# Routespunkt Hiking Grid Diary — Trek Planner Scrapbook Journal

> Trek Planner Scrapbook Journal (iPhone/iPad app by Sudipto Paul.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/routespunkt-hiking-grid-diary/id1553673314 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sudipto Paul](https://appshunter.io/developer/1499039302)
- Category: Travel, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 136 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2021-04-13
- Data updated: 2026-06-19
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/routespunkt-hiking-grid-diary/id1553673314/reviews.md

## What is Routespunkt Hiking Grid Diary?

Routespunkt Hiking Grid Diary is an outdoor adventure Travel Planner with:
- a Map to search and find places of interest to visit,
- a single-trip Camping Gear Planner and Tracker,
- a To Do List with related alerts to plan and track your hiking trip activities, and
- an open Canvas to outline your trip, and to journal your trek day experiences.

Take the app to your weekend backpacking trip, or to months of thru hiking when on vacation.


App features:
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1) Illustration Canvases [https://www.routespunkt.app/illustration-features] -
1.1 Moments Canvas:
- Sketch 'n paint fav moments to give an artistic account of your trek
- Add bordered pics and map snaps. Add Captions and make a Collage to remember you journey
- Use the Ruler to draw your transit City landscape

1.2 Intelligent Shapes PDF Canvas:
1.2.1 Blank Canvas:
- Toggle ON the dot grid and draw DIY freehand spreads to outline your trip - before trip starts
- Draw art and DIY spreads to track your habits and mood - on trek days
- Write a mini-Story on your travel adventures

1.2.2 Exported as a background from Moments Canvas:
- Blur the background image
- Draw arrows across map snaps, to show your places of visit
- Use lined stationeries for trip planning and trek logging

1.2.3 Freehand writing and drawing:
- Draw and pause, to get smooth strokes
- Add Callout outlines
- Draw a fab star on a night sky background
- Copy, paste and rearrange, to get a starlit night sky
- Dab and pull with the watercolor brush - fill your journal pages with color!
- Draw a one-page manga comic of your travel story
- Doodle on a thick-border-pic-frame

Use the Fountain or Reed Pen to write in Calligraphy.
On a Mountain Climbing trip, channel your exuberance upon summiting - indulge yourself in writing poetry!
Import your PDF pages to make an Album.

2) Photo filters [https://www.routespunkt.app/photo-filters] -
- Take a photograph at your fav Viewpoint, then preview and apply filter

3) Camping Gear List [https://www.routespunkt.app/camping-supplies-planner-features] -
- Make a Packing List of your Trekking and Camping Supplies in advance. Track each supply based on its required date. Pack your travel bags for your outing!
- View Summary Charts on the go

4) To Do List [https://www.routespunkt.app/organizing-a-to-do-list-with-related-alerts] -
- List your trip day activities and track each one

5) Map Route and Snaps [https://www.routespunkt.app/maps-features] -
- Search for a Place of Interest (POI)
- Take a snapshot of your Region of visit, for your travel log
- Tap a searched POI pin and add it as a waypoint to visit in your trip; add more of such places
- On a trip leg, handover the next POI to your device's original maps app for Navigation

6) Group Chat [https://www.routespunkt.app/group-chat-features] -
- Launch your device's original messaging app with up to 20 of your contacts pre-loaded

Be lost in the wilderness for days on end.
Come back and narrate your stories.
Create a Scrapbook Journal, and relive your fun and insta-worthy moments, way down memory lane!
(Do make it a routine to journal daily on your trek days, to capture your fresh impressions of each Day)


Please Note:
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GPS/ GLONASS/ GALILEO/ BDS/ QZSS/ NavIC signal is required for Location.
Internet connectivity is required to view Map data.
Once the Waypoints have been added, Camping Supplies and To Dos can be tracked offline.

This is a Subscription based App (with a subset of features available in the free base version of the App):
a) Subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24-hours before the end of the current trial/subscription period
b) You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings
c) Any unused portion of trial duration (introductory offer) will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription

Do read the Policies of the App and its related Website:
i) Terms of Use [https://www.routespunkt.app/terms-of-use], and
ii) Privacy Policy [https://www.routespunkt.app/privacy-policy]

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canvas, Collage Maker, Notes | $2.49 | per 3 months |
| Filter twilight trek pictures | $1.19 | per month |
| Backpacking Trip Planner | $32.49 | per year |
| Backpacking Trip Planner | $17.49 | per 6 months |
| Backpacking Trip Planner | $3.39 | per month |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 12.4.0 — 2026-06-09

New:
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Added a new Configuration Toolbar in the new Map View.
This toolbar appears on tapping the '+' button, 
then tapping on the CT1 button.

The Configuration Toolbar has buttons for picking:
1. Map style - Standard / Imagery / Hybrid
2. Transport Type - Automobile / Walking / Cycling


Updates:
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UI tweaks for Search toolbar appearances and animations.
An animation around '+' button, to make it easier to locate, 
when the map region in its background has a color similar to itself.


Fixes:
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UI tweaks in Article File Page and Illustrate Page.

### 12.3.0 — 2026-05-01

New:
This version comes with a new Map UI for iOS 26 and beyond.

You can search POIs using:
A search Term,
Or,
Combination of a search Term and search Category,
Or,
A search Category,

Quick Search Keyword buttons offer you a set of ready options for your new search Term.


Map Controls available are:
a) Map Scale view - appears while you are zooming in or out
b) User Location button - always present
c) Map Pitch Toggle button - appears when you tilt the Map. The Map Scale does NOT appear for a pitched Map.
d) Map Compass button - appears when you rotate the Map.


The default state of the Map view shows a '+' button.
Tapping this brings up:
1) Category search bar
2) Quick Search toolbars invoker buttons


The Map shows two translucent circles on the map,
centered at your current location,
having radii of 2000 m and 5000 m respectively.
These give an approximate idea of which places are nearby.
For more accurate info - like ETA to a search result annotation pin,
you'd need to tap on the pin.


Tapping a search result pin brings up the POI Details popup.
This popup displays information about the POI.
On the map a route is drawn from your current location, to the tapped POI pin.
The popup displays the ETA to this POI.


Moving/panning the map shows more results for the active search term/category.

### 12.2.2 — 2026-01-07

Updates:
Navbar and Page title - UI change across the app.
Updated UI for some buttons, across the app.
Shape roundness increased for some UI controls, across the app. 
Borders are removed for some UI controls, across the app.

Subscriptions Page - UI changes.
Camping Supply Details Page (Add / Edit Camping Supplies) - Save button moved to navbar.
Canvas Settings Page - refactored UI.
To Do List Page - Delete button UI and UX change.


Fixes:
Fixed font color of Done button, in Picker menu of a few more fields.
Subscriptions Page - Fixed accessibility label for available Subscription plans count.
Illustrate Page - Fixed occurrence of 2 selected Articles when article folder selection changed.

### 12.2.1 — 2025-11-13

New:
1. Waypoints Page - Added cycling as a new type of transport

Update:
1. App Color Theme Page - Modified with horizontal scroll view for light or dark background selection

UI Fixes:
1. Tweak navbar color for iOS 18 based app installation
2. Fixed Accessibility labels for field names and icon descriptors on a few pages
3. Provided a more contrasting font color for picker views' Select button
4. Waypoints Page - increased height of search bar
5. To Do List Page - when app is in dark theme - font color for placeholder text of Search bar is modified to a lighter color
6. Add/ Edit To Do Pages - removed momentary appearance of unexpected navbar buttons

### 12.2.0 — 2025-10-27

UI changes after iOS 26:
1. Navbar changes
2. Tabbar changes
3. Waypoints Page
4. Camping Supplies List Page
5. To Do List Page
6. Contacts Group Settings Page
7. Moments Canvas Page

Fixes:
1. Waypoints Page - Total route summary view position nudged upwards
2. Subscription Page - removed button text during restoration of, or new Subscription
3. Accessibility labels on a few pages

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