All roads lead home – a Google timeline replacement
I was a bit concerned when Google was sending comms about decommissioning Timeline on web. Then they did a mobile migration, and lost a bunch of user info. Started this app so I can always have a copy of my timeline on my icloud + server + device (3,2,1 rule) Hope y'all are able to find some value in it as well! BTW here is all the streets I've walked in NYC in the past 10 years: https://share.takeallroads.com/s/0Hq7jYxhS698Xyip-r4Prg (video version: https://imgur.com/a/e8p9aXt)
All roads lead home – a Google timeline replacement launched on August 17, 2026 with 10 votes, #1,032 of 23,274 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.
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All Roads Lead Home is a personal timeline app that tracks every street a user has traveled, serving as a permanent replacement for Google's discontinued Timeline feature. It records complete location history across devices and stores copies locally, on iCloud, and on a server following backup principles. The app helps users visualize their movement patterns, identify unexplored streets in their area, and maintain a comprehensive record of all trips rather than limiting data to recent months like Google Timeline did.
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See every street you
Make a map no one else could make. See every street you've traveled, find the ones you haven't, and keep every trip in one place. Fitness apps show one workout at a time. All Roads keeps the whole picture: every street you've ever taken, inked in for good. All Roads always knows which streets you haven't taken yet: the dead-end lane, the mews behind the market, the block you've circled a hundred times but never crossed. Finish your block. Then the neighborhood. Then the city. Google Timeline keeps just three months. All Roads keeps every trip, and lets you choose where it lives: Share a live view of your map with one tap. Friends can see every street you've covered, follow your progress, or…from takeallroads.com
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