Polarsteps vs Archistoire

Plan, track and relive your adventures with Polarsteps. Keep your friends and family up to date. Whether it’s a six-month trip or a weekend canoeing close to home, Polarsteps is here to capture and share your journeys as they unfold. Awards ■ Top 26 Apps — Apple App Store (2026) ■ Top 3 Travel Apps — Apple App Store (2026) ■ App of the Day — Apple App Store (2025) PLAN ■ AI itinerary planner: Create a personalized adventure based on past trips or current goals. ■ Destination snapshots: Get a quick overview of each place, why it fits your travel style, and which friends have already been there. ■ Trip details: Add notes, accommodation details, and must-see spots and activities. ■ Transport planner: Choose how you'll get from A to B for every leg of the trip. ■ Inspiration: Follow other explorers, see where they went, and get ideas for your own trips. TRACK ■ Automatic route tracking: Accurately track the route you took on a beautiful digital world map. ■ Travel Buddies: Invite friends to track trips together. ■ Capture the adventure: Add photos, videos, and stories to each step to bring your journey to life. ■ Travel stats: See how much of the world you’ve traveled, with your total of countries visited, distances covered, and more. ■ Top spots: Add your favorite places and activities so they’re part of your story. ■ Transport mode: Select how you got from place to place, whether by plane, train, or even tuk tuk. SHARE ■ Trip updates: Share your journey so friends and family can follow along from anywhere, seeing where you are and what you’ve been up to. ■ Traveler tips: Leave suggestions for other travelers on what to see and do. ■ Privacy controls: Decide who sees your adventures: everyone, followers only, or you only. RELIVE ■ Digital memories: Scroll through the places, photos, stories, and stats you’ve captured across all your trips. ■ Trip Reels: With the press of a button, transform your trip into a memorable video (also perfect to share on socials). ■ Travel Books: Turn your trip into a beautifully printed Travel Book that showcases your route and memories. WHAT OUR USERS SAY: “Love this app! It tracks me on my vacation and provides real-time notifications to friends and family of my trip. At the end, I ordered a Travel Book of my photos which is very high quality.” “The Polarsteps app is great. I am totally addicted. It is so nice to keep up with all your travels. And friends and family can follow you wherever you go. The Travel Book, which you can order afterwards, is of very good quality.” “I’ve been using this app for years now. It’s always been good and it keeps getting better.” WHAT THE PRESS ARE SAYING ABOUT POLARSTEPS “The Polarsteps app replaces your travel journal, making it easier and more beautiful.” - National Geographic “Polarsteps helps you track and share your journeys in an easy and visually appealing way” - The Next Web “Polarsteps’ resulting travel log is impressive, and is the source of a severe case of itchy feet in your correspondent.” - TechCrunch

Thanks to geolocation, the Archistoire application can show you tours close to you. Whether you're interested in augmented tours, interactive atlases, digital orientation tables or virtual exhibitions, follow the guide! Enhance your visit by accessing exclusive content along the way: old postcards reveal the hidden face of the area, inaccessible sites open their doors to you virtually, and buildings that no longer exist rise from the ground once more... Through an immersive, fun and educational experience, take a new look at your surroundings and decipher the secrets of the places you're exploring. The tours are optimized for on-site, augmented reality experiences. Prefer to go on an adventure from the comfort of your sofa? No problem, the app works just as well remotely: make yourself comfortable and embark on a visual and aural immersion using your 360° Smartphone. HOW DOES IT WORK? 1. Activate your Smartphone's location service to use functions requiring access to your GPS. 2. Select the route of your choice from the list and download it 3. Start the route and visit the points of interest, either in situ or virtually. 4. Access interactive content to (re)discover the places you visit 5. Enjoy your visit :-) Note that the application can be used offline, provided you have downloaded the desired routes. Handy for using Archistoire in places where the connection is poor! ABOUT THE PUBLISHER Archistoire is published by the Conseils d'architecture, d'urbanisme et de l'environnement (CAUE), with the support of their national federation, the FNCAUE. CAUEs are public interest bodies whose aim is to promote the quality of architecture, town planning and the environment in their department. As part of their mission to raise public awareness, Archistoire is a tool for interpreting and promoting natural and built landscapes. Visit www.archistoire.com for more information. TECHNICAL CREDITS Archistoire is an application for smartphones and tablets designed and produced by The Elephant's Children. - Technical director: Grégoire Chailleux - Art direction: Camille Laureau - Concept and UX design: Camille Laureau, Grégoire Chailleux, Patrick Kochlik, Jens Wunderling, Aubane Coulombier - UI Design and graphic creation: Camille Laureau, Jérémie Tolan The application is powered by the LAQUO framework, developed by The Elephant's Children.