Photerra turns geolocated photos into map spots you can organize into trips, share with friends, and book from — all in one flow.
The core idea: photos with GPS → actual spots on a map → drag into trip days → share → book.
What makes Photerra different:
• Real locations, not just POIs — Your photos have EXIF GPS data, so you're adding exact spots (that actual spot on the trail, not just “Yosemite” - no address needed).
• End-to-end flow — Discover → plan → coordinate → book, without switching between 5 apps.
• Photo-grounded data — Community spots come from real photos, not scraped listicles, so you find more off-path places.
• Works for everyday wandering — Not just big trips. Save local spots and open them in Maps or Uber with one tap.
Try it: iOS and Android apps are live (links in comments). I've seeded content in SF, Portland, LA, San Diego, Hawaii, Philly, Yosemite, and Mexico City.
Tech: React Native + RN-Maps on mobile; NestJS + TypeORM/MySQL + AWS on backend.
What I'd love feedback on:
• Is the photo→spot→trip flow intuitive on first use?
• What's missing to make this truly start-to-finish for your trips?
• Any friction in auth, maps, or sharing?
Be blunt — it's helpful. Happy to answer questions!
— David (solo, first-time founder)
davidlevien•3mo ago
• Web: https://photerra.com.
• iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/photerra/id1621490090.
• Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.photer....
• Privacy/Terms: https://photerra.com/privacy · https://photerra.com/terms.
One way to try it:
1. Install → sign in (Apple/Google/email).
2. Add spots from your camera roll (we read EXIF GPS) or drop pins manually.
3. Build a trip: drag spots into days, share with friends.
4. From your plan, open provider deep links to finish booking.
Or just explore: open the map and use the filter dropdown to browse seeded spots in your area.
For local exploring too! You don't need a trip planned. Walk your neighborhood, save spots from recent photos, then tap any spot → "Open in Maps" or "Ride with Uber/Lyft." Fast way to turn "I should check that place out" into actually going.
Seeded areas (actively adding content): San Francisco, Portland, San Diego, Los Angeles, Hawaii, Philadelphia, Yosemite & Sequoia National Parks, Mexico City. If you're local and want to help seed spots, reach out!
Known limitations:
• EXIF stripped? (common with cloud exports) → You can still add spots manually via map.
• Large photo dumps: Clustering is on; first load may take a moment on older devices.
• Offline maps and more export formats are on the roadmap.
Coming soon:
• Instant Add (bulk upload): Dump a backlog of photos and auto-create map spots in one pass (titles/categories are quick-editable). Shipping shortly; I'll update this thread when live.
• Fine-tuning affiliate links.
FAQs:
• Why not just use ChatGPT/LLMs for trip planning?
LLMs pull from the same public POI datasets and listicles everyone sees. Photerra builds from user-contributed, photo-verified GPS coordinates — more off-path, high-signal spots, less recycled top-10s. (You can still use AI helpers inside Photerra, but the core data is different).
• Why require sign-in?
Needed for sync and abuse prevention. Exploring a guest mode based on feedback here.
• Privacy?
Delete your account in-app anytime. No ad-tech. EXIF is optional (manual pins work fine). Standard analytics and crash logs only. Full details: photerra.com/privacy.
• Export options?
PDF export available for trip itineraries; other formats on the roadmap.
Related HN threads:
• Show HN: Ikuyo — a Travel Planning Web Application.
• Show HN: Ambulate — Detailed Trip Planning.
• Show HN: Itineraries.io — joint trip planner.
• Show HN: I built a web app to open source travel itineraries.
• Show HN: Myphotos.site — Make a gallery website from Google Photos.
• Show HN: Travel Guide Tool — Personalized Recs & Itineraries.
Around for questions and feedback. Email works too (on the site). Thanks for checking it out!