Places by Data

Places by Data

Your travels, mapped privately

2 ratings
1 review
Free
In-App Purchases

Details

Released
July 25, 2026
Updated
October 8, 2026

Features

Background Location Access

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Automatically creates a private map of your life from your iPhone's existing data. Visualize your travels, photos, health metrics, and device encounters on a single, interactive map.

✓Automatic travel mapping
✓Photo library integration
✓Health metric visualization
✓Wi-Fi & Bluetooth device tracking
✓On-device trip stories
✓Interactive map layers
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What's New in Places by Data

2.0

October 8, 2026

New • Satellites layer. Live satellite positions computed on your device, including the ISS, Tiangong, Hubble, the bright visual set, and Starlink. Featured satellites show a ground-track arc, and every satellite has a detail sheet with altitude, speed, and orbit info. • Geography insights. The Location section of Insights now shows a US map shaded by where you have been, states and countries visited, a heat map of your hotspots, your most-visited places, nearby landmarks, and a year-by-year travel summary. • Cellular insights. A new Cellular section tracks your LTE and 5G radio history and data-service changes over time. • Richer Wi-Fi and Bluetooth insights. Network totals, most-used networks, open-network exposure, and visible LAN devices for Wi-Fi. Device-family breakdowns, signal readouts, and detailed most-interacted rows for Bluetooth. • Daily-life insight cards. Road-time budget, route footprint, routine anchors, and movement cues translated from your raw data. Road stats now estimate hard braking, quick starts, and sharp turns. • Advanced drive motion option. An opt-in setting that records finer motion samples during drives for future accelerometer-based driving stats. • Airline colors. Aircraft tags and glyphs now tint by the airline's brand color. • Sky archive. The app quietly keeps an on-device history of the aircraft and satellite data it already fetches, with no extra network use. Improved • Atlas is much smoother. Panning, zooming, scrubbing the timeline, and switching back to the Atlas tab are all faster and less choppy. • Route snapping sticks. Trip maps and Atlas trails now follow real roads reliably and remember snapped routes between launches. • Aircraft move between updates. Planes glide along their heading between check-ins instead of jumping. • Health pins land in the right place. Workouts with GPS routes pin at their real location, and daily totals no longer create misplaced bubbles. • Insights category chips respond to taps reliably. • Atlas photo markers load faster. Fixed • Atlas could sit empty or the app could freeze after launch. Background trip builds were piling up and starving the map. This is resolved.

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Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

$2.99

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User reviews

Really good

I have been scrolling in my photo gallery and couldn’t find a photo. I looked at the location where it was taken, and almost immediately I found it

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FAQ

What data does Places by Data use?

Places by Data utilizes your iPhone's existing data, including photos, location history, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections, health metrics (steps, heart rate, sleep), and motion sensor data. All processing is done directly on your device.

Is Places by Data free to use?

Yes, Places by Data is completely free for everyone to use, with all features available without charge. Optional tips are welcomed to support the development of new features.

How private is Places by Data?

The app is designed with privacy as its core principle. Your data never leaves your iPhone, there are no accounts, servers, or tracking. You can export an encrypted backup file for your own safekeeping.

What devices does Places by Data support?

Places by Data is available on iPhone and iPad devices. It is rated for ages 4 and up, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

How often is Places by Data updated?

The latest version of Places by Data is 2.0, which was last updated on October 8, 2026. This indicates a commitment to ongoing development and feature additions.

Can I see my past trips with Places by Data?

Absolutely. Your photos and visits are automatically grouped into trips, and the app generates short, private stories for each using on-device intelligence. You can then explore these trips on a living map.

Does Places by Data have ads?

No, Places by Data does not contain advertisements. The app is entirely ad-free, ensuring an uninterrupted user experience focused on your personal data visualization.

What is the user sentiment for Places by Data?

Based on the available data, Places by Data has received a perfect 5.0-star rating from 2 reviews. This suggests a highly positive reception from its current user base.