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Support

Made by one person in Vancouver. If something's broken or missing, tell me — I'm the one who reads the email.

Getting the most out of voice capture

Speak the way you'd tell a friend: name first, then the place, the day, and anything worth remembering — "Met Cliff at the Anza Club on Saturday, he's a doctor, his website is doctorcliff.com." The app shows you everything it heard before you save, so you can fix anything it got wrong. It also learns: the more people you save, the better it hears the next name.

In a loud room, hold the phone a little closer and pause briefly between the name and the rest — the confirm screen will show you exactly what landed.

Backing up your data

On the Map keeps everything on your device — that's the whole point — which means backups are in your hands. Use the backup export in the app to save a backup file somewhere safe (your Files app, iCloud Drive, anywhere you trust). Restoring from a backup brings back your people, places, notes, and photos.

Important: because your data lives only on your device, deleting the app deletes everything in it. Updating or reinstalling the app over top of itself is always safe — but if you ever plan to remove it, export a backup first.

The Legend

The Legend is a single $4.99 purchase that unlocks the full feature set, permanently. It's handled by the App Store or Google Play; if you reinstall or change phones, use "Restore Purchases" in the app and Apple restores it at no charge.

Something's not working

First aid that fixes most things: close the app fully (swipe it away) and reopen it. If a problem survives that, email me with what you did, what you expected, and what happened instead — a screenshot helps enormously.

Contact

hello@youronthemap.app

I read everything. Feature ideas welcome — the best parts of this app started as somebody's suggestion.