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PhotoSpots at a glance.

A privacy-focused iPhone app for saving, organizing, and planning photography locations.

What is PhotoSpots?

Never lose a great location. PhotoSpots is a privacy-focused iPhone app that helps photographers discover, save, organize, and plan photography locations. Pin spots in seconds, track progress with scouted and photographed status, organize into color-coded lists, and plan shoots around sunrise, sunset, golden hour, blue hour, and interactive sun-path visualization. Preview real-world framing with the reference camera, save locations from the home screen widget, share with Maps links, and sync everything privately across devices via iCloud.

Short Description

PhotoSpots helps photographers save locations, organize scouting lists, attach reference material, and plan shoots around sunrise, sunset, golden hour, blue hour, and sun-path timing.

Key Features

  • Interactive map with color-coded, clustered pins
  • Solar data: sunrise, sunset, golden hour, blue hour, sun-path visualization
  • Reference camera for framing preview with focal length & sensor simulation
  • Organize into color- and emoji-coded lists with tags and priorities
  • Track progress: scouted, photographed, visit logs, archive
  • Home screen widget for quick location saves
  • Share locations with Apple Maps links
  • Automatic iCloud sync across devices
  • CSV and GPX import and export
  • Premium: App icon themes and custom backgrounds

Who is PhotoSpots for?

  • Photographers scouting locations
  • Travel photographers planning shoots
  • Landscape and nature photographers
  • Urban and architecture photographers
  • Filmmakers and content creators
  • Hikers and outdoor enthusiasts discovering scenic spots

Why PhotoSpots?

Built for photographers, by photographers.

Privacy first

All data lives on your device. No tracking, no analytics, no third-party data sharing. Your locations are yours alone.

Open source

Apache License 2.0. Fully transparent, community-driven development. See the code, contribute, or audit it yourself.

Thoughtful design

Built for the real workflow of photographers. Every feature serves planning, scouting, and revisiting great locations.

Always evolving

Based on photographer feedback. Future features include VoiceOver accessibility, better search, and more customization.

Availability

Download today.

PhotoSpots is available globally on the Apple App Store for iPhone running iOS 26.0 and later. Free download with optional premium features and tips to support development.

Pricing

Free, with options.

Base app
Free
Premium customization
One-time purchase
Tips
Optional ($0.99–$9.99)

Contact & Links

Get in touch.

Email
support@photospots.app
Website
photospots.app
Source code
github.com/domchom/PhotoSpots

Facts at a Glance

Platform
iPhone (iOS 26.0+)
Category
Photography, Travel, Productivity
License
Apache License 2.0
Privacy
On-device, no tracking

Screenshots

Product images

PhotoSpots map screenshot PhotoSpots solar screenshot PhotoSpots lists screenshot PhotoSpots widget screenshot