Apps to track the US states you've visited

Store pages read on 22 October 2026 · by Aki Takashima, Shiori Studio

Most apps for the states you've visited are maps you tick by hand: USA Travel: I've Been in US, USA States - Map Tracker, States Visited USA, been, Trāce and US States Visited. They are quick if you remember every state. If you would rather not remember, the other kind of app fills the map in from where your phone has been and from the location saved in your photos.

Where I stand. I make Driftlog, one of the apps on this page, so weigh what follows accordingly. I have tried to say where the other apps are the better choice. Driftlog does not do counties or national parks, and two of the apps below do.

Maps you fill in by hand

App	What you mark	Listed price (US App Store)	US rating (ratings)
USA Travel: I've Been in US	States and counties, plus national parks, cities and peaks you can mark. Photos and notes on places	Free · county maps $0.99 each (California, Texas, New York and others)	4.8 (2,242)
USA States - Map Tracker	States and every national park	USA States Tracker Premium $4.99	4.4 (300)
States Visited USA	All 50 states and capitals, with a count and the percentage done	Weekly $2.99 · Monthly $6.99 · Yearly $19.99 · Lifetime $9.99–$19.99	4.7 (332)
been	Countries and US states on one map	Weekly $4.99 · Yearly $19.99 · Premium Features $2.29	4.7 (10,015)
Trāce	Countries, plus the 50 states and Washington, D.C. on their own map	Free. No in-app purchases listed	4.2 (4)
US States Visited	Up to 20 maps, with a rating and a note for each state. Last updated December 2023	Free. No in-app purchases listed	4.2 (12)

The table scrolls sideways on a phone.

A map you tick by hand needs no permissions at all, which is a real advantage. It also works for trips from years ago that left no photos.

A map that fills itself in

App	Where the map comes from	Listed price (US App Store)	US rating (ratings)
Driftlog (mine)	Recorded in the background as you travel, plus earlier trips from the location in your photos. States, towns and cities, with dates	Free to download. Driftlog Premium $6.99, once	5.0 (1)

None of the state trackers above fill themselves in. Driftlog is built the other way round: you grant Always location and access to your photos, and it does the remembering.

51 areas. The US map in the app has the 50 states and Washington, D.C., and shows how many of the 51 you have been to.
From your photos, too. It reads only the location and date saved in each photo, never the picture, and rebuilds trips from before you installed it.
What is free. For new users, the first three states you visit at home and your first foreign country open in full. Every other state still fills in on the map and in the count; its dates, towns and photos open with one purchase of $6.99, permanently.
Your year, in December. The year in travel cards include a map of the states you visited that year, ready to share.
What it does not do. No counties, no national parks, no routes. If you want those, USA Travel: I've Been in US or USA States - Map Tracker is the better choice.

What counts as a state you've visited

There is no official rule, so pick one and keep to it. The common ones: you count a state if you slept there, if you set foot outside an airport, or if you stopped there at all. Many people do not count changing planes. A map you tick by hand follows whatever rule you choose. Driftlog colors a state when it has recorded you in a town there, from your location or from a photo taken there, so a state you only flew over does not count.

Which one, in one line each

You want counties. USA Travel: I've Been in US, with county maps at $0.99 a state.
You want national parks. USA States - Map Tracker or USA Travel: I've Been in US.
You want a simple free checklist. Trāce, which includes D.C., or US States Visited.
You want countries and states together. been, or Trāce.
You only want to know the number, without installing anything. The free Driftlog Counter for US states reads the location in your photos inside your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
You cannot remember every state, or you want dates and towns. Driftlog. Your past trips come back from your photos, and new ones fill in on their own.

See Driftlog on the App Store

Questions people ask

What is the best app to track the states I've visited?

If you remember where you have been, a map you tick by hand is quickest. USA Travel: I've Been in US has the most ratings of the state-only apps (4.8 (2,242)) and adds counties and national parks. If you want the map kept up to date without tapping, Driftlog fills in states and the towns in them by itself.

Is there an app that tracks the states I've visited automatically?

Yes. Driftlog records where you are in the background and colors in the state, with the towns and dates, and it rebuilds earlier trips from the location saved in your photos. It needs Always location permission. The other state trackers on this page are filled in by hand.

Is there a free app to track states visited?

US States Visited and Trāce list no in-app purchases on the US App Store. USA Travel: I've Been in US is free, with county maps at $0.99 each. Driftlog is free to download: for new users the first three states (and the first foreign country) open in full, and every other state still fills in on the map and in the count.

Which apps include Washington, D.C.?

Trāce says its states map includes Washington, D.C. Driftlog's US map has 51 areas, the 50 states and D.C., and counts against that. The other apps on this page describe 50 states.

Can I track counties or national parks?

USA Travel: I've Been in US sells county maps for single states at $0.99 each and lets you mark national parks. USA States - Map Tracker tracks national parks. Driftlog does neither: it records states, towns and cities.