — exactly what i was looking for

*2026-09-21*

a no nonsense app for saving map locations for places i want to go and dont want to forget

and the ability to mass save places suchas all parks in a 30mile radius is surprisingly useful👍

## Frequently asked questions about PinTrove

### What is PinTrove?

PinTrove is a private map application designed to help you save and organize all the places you want to go and those you have already visited. It allows for detailed notes, ratings, and custom collections to keep your favorite spots easily accessible.

### Does PinTrove have ads?

No, PinTrove is completely ad-free. The app is designed with privacy in mind and does not include any third-party SDKs, analytics, ad code, or tracking identifiers.

### How does PinTrove handle user data and privacy?

PinTrove is private by construction, requiring no account or sign-up. Your places are stored locally on your device, and there is no company server holding your data. Photos are used only for GPS data and are not stored.

### Can I sync my places across devices with PinTrove?

Yes, you can sync your pins privately across your own devices by turning on iCloud. This synchronization occurs without the need for a PinTrove account.

### What are the collection features in PinTrove?

PinTrove offers both manual collections, which you can customize with emojis and colors, and smart collections that automatically sort places based on rules like date added, distance, region, or rating.

### How can I open a saved place in another map app?

You can easily open any saved place directly in your preferred navigation app, such as Apple Maps, Google Maps, or Waze, from within PinTrove.

### What is the 'Find Nearest' feature in PinTrove?

The 'Find Nearest' feature allows you to search for the closest branch of a saved favorite place based on your current location, with adjustable search radii from 25 to 250 miles.

### Is PinTrove available on multiple platforms?

Based on the provided data, PinTrove is currently supported on iPhones. Information regarding availability on other platforms like Android or tablets is not specified.

## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-09-21

No release notes.

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