Comparison

Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute vs Route Diary

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute

Capture and relive your travel adventures by mapping geotagged photos. Create visual timelines of your journeys, import GPX files, and share your explorations with friends. Rediscover every detail of your trips.

Highlights
  • Map geotagged photos automatically
  • Select photos or albums
  • Choose photos by date range
  • Import .gpx files
  • View travel statistics
  • Create visual timelines
Features
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Do you dream of reliving your travels or sharing your hiking stories with friends? Introducing Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute, the ultimate app to capture your adventures. INCLUDED FOR FREE: - Your first trip, mapped automatically from your geotagged photos - Car routes on the satellite map - Trip stats and country flags PHOTOROUTE PRO (paid subscription required): - Unlimited trips and unlimited photos per trip - Select whole albums or choose photos by date range - Import .gpx files - Routes by plane, train, ferry, boat, bike, bus and more - All map styles - 3D flyover videos and watermark-free image export With PhotoRoute, automatically map your geotagged photos. Want more control? Create stunning visual timelines to highlight every detail of your journey, identifying where and when. Rediscover and proudly share your explorations. PhotoRoute Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. The price and duration are shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. Privacy https://photoroute.app/privacy Terms https://photoroute.app/terms

About

Route Diary

Features
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Route Diary is the travel companion built for motorcycle riders and road trippers. Whether you are crossing a continent or spending a weekend in the mountains, Route Diary helps you document every moment — and gives you something beautiful to hold in your hands when it is over. Create a trip, log your days, and fill them with entries as you go. At the end of the journey, export a complete PDF diary of everything you experienced, spent, fuelled, and photographed along the way. ENTRY TYPES Fuel Log — Record every fuel stop with volume, cost, and odometer reading. The app calculates your consumption automatically in your preferred unit: L/100km, mpg (US or UK), or km/L. Expense — Track every cost with category, amount, and currency. Supports multiple currencies with live or manual exchange rates, so your expenses always convert back to your main currency. Service — Log maintenance stops and mechanical work with reason, cost, and photo. Stop — Capture points of interest, viewpoints, border crossings, or any moment worth remembering, with a photo and location. Photo — Add standalone photo entries with captions and location data. Journal — Write free-form diary entries for each day of your trip. GPX Track — Import GPS tracks from external navigation devices such as Garmin or TomTom and view them on a map with distance, start, and finish details. MULTI-CURRENCY SUPPORT Set a main currency for the trip and add as many secondary currencies as you need. Exchange rates can be fetched automatically or entered manually. Set a preferred currency for the country you are riding through and it appears first in the list — no need to select it manually for every expense. PDF EXPORT Three export options: PDF with photos, PDF without photos, or a full data export with the PDF plus all photos and GPX files in their original format. The PDF covers every day, every entry, distances, totals, and a photo section — a proper record of the journey. DESIGNED FOR iPhone AND iPad Route Diary works beautifully on both iPhone and iPad with a layout optimised for each device. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account required. No subscriptions. No advertising. Everything is stored on your device and synced privately via your own iCloud account. Face ID protection keeps your trips secure. Available in English, Català, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, and Nederlands.

Screenshots

Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute4 screens
Route Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute at Free against Route Diary's $5.99. Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). Route Diary's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute is free to download; Route Diary costs $5.99 up front. Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.90 per 7 days. Route Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute versus Route Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTravel Tracker by PhotoRouteRoute Diary
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.5 (51 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings51 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManuel RothMarcal Casas Cartagena

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Access$2.907 Days
  • Pro Access3 Days trial$7.901 Month
  • Pro Access7 Days trial$12.901 Year
One-time3
  • Pro Access$34.99
  • Pro Access$37.90
  • Pro Access$46.90
None

Route Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute free?
Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Route Diary free?
Route Diary costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute or Route Diary have ads?
Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute shows ads; Route Diary does not.

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