Memory takes effort.
Manual check-ins interrupt the day. Most people will not build a complete location journal by hand.
Independent product · iOS
Footsteps
Remember where life happened without giving that history to another service.
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My roleProduct and UX design
Concept, flow, interface, and release story
PlatformiPhone and iPad
Automatic location journal
ReleaseJuly 21, 2026
Version 1.0.31 verified September 10
Core valueUseful memory
With local-only data ownership
Project value
Make location history useful without trading away privacy.
What the design needed to achieve
- ✓
Record a day with little manual work.
- ✓
Turn raw location points into a readable personal story.
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Keep ownership clear through local storage and direct export.
Location reveals routines.
A useful record can also expose home, work, travel, and repeated habits.
Automate with restraint.
The product should collect enough context to help, while keeping the record on the device.
Design decisions
Connect each design choice to its intended value.
01Remove manual check-ins
Less input effort
Footsteps records visits and movement in the background. The user does not rebuild the day by hand.
Intended impact
More complete days with fewer repeated actions.
02Turn tracking into a timeline
Faster recall
Places, travel modes, duration, and maps form one chronological story.
Intended impact
Users can understand where time went without reading raw location data.
03Explain privacy before permission
Clearer trust
The opening flow explains local storage, no cloud sync, no analytics, and no account.
Intended impact
People see the privacy boundary before granting sensitive access.
04Keep the record portable
Data ownership
CSV and JSON exports let people take places, visits, and activities elsewhere.
Intended impact
The journal remains useful outside the app.
Product proof
The released screens carry the same value story.
A full route shows where the day happened.
The product explains automatic capture through a familiar daily view.
Local storage and no analytics appear as product features.
Result
A focused utility reached the App Store.
Public iOS product
Footsteps launched for iPhone and iPad on July 21, 2026.
Local-only privacy
The public product states no accounts, cloud sync, analytics, tracking, or ads.
Value signals
Track complete days, correction rates, battery impact, exports, and repeat use. Public results are not yet available.
Released productOpen Footsteps on the App Store ↗