Your Timeline, Forever
Google killed browser Timeline and is limiting data retention. Import your entire location history into Dawarich in minutes — private, encrypted, yours. No ads. No data selling.
7-day free trial · Cancel anytime · Your data stays yours
Google Timeline vs Dawarich
See what you're gaining when you make the switch.
| Feature | Google Timeline | Dawarich |
|---|---|---|
| Browser access | Killed (mobile only) | Full web app |
| Data retention | Limited (auto-deletes) | Forever (Pro) |
| Your data used for ads | Yes | Never |
| Data sold to third parties | Yes (ad network) | Never |
| Export your data | Partial, complex | One-click, any format |
| Self-host option | No | Yes — full control |
| Open source | No | Yes — inspect every line |
| Works if company kills the product | No | Yes (self-host lives on) |
How It Works
Get started in three simple steps.
Track
Import your Google Timeline data in minutes — or start fresh with our iOS and Android apps. Also works with OwnTracks, GPSLogger, and more.
Visualize
See everywhere you've been on an interactive map. Create trips, explore a scratch map, and browse daily timelines.
Remember
Get stats on distance, cities, and time. Relive your travels with photos, notes, and memories attached to each place. Get insights on your travel habits and patterns.
Everything Google Timeline Should Have Been
All the features you loved, none of the privacy trade-offs.
Answer "Where Was I?" Instantly
Type a date. See exactly where you were, what route you took, how long you stayed. Every trip, commute, and detour — searchable forever.
Relive Any Trip in Detail
Pick a date range. Dawarich builds the map, calculates the distance, traces the route. Add photos and it becomes a travel journal.
See Your Life in Numbers
How many countries. How many kilometers. Your most-visited city. Monthly patterns you never noticed. Share your stats with a single link.
Track Your World Progress
Watch countries light up as you visit them. See the gaps. Plan what's next.
Understand Your Patterns
Are you traveling less than last year? Spending more time in one city? Dawarich spots trends you'd never notice on your own.
The Anti-Google Privacy Stack
Google uses your location to sell ads. We charge you money instead. That's the entire business model.
No Ads. No Data Selling. Ever.
Your data funds Google's $300B ad business. At Dawarich, your location data is the product you're buying — not the product we're selling.
Self-Host: Zero Trust Required
Don't trust anyone with your data? Run Dawarich on your own server. Your data never touches our infrastructure. We literally cannot see it.
Encrypted and EU-Hosted
All data encrypted in transit (SSL/TLS) and at rest (LUKS). Stored in European data centers under strict GDPR regulations. You have full control over your data.
Open Source: Inspect Every Line
Don't trust us? Read the code. 8,400+ GitHub stars. Thousands of developers have reviewed it. No hidden tracking. No surprises.
What People Are Saying
Featured in leading tech publications worldwide.
I imported my Google Timeline to this self-hosted app, and it's so much better than what Google offers.
Dawarich gives you everything Google Timeline does, and then some. There are no ads and no hidden data collection.
I moved to Kazakhstan not knowing the city at all. Google Timeline wasn't an option anymore, and I didn't trust it either way. Set up Dawarich, and now the map is like fog of war for me — the more I go out, the more it fills in. Plus every trip stays with me — I can look back at any of them and share the route.
I travel globally 60-70% of the year and was looking for something to keep my record without handing it to Google. I found Dawarich.app, set up my iPhone app in a few minutes, imported my Timeline history, and it just runs — tracking starts itself when I leave the house. I don't think about it anymore. My data is now my data again and meanwhile I have 260k km, 16 countries and 378 cities tracked.
I used Google Timeline for years but never felt comfortable with my entire life sitting on U.S. servers. I moved everything (a few years' worth of data) into Dawarich in just an afternoon. Now I have a private, permanent diary of my life — something I hope to pass on to my grandchildren one day. I look forward to future enhancements as they have already done a remarkable job.
The UI is clean and user friendly. Basically no impact on battery.
It's way better than OwnTracks, Overland, etc. — it's so much more accurate.
The app has been working great for me so far and hasn't had any effect on battery! Amazing job thus far!
I think it's a rather impressive piece of software.
Own Your Location History
Less than a coffee per week to keep a lifetime of memories. Your data is always yours — export everything, anytime, on any plan.
Lite
A private alternative to Google Timeline for casual trackers.
- iOS & Android native apps
- Background location tracking
- 12 months of searchable history
- Unlimited imports & exports
- Interactive map with routes
- Speed-colored routes & daily replay
- Trips & places management
- Basic stats & monthly breakdowns
- 200 req/hr API rate limit
Annual only · Cancel anytime
Pro
Unlimited history, advanced visualizations, and full API access.
- Unlimited data history — forever
- Heatmap & Fog of War layers
- Globe view (3D)
- Trip photo integration
- Immich / PhotoPrism integration
- Full year-in-review & public sharing
- Full Write API access
- 1,000 req/hr API rate limit
Cancel anytime
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Dawarich.
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