Automatic timeline
Carry your iPhone normally. WHIB records the places you visit after you set it up, without requiring you to remember to check in manually.
iPhone location history app
Remember where you have been. Then ask your history.
WHIB automatically builds a private location history on your iPhone so you can find old restaurants, reconstruct trips, remember meetings, and answer questions about places you visited months or years later.
Built for your own history
Private by design
Your WHIB history is designed to stay on your iPhone or in your iCloud rather than being stored to build an advertising profile.
Search with questions
Instead of scrolling endlessly, ask WHIB about your recorded history in plain language and use the timeline when you want the details.
Useful years later
Location history is most valuable when you did not know you would need it.
Where did I eat last Tuesday?What was that hotel in Zurich?Where was the client meeting?Which cities did I visit this year?Where was I this time last year?What places did I visit on that trip?
Apple Maps Visited Places vs. WHIB
Apple Maps Visited Places
In iOS 26, Apple Maps can keep an opt-in, end-to-end encrypted record of visited places where the feature is available. It can search and filter those visits and is a useful built-in option for remembering places.
Significant Locations & Routes
iPhone also learns locations and routes that are significant to you for personalized services. That system feature serves Apple experiences rather than acting as a dedicated personal location-history app.
WHIB
WHIB is purpose-built around your recorded location history: a dedicated timeline plus a conversational way to ask questions across the places and visits WHIB has remembered for you.
FAQ
Does iPhone have built-in location history in iOS 26?
Yes. On supported devices and in supported regions, Apple Maps Visited Places can keep an opt-in, end-to-end encrypted record of places you visit. You can search it and filter visits by details such as date, category, or city. WHIB is a separate dedicated location-history app for people who want an ongoing personal timeline plus a conversational way to ask questions about the history WHIB has recorded.
Why use WHIB if Apple Maps has Visited Places?
Apple Maps Visited Places is useful for finding places you have visited. WHIB is built specifically around remembering your personal location history over time and asking questions across that recorded history, such as where you ate on a certain day, which hotel you stayed at, or which cities you visited during a trip.
Can WHIB recover places I visited before I installed it?
No. WHIB cannot reconstruct location history that was never recorded. It starts building your WHIB history from the time you install it, grant location permission, and begin using it.
Where is my WHIB location history stored?
WHIB is designed around private storage on your iPhone or in your iCloud, so your personal movement history remains under your control rather than becoming an advertising profile.
Can I search my iPhone location history with WHIB?
Yes. You can browse your WHIB history and use the chat feature to ask questions such as where you ate on a certain day, which hotel you stayed at, or which cities you visited.
How much WHIB history can I access?
Free users can use WHIB with access to their most recent three weeks of recorded data. A premium subscription unlocks access to the full history WHIB has recorded for them.