For help with your journal, sign-in or account, email support@bigbwain.com, or in the app open More > Settings > Help & Legal > Contact Support.
Do I need an account?
No. Every part of the journal works on your device without signing in. Sign-in is only for optional backup and sync across devices.
Does it work without cell service?
Yes. Log trips, harvests and spots, record a route and use Guide Me There anywhere, and your saved pins stay on the map. Map imagery, weather and directions need a connection. If you're signed in, changes sync when you're back online.
Back up and sync (optional)
Open More > Settings > Account and tap Sign In, then choose Sign in with Apple (iPhone and iPad) or Sign in with Google. Entries already on the phone start syncing. More shows Synced under your profile name when everything is backed up, or how many changes are still waiting, and Sync Queue lists them. Use the same sign-in on every device, because Apple and Google sign-ins keep separate journals. To stop syncing, tap Sign Out. Your entries stay on the phone.
Move your journal to a new phone
Gordie's Field Book has no backup file. To bring your journal to a new phone or an iPad, sign in on both devices with the same account:
- On your current phone, open More > Settings > Account and tap Sign In. Choose Sign in with Apple (iPhone and iPad) or Sign in with Google.
- Wait until More shows Synced under your profile name.
- On the new device, install Gordie's Field Book and sign in the same way with the same account. Your trips, harvests, spots, notes, routes, photos and videos come along.
Sign in with Apple is only on iPhone and iPad, so use Google if you'll move between iPhone and Android. Without signing in, entries stay only on the phone where you made them (and in its iCloud Backup on iPhone and iPad, if you use it). You can still export your spots from More > Settings > Your Data > Export My Spots (GPX).
Record a trip's route
Open a trip and tap Start Trip. With location allowed and precise location on, the route records while Gordie's Field Book is open. It pauses while the app is in the background and picks up again when you come back. Tap End Trip to see your recap.
Export your spots or a route
More > Settings > Your Data > Export My Spots (GPX) makes a GPX file of your spots and opens the share sheet. On a trip, Export Route (GPX) makes a GPX file of the trip's route and its stops.
Entries from Gordie's Logs
If you used the Gordie's Logs test app, install Gordie's Field Book over it on the same phone. The first time it opens, it brings each diary entry in once as a private trip, named with its spot and date, and shows "Imported N entries from Gordie's Logs." The entry's details, weather, wind and fish count go in the trip's description, and its photos and videos come along. Voice notes and other audio aren't shown, because Gordie's Field Book doesn't play audio, but the trip lists them, and the old app's files are kept, not deleted. Only entries saved on that phone are brought over, so update each phone that has entries.
Delete your account and its data
While signed in and online, open More > Settings > Account and tap Delete Account. Tap Continue, then type DELETE to confirm. This permanently deletes your Gordie's Field Book account and everything in it from our servers: trips, harvests, spots, visits, notes, routes, photos and videos, plus any old Gordie's Logs cloud backup. Those entries are also removed from this phone, and from any other phone or tablet signed in to the account the next time it goes online. If you used Sign in with Apple, we also revoke the app's Apple sign-in. This can't be undone, so export your spots first if you want a copy (More > Settings > Your Data > Export My Spots (GPX)).
Google users can also delete their account online. Accounts made with Sign in with Apple are deleted in the app. To stop syncing without deleting anything, tap Sign Out instead. Your entries stay on the phone.
Contact support from the app
More > Settings > Help & Legal > Contact Support starts an email to support@bigbwain.com. Choose Report a Problem to attach the app's error log. The app version is at the bottom of that card.