I want to keep a timeline of the places I go like Google Maps can, and export it to mac for my diary*. The maps app doesn’t have to be great, it just needs to keep a timeline in the background, I would still use Apple Maps as my main navigation app.
*(ideally I can automatically export it somehow, perhaps with the Shortcuts and Scriptable app but just tell me any apps with a timeline and export feature)
It sounds like Nextcloud, an alternative to the Google services platform, may have a feature like this through their PhoneTrack app. Is that what you are looking for?
You’d have to set it up, but Nextcloud is easy to set up.