Comparison

Polarsteps vs Jorni

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

Head to head
About

Polarsteps

Plan, track, and relive your adventures with this app. It helps you create personalized itineraries, automatically logs your routes, and allows you to share your journey with friends and family. Capture memories with photos and videos, and even create shareable video reels or printed travel books.

Highlights
  • AI itinerary planner
  • Automatic route tracking
  • Photo and video capture
  • Trip sharing with updates
  • Trip Reels video creation
  • Printable Travel Books
Features
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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

About

Jorni

Discover travel recommendations from real people, not algorithms. Share your own experiences, plan trips with friends, and find hidden gems through authentic user-generated content.

Highlights
  • Real-time feed of friends' travels
  • Create detailed trip timelines
  • Generate shareable travel videos
  • Collaborative trip planning with friends
  • Discover authentic recommendations
  • Organize saved spots into custom lists
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Explore through people, not algorithms. Forget the lifeless lists and AI-generated itineraries. Jorni is where real travelers share real recommendations — the restaurants they’d actually go back to, the hidden corners worth detouring for, the local tips they’d pass on to a friend. Whether you’re planning your next trip or just got back from one, Jorni gives you a space to relive it, share it, and inspire someone else's next great memory. It’s the word-of-mouth travel app — built to help you explore more meaningfully, through the people you trust. --- Feed: Scroll a real-time feed of your friends' travels. See where they've been — and what they really thought. Timeline: Your trip, told Spot by Spot. Share not just where you went, but what made it unforgettable — with tips, memories, and the details only you’d know to give. Storyteller: Turn your Jorni into a beautiful, shareable video in just a few taps. Companions: Plan trips with friends and add shared recs to one collaborative Jorni. Discover & Explore: Find your next destination through real people. Browse authentic recs, uncover hidden gems, and follow travelers who share your style. From friends to locals to fellow explorers — discover new places and people worth knowing. Wishlist: Save your favorite Spots — then organize them into custom lists by trip, vibe, or whatever inspires you.

Screenshots

Polarsteps4 screens
Jorni4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jorni at none against Polarsteps's 2. Jorni also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 90%) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Polarsteps's advantage is ratings volume (9.5K vs 9) and chart position (#57 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Polarsteps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Jorni asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Polarsteps against 5.0 for Jorni. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Polarsteps has 9.5K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Polarsteps's written reviews are positive against 100% of Jorni's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polarsteps ships an update every 4 days, Jorni weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Polarsteps versus Jorni: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolarstepsJorni
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9.5K ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.5K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#57 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB75 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPolarsteps B.V.Jorni LLC

Customer experience

Polarsteps

All ratings9,486 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews2,223 reviews
Positive89.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative6.4%

Jorni

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Polarsteps

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Trouble uploading videos
  • Incorrect time zone and location tracking
  • Steps and photos randomly disappearing
  • Crashes and freezes during usage

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to collaborate on trips with others
  • Option to customize page layouts for travel books
  • Improved video support and integration
  • More flexible map and route editing tools
  • Synchronization across multiple devices

Jorni

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Polarsteps

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Plus Yearly$34.991 Year
None

Jorni

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Polarsteps free?
Polarsteps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jorni free?
Jorni is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Polarsteps or Jorni?
Jorni is rated higher. Polarsteps averages 4.9 out of 5 from 9.5K ratings, while Jorni averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Polarsteps or Jorni have ads?
Neither Polarsteps nor Jorni shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Polarsteps or Jorni?
Polarsteps ships an update every 4 days, and Jorni weekly. Most recently, Polarsteps was updated on September 25, 2026 and Jorni on June 1, 2026.

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