NomadSwipeIs Stippl worth it? The free planner yes, Pro only for AI and exports
Is Stippl worth it? The free plan is, because it lists unlimited trips, destinations and expenses. Pro costs 4.99 euros a month on Stippl's site and is worth it only if you want AI itineraries, PDF export or calendar sync. Reviews are mixed: 4.58 on the U.S. App Store from 488 ratings, yet 7 of the 10 newest reviews give one or two stars.
The verdict by use case
| What you need | Worth it? | Why, from the sources |
|---|---|---|
| One planner for routes, budget, journal and packing lists | Yes, on the free plan | The Pro page shows unlimited trips, destinations, activities, expenses and checklists as included on both plans. |
| An AI-built itinerary from a prompt | Only with Pro | The same table marks unlimited AI trip and day-plan generation as Pro-only, and gives no free quota. |
| PDF or expense export, calendar sync | Only with Pro | Each is marked Pro-only on the comparison table. |
| A trip you can open without signal | Maybe, test it | The App Store description says the entire trip is available offline, and it does not say Pro is required. |
| A calm, simple app | Check reviews first | Several recent App Store reviews call it slow, buggy or hard to use. Reviews are individual experiences. |
What Stippl is
The official site describes it as an all-in-one planner: "Describe your dream trip and the AI builds a full day-by-day itinerary." The home page also lists route planning with distances and travel times, hotel search, expense tracking, packing lists, document storage, a journal, shareable trip videos and an eSIM for data in 190+ countries. It says Stippl runs on iOS, Android and as a web app.
The U.S. App Store listing adds the plain list: a visual route planner for multi-city trips, an hour-by-hour day planner, an expense tracker with bill splitting, a travel journal, a booking organizer for flights, hotels and trains, and a world map of visited countries. The seller is Stippl B.V. The Google Play listing for the Android app carries the title "Stippl: AI Travel Planner"; my fetch returned only that title, so I use nothing else from it.
Free plan versus Pro, side by side
This table is copied from the comparison on Stippl's Pro page, read on 12 November 2026. A tick means included.
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited trips, destinations, activities, expenses | Yes | Yes |
| Unlimited checklists, 24 predefined packing lists | Yes | Yes |
| Up to 50 pictures per journal post | Yes | Yes |
| Unlimited AI trip and day-plan generations | No | Yes |
| AI route optimisation | No | Yes |
| Forward email reservations | No | Yes |
| Calendar sync | No | Yes |
| PDF export and expense export | No | Yes |
| Custom expense categories, reusable own checklists | No | Yes |
| Personalised map styles and colours | No | Yes |
| Travel reel photos per destination | 3 | 10 |
| 20% discount on photobooks | No | Yes |
The page says the free plan covers trip planning, budget tracking, packing lists and the travel journal "free, forever". The home page states "Free forever" too. Neither page gives a limit on the free plan other than the reel photos above.
Price: what is clear and what is not
Stippl's Pro page lists "€4.99 per month" and "cancel any time". I found no annual or lifetime price on that page. The U.S. App Store listing is less clear: it shows four Stippl Pro in-app purchases at $3.99, $24.99, $34.99 and $34.99 and does not say which billing period each one covers. Prices also differ by country, so I do not claim any of them as a quote.
The listing says Pro subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and that unused free-trial time is forfeited when you buy a subscription. The Pro page does not mention a trial. One 1-star App Store review from 31 August 2026 says the reviewer was told there was a free trial and was charged the full price at once. That is one person's account and I did not verify it, but it is a reason to read the purchase screen carefully.
What users say
The numbers do not agree, so here are all of them with their source.
- Stippl's own claim: the home page says 4.7 on the App Store "across 8,000+ ratings" and 4.4 on Google Play.
- Apple's public lookup record (U.S.): 4.58 from 488 ratings. I do not know why this differs from the home page; the lookup covers one storefront and the site may count worldwide ratings, but that is a guess.
- Google Play: I could not read the rating from the listing. A search-engine summary of the listing gave about 3.7 stars and 100K+ downloads, which I treat as unconfirmed.
The U.S. storefront's newest-reviews feed gives a small sample. Of the 10 most recent reviews (September 2025 to August 2026), 7 were one or two stars, 1 was three stars and 2 were four or five stars. Ten reviews are a sample, not a measurement. The complaints were specific: "it is double booking expenses, freezes up, won't let you change dates" (16 July 2026), "immediately slow and glitchy when adding things" (19 July 2026) and "There are way better apps out there for free" (29 June 2026). The positive review, from 12 March 2026, calls it "well worth the money" and "a one stop shop".
On upkeep, Apple's lookup record shows version 3.1.13 released on 8 November 2026. The release notes add a free city guide, a way to turn Instagram or TikTok posts and screenshots into places on your trip, and fixes to bookings and itinerary features. The version history lists releases on 29 October, 27 October, 23 October and 14 October, so the app is clearly being worked on.
Offline and planning with others
The App Store description says the "entire trip (routes, itinerary, bookings and maps" is available offline with no Wi-Fi needed. The listing does not say whether offline needs Pro, and I did not test it. For the same question about other apps, offline trip planners for Android compares what each keeps on the phone.
The home page says you can "collaborate with friends" and the listing notes a co-planner invite, a follower link and bill splitting in the budget tracker. If shared planning is your reason to pay, ask which of those features sit behind Pro, because neither source says.
Who should skip Stippl, or pair it with something simpler
If you want a plan written for you from a prompt, Stippl is built for that, and Pro is the price of doing it without limits. If you would rather pick your own places than read an AI plan, the free planner may be all you need, and a lighter app can do the discovery step. Other comparisons that may help: Stippl alternatives, trip planner apps for Android, free itinerary planner apps and Wanderlog alternatives.
Where NomadSwipe fits, and where it does not
I built NomadSwipe (Android), so weigh this accordingly. It does one narrow job: it deals real places in a city as cards, you swipe right to save and left to skip, and the saved places appear on a map and in a trip plan. It does not generate an AI itinerary, track expenses or write a journal, so it does not replace Stippl. It can sit before a planner as the step where you decide what is worth visiting. See swipe travel apps and how to save places for a trip. iPhone is coming soon.
Choose the places before you plan the days
I built NomadSwipe (Android) to swipe real places in a city, save the ones you like and see them on a map. iPhone is coming soon.
The short version
As of 12 November 2026, Stippl is worth using for its free trip planner, which Stippl says has no cap on trips, destinations, activities or expenses. Pro, listed at 4.99 euros a month on Stippl's site, is worth paying for only if you will use AI itineraries, PDF or expense export, or calendar sync. Read the purchase screen first, because the U.S. App Store lists four Pro prices without periods and one reviewer reports a trial that charged at once. Expect mixed reviews: 4.58 from 488 U.S. ratings, and 7 of the 10 newest reviews at one or two stars.
Questions about whether Stippl is worth it
Is Stippl free?
Mostly, yes. Stippl's Pro page lists unlimited trips, destinations, activities and expenses on the free plan, and its App Store listing says the app is free to download with in-app purchases. AI itinerary generation, PDF export and calendar sync are marked Pro-only.
How much does Stippl Pro cost?
The Pro page shows 4.99 euros per month with cancel any time. The U.S. App Store listing instead shows four Stippl Pro prices ($3.99, $24.99, $34.99 and $34.99) without naming the billing periods, so which one is monthly or yearly is not stated. Check the price in your store before you pay.
Does Stippl work offline?
Its App Store description says the entire trip (routes, itinerary, bookings and maps) is available offline with no Wi-Fi needed, and the listing does not say offline access needs Pro. I did not install the app, so I cannot say how well offline works in practice.
Is Stippl good for planning with friends?
It has the features on paper. The App Store notes mention a Share menu with a co-planner invite and a follower link, and the budget tracker can split costs with a travel group. The listing does not say which of these need Pro.
Is Stippl still being updated?
Yes. Apple's lookup record shows version 3.1.13 released on 8 November 2026, and the version history shows a new release at least every month since March 2026. The latest notes add a city guide and a way to turn Instagram or TikTok posts into places on a trip.
What is a simpler alternative to Stippl?
It depends on the job. If you only want to choose places in a city and see them on a map, NomadSwipe (Android, which I built) is a narrower option, and Stippl alternatives compares four more. NomadSwipe does not build AI itineraries.
Findings, method and sample
Sample and method. On 12 November 2026 I read the Stippl home page, its Pro page, the U.S. Apple store listing with version history, Apple's public lookup record and the U.S. newest-reviews feed (10 reviews). I did not install or test Stippl, so I make no claim about speed, offline quality, AI itinerary quality or accuracy. The Google Play listing returned only its title to my fetch tool. The Pro page's FAQ answers were not captured, so I used only its pricing box and comparison table. I read no Reddit threads.
- Latest release found: version 3.1.13, 8 November 2026 (Apple lookup).
- U.S. App Store: 4.58 average from 488 ratings; four Stippl Pro purchases listed at $3.99, $24.99, $34.99 and $34.99, periods not named.
- Stippl Pro page: 4.99 euros per month, cancel any time; AI generation, exports and calendar sync are Pro-only.
- Newest 10 U.S. App Store reviews: 7 at one or two stars, 1 at three, 2 at four or five.
Limits: ratings and review counts change daily, prices differ by storefront and currency, and the review sample is small. NomadSwipe statements describe its swipe, save, map and trip-plan behaviour as I built it.
Sources
- Stippl official site: stippl.io, read 12 November 2026.
- Stippl Pro page and comparison table: stippl.io/pro, read 12 November 2026.
- Stippl U.S. App Store listing and version history: apps.apple.com, read 12 November 2026.
- Apple public lookup record: itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=6443617088, read 12 November 2026.
- Apple newest customer reviews feed: itunes.apple.com/us/rss/customerreviews, read 12 November 2026.
- Stippl on Google Play (title only): play.google.com, read 12 November 2026.