# Travel Elf — AI Travel Companion

> AI Travel Companion (iPhone/iPad app by Sahel Mulagund.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/travel-elf/id6761174147 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sahel Mulagund](https://appshunter.io/developer/1813700115)
- Category: Travel, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 115 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-04-23
- Data updated: 2026-10-02
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/travel-elf/id6761174147/reviews.md

## What is Travel Elf?

Meet Travel Elf – Your Personal AI Travel Guide

Planning a trip shouldn’t be stressful. With Travel Elf, you get a smart, AI-powered travel companion that helps you plan, explore, and experience destinations like never before.

What You Can Do with Travel Elf
AI-Powered Travel Planning

Get fully customized travel itineraries based on your budget, interests, and time. Whether it’s a weekend getaway or an international adventure, Travel Elf plans it for you.

Explore Before You Go

Discover destinations through immersive videos and images so you know exactly what to expect before booking.

Smart Budgeting & Savings

Plan trips within your budget and even pre-book with flexible payment options to save more over time.

Book Seamlessly

Find and book hotels, experiences, and travel packages—all curated for your preferences.

Travel Together

Connect with like-minded travelers heading to the same destination. Make your trips more social and fun.

Hidden Gems & Local Insights

Go beyond tourist spots. Travel Elf recommends unique places and authentic experiences.

Why Choose Travel Elf?
Personalized AI itineraries in seconds
Budget-friendly planning
Social travel experience
End-to-end trip management
Constantly evolving with smarter recommendations
Your Journey Starts Here

Whether you’re a solo traveler, couple, or group explorer—Travel Elf helps you travel smarter, cheaper, and better.

Download Travel Elf now and turn every trip into an unforgettable experience.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://travelelf.apricotinc.net/terms

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Astro Premium | $1.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.0.3.1 — 2026-06-15

- Browse & book apartments and cars directly in the app
- Smart date picker with conflict detection
- My Bookings manage all your reservations in one place
- Astro Guide now shows location suggestions on an interactive map
- Chat with your AI travel guide for personalised recommendations
- Bug fixes & performance improvements

### 1.0.3 — 2026-05-31

Travel Elf is getting a fresh new look! In this update, we’ve officially rebranded our premium experience from Astro Premium to Travel Elf Premium.

Here’s what’s new in this release:

Travel Elf Premium: Enjoy the same unlimited travel itineraries, live trips, and exclusive features under a shiny new name!

Smoother Checkout: We’ve upgraded our payment & checkout systems to ensure upgrade flows and purchase restores work beautifully and instantly.

Performance Boosts: Under-the-hood stability improvements and bug fixes to keep your travel planning fast and worry-free.

Love planning with Travel Elf? Leave us a review in the App Store! Happy exploring!

### 1.0.1 — 2026-05-18

1. Custom Interactive Onboarding Tour
Interactive Walkthrough: Replaced the legacy tour library with a fully tailored, native-looking AppTourOverlay system.
Smart Context Guides: Newly onboarded users are now greeted with elegant interactive highlight tooltips that guide them through exploration, itinerary building, and creator features.

2. Expanded AI Travel Insights (LiveTripScreen)
Local Cost Estimation: When you don't have an active trip, the dashboard now displays AI-powered local cost estimates (transport, food, attractions) for your destination to help you plan ahead.
Crowd Avoidance Context: The AI crowd-density warnings now include contextual descriptive messages explaining density factors and offering smart alternative suggestions.

3. Heavyweight Background Video Uploads
Large Video Support & Chunking: Refactored the upload service to support video uploads larger than 100MB using background chunking.
Global Progress Banner: Track active video upload progress from anywhere in the app with a sleek global status banner.
Optimized Experience: Disabled aggressive local video compression to preserve full recording quality, and added auto-refresh mechanisms upon upload completion.

4. Branded Aesthetics & UI Polish
Custom iOS Launch Screen: Replaced the default React Native launch screen with a premium, custom-designed LaunchScreen.storyboard featuring the branded Travel Elf identity.
Unified Default Blue Theme: Standardized the app theme to a sleek, modern premium blue aesthetic across the main navigation tabs, creator dashboard, and settings screen.
Interactive Details Modal: Expanded itinerary plans with a rich, interactive visualization layout.

5. Native Stability 
Permissions & OS Compatibility: Patched background upload services and permission requests to ensure perfect compatibility with the latest Android 14+ and iOS 16+ background execution standards.

### 1.0.0 — 2026-04-23

No release notes.

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