Press & media · Updated September 2026

A small app with a practical story.

RestMap helps people choose restrooms and useful stops nearby or along a trip. This page gives journalists and resource editors the current facts, real app examples, and source material.

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Fact sheet

The current facts.

RestMap is early. The product claims below are intentionally narrower than the full feature list.

  • 2M+ locations with AI quality scores
  • 6 named data sources
  • Worldwide App Store availability
  • 2 makers, a father and son

Current release

RestMap 3.10

Build 58 became publicly available on October 16, 2026. RestMap supports iPhone and iPad with iOS 26 or later, plus compatible CarPlay displays.

Price

Free core app

Restroom finding, quality scores, Quick Find, and medical, accessibility, and family data stay free. Optional Premium purchases add deeper trip tools and research.

Privacy

No account or ads

RestMap does not require an account and has no ads in the app. RestRoom IQ scoring runs on device. Optional research runs only when the user asks.

Stage

Early user base

The app has a user base in the hundreds. Current Apple figures, with their source and measurement date, are available to journalists on request.

What the app does

From a nearby restroom to the whole drive.

RestMap combines public map data, place information, quality estimates, and traveler contributions. It shows sources where available and keeps unanswered questions visible.

RestRoom IQ

Compare likely quality

Letter grades and explanations help people compare restroom options using six named data sources.

How scores work

Facilities at a glance

See what a place has

Every restroom facility is a tile with a short answer. A tap shows the details, the source and its date, and Inspector can look up what is not yet known.

See real examples

Trips & CarPlay

Put the breaks in the plan

Plan restroom stops, follow the route on iPhone or CarPlay, and share a live ETA when someone is waiting.

Explore the drive

Real app examples

Open the full-size screens.

These are native RestMap screens captured in September 2026. Place details and policies can change, so each example keeps its source context and uncertainty visible.

Family travel

A changing table before the train

King’s Cross Station, London. The place page shows the listed facility, its location, source, and missing date.

Open screenshot

Pet travel

What “pets welcome” includes

Kimpton Alton Hotel, San Francisco. The Pet stay card separates fees, deposits, and restrictions.

Open screenshot

Companion care

Equipment beyond the label

Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh. The listing describes a changing bench, hoist, and room for carers.

Open screenshot

CarPlay

Guidance on the car display

A public Los Angeles grocery-stop approach shown on RestMap’s current CarPlay experience.

Open screenshot

Built by a father and son.

RestMap started with a family road-trip problem: finding a restroom is one thing, but choosing a useful stop is another. A father and son began building the app together in 2025 and have shipped every public release since.

They still design, build, test, and answer email themselves. Interviews and fact-checking requests go directly to the people making the app.

Short description.

RestMap is an intelligent AI-powered restroom finder for iPhone and iPad. It shows AI quality scores for 2M+ locations using six named data sources, with explanations and source context to help travelers compare options, and checks official restroom listings from more than 900 public agencies in all 50 states. The app includes nearby search, Quick Find, trip planning, CarPlay navigation, a facility board with sourced details for each place, and Inspector for looking up what is not yet known. RestMap is free to download and use, requires no account, has no ads in the app, and offers optional Premium trip tools.

Media links.

Need another format?

Press-resolution screenshots, additional app examples, current Apple figures, and interviews are available on request.

flush.restmap@gmail.com

Try the current app.

RestMap 3.10 is available worldwide on the App Store.

Get RestMap free

iOS 26 or later · Optional Premium purchases