# Spixes — The backpacker app. > The backpacker app. (iPhone/iPad app by JULES JEAN- PAUL GERARD SEYEUX.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spixes/id6761118522 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [JULES JEAN- PAUL GERARD SEYEUX](https://appshunter.io/developer/1887865940) - Category: Travel - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.1 · 54 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-04-19 - Data updated: 2026-08-27 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spixes/id6761118522/reviews.md ## What is Spixes? Spixes is the backpackers' app — the one that follows you from the first travel dream to the last memory. PLAN YOUR ITINERARY Build your trip in a few taps: stops, dates, curated itinerary suggestions per destination. Share with the friends traveling with you. YOUR PASSPORT, LIVE Interactive map of visited countries, photos by destination, global stats. Share your map as a story — the Strava of travel. KEEP YOUR BEST MOMENTS Polaroids per trip. Every city, every encounter, your adventure documented forever. FOLLOW FELLOW TRAVELERS See their current trips, their memories, where they are. Cross paths on the road more often than by chance. VOLUNTEER & WORK EXCHANGE Work a few hours at a hostel, get accommodation and meals. The classic work exchange, better organized. EXPLORE EVERY DESTINATION Local info, recommended hostels, backpackers there right now. Ground knowledge without scrolling Reddit. WHY SPIXES? • Built by and for backpackers • Authentic community, not a sponsored feed • Your whole journey centralized • Sign in with Apple, privacy respected Spixes Premium (subscription) Spixes Premium is an auto-renewable monthly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple account upon confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24h before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel from your Apple account Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wearespixes.com/privacy-policy Available in English, French, and Spanish. Free. Optional premium. Download, plan your next trip, and keep every trace of it. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Spixes Premium Monthly | $8.99 | per month | | Spixes Premium Yearly | $59.99 | per year | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.4.0 — 2026-07-31 Spixes gets a fresh start: the app is now a living map of backpacker travel. A map-first home Your passport and the whole traveler world on one map. Switch between Discover and My World. Your trips, upgraded Plan your route, see who will be on it, and get tips for every stop. Places that come alive Community photos and tips for every destination Your moment of the day Share a moment daily, keep your streak, Meet travelers Find the people headed where you're going, and scan them to keep them on your map. Faster, smoother, more intuitive. Safe t ### 2.1.0 — 2026-06-09 - In-app QR scanner — new camera button on your profile to scan another Spixer's QR badge without leaving the app (no more bouncing through iOS Camera) - Redesigned onboarding — 5 interactive slides: passport map intro, tappable "Where have you been?", volontariat preview, encounter scan demo, role pick - Quick stamp — new "+" button next to "Log a memory" to mark a country as visited without going through the full memory flow Improvements - Public profile — now uses the same PassportCard as your own profile (rotating gradient ring, MRZ, holographic shine) - ShareMap — new aesthetic ported from the web Passport (flat violet fills, hairline borders, dynamically positioned labels, "petit point" bug killed) - Trip — country and stop names translated to your app language, collaborators preserved on edit (avatars no longer vanish when you add a stop) - LogMoment — tappable flag opens a country override picker - Cold start — single splash animation instead of two flashing in sequence Fixes - "You crossed paths" detection window 30d → 7d (less notification noise, overlaps now suggest actually meeting in person) - Trip from another user — viewers can no longer add an activity to a trip they don't own / aren't collaborating on - Moments → countries — logging a moment in a country now auto-stamps it on your map - TabBar is now more compact - iOS HIG — corrected sub-44pt touch targets - i18n — Chat, PublicProfile, LogMoment, TripPlanner: strings and dates that stayed in French/English for other locales are now properly translated - Vietnam (and any country / city beyond the curated set) is now findable in the trip stop search (Google Places key provisioned) Native deps added expo-camera, expo-task-manager, expo-splash-screen ### 2.0.6 — 2026-05-30 This release, we went straight for the spine: your trips. • Chat directly with your co-travellers — one group chat per trip, for last-minute plans or quick questions without leaving the screen. • Cancel an invite you sent by mistake — yes, that happens. • The trip page got rebuilt: countdown, stops on a timeline, what's coming up — all readable at a glance. • Sharing your world map is now one tap from your profile. • Travel Stories flag who's travelling right now — LIVE badge, smarter ranking, no more wall of the same author at the top of the feed. • Destination vibes, activities as emojis, a faster app startup. A few bugs along the way: the departure date you couldn't change, the invite that crashed on "Could not create trip", missing info on Saigon, Hanoi and Da Nang. Fixed. Safe travels. ### 2.0.4 — 2026-05-27 • Capture short videos (up to 30s) in your travel moments, not just photos • Redesigned Share Map — add your own photo and favorite trip for an Instagram-Stories-worthy card • Animated opening screen • Brand new booking flow • Friends you invite as co-travelers can now edit shared trips • Faster and smoother throughout ### 2.0.3 — 2026-05-22 New: • In-app hostel booking with secure payment • Trip Planner v2 with suggested itineraries • Interactive shareable passport • Memories & souvenirs per trip • Follow your travel friends Improvements: • Extended sessions (stay logged in longer) • Fully redesigned backpacker experience • Improved English, French, and Spanish translations • Bug fixes and performance Thanks for your feedback — feel free to write to us. ## Apps similar to Spixes | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [CouchTravel](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/couchtravel/id6768088221) | — | Free | Travel | | [Plex: eSIM Travel & Internet](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plex-esim-travel-and-internet/id6504324657) | 4.3 (3) | Free | Travel | | [Quick Hangar](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quick-hangar/id6751209868) | — | Free | Travel | | [Dewa Rental Bali](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dewa-rental-bali/id6449282999) | — | Free | Travel | | [Smart eSIM](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smart-esim/id6756697615) | 3.0 (2) | Free | Travel | | [SAM-Drive](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sam-drive/id1360679639) | — | Free | Travel | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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