Jorial: Press Kit
A private travel journal for the stories that stay. Entries with photos and video, pinned to a map by date.
Quick facts
- What it is
- A private travel journal for entries with photos and video, pinned to a map by date.
- Platforms
- iOS on the App Store. Android on Google Play.
- Pricing
- Free tier: unlimited entries, 2 photos each, recent map history, statistics, expenses, and printing. Pro: $1.99 per month or $12.99 per year; up to 30 photos or videos, collaboration, Journeys and recap videos, full map history, and complete journal export. Media stays viewable after cancelling.
- Privacy
- No ads, no trackers, no analytics SDKs, no public feed.
- Tech
- Built solo with Kotlin Multiplatform and native maps on each platform.
- Developer
- Tom Hewitt, Sweden.
The story
Jorial started as a gift. My wife wanted one place to keep the places we've been: our photos lived in one app, notes in three others, and there was no way to look back at a trip as one thing. So I built her a travel diary: you write an entry with photos or video, and it lands on a map by date. Over time the map fills in and becomes a record of your life in motion. It quietly saves the temperature from each day, stamps countries as you go, and lets two people share one journal. There is no public feed, no ads, and no trackers. It is a diary, not a social network.
Features
- Map memories with date-pinned routes and stays
- Journal feed and calendar archive
- Temperature saved on every entry (range and average)
- Country stamps and 55 Bronze-to-Diamond achievements
- Partner Feed: one journal shared with your partner
- Live collaborative entry editing
- Journeys with routes, stays, nights, and expenses
- Journey recap videos created privately on device
- Travel statistics and year-by-year comparisons
- Entry printing and PDF export
- Complete Pro journal archive export
Screenshots
Review copies
Promo codes available on request: mention your outlet via [email protected].
About the developer
Jorial is designed and built by Tom Hewitt, an independent developer living in Sweden.
Tom originally built Jorial for his wife after getting tired of their travel memories ending up scattered across multiple note apps, buried camera rolls, and old email threads. He wanted a single, quiet space where they could look back on their journeys together—without having to broadcast their personal lives onto a public social feed.
Built solo from home, Jorial focuses on calm utility: auto-populating photo locations and temperatures, drawing route lines on private maps, enabling seamless two-person journal sharing, and running completely ad-free and privacy-first.