Import trip history from GPX or CSV

Switching from another trip tracker does not mean starting from zero. If the other app can export GPX, Yesterdrive can read your old trips.

What you can import

GPX files with tracks or routes. Every point needs a timestamp, because a trip without times has no date, duration or speed. If the file has no speeds, they are worked out from distance and time.

CSV files with route points, one row per point, with these columns: Session ID, Timestamp, Latitude, Longitude, Altitude (m), Speed (km/h), Accuracy (m). Rows with the same Session ID make one trip, and timestamps look like 2026-08-30T10:07:46Z. This is the format Yesterdrive itself exports.

KML files are not imported.

How to import a file

In the trip list, open the "More" menu and choose "Import CSV or GPX", then pick the file. The same button is in Settings, under Data and iCloud.

You can also start from the file: share it from Files or another app and choose Yesterdrive.

What happens during import

Each trip gets the same summary as a recorded one: distance, driving time, average and top speed. When the import finishes, you see how many trips were added and how many were skipped.

Trips you already have are skipped, so importing the same file twice does not double your history. Trips shorter than 100 m are skipped too.

The file is read on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded.

Taking your data out again

It works in both directions. Exporting route points as CSV or GPX is free, and so is a backup file with all your trips, saved places and vehicles.

Let the next drive record itself.

Free on the App Store, for iPhone with iOS 26 or later.