# Route 08: Travel. Map. Match. — Your trips. Your people.

> Log travel, find shared destinations, and connect with fellow travelers. (iPhone/iPad app by Mango Ink LLC..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/route-08-travel-map-match/id6762025254 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Mango Ink LLC.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1892525246)
- Category: Travel, Social Networking
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 4 App Store ratings · 3 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 17 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-05-28
- Data updated: 2026-11-05
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/route-08-travel-map-match/id6762025254/reviews.md

## What is Route 08?

Your trips. Your people.

Find your people
And the recs you trust.

Route 08 keeps track of everywhere you've been, the way you want. Log your trips, pick what you care about, and find the travelers whose paths actually cross yours. Not a feed. Not a follower count. Just the people who've been where you've been, and what they'd tell you about it.

Track what you care about
Parks, states, countries, UNESCO sites, airports, airlines. Pick the ones that matter to you right now and they lead your Passport and your counts: 9 national parks, 17 states, 41 cities. The rest steps back. Change it any time.

Your travels, found in your photos
Catch up fast. Route 08 reads where and when your photos were taken and finds every place you've been. Cities, national parks, UNESCO sites, even the airports you've flown through, with the dates you were there. Years of trips in a minute. You choose what goes in, and your photos stay on your phone.

Share where you've been
Story-size cards for your counts, your My 8 and where you rank. One tap to post.

Recs for every city
Every place has its own page with every rec from travelers who’ve been, anywhere in that city. Search a place, or browse by country. Add a whole country to Want to Go, like Japan or Italy, and read recs from all of it.

Leave a Rec
For every place in your Passport, you can leave one rec. The single thing you would tell a friend. Not a list. Not a guide. One rec. Tap Write on the Recs tab to see the places you haven’t written about yet. Your name shows only to friends.

Ask the people who’ve been
Heading somewhere? Ask everyone who has been there. You stay anonymous unless you’re friends.

Plan a trip
Pick a month and your stops, as many as you want. See each stop's recs, the friends who've been and when travelers went. Ask for recs for the whole trip at once, or ask the one person whose rec you want to know more about. Only you see your trips.

My 8
However you read it. Your favorites. Places that made you. Of all the places you’ve been, your 8.

Match on where you’ve been
Travelers who’ve been to the same cities rise to the top of your feed, and so do the ones who’ve been where you want to go. The more you share, the higher they sit. Add one as a friend to see their Passport and their recs.

Want to Go
Keep a list of the places you’re dreaming about, or the whole countries. See how many travelers have been, how many are friends, and how many recs are waiting.

The Daily
A daily ritual. One card a day. A word. A statistic. A quote. A right-now fact about the time of day somewhere. Quiet, not noisy. Keep a streak going by logging a place, writing a rec, adding a Want to Go, or reading the Daily.

See how you stack up
The boards count places, not people: 52% of travelers have been to London. Countries, states and cities, and where you rank among everyone and among your friends. Climb if you want to. Ignore if you don’t.

Your Runway Map
The airports you’ve flown through, rendered as a runway diagram drawn to scale.

Founding 500
The first 500 people on Route 08 carry a Founding 500 badge. Your number, locked in forever. It shows on your profile and on your matches.

## Key features

- Build a travel Passport
- Select Top 8 influential places
- Match with travelers by shared destinations
- Leave and unlock 'One Thing' tips
- Engage with daily 'Common Ground' challenges
- Climb travel-focused leaderboards
- Visualize flight history on Runway Map

## Is Route 08 safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Route 08.

## Is Route 08 legit?

Route 08: Travel. Map. Match. has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Route 08 is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (3 of 3)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/route-08-travel-map-match/id6762025254/reviews.md

### 5/5 — A must have for traveling

*2026-06-10*

As one who is obsessed with tracking national parks, this app takes it to a whole new level. Now every time I travel somewhere new, I get excited to add it to my passport. Comparing friends’ maps and looking at the leaderboards gives traveling a new competition, the kind of competitiveness we need more of

### 5/5 — Great app to track travels

*2026-06-07*

I can see the potential in this app. Amazing concept and execution. I am exited to see what’s next for it.

### 5/5 — Trip tracking goodness

*2026-06-05*

I admit I like planes, like always-a-window-seat kinda guy, but my wife and I also love roadtrips (southwest preferred.) Anyway, this app lets me get it all down: viewable and brag-able! It’s so much in the Goldilocks zone for me; I can add in just the right amount (not too much, and not too little.) Great checking other peeps one tip for cities we’re heading to. And it’s free (for now?) so easy decision.

## Frequently asked questions about Route 08

### What is Route 08?

Route 08 is a travel app designed for users to log their past trips, identify the eight places that have most shaped them, and connect with other travelers who share these significant destinations. It focuses on shared experiences rather than follower counts.

### How does Route 08 help users connect?

Users connect by matching on shared travel destinations logged in their Passports. The app highlights travelers whose paths overlap with yours, and a mutual 'Wave' is required to reveal hidden details and unlock 'One Thing' tips.

### What are 'One Things' in Route 08?

'One Things' are single, impactful tips or insights that users leave for each place in their Passport. These are the essential pieces of advice you'd give a friend, and they are unlocked when you match with another traveler who has also visited that location.

### What is the 'Common Ground' feature?

'Common Ground' is a daily ritual within Route 08 where users are presented with eight cards. These cards are drawn from places you and a match both know, offering facts, statistics, or tips from other travelers to foster quiet, meaningful interaction.

### Does Route 08 have leaderboards?

Yes, Route 08 features eight leaderboards that track accomplishments like the most countries visited, most continents explored, rare favorite destinations, and an 'Explorer Score'. Users can choose to climb these leaderboards or ignore them.

### What is the 'Runway Map' in Route 08?

The 'Runway Map' is a unique visualization feature that renders the airports you've flown through as a to-scale runway diagram, offering a distinct way to represent your travel history.

### Is Route 08 available on multiple devices?

Based on the current data, Route 08 is supported on iPhones. Information regarding availability on other devices like Android phones or tablets is not provided.

### How often is Route 08 updated?

The app was last updated on June 26, 2026, with version 4.6. This indicates a recent update, suggesting ongoing development and maintenance by the developer, Mango Ink LLC.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 6.2 — 2026-10-23

What's New in 6.2

Trips! Pick a month and as many stops as you want, from cities to whole countries. Each stop shows its recs, friends who've been and when travelers went. Ask for recs for the whole trip in one go. Only you see your trips. Find them at the top of Want to Go, or the calendar in Recs.

Ask them. A rec leaves you wanting more? Ask the person who wrote it, and only them. You stay anonymous to each other unless you're friends.

When you get back, add the trip's places to your Passport in one tap.

Plus fixes.

### 6.1 — 2026-10-22

Pick what you track. Parks, states, countries, UNESCO sites, airports, airlines. Choose the ones you care about right now and they lead your Passport, your counts and the boards. The rest steps back. Change it any time in Settings. Nothing you add is ever lost.

Share where you've been. Story-size cards for your counts, your My 8 and where you rank. One tap from the screen they're on.

A new start for new travelers. A short walkthrough: what you track, your first places from your photos, your counts, your people, and the recs waiting for you.

Invite codes. Share your code and whoever uses it is your friend on day one.

A friend's country. Tap a country on a friend's profile to see every place they've been there.

Make a wallpaper from any airport's runways, right from the runway map.

Plus faster loading for big Passports and lots of fixes.

### 6.0 — 2026-10-21

Route 08 6.0 is the biggest update yet! 

Recs for every city. Every place has its own page with every rec from travelers who've been, anywhere in that city. Add a whole country to Want to Go, like Japan or Italy, and see recs from all of it.

Ask the people who've been. Going somewhere? Ask everyone who has been there. You stay anonymous unless you're friends.

Write a rec in a tap. A new Write button on Recs shows the places you haven't written about yet.

See how you stack up. The boards now show places as a share of travelers: 52% of travelers have been to London. Countries, states and cities, and where you rank among everyone and among your friends.

Matching on cities. Spots in the same city count once, as that city, and travelers who've been where you want to go show up too.

My 8. Your favorites, renamed. Of all the places you've been, your 8.

Friends. Add a match as a friend to see their Passport and their names on recs.

One new thing a day. The Daily is one card: a word, a fact or a quote. Keep a streak going by logging a place, writing a rec, adding a Want to Go or reading the Daily.

"You're in Rome." Turn on Log places as you travel and Route 08 tells you when you arrive somewhere new, with the recs left there.

Plus a simpler home screen, a Cities count on your Passport, and lots of fixes.

### 5.8 — 2026-10-14

A clearer start. The welcome screen, your empty Passport and your first look at Recs and the Leaderboard now point you straight to the good stuff.

• Start your Passport from your photos in one tap.
• Browse recs by country without searching.
• Signing up with email now signs you in as soon as you confirm.
• The Leaderboard opens on Places.
• A cleaner, more consistent look for buttons throughout.
• Easier to see friends and your travels on the map.

### 5.7 — 2026-10-13

Where you rank. See how your travels stack up against everyone on Route 08: your standing in places, countries, airports and more, the places only you have logged, and your rarest favorite. Switch to Friends to see how you rank among the people you know. Find it on your Profile and at the top of the Leaderboard.

Better matches. You now match with anyone who has been to the same places, whether or not they've picked their favorites yet.

Find someone. Search everyone on Route 08 by name from your friends list, and get to your friends straight from the opening screen.

Fixes
• Photo import no longer credits a nearby city when you were in a smaller town outside it.
• Waving at a match now confirms it was sent.
• Long names no longer squeeze the numbers on the leaderboards.
• UNESCO and park counts on the leaderboard now match your Passport.
• How it works has been brought up to date.

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