Wanderlog vs TripIt (2026): Different Jobs, One Honest Answer

Different jobs, and the question that decides it

Wanderlog and TripIt get compared constantly and they barely overlap. TripIt turns confirmation emails into a bookings timeline and stops. Wanderlog builds the sightseeing plan, and imports the bookings too. The question that decides it is not which app is better. It is whether your trip is mostly bookings or mostly things to do.

Disclosure: we build Plotline, which competes with both at the edges and with neither at the center. We have published verified pricing and reviews of each, linked below, and we say plainly where each one beats us.

What TripIt does

Forward a confirmation email for a flight, hotel, car or restaurant, or connect your inbox, and TripIt assembles one chronological itinerary with dates, times, confirmation numbers and addresses. It works offline, syncs to your calendar, shares with anyone. That is the free tier and it is the whole core job. Rated 4.8 across 308,310 US App Store ratings, the largest base in the category.

TripIt Pro is a flat $49 a year of frequent-flyer tools: real-time delay and gate alerts, fare monitoring on booked flights, seat tracking, alternate flight search, airport maps, and 25 documents per trip instead of 3.

TripIt does not plan what you do between bookings. Never has.

What Wanderlog does

An itinerary and a map in one view. Add places by search, drag them into days, and the map updates. Friends edit live. Forward booking emails and they land on the right day. Expenses get tracked and split. Community guides supply starting material. All of that is free, and it is the strongest free tier in travel planning. Rated 4.9 across 34,510 US ratings.

Wanderlog Pro adds offline access, automatic route optimization, unlimited attachments and deal alerts. The price is the catch: Apple's US listing shows Pro sold at $31.99, $39.99, $49.99 and $59.99 a year concurrently. Wanderlog tests prices by cohort, so what you are quoted depends on who you are.

Side by side

When TripIt is the answer

The bookings are the trip. A conference, a wedding, a work week with three flights. Nothing to plan between reservations, and the reservations need to be right. TripIt's parser is more reliable than Wanderlog's, its offline access is free, and Pro's alerts have no Wanderlog equivalent.

You fly for work. Fare monitoring and cancellation rerouting recover the $49 in one bad travel day. Wanderlog does not attempt either.

When Wanderlog is the answer

You are planning what to do. Days, stops, order, the map. TripIt has no opinion about any of it. Wanderlog was built for exactly that and its free tier covers it.

You are planning with people. Live co-editing and cost splitting, free.

You want one app. Wanderlog imports the bookings too. It is less reliable at it than TripIt and it will not watch your flights, but for a leisure trip with two flights and a hotel, one app that does both halves is simpler.

The honest recommendation

Frequent business travelers: TripIt, and probably Pro. Leisure travelers planning full trips: Wanderlog free, and only pay for Pro if road trips or offline maps are your thing, after checking what you get quoted.

Plenty of people run both, and it is not redundant: TripIt as the record of what is booked, Wanderlog as the plan for what to do. They read the same emails and disagree about nothing.

What neither one does

Neither reads social media. If your trip started as forty saved TikToks and Reels, both apps expect you to re-find every place by hand, one search at a time, and most people re-enter five and abandon the rest.

That gap is the job Plotline does. Share the video, every place in it lands on your map with the creator's tip attached, and the saves get routed into days. It does not parse booking emails or watch flights, and it would be a worse TripIt than TripIt. It is the layer above both, for the part of the trip they were never built to see.

The verdict

Not a contest. TripIt is the best at bookings and does only bookings. Wanderlog is the best free planner and its bookings import is a bonus. Choose by which half of your trip is bigger, and use the third thing for the part that started on your phone.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Wanderlog or TripIt better?

Neither, in general. TripIt is the best booking organizer in travel and does only that; Wanderlog is the strongest free trip planner and imports bookings as a bonus. Pick by whether your trip is mostly reservations or mostly things to do.

Can Wanderlog import booking emails like TripIt?

Yes, free. Forward confirmations and they land on the right day. TripIt's parser is more reliable after twenty years of refinement, and TripIt Pro adds flight alerts and fare monitoring that Wanderlog does not attempt.

Which is better for business travel?

TripIt, and probably Pro. Flat $49 a year buys real-time delay and gate alerts, fare monitoring on booked flights, seat tracking and alternate flight search. Wanderlog has no equivalent and is built for leisure planning.

Which is better for planning a vacation?

Wanderlog. Map and itinerary in one view, live collaboration, expense splitting, and booking import, all free. TripIt has no sightseeing planning at all.

Which one works offline?

TripIt's itineraries work offline on the free tier. Wanderlog's offline access is a Pro feature, sold at $31.99 to $59.99 a year depending on which price cohort you land in, per Apple's US listing.

Can I use Wanderlog and TripIt together?

Yes, and it is not redundant: TripIt as the record of what is booked and what your flights are doing, Wanderlog as the plan for what to do. Neither reads TikTok or Instagram saves, which is the gap Plotline covers for trips that started on your phone.