Wandr vs Routed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wandr
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Wandr turns the world into a map you uncover by living in it. The map starts dark. As you move through the real world — on foot, by car, by bike — Wandr quietly reveals the places you pass through. No checking in, no tagging; just go, and your map fills in. Come back a year from now and you'll see the real shape of your life: every neighborhood, every road trip, every walk to the coffee shop. Save the places that matter, build day streaks, and compare your map with friends if you want to. Everything lives on your iPhone — no ads, no trackers, no account. Requires Always location access so the map can keep revealing while the app is in the background.
Routed
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Your camera roll is a travel diary you never wrote. Routed reads the locations already saved in your photos and turns them into the story of where you've been — countries, trips, the places you actually lived. No typing, no check-ins, no account. It just knows, because your photos already do. WHAT YOU GET • A world map of every movement, traced from your photos • An interactive globe of every country you've visited • Your hometowns and the years you spent in each one • A year-by-year breakdown of where you traveled • A clean summary of your life on the map — countries, distance, years SHAREABLE CARDS Turn any part of your travel story into a beautiful card made for Stories and posts. Five styles, your real data, one tap to share. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Routed is fully on-device. Your photos and their location data never leave your iPhone — there is no Routed server, no cloud, no account. The app only reads photo metadata to do the math right on your device. We use anonymous, aggregate analytics (no photos, no GPS coordinates, no advertising identifier) only to understand how the app is used and make it better. Open Routed, give it access to your photo library, and watch your travels come together.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Wandr at daily against Routed's every 8 days. Routed's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Wandr ships an update daily, Routed every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wandr | Routed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Red Hills Media, LLC | Diakov Gleb |
In-app purchases
Wandr
No in-app purchases
Routed
No in-app purchases









