Wanderlog vs TripIt: Which Trip Planner Fits You in 2026?
Wanderlog plans places on a map, TripIt organizes your bookings from email. What each does free, what Pro costs, and which one to pick for your trip.
By Elad · Nov 9, 2026 · 7 min read
Wanderlog and TripIt both end up as "the trip planner app", but they start from opposite ends. Wanderlog starts with places: you pin what you want to see on a map and drag it into days. TripIt starts with bookings: you forward the confirmation emails and it builds the itinerary for you.
The short answer:
- If you're still deciding what to do on the trip, pick Wanderlog. Its free plan puts places, the map and the day plan in one view.
- If you've already booked and want flights, hotels and cars in one timeline without typing, pick TripIt. Forwarding emails is free.
- If you want your plan offline without paying, pick TripIt. Wanderlog lists offline access as a Pro feature.
- If you want flight delay and gate alerts, that's TripIt Pro at $49 a year. Wanderlog's Pro page doesn't list flight status alerts.
- If you want the bookings, the plan and what comes next in one app, look at NomadPoint (we make it, details below).
Every price and feature below comes from each company's own pricing page or App Store listing, checked on 9 November 2026.
What each app does for free
Wanderlog free
Wanderlog's pricing page lists the free plan as unlimited places, live collaboration with friends, importing flights, hotels and cars, smart recommendations, and the itinerary and map in one view. Its App Store listing adds budgets, expense tracking and splitting bills, plus travel times and distances between places.
You can import a booking by forwarding the confirmation email. Having Wanderlog scan your Gmail for you is Pro.
Wanderlog runs on iPhone, Android and the web, and it has 36,334 US App Store ratings at an average of 4.9.
TripIt free
TripIt's free plan is about bookings. Forward a confirmation to plans@tripit.com, or let it add plans from your inbox, and it builds one itinerary out of flights, hotels, cars and the rest. The same page lists what else is free:
- Calendar sync and access on every device
- Transport options, places near your hotel and neighborhood safety scores
- Airport and terminal maps
- Flight compensation eligibility, carbon footprint and travel stats
- 3 uploaded documents per trip
TripIt has apps for iOS (with Apple Watch) and Android, and its pricing page says you can open your itinerary offline. It has 313,107 US App Store ratings at an average of 4.8.
What you pay for
| Wanderlog | TripIt | |
|---|---|---|
| Pro price (US) | From $39.99 a year | $49 a year |
| Free trial | Yes (length not listed) | 30 days |
| Forward booking emails | Free | Free |
| Automatic inbox scanning | Pro (Gmail) | Free |
| Offline access | Pro | Free |
| Map and day plan in one view | Free | Not listed |
| Route optimization | Pro | Not listed |
| Export places to Google Maps | Pro | Not listed |
| Budget and expense splitting | Free | Not listed |
| Documents | Unlimited attachments with Pro | 3 per trip free, 25 with Pro |
| Flight delay and gate alerts | Not listed | Pro |
| Check-in and "Go Now" reminders | Not listed | Pro |
| AI help | Unlimited with Pro | Not listed |
| Android app | Yes | Yes |
Sources: Wanderlog Pro, Wanderlog on the App Store, TripIt pricing, TripIt Pro.
Wanderlog Pro starts at $39.99 a year. It adds offline access, route optimization, export to Google Maps, automatic Gmail scanning, unlimited attachments, dark mode, unlimited AI help, flight and car rental deals, and adding places from anywhere on the web.
TripIt Pro is $49 a year after a 30-day free trial. Most of it is for the airport: real-time flight alerts, terminal and gate reminders, a check-in reminder, a "Go Now" nudge, alternate flights, fare refund and seat trackers, directions to your connecting gate, baggage claim info, reward program tracking, a passport renewal reminder and 25 documents per trip.
How they differ in practice
Picture a two-week trip to Japan.
Two months out, Wanderlog is the better tool. You add the temples, ramen shops and the onsen town someone recommended, see them on one map, and sort them into days that make geographic sense. With Pro it will reorder a day's stops into the shortest route. TripIt can't help much here, because there's nothing booked yet.
Then you book. The flight confirmation, the Tokyo hotel and the Kyoto ryokan land in your inbox. TripIt turns each forwarded email into an entry on the right day for free, and if you let it watch your inbox you don't even have to forward them. Wanderlog imports forwarded emails too, but its automatic Gmail scanning is Pro.
On travel day the gap is widest. TripIt Pro tells you when to check in, when to leave for the airport, which gate you're at and where the bags come out. Wanderlog's Pro page lists none of that.
You can run both, Wanderlog for the plan and TripIt for the bookings. It works, but the trip is then split across two apps, and neither one knows about the other.
Which one should you pick?
Pick Wanderlog if most of the work is deciding where to go and in what order: city breaks, road trips, anything with a lot of stops. The free plan is generous. Pay for Pro if you need the plan offline or want route optimization.
Pick TripIt if you mostly need your bookings in one place and you fly a lot. The free plan already builds the itinerary from email and works offline. Pay for Pro once you want flight alerts and airport reminders.
Use both if you want a strong planner and a strong booking organizer and don't mind switching apps. Both are free to start, and both run on Android.
A third option: one app that knows what's next
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, for example the train after you land and then check-in at the apartment.
How it lines up against the two:
- Like TripIt free, forwarding booking emails to build the journey is free. You can also import from your iPhone calendar, Tripsy, TripIt, Flighty and Google Maps lists.
- Unlike Wanderlog free, your whole itinerary works offline, and dark mode is free.
- It checks visa and entry rules for your passport at every stop and counts Schengen 90/180 days. Neither Wanderlog nor TripIt does that.
- An AI day planner fills free days around what you've already booked, and routes, fares and ticket apps are filled in for every hop.
- NomadPoint Pro adds flight delay, gate and cancellation alerts, a Live Activity on travel days, and alerts before a visa or stay allowance runs out. It has no route optimization like Wanderlog Pro, and no fare, seat or reward tracking like TripIt Pro.
- There's no Android app. On Android, Wanderlog and TripIt are the better pair.
NomadPoint Pro is $34.99 a year or $7.99 a month in the US (see pricing).
Switching from one of them? We have side-by-side pages for Wanderlog alternatives and TripIt alternatives, plus NomadPoint vs Wanderlog and NomadPoint vs TripIt. For TripIt against the other big names, read Tripsy vs TripIt and TripIt vs Flighty. Planning several cities in one go? See the best multi-city trip planners, or the full list of the best travel planning apps.
Frequently asked questions
Is Wanderlog better than TripIt?
For planning what to do, yes: Wanderlog puts places, the map and the day plan together for free. For organizing bookings you've already made, TripIt is better, because it builds the itinerary from your email and works offline on the free plan.
Is Wanderlog free?
Yes. The free plan has unlimited places, collaboration, booking import and the map view. Offline access, route optimization, export to Google Maps, Gmail scanning, dark mode and unlimited AI help need Wanderlog Pro, from $39.99 a year.
Does Wanderlog work offline?
Only with Pro. Wanderlog's pricing page lists offline access on mobile as a Pro feature. TripIt and NomadPoint both keep your itinerary offline on the free plan.
Does Wanderlog have flight alerts like TripIt?
Wanderlog's Pro page doesn't list flight status alerts. TripIt Pro ($49 a year) sends real-time flight alerts, gate reminders and check-in reminders, and NomadPoint Pro sends delay, gate and cancellation alerts.
Which is cheaper, Wanderlog Pro or TripIt Pro?
Wanderlog Pro starts at $39.99 a year and TripIt Pro is $49 a year in the US. They pay for different things, though: Wanderlog Pro is mostly planning tools, TripIt Pro is mostly flight and airport alerts.
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.
