6 Best TripIt Alternatives in 2026

Updated 23 October 2026. Written by NomadSwipe, which is one of the apps compared, so read our own entry with that in mind.

TripIt is good at one job: you forward your confirmation emails and it builds one itinerary for each trip. People look for alternatives when they want something free instead of Pro at $49 a year, when they need help deciding what to do once they arrive, or when they want a tool shaped around one kind of trip. Here are six apps like TripIt worth comparing.

Quick comparison

1. NomadSwipe: for deciding what to do, not tracking bookings

Best for: travellers who have booked the trip and now need a plan for the city

NomadSwipe is a free Android trip planner. You pick a city and it deals real places one card at a time. Swipe right or tap Save to keep a place, swipe left or tap Skip to pass. Each card shows the category, rating, distance and whether the place is open. Everything you save lands in your trip and is pinned on a map.

Where it beats TripIt

• It helps you find places to visit. TripIt organizes what you have booked; NomadSwipe deals cards for food, sights, bars or stays, ranked in the order you choose.
• Each place has photos, directions, its website and phone number.
• Sort your saved list by rating, distance or A to Z, and add custom pins such as your hotel.
• Up to 20 saved trips are available offline, according to the Play listing.

Where it does not

• It does not read confirmation emails or build an itinerary from your bookings, and it sends no flight alerts.
• Its Google Play listing is for Android, and it lists no trip import from other apps.
• The free plan is limited: 3 trips, 2 destination searches and 2 custom pins a month, and a limited number of swipes.

Pricing

Free to download. Premium is optional, comes as Monthly or Lifetime, and removes the limits above. Check the current Premium price on Google Play.

Get NomadSwipe free on Google Play

NomadSwipe vs TripIt, head to head

The two apps solve different problems, so you could use both. You gain a quick way to build a shortlist of places in a city. You give up TripIt's booking itinerary and flight alerts. If your main need is keeping flights and hotels in order, stay with TripIt or try KAYAK Trips. If it is working out what to do when you land, NomadSwipe is free to try.

2. Wanderlog

Best for: itineraries, guides and bookings in one place

Wanderlog lets you create detailed itineraries, browse guides shared by other users and manage bookings. Like TripIt, you can connect or forward your emails to add reservations to the plan, and it also recommends places to visit based on your itinerary.

• Strength: combines booking import with place recommendations, which TripIt does not focus on.

• Weakness: its Play listing is unclear on offline use: one line marks offline trip plans as Pro, another says plans are stored offline automatically.

Pricing: free to start with a paid Pro tier; check the current price in the app. Read our Wanderlog alternatives comparison for more.

3. KAYAK Trips

Best for: organizing bookings without paying

KAYAK Trips is part of KAYAK. It keeps your travel plans in one place and offers shared itineraries with editing permissions. KAYAK says Trips is free no matter where you book.

• Strength: the closest free match to TripIt's core job.

• Weakness: it lives inside a larger travel search app, and the page asks you to sign in to plan.

Pricing: free.

4. Tripomatic

Best for: day-by-day city itineraries

Tripomatic, formerly Sygic Travel, helps you discover places to visit, plan a day-by-day itinerary and navigate. Its Play listing describes it as a way to plan trips and create your own travel guide.

• Strength: turns a list of places into a daily plan.

• Weakness: unlimited offline map downloads are a paid feature, and a Google Play reviewer reports the free version is limited to 5 days a month.

Pricing: free tier as above; Premium is paid, see the Google Play listing for current pricing.

5. Polarsteps

Best for: tracking a trip as it happens

Polarsteps describes itself as a travel tracker and trip planner for the countries and U.S. states you have been to. Its paid Plus tier adds 3D maps, step stats and map styles.

• Strength: a good fit if the record of the trip matters as much as the plan.

• Weakness: the pages we read do not mention booking import, so it does not replace TripIt's itinerary from emails.

Pricing: free; Plus costs €8.99 a month or €29.99 a year.

6. Roadtrippers

Best for: planning a road trip

Roadtrippers is built around driving routes and the stops along them. Paid plans raise the number of stops you can add to a trip.

• Strength: purpose-built for drives, which TripIt is not.

• Weakness: it is a road-trip planner, not a general booking organizer.

Pricing: free plan; Basic $35.99 a year or $11.99 a month, Pro $49.99 a year or $16.99 a month, Premium $59.99 a year or $19.99 a month. The first 7 days are free.

Which TripIt alternative is right for you?

• You have booked and want to decide what to do in the city: NomadSwipe.
• You want bookings and place ideas in one planner: Wanderlog.
• You want a free booking organizer: KAYAK Trips.
• You want a day-by-day schedule: Tripomatic.
• You want to track the trip as you go: Polarsteps.
• You are planning a drive: Roadtrippers.
• You fly often and want flight alerts: TripIt Pro is still worth a look.

FAQ

See also: Wanderlog alternatives · Layla alternatives · Mindtrip alternatives · Roadtrippers alternatives · Google Trips alternatives · NomadSwipe home · All comparisons