A field journal for places

Keep the places that stay with you.

The café you still think about, the hotel you'd book again, the museum you'd skip next time. Your own rating, notes, photos and the weather that day, kept in a journal only you can read.

  • Private
  • No ads
  • Your own iCloud
  • iPhone, iPad & Duo
The Placemoir journal on iPhone: Café Lomi in Paris with four stars, a photo of a flat white, 14° light rain and the note “Flat white was perfect,” followed by La Cantine du Marais and Musée de l’Orangerie.

Rate it your way

How was it, honestly?

Placemoir isn't a review site. There are no followers to impress and no stars for strangers, so you can be as blunt as you like. Pick the rating style that suits you, and switch whenever you want. Old ratings carry over.

Simple

One tap and you're done.

Would you go back or not? For most places, that's the only question that matters.

Detailed

Stars, and a little nuance.

YesMaybeNo

One to five stars in half steps, plus “Would you go back?” for the places that were good but not quite worth the trip.

Everything a good notebook holds

Written in the moment. Easy to find years later.

Find the place, fast

Search Apple Maps or let Placemoir suggest where you're standing. The address and category fill themselves in.

The weather that day

Each entry remembers what the sky was doing when you were there, even if you write it up a week later.

14° · LIGHT RAIN · 09:40

Photos, voice memos and files

Add photos, record what the waiter recommended, or keep the receipt and the booking confirmation with the visit.

A map of everywhere

Every place you've logged, pinned on one map: green for the places you'd go back to, plum for the ones you wouldn't, and gold for your Want to go list.

Search that remembers

Find a place by its name, the neighborhood, or a word from your notes. “That ramen spot in Lisbon” is a search away.

Every visit, together

Go back to a place and Placemoir adds a second visit, so you can see how it changed: “too busy, come early.”

On this day

A quiet nudge from a year ago: the fado bar in Lisbon and the note you left yourself about where to stand.

Want to go

Save the places friends recommend and the ones you walk past, then turn them into entries once you've been.

Yours to take with you

Export your whole journal, every photo, memo and file included, whenever you like.

Private by design

Nothing is public. Ever.

There's no profile, no feed and nobody to perform for. Your journal is written for one reader, and it stays that way.

  • No accountOpen the app and start writing. No sign-up, no email address, no password.
  • Synced with your own iCloudYour entries live on your devices and in your personal iCloud account. We can't see them.
  • No ads, no trackingNo ad networks, no analytics watching what you do, and nothing to sell.
  • Lock it with Face IDKeep your journal closed to anyone who borrows your phone.

Questions

Good to know

Is Placemoir a review app?

Not in the usual sense. Your ratings and notes are for you alone. Nothing you write is published, and there's no way for other people to see your journal. Think of it as a notebook, not a review site.

What kinds of places can I keep?

Anywhere you'd want to remember: restaurants, cafés and bars, hotels and other stays, parks, museums, attractions, shops, or a bench with a good view. Each entry holds the place, the date and time, the weather, your rating and notes, and any photos, voice memos or files you add.

Do I need an account?

No. Placemoir has no accounts. Your journal is stored on your device and syncs through your own iCloud account to your other iPhone and iPad.

Can anyone else see my journal?

No. Your entries stay on your devices and in your personal iCloud account, which we can't access. You can also lock the app with Face ID.

Which devices does it run on?

iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo. On iPad and an open iPhone Duo, your journal and the entry you're reading sit side by side.

Can I get my journal out?

Yes. Export your whole journal at any time from the You tab. You get every entry in a standard format, along with all of your photos, voice memos and files.

When can I get it?

Placemoir is coming soon to the App Store. Check back here, or write to us from the support page if you have a question in the meantime.

The Placemoir app icon: a moss glass bookmark over a coastal paper map

Your next favorite place deserves a page.

Placemoir is coming soon to the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo.

Coming soon to theApp Store