Is TripIt Pro Worth It? What $49 a Year Gets You
TripIt Pro costs $49 a year. What the free plan already does, what Pro adds at the airport, who should pay for it, and cheaper ways to get flight alerts.
By Elad · Nov 11, 2026 · 7 min read
TripIt Pro is worth $49 a year if you fly several times a year and want someone watching each flight for you: delay alerts, gate changes, a check-in reminder and a nudge when it's time to leave for the airport. If you fly once or twice a year, skip it. The free plan already builds your itinerary from email and works offline, and the 30-day free trial can cover a single trip.
The short version:
- Pay for Pro if you take four or more flying trips a year, often have connections, or want fare refund and better-seat tracking.
- Stay on free if you mostly need your bookings in one place. That part of TripIt costs nothing.
- Check with your employer first. If your company uses SAP Concur, you may already get TripIt Pro at no cost.
- Look elsewhere if all you want is flight alerts, or if you also want the plan, the visa rules and the next step in one app. Options are below.
Every price and feature here comes from TripIt's pricing page, its Pro page and its App Store listing, checked on 11 November 2026.
What TripIt free already does
You forward a confirmation email to plans@tripit.com, or let TripIt add plans from your inbox, and it builds one itinerary for the whole trip. It reads flights, hotels, rental cars, trains, cruises and even restaurant and event bookings.
The free plan also includes:
- Calendar sync and access on all your devices, including offline
- Transport options between two points, places near your hotel and neighborhood safety scores
- Airport and terminal maps
- Flight compensation eligibility, carbon footprint and travel stats
- Up to 3 uploaded documents per trip
That covers the organizing. What free TripIt doesn't do is tell you anything has changed. If your flight is delayed or the gate moves, the free app won't push it to you.
What TripIt Pro adds
Pro is $49 a year on TripIt's website, with a 30-day free trial. Bought inside the iPhone app it's $48.99 a year and renews automatically, according to the App Store listing. TripIt's pricing page lists only the yearly plan; there's no monthly option.
| Feature | TripIt free | TripIt Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Itinerary built from forwarded emails | ✓ | ✓ |
| Offline access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Calendar sync | ✓ | ✓ |
| Airport and terminal maps | ✓ | ✓ |
| Documents per trip | 3 | 25 |
| Real-time flight alerts | — | ✓ |
| Terminal and gate reminders | — | ✓ |
| Check-in reminder (24 hours before) | — | ✓ |
| "Go Now" alert to leave for the airport | — | ✓ |
| Alternate flights when plans change | — | ✓ |
| Fare refund and better-seat tracking | — | ✓ |
| Walking directions to your connecting gate | — | ✓ |
| Baggage claim info on landing | — | ✓ |
| Risk alerts for possible disruptions | — | ✓ |
| Reward program tracking | — | ✓ |
| Passport renewal reminder | — | ✓ |
Sources: TripIt pricing, TripIt Pro.
Almost everything in that list happens on travel day. Pro has very little to do with planning. It's an assistant for the airport.
Who should pay for it
Frequent flyers. At $49 a year, Pro costs about $12 per trip if you fly four times, and about $5 per trip at ten. One avoided missed connection or one fare refund you'd never have spotted pays for the year.
People with connections. Gate reminders, connecting-gate directions and alternate flights earn their keep when a late inbound flight leaves you 40 minutes to cross a terminal. On a nonstop flight they matter much less.
Points collectors. Reward program tracking and the fare and seat trackers are hard to find elsewhere. Flighty's pricing page doesn't list them, and NomadPoint doesn't have them.
Business travelers on SAP Concur. TripIt's App Store listing says companies that use SAP Concur can give their employees TripIt Pro for free. Check whether you qualify before you pay.
Who shouldn't
One or two trips a year. Start the 30-day trial a few days before you fly and you get Pro for that trip. If you don't want to keep it, cancel before the trial ends.
Road trippers and train travelers. Most of Pro's value is flight status and airport guidance. If you rarely fly, you're paying for features you won't use.
People who mainly want flight alerts. Pro bundles alerts with seat tracking, point tracking and airport maps. If you only care about the flight itself, a dedicated flight app may suit you better.
Alternatives to TripIt Pro
Flighty Pro, for the flight itself
Flighty's pricing page lists Pro at $59.99 a year ($4.99 a month, billed annually). The free version already tracks unlimited flights with live data. Pro adds what Flighty calls flight alerts before the airlines, Live Activities, gate and flight predictions, airport delay trends, a Connection Assistant, calendar sync, and email and TripIt import. It costs $11 more than TripIt Pro and goes deeper on the flight, but it isn't a trip organizer for hotels, cars and activities. We compare the two in detail in TripIt vs Flighty.
NomadPoint, for the whole journey
NomadPoint, the app we make, is a travel planner for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. It keeps flights, stays and activities in one journey and shows the next step, such as the train after you land and then the apartment check-in. Here's how it compares with TripIt:
- Like TripIt free, you build the journey by forwarding booking emails, and the whole itinerary works offline. You can also bring trips over from TripIt, Tripsy, Flighty, your iPhone calendar and Google Maps lists, so switching doesn't mean retyping.
- On the free plan it checks visa and entry rules for your passport at every stop, counts Schengen 90/180 days, and fills in routes, fares and ticket apps for each hop. An AI day planner fills free days around what you've booked.
- NomadPoint Pro is $34.99 a year or $7.99 a month in the US, with weekly and one-time lifetime options (see pricing). It adds flight delay, gate and cancellation alerts, a Live Activity on travel days, and an alert before a visa or stay allowance runs out.
- It has no fare refund, seat or reward program tracking, and no airport walking directions. If those are why you want TripIt Pro, TripIt is the better fit.
- There's no Android app. On Android, TripIt is the better choice.
For a side-by-side look at the plans, see NomadPoint vs TripIt or our list of TripIt alternatives. If an airline has already moved your flight, what to do when an airline changes your flight time walks through your options.
The verdict
TripIt Pro is a good deal for people who fly often, have connections and like having fares, seats and points tracked. For everyone else, the free plan does the job of organizing the trip, and the 30-day trial covers the odd big trip. If what you really want is to know about changes before they catch you out, and you want that alongside the plan, the visa rules and the next step, NomadPoint gives you the planning for free and charges a little less than TripIt Pro for the alerts.
More head-to-heads: Tripsy vs TripIt, Wanderlog vs TripIt and the best travel planning apps.
Frequently asked questions
How much is TripIt Pro?
$49 a year on TripIt's website after a 30-day free trial, or $48.99 a year if you subscribe inside the iPhone app. TripIt's pricing page lists no monthly plan.
What's the difference between TripIt and TripIt Pro?
Free TripIt organizes your bookings into one itinerary, syncs it to your calendar and works offline. TripIt Pro adds the alerts: real-time flight status, gate and terminal changes, check-in and "Go Now" reminders, alternate flights, fare refund and seat tracking, reward program tracking and 25 documents per trip instead of 3.
Can I get TripIt Pro for free?
Possibly. TripIt says companies that use SAP Concur can give their employees TripIt Pro at no cost if they're eligible. Otherwise, the 30-day free trial is the only free way in.
Does free TripIt send flight delay alerts?
No. Real-time flight alerts and gate reminders are Pro features. Flighty's free version tracks flights live, and NomadPoint Pro ($34.99 a year) sends delay, gate and cancellation alerts.
Does TripIt work offline without Pro?
Yes. TripIt's pricing page says you can open your itinerary offline, and that's part of the free plan.
Your whole trip, and the next step, in one place. NomadPoint builds the journey from your bookings for free, watches your flights with Pro, and already knows what comes next. Free to download.
Elad · Founder of NomadPoint
I build NomadPoint and write these guides. Spot something wrong or out of date? Write to me at support@nomadpoint.app.
