Getting started
- Tap the + button in your Logbook — the home screen of the app.
- Choose the geotagged photos from your journey.
- Wander sorts them by capture time and draws the route between them, locked to real streets and trails.
- Tap a numbered pin to see its photo full screen, or press play to replay your route.
Every Wander starts as a walk. To map a different kind of trip, open a Wander's "…" menu and choose Set Activity — running, cycling, hiking, driving, even a train, a boat, or a flight — for the whole journey or one leg at a time. From the same menu, Add People who shared it.
Past Wanders are saved automatically to your Logbook, where you can sort them into folders, heart your favorites, filter by activity or person, and search by name, place, or date. The Logbook syncs privately across your iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud.
Frequently asked questions
Why didn't a route appear?
Wander needs at least two photos that have both a date and a GPS location. Photos without location data are skipped.
Some of my photos are missing.
Photos without embedded GPS coordinates can't be placed on the map, so they're left out. Most phone cameras add location automatically when location access is enabled for the camera.
My trip wasn't a walk — can Wander map it?
Yes — that's new in 1.5. Every leg of a journey can be its own activity: running, cycling, hiking, driving, even a train, a boat, or a flight. Open a Wander, tap the route-line button to show the leg pins, tap one, and choose Set Activity — the route redraws to match (streets and trails on land, a clean line across water or sky). To change the whole journey at once, use Set Activity in the "…" menu. Wander may also suggest a type on its own ("Looks like a hike") — it's only ever a suggestion.
How do I add the people I traveled with?
Open a Wander and choose Add People from its "…" menu — import them from Contacts or create them on the spot, and attach them to the whole journey or just the legs they joined. Manage everyone from the Logbook's "…" menu → People, and open any person to see every Wander you've taken together.
Why doesn't my route exactly match where I walked?
Two things shape the line Wander draws. First, photo locations come from your phone's GPS, which is an estimate — it can land on the wrong side of a street, drift between tall buildings, or be off by a block, especially indoors or in cities. Second, Wander connects your photos along real streets and paths using Apple Maps directions for each leg's activity, so the line is its best guess of how you got from one stop to the next, not a recording of your exact path. Your photos still mark where you were — the connecting line is an approximation.
Why does the elevation of my walk look inaccurate?
Wander reads elevation from the GPS data your phone saves with each photo, then estimates the climbs and descents between those points. With only a few photos, there's little data to work from, so a short stretch with a big change in height — or a hill you walked but didn't photograph — can be smoothed over or exaggerated. GPS altitude is also less precise than your horizontal location, so the numbers are a rough guide rather than an exact measurement. Taking more photos along the way gives Wander more to work with and a closer estimate.
Can I fix a Wander after it's saved?
Yes. Open it, tap the numbered pin for the stop you want to drop, and tap Remove Stop — Wander rebuilds the route around it. You can also Add Photos from the "…" menu, and renaming is just as easy: tap the name to edit it.
How do I organize my Wanders?
Your Logbook keeps every Wander automatically. Tap New Folder to make a folder — give it its own color and symbol — then drag Wanders into it and drag folders to reorder. Heart your favorites, filter by favorites, activity, or person from the "…" menu, or search by name, place, or date.
My saved walk's photo thumbnails look rotated.
This was a bug in an early version of Wander; photos imported now save correctly. To fix an older walk, delete it from the Logbook and re-import the same photos.
Do you collect my photos or location?
No. Wander has no account and sends none of your data to us. Your saved walks sync only through your own private iCloud — never to our servers. See the Privacy Policy for details.
Can I use Wander on my iPad?
Yes. As of 1.4, Wander is a universal app that runs on both iPhone and iPad, and your Logbook syncs privately across your devices through your own iCloud.
Contact
Questions, bugs, or feedback? Email feedback@getwander.app and we'll get back to you.
You can also send feedback right from the app's Settings — it opens a pre-filled message with your device + build details already included, so you don't have to type it out.