Photo Map Quiz Maker

Turn your own travel photos into a shareable location-guessing game

Problem

Someone built a little web game from vacation photos as an anniversary gift, using EXIF to work out where and when each shot was taken, and it turned out surprisingly fun. Replicating that experience normally means handling photo metadata, map matching and game logic, so most people's photos just sit in the camera roll.

Solution

An upload-and-generate game maker: users drop in travel photos, EXIF time and location are parsed automatically, and the tool builds 'where/when was this taken' quiz levels with adjustable difficulty and hints, then outputs a no-login share link for friends and family.

Users

Casual travelers and photo takers who want a personal gift for friends or a partner, plus small travel bloggers

MVP

Batch upload with EXIF parsing; automatic location and time question generation; adjustable difficulty and hints; no-signup share links; basic scoring and result page

Revenue

One free game, paid unlock for unlimited games, custom branding and watermark-free share pages; affiliate deals with photo printing and travel merch

Why now

Phone photos carry rich metadata and AI map matching is nearly free, making a generative mini-game cheaper to build than ever. Personalized gifts and light social games travel well around holidays, a good fit for a small indie product