Here’s a new, easy-to-build list-making app that pinpoints places on a map so you can tag and save your favorites.

>> Available: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch. Requires iOS 7 or later.

>> Cost: Free

>> What it does: The app allows you to save your travel hot spots to a map or list. You can annotate them with your own pictures and comments, plan your route, share the location with friends and look up more info on your favorites’ websites.

>> What’s hot: There are multiple ways to enter a point of interest. You can type it in yourself, look at places near you for real-time list making or use your smartphone’s camera to add a spot by using the address you find in a guidebook or magazine (it works best if you have the name and address in the window). I like that using the app can be a personal experience and not dependent on friends and a big social network.

>> What’s not: Adding friends was confusing. I didn’t understand why I had to generate a code — which was good only for three days — to share the app and my lists with my husband, particularly because the app is free. All the text said was, “Hey! Add me on Mapstr: code number.” I’m looking forward to more features: I’m keeping my fingers crossed that sending a full list to a friend will be one of them.

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Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times