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Travel Planning, Tracking & Adventure Reliving Platform
M TECHUB LLC built Polarsteps serving 20M+ travellers worldwide with battery-optimised GPS auto-tracking, curated destination guides, social travel sharing, and premium printed Travel Books.
Travellers
20M+
App Rating
4.8 Stars
The Scope
Project Overview
M TECHUB LLC handled end-to-end product strategy, UI/UX design, development, QA, and launch for Polarsteps a global Travel & Navigation platform serving 20M+ travellers across 184+ countries with battery-optimised GPS auto-tracking, curated destination guides, social travel sharing, and a premium digital-to-print Travel Book pipeline.
Project Details
Industry
Travel & Navigation
Platform
iOS, Android
Timeline
1 Year+
Team Size
8 Specialists
Location
New York City, USA
Tech Stack
Swift, Node.js, PostgreSQL
The Challenge
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Battery-Optimised GPS
Delivering accurate route tracking across 184+ countries offline without significant battery drain on any iOS or Android device.
Travel Book Print Pipeline
Engineering a digital-to-premium-print workflow that converts trip memories into 200 GSM hardcover photo albums at scale.
Destination Guides at Scale
Curating expert-reviewed sights, stays, restaurants, and travel tips across thousands of global destinations accurately.
Scale to 20M+ Users
Building infrastructure to serve 20M+ travellers across 184+ countries with diverse devices, networks, and usage patterns.
Offline GPS Sync
Ensuring trip routes and travel data sync accurately when users return to connectivity after extended offline periods.
Geospatial Rendering
Rendering real-time, globally accurate route maps across all countries using Mapbox with smooth, low-latency performance.
Auto-Generated Travel Reels
Automatically creating shareable video trip summaries from GPS routes, photos, and travel data without user intervention.
Social Travel Discovery
Building a global social feed where 20M+ travellers share journeys, follow friends, and discover inspiring destinations.
Our Solution
M TECHUB LLC engineered a complete travel ecosystem for Polarsteps focused on battery-optimised GPS precision, offline capability, curated destination intelligence, social travel sharing, and a premium digital-to-print Travel Book pipeline.
01
Auto-Tracking
02
Trip Planner
03
Travel Books
04
Travel Reels
05
Social Feed
06
Destination Guides
07
Travel Statistics
08
Admin & Analytics Dashboard
Key Features We Built
Engineered for global travel precision and built for real-world adventure reliving across 20M+ travellers and 184+ countries.
1
Auto-Tracking
Battery-optimised GPS that automatically plots routes on a world map accurately and silently without manual input.
2
Trip Planner
Curated destination guides with expert-reviewed sights, stays, restaurants, and travel tips across 184+ countries.
3
Travel Books
Premium 200 GSM hardcover photo albums printed from digital trip memories Polarsteps’ signature physical keepsake.
4
Travel Reels
Auto-generated shareable video summaries of each trip created from photos, routes, and GPS data automatically.
5
Social Feed
Follow friends, discover inspiring journeys, and share travel moments with a global community of 20M+ travellers.
6
Destination Guides
Expert-reviewed local recommendations for sights, stays, food, and hidden gems across every major travel destination.
7
Travel Statistics
Countries visited, total distance travelled, days tracked, and personal travel milestones visualized on a global map.
8
Admin & Analytics Dashboard
Platform analytics, Travel Book order management, content moderation, and user growth tracking for the Polarsteps team.
User Experience Design
The design focused on clarity, wanderlust, and effortless travel memory-keeping. Every screen was built to feel like the journey itself with a map-first interface, rich visual storytelling, and a UX that works beautifully whether you are planning a trip from Amsterdam, auto-tracking a route through Patagonia, or ordering a Travel Book from Tokyo.
- Clean, map-first interface that puts the journey at the centre of every screen
- Intuitive navigation with minimal learning curve for travellers of all technical backgrounds
- Mobile-first native experience with responsive layouts across all iOS and Android devices
- Mobile-first native experience with responsive layouts across all iOS and Android devices
Technical Architecture
Built with a native, geospatially accurate architecture that ensures battery-efficient GPS precision, offline resilience, and real-
Mobile App
Backend API
Database
Payment Gateway
Our Development Process
1
Discovery
Understanding Polarsteps’ global traveller audience, GPS tracking requirements, and Travel Book print pipeline goals.
2
Market Analysis
Competitive research across travel tracking apps, trip planner platforms, and travel journaling tools globally.
3
Technology Selection
Choosing Swift, Kotlin, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Geospatial, and Mapbox for a native, precision GPS travel platform.
4
Design & Development
UI/UX design and agile development of auto-tracking, trip planner, Travel Books, reels, and social feed features.
5
Testing & QA
Rigorous cross-device testing of GPS accuracy, offline sync, battery optimization, Mapbox rendering, and Travel Book pipeline.
6
Launch & Support
App Store and Google Play submission plus 3-6 months of post-launch monitoring, GPS tuning, and optimization.
Project Outcome
- 20 million+ travellers worldwide across iOS and Android
- 4.8-star rating from 370,000+ verified app store reviews
- FD Gazellen 2025 Award ranked #4 mid-sized company in Netherlands
- GPS tracking active across 184+ countries and territories
- 52 million+ cumulative travel days logged on the platform
- Travel Book print revenue from digital-to-premium hardcover pipeline
- Battery-optimised GPS tracking without significant drain on any device
- Battery-optimised GPS tracking without significant drain on any device
Impact Highlights
48+
Weeks Timeline
30+
App Screens
8+
Core Modules
Dual
iOS + Android
1
Admin Panel
100%
Secure APIs
Battery-optimised GPS tracking without significant drain on any device
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