iOS · since 2014 · SwiftUI rewrite 2025
How far is anywhere?
Measure the distance between any two places on earth. Plan multi-stop trips by car, bike or on foot, save routes with custom tags, and keep everything offline.
A quiet little utility that just answers the question “how far is that, really?” — and remembers every trip you’ve ever planned.
Everything a distance nerd needs.
Built out of the small things I kept wanting while planning my own trips. Sharpened over more than a decade.
Five ways to drop a point
Current location, a tap on the map, an address, a contact or a saved favorite. Pick whichever is fastest.
Unlimited stops
Add as many points to a trip as you like. PinPoints measures every leg between them and totals it up.
Beeline or driving
See the direct line as the crow flies, or follow the actual driving, cycling or walking route. Both on the map.
Favorites & tags
Pin the places you use most and group trips with your own tags — “vacation”, “business”, “one day”.
Trip history
Every trip you’ve ever planned, saved and editable. Rename, rearrange, duplicate — the whole back catalog.
Precise measurement
Distances down to the metre, durations to the minute. Clean numbers you can actually use in planning.
Kilometres or miles
Metric or imperial, whichever you think in. Toggle once, it sticks.
Offline memory
Saved trips live on the device. Look them up on the plane, in the mountains, in the middle of nowhere.
A few taps away
No onboarding, no account, no setup. Open, tap, measure, done.
A proper look around.
From dropping the first pin to colour-coding a year of trips — here’s PinPoints, screen by screen.
Five ways in
Your current location, a tap on the map, a contact, a saved favorite, or a plain old search. Whichever’s fastest.
The route, drawn for real
Car, bike or on foot — PinPoints traces the actual route between your stops and totals the distance and time as you go.
Beeline across the globe
Switch to air distance for the straight-line hop between any two points. New York to Tokyo? 6,758 miles, one tap.
Places you keep coming back to
Home, office, that one restaurant. Save them once and drop them into any trip in a second.
Colour-code everything
Adventure, business, family, vacation — your own labels and colours. Filter the whole library with a tap.
Tuned the way you think
Kilometres or miles, unlock Premium for unlimited trips and tags, and reach me directly. No account, ever.
Every trip, saved for next time.
Rewritten from the ground up in SwiftUI in 2025 and polished down to the smallest tap. Runs natively on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
- No account. No tracking pixels. No ads.
- Saved trips, tags and favorites stay on your device.
- Offline-ready — measure and plan without a signal.
- In the App Store since 2014.
Common questions.
The kinds of things people ask when looking for a distance calculator or trip planner on iPhone.
What is PinPoints?
PinPoints is a distance calculator and multi-stop trip planner for iPhone. Measure beeline or driving, cycling and walking distance between any two places on earth, add unlimited stops, save trips with custom tags, and access saved routes offline. On the App Store since 2014, fully rewritten in SwiftUI in 2025.
What is the best iPhone app to measure distance between two places?
PinPoints is built exactly for this: drop two points anywhere on the map and see beeline distance or a real route by car, bike or on foot — with per-leg and total distance and time. No account, no ads, on the App Store since 2014.
How do I calculate driving distance between multiple cities on iPhone?
Add as many stops as you like in PinPoints. It traces the actual driving route between each leg, totals the distance and duration, and saves the whole trip for next time. Works for road trips like Miami → Orlando → Tampa or cross-country routes with many waypoints.
Is there an app to measure distance as the crow flies?
Yes. PinPoints shows beeline (straight-line) distance between any two points on earth, alongside optional route-based distance for driving, cycling or walking. Toggle between both on the same map.
Can PinPoints plan a multi-stop road trip?
Yes. Add unlimited stops, choose car, bike or foot for each trip, and PinPoints calculates every leg plus the overall total. Rename trips, duplicate them, and filter your library by custom tags like “vacation” or “business”.
Does PinPoints work offline?
Saved trips, favorites and tags stay on your device and are available without a signal — on a plane, in the mountains, anywhere. Calculating a new route with live driving directions needs an internet connection.
Is PinPoints free?
PinPoints is free to download. Premium unlocks unlimited trips and tags via an auto-renewing subscription. You can restore purchases anytime and cancel in your Apple ID settings.
Do I need an account to use PinPoints?
No. Open the app, drop a pin, measure — done. There is no sign-up, no login and no tracking pixels. Your trips live on your device.
What’s the difference between beeline and driving distance?
Beeline is the straight line “as the crow flies” between two points. Driving distance follows the actual road (or trail) network and includes realistic route length and travel time. PinPoints shows both on the same map so you can compare.
Can I save favorite places and tag my trips?
Yes. Pin favorites for quick reuse, create your own colour-coded tags, and browse your full trip history. Filter the library by tag to find every “weekend” or “family” route at a glance.
Measure it. Plan it. Remember it.
Download PinPoints from the App Store. One small tool, one clear job: knowing how far anywhere actually is.