About RestMap

Built from road trips where the next restroom mattered.

RestMap started as a family travel problem: we wanted more context before choosing a restroom stop. Not just the nearest pin, but source labels, route fit, and a practical score that helped us compare options.

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Waddles, RestMap's teal rubber duck mascot, planning family restroom stops on a route

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Family-built Designed around real road trips, kids, detours, and last-minute stop decisions.

Source-labeled Uses source context instead of hiding when restroom data is thin.

Route-aware Journey IQ and Scout IQ are built for the way stops happen on a drive.

iPhone-first Native iOS app, no account requirement, and on-device RestRoom IQ scoring.

RestMap exists because "bathroom nearby" was never enough context for our family.

Why we built it.

After years of travel across North America, Europe, and Oceania with three kids, we had a mental map of which stops were worth taking and which ones we wished we had skipped. General map apps could show nearby businesses, but they did not explain the restroom choice.

RestMap is our attempt to make that decision less random. It brings together public data, community sources, brand profiles, and user-submitted ratings so people can compare restroom options with more context.

What we value

Practical context, plain limits.

Restroom data changes, so RestMap should make source strength visible. A score is a planning aid, not a promise about current conditions.

Source labels over guesswork.

When data is strong, thin, user-reported, or conflicting, the app should show that difference.

Privacy by default.

No account required. Location stays on your phone. RestRoom IQ scoring runs on device.

Built for real stops.

Family travel, chronic conditions, accessibility needs, and route timing all change what a useful restroom stop looks like.

Community improves the map.

User-submitted ratings help future travelers, especially when a place has limited source coverage.

Route context matters.

A useful stop depends on direction, detour, spacing, and what comes after the next exit.

No ads in the app.

RestMap is designed as a focused travel tool, not a feed or ad surface.

How RestMap works

The app is built around practical restroom decisions.

Finding a restroom is simple until the closest option is the wrong one. RestMap breaks the decision into nearby options, place quality, route fit, and what is ahead.

1. What is nearby?

Quick Find and map search help surface restroom options around you.

2. Which option looks better?

RestRoom IQ scores and source labels help compare candidate stops.

3. What fits the route?

Journey IQ plans stops with route position, detour, and spacing in mind.

4. What is ahead?

Scout IQ can look ahead during an active trip and surface useful options.

Coverage

Optimized markets, broader best-available data.

RestMap is optimized for the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, and France. Outside those markets, coverage depends on the available data from OpenStreetMap, Refuge Restrooms, MapKit/Apple Places, Open Charge Map, RestMap brand profiles, and user-submitted ratings.

Try RestMap on your next stop.

Download RestMap free on the App Store and compare nearby restroom options with source labels, RestRoom IQ scores, and route context.

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