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How to Use City Discoverer

Your complete guide to discovering cities on every journey

Plans & Pricing
3-Day Free Trial Free
  • Try City Discoverer free for 3 days — no credit card needed
  • Enter your name and email on the login screen and tap “Try Free for 3 Days”
  • You’ll get an access code instantly — save it to log in
  • Full access to all features including Places of Interest during the trial
  • One free trial per email address

Premium

$24.99/month
  • Unlimited city discovering
  • Full journey history
  • Background discovering
  • Voice & sound alerts
  • Weather integration
  • Data export (CSV/JSON)
  • Global Discovery leaderboard

Ultimate

$49.99/month
  • Everything in Premium
  • Places of Interest discovery
  • Heritage Sites & landmarks
  • Tourist Attractions nearby
  • Rest Areas & gas stations
  • Local Specialties & shops
  • Configurable search radius
Getting Started
  1. Get Access Start a free trial or subscribe on the login screen
  2. Save Your Code Your 6-digit access code is your login — keep it safe. We’ll also email it to you daily.
  3. Allow Location Grant location permissions for automatic city detection. For background discovering, select “Always Allow”.
  4. Start a Journey Tap “Start City Discovery” on the Discover tab and begin driving
  5. Cities Appear Automatically As you enter each city, you’ll hear “Now entering [city], [state]” and see a popup notification
  6. Review & Export View your journey history and export travel data in CSV or JSON format
How It Works

Automatic City Detection

Start a journey and City Discoverer uses GPS to automatically identify when you enter a new city. Each city is logged with the time, weather conditions, and location.

Voice & Sound Alerts

When you enter a new city, you’ll hear a chime and a voice announcement saying “Now entering [city], [state]” so you never miss a discovery.

Real-Time Weather

See current weather conditions for your location including temperature, humidity, wind speed, and sky conditions with dynamic weather icons.

Background Discovering

Enable “Background Discovering” in Settings so the app continues detecting cities even when minimized. You’ll get push notifications for each new city found.

Places of Interest

With Ultimate, the app automatically finds nearby heritage sites, tourist attractions, rest areas, gas stations, restaurants, and local specialties as you enter each city. Get directions to any place with one tap.

Global Discovery

See cities discovered by travelers worldwide on the Global tab. Compare your discoveries with the community.

Perfect For

Road Trip Enthusiasts

Document every city on your cross-country adventure

Frequent Travelers

Keep a record of all the places you’ve been for business or pleasure

Travel Families

Create lasting memories of family road trips with complete journey documentation

Travel Professionals

Maintain detailed travel records for expense reporting and route planning

Key Features

Personal Journey Discovery

Automatic city logging with complete journey history and weather data

Smart Notifications

Voice announcements, sound chimes, haptic feedback, and push notifications for background discoveries

Data Export

Download your travel data in CSV or JSON format for personal records or analysis

Places of Interest

Automatically discover gas stations, restaurants, heritage sites, tourist attractions, and local shops near every city you enter (Ultimate tier)

Settings Guide

Sound & Voice Alerts

Toggle voice announcements and chime sounds when discovering new cities

Background Discovering

Enable to continue discovering cities while the app is minimized. Requires “Always Allow” location permission. You’ll receive push notifications for each new city found in the background.

Auto-Update GPS

Server-controlled setting for automatic location updates during a journey

Places of Interest (Ultimate)

Configure your search radius (2, 3, 5, or 10 miles) and choose which categories of places to discover: Heritage Sites, Tourist Attractions, Rest Areas & Services, and Local Specialties

Export Data

Download your travel history in CSV or JSON format

Privacy & Data
  • Your travel data is completely private and visible only to you
  • No personal data is shared with third parties
  • Location data is used only for city detection and weather updates
  • Background location is only active when you enable it and have an active journey
  • Places of Interest searches use OpenStreetMap (free, open-source) — no data is sent to Google or other paid services
  • Export your data anytime in CSV or JSON format
  • Secure access through unique 6-digit access codes
  • Your email is used only for sending your access code and trial reminders
  • City and state names are stored for your journey history — raw GPS coordinates are not permanently retained
  • You can delete your account and all data by contacting support
About City Discoverer
  • City Discoverer automatically discovers and records every city you drive through
  • Uses GPS location, reverse geocoding, and weather APIs to create a detailed travel history
  • Available on iOS and Android via Expo Go, with a native iOS app coming soon
  • Built and operated by Expedition America Travel Co LLC DBA City Discoverer
  • Questions or support? Contact us at hello@citydiscoverer.ai