PicBak gets you there and back again. Take a picture of any location, then when you need to go back to that same spot, just tap the picture and navigate back using Apples turn by turn navigation. Just press and go. No memory required.
Some ways you can use PicBak to find your way:
1. home no matter how lost you are
2. back to a parking spot while visiting
3. back to a hotel while traveling
4. back to safety while exploring
5. back to retrieve something while multitasking
6. back to any favorite place while living
7. when you are occasionally forgetful
8. back to buried treasure at some later time
Simple to understand. Simple to use. Profoundly comforting.
Do you find mapping software hard to use?
I do. Thats why I created PicBak. I made it for myself because for some reason mapping software and I just dont get along. It never seems to work the way I think it should work, so all I get is frustrated...and lost.
Pictures are the answer!
PicBak is easy to use because its based on pictures. Take a picture of where you are and when you want to go back all you do is tap that same picture again to go back. Simple! Much simpler than dropping pins and fumbling around with overly complicated interfaces.
You can even draw, add text, apply filters, and add stickers to your pictures to make them personally meaningful at a glance.
Find Your Way Home
The first thing I do is take a picture of my house and mark it as a favorite, so no matter where I am or how lost I get it takes only seconds to get directions to my home. I find this is very comforting. Tap the icon, tap home, and bang, driving (or walking) directions.
Find Your Way When Exploring
Exploring is fun, but theres always that little fear in the back of my mind of getting lost. Theres an app for that. Lets say Im hiking on a trail, what I do is take a picture of various spots on a trail so I know what fork in the trail I took. The same idea also works when walking streets in a city.
Find Your Way on Trips
Another way I use PicBak is on trips. Say we are at a hotel and we go out to eat and we want to go back to the hotel. If I take a picture of the hotel when we arrive we can venture out secure in the knowledge that we can always get back to the hotel, even if we dont remember its name or address!
Find Your Way Back to Pickup Something Dropped Off
Lets say you drop off some dry cleaning, or even your kids. How do you find your way back to pick up your joyous little bundle? Just take a picture of the drop off point with PicBak. Then from wherever you happen to be when its pick up time you can find your way back. No muss no fuss.
Find Your Way if You are Occasionally Forgetful
Many people suffer from a little forgetfulness. If thats you or someone you know then PicBak can really help find the way there and back again.
Find Your Way Back To Parking Spots
Another way I use PicBak is on trips. Say we are at a hotel and we go out to eat and we want to go back to the hotel. If I take a picture of the hotel when we arrive we can venture out secure in the knowledge that we can always get back to the hotel, even if we dont remember its name or address!
Find Your Way to Favorite Spots
There are some places I can never remember how to get back to. One of them is a local dog park thats hard to find. So I take a picture and when I want to take the dogs out its easy for me to find my way back.
The same idea works for places I just stumble upon. If I find theres a great restaurant and want to remember where it is, I just take a picture with PicBak. Same for a yoghurt shop, or a place where theres a beautiful view, or a building with stunning architecture.
PicBak has an Apple Watch Extension
If you have a new Apple Watch PicBak has a watch extension. If you are in a strange place just press a button on your watch and it will remember where you are so you can get back to it later.