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App for tracking mileage/sharing photos?

Tsongz60

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Anyone have suggestions for an app to use on the Camino to track daily mileage, and also to post and share photos? I have used Strava in the past when cycling, but I’m not sure that would be appropriate for walking the Camino. I have seen a few users who have used Polarsteps, which looks interesting. I have an iPhone and Apple Watch . I’d love to hear thoughts and suggestions!
 
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I used Polarsteps, which worked quite well. Easy to use, low-enough battery cost.
The mileage on it is not perfect - it tracks your location every 15 or 30 minutes and then draws a straight line between those locations. But unless you're a very fast walker it should be a close approximation.

Findpenguins is almost identical to Polarsteps in function. The app is prettier than Polarsteps' and is a bit more pushy on getting you to purchase, but that's the only real difference.
I think the more important criterion is which of the two your friends and family are willing to use, if that's is something you want.
 
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Anyone have suggestions for an app to use on the Camino to track daily mileage, and also to post and share photos? I have used Strava in the past when cycling, but I’m not sure that would be appropriate for walking the Camino. I have seen a few users who have used Polarsteps, which looks interesting. I have an iPhone and Apple Watch . I’d love to hear thoughts and suggestions!
I was going to Strava it - what is the reason you think it might not be appropriate? Would be also interested of anyone else's experience. I guess it's not a traditional hiking app (although it does have hike option) and its probably more familiar with the lycra crowd, but in my naivety I don't see why it wouldn't work? It also links in to my Just Giving page which is handy.
 
I love Relive. You can use it offline and once you get WiFi it will download your walk and add the photos and make a video of the route.
 
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Anyone have suggestions for an app to use on the Camino to track daily mileage, and also to post and share photos? I have used Strava in the past when cycling, but I’m not sure that would be appropriate for walking the Camino. I have seen a few users who have used Polarsteps, which looks interesting. I have an iPhone and Apple Watch . I’d love to hear thoughts and suggestions!
I've been using ' Far Out' it's a pretty good app with GPS to show you the route as well as record your own . I've been walking the north route since sep 6th from Irun. Loving it. Buen Camino 👍🏼
 
Try Outdoor Active. You need to start a track but it is pretty accurate and allows photos to be saved onto your route. Good maps too.
 
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Find Penguins is great for blogging and sharing your thoughts and pictures with friends and family, but it doesn't track your daily distance like Strava does. I think that you will need two apps to accomplish what you want.

If you use Relive you can incorporate the videos that it creates in the blog posts on Find Penguins - you may need to pay for the upgraded version of Find Penguins if the videos are too long though.
 
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FYI, Here is my Find Penguins Blog with lots of photos that I used to create a personal book to relive the trip and share with my family.
John, did you use Find Penguins after you walked to document your Camino or did you need to do that while walking? That might be a great way to share.
 
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John, did you use Find Penguins after you walked to document your Camino or did you need to do that while walking? That might be a great way to share.
I'm not John, but I've used Find Penguins on all my Camino's since 2016. I use it while I'm on the Camino to share my journey with my friends and family.

A little tip - before you write your entry go through the photos from that day and mark your "favorites." It makes it easier when you choose the pictures for the blog. I have a Samsung phone, and in the gallery there's s heart symbol that you can tap which puts the pictures in your "favorites" gallery. I don't know how other phones work, but I would imagine that they are similar.
 
John, did you use Find Penguins after you walked to document your Camino or did you need to do that while walking? That might be a great way to share.
I actually used it while I was walking. You can have it automatically place the dots on the map based on the data it captures, by the location captured by one of the photos you select for that “footprint”, or manually set the location. After I returned home I tweaked the data, text and photos before having the software create a coffee table book for me.
 

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I was going to Strava it - what is the reason you think it might not be appropriate? Would be also interested of anyone else's experience. I guess it's not a traditional hiking app (although it does have hike option) and its probably more familiar with the lycra crowd, but in my naivety I don't see why it wouldn't work? It also links in to my Just Giving page which is handy.
With Strava, you have to run the app to track your activity, which depletes battery on the phone. My understanding is that other apps, like polar steps, do not have to be running in the background in order to track your activity. I could be wrong about that, as I am just researching now.
 
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FYI, Here is my Find Penguins Blog with lots of photos that I used to create a personal book to relive the trip and share with my family.
John - this is a great blog. Did you really use it to "create a book"? If so, which app did you use to create the book? I tried to use a facebook Private Group, but couldn't get it to work.
 
Thanks, all for some great suggestions! I’m glad I asked the question because you have all provided some great options. Heading out now to Porto!!! IMG_8005.jpeg
 
FYI, Here is my Find Penguins Blog with lots of photos that I used to create a personal book to relive the trip and share with my family.
John - thank you for sharing your memories of your Camino Frances. We will do our first in April 2024. You have made me very excited to start what I think will be just the first of many Camino journeys.
 
...and ship it to Santiago for storage. You pick it up once in Santiago. Service offered by Casa Ivar (we use DHL for transportation).
John - this is a great blog. Did you really use it to "create a book"? If so, which app did you use to create the book? I tried to use a facebook Private Group, but couldn't get it to work.
Find Penguins actually creates the book.
 
I’ll have to look at the apps mentioned here. I’ver been pleased with “GPS Tracker” in iPhone, but I’ve had to add the photos afterward though a process that is a little bit geeky.
 
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