Getting Started

Poreia is a lightweight GPS tracker that records your path as you walk, hike, bike, drive, or fly. Unlike traditional GPS apps, it intentionally omits map tiles—it just records your route and lets you export it for use in other tools.

Requirements

Device: iPhone only (iPad not supported)
iOS version: iOS 17.0 or later
Location Services: Must be enabled

First Launch

When you first open Poreia, you'll be asked to grant location permission. For the best experience:

Allow "While Using" initially—this lets you start tracking
Upgrade to "Always" later in iOS Settings if you want background tracking

See Permissions for a detailed explanation of what each permission does.

Basic Controls

The main screen shows your current GPS coordinates and three control buttons:

Button	Tap	Long-Press
Pin	Drop a waypoint at your current location	Name the waypoint before dropping
Play/Pause	Start, pause, or resume tracking	—
Finish	Save the current track	Discard the track without saving

Your First Track

Tap the Play button to start tracking
Move around—you'll see the distance and point count increase
Optionally tap Pin to mark interesting locations
When finished, tap the Stop button
Enter a name for your track and tap Save

Your track is now saved and can be viewed in the Saved Tracks list.

What Gets Recorded

While tracking, Poreia records:

Position: Latitude, longitude, and altitude
Time: Timestamp for each point
Speed: Current speed from GPS
Heading: Direction of travel (course)
Accuracy: GPS accuracy in meters

Points with poor accuracy (worse than your accuracy threshold) are automatically filtered out.

Privacy by Design

Poreia has no user accounts, no analytics, and no third-party services. Your location data never leaves your device unless you explicitly export and share it. See Privacy for details.