Comparison

Trip Loop vs Group Trip Planner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Trip Loop

This app helps groups stay connected and organized during trips, even without internet. Share locations, chat, and access trip information offline. Administrators can coordinate activities and monitor group safety.

Highlights
  • Offline group communication
  • Location sharing (optional)
  • Group chat and photo sharing
  • Itinerary updates
  • Offline maps
  • Administrator coordination tools
  • Safety mode GPS tracking
Features
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Trip Loop is the platform that helps you communicate and find your group with and without internet. You will find all the information you ‘need’ about your trip in one place. You choose with who you want to share your location with (or not share it all with incognito mode). All users / travelers can chat with their group and share pictures with them. You will always know where you need to go and how to get there, so you can stop being lost whenever you want. With Trip Loop, group administrators are able to coordinate and service their travelers within minutes. They can also automatically collect user feedback and know whenever a user checks-in into activities. In case the group faces a situation where the administration needs to know where the users are, the safety mode allows you to locate the GPS locations of users in order to better manage the situation. Each Trip Loop user has an offline range of 328 feet (100 mts), so 16 users can cover an area of 1 sq. mile and still be able to communicate texts via the Trip Loop feed, receive any itinerary updates and access offline maps to find your group and activities.

About

Group Trip Planner

Simplify group travel planning with collaborative itineraries and unique bedroom assignments for shared accommodations. Discover and book over 400,000 activities for any occasion, from bachelorette parties to family reunions, making group trips stress-free.

Highlights
  • Collaborative itineraries
  • Bedroom assignments for shared rentals
  • 400,000+ bookable activities
  • Stress-free group trip planning
  • Suitable for various group events
Features
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Plan group trips together — and finally agree on what to do. AvoSquado is the group travel planner built for the whole crew. Save activities you love to a shared Group Wishlist, then let everyone vote on the plan — no more 200-message group chats or arguing in the comments. NEW — GROUP WISHLISTS Found a sunset catamaran tour, a wine tasting, a can't-miss restaurant? Save it to your trip's shared wishlist. The whole group votes, the winners rise to the top, and you book the plan everyone actually wants. Decisions made — together, in minutes. EVERYTHING YOUR GROUP NEEDS IN ONE PLACE • Group Wishlists & voting — collect ideas, vote, and lock in the plan as a squad • Bedroom assignments — divvy up shared rentals fairly, no awkward texts • Collaborative itineraries — one shared plan everyone can see and edit • Explore 400,000+ bookable activities — tours, tastings, and experiences you book right in the app • Smart trip reminders — alerts that respect your destination's local time zone, so you never miss a booking while away • Reliable invite links — add your whole group in seconds PERFECT FOR Bachelorette and bachelor weekends, family reunions, friends getaways, birthday trips, destination celebrations — any time more than two people need to agree on a vacation. WHY GROUPS CHOOSE AVOSQUADO Other travel tools are built for solo travelers. AvoSquado is built for the group — turning the messiest part of travel (getting everyone on the same page) into the easiest. Download AvoSquado and plan your next group trip the easy way.

Screenshots

Trip Loop4 screens
Group Trip Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

Trip Loop and Group Trip Planner both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Group Trip Planner's written reviews are positive against 27% of Trip Loop's. Group Trip Planner also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). Trip Loop's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Trip Loop against 5.0 for Group Trip Planner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of Trip Loop's written reviews are positive against 100% of Group Trip Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trip Loop ships an update every 5 weeks, Group Trip Planner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Trip Loop versus Group Trip Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrip LoopGroup Trip Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews26.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings310 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrip Loop, IncSnowcat Holdings LLC

Customer experience

Trip Loop

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive26.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative69.2%

Group Trip Planner

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Trip Loop

No in-app purchases

None

Group Trip Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trip Loop free?
Trip Loop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Group Trip Planner free?
Group Trip Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Trip Loop or Group Trip Planner?
Trip Loop and Group Trip Planner are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 10 ratings respectively.
Do Trip Loop or Group Trip Planner have ads?
Neither Trip Loop nor Group Trip Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trip Loop or Group Trip Planner?
Trip Loop ships an update every 5 weeks, and Group Trip Planner every 2 weeks. Most recently, Trip Loop was updated on October 20, 2026 and Group Trip Planner on October 1, 2026.

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