Heidestein is a small app for people who like to walk.
It records where you go and turns each walk into a simple, printable image.
Everything happens on your device.
Heidestein doesn’t collect analytics, doesn’t run ads, and doesn’t use remote servers.
Your location data is stored locally and only exists while you keep it.
When you share or export a route, the app creates local files — PNG, SVG, or GPX — that you choose what to do with.
Privacy & Data
- What is collected: precise location points while tracking is active.
- Why: to draw your route and let you div/export it (GPX, SVG, PNG).
- When: only after you press Start. If you keep walking with the screen off, the app continues recording in the background and shows a persistent notification until you pause or stop.
- Where it lives: on your device in local storage/database. Exports are files saved on your device that you control.
- Sharing: the app does not send data to servers, third parties, or analytics services.
- Retention & control: your routes remain until you delete them in the app; deleting a route removes its points from local storage.
Android permissions
- ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION / ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION — record your route when you start tracking.
- ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION — continue recording if you turn the screen off or switch apps (while tracking).
- FOREGROUND_SERVICE / FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION — show a visible notification while background tracking is active.
- POST_NOTIFICATIONS — allow the app to post that tracking notification.
TLDR; I don't collect or share any of your data.