What is Driftlog?
Driftlog is a travel log app for iPhone and Android. It records the countries, regions, cities and dates you visit by itself, in the background, and colors them in on a world map. It also rebuilds earlier trips from the location saved in your photos. It is made by one independent developer, Akira Takashima of Shiori Studio.
Does it drain my battery?
Very little. Driftlog does not keep GPS running. On iPhone it uses the system's low-power significant-location-change signal, and it only notes a place when you move to a new country or city.
Is my data really private?
Your travel records are stored on your device. There is no account and no server behind the app, and the App Store privacy label says Data Not Collected. One kind of request does leave the phone: a coordinate, or a city name you type, is sent to the map service to look up a place name.
Is there a subscription?
No. Driftlog is free to download and Premium is a one-time purchase, $6.99 in the US. There is no monthly or yearly fee and there are no ads.
What can I do for free?
The world map, the country count, the passport stamps and the timeline are free. Your home country and your first foreign country open in full, with regions, cities, dates and photos. From the second foreign country on, the country still colors in and counts, and its details open with the one-time purchase.
Can it capture past trips?
Yes. Driftlog reads the date and location already saved in your photos and puts those trips on the map. It only sees photos that carry a location, and it never looks at the picture itself.
Does it record the route I took?
No. It records places and dates: country, region, city. It does not draw the path between them. If you want the exact road you drove, use a route recorder such as Google Maps Timeline.
iPhone and Android?
Both. Driftlog runs on iPhone and iPad with iOS 17 or later, from the App Store, and on Android, from Google Play, where it is listed as Driftlog: Travel Map & Diary. The Android version is a separate native app, so its features and update timing can differ from the iPhone version.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no sign-up and no login, and nothing to cancel.
How does Driftlog count countries?
The app counts every country and territory that has a record, by two-letter country code, so Hong Kong or Puerto Rico count as their own entry. The free Driftlog Counter on the web counts the 193 UN member states plus Taiwan.
Is Driftlog the same app as ずぼ旅?
Yes. ずぼ旅 (Zubotabi) is the Japanese name of the same app. Other products called Driftlog, among them a fly-fishing journal, a road-trip journal and a developer tool, are unrelated to this one.
