Comparison

CosmosGO vs ZipTrips

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

Head to head
About

CosmosGO

Access pre- and on-trip travel information, including flights, hotels, and itineraries. Discover local dining, entertainment, and sightseeing options. Navigate offline with built-in GPS and document your journey with notes and photos to share on social media.

Highlights
  • Flight, hotel, and transfer information
  • Review and customize itineraries
  • Restaurant, entertainment, and sightseeing suggestions
  • Offline GPS navigation
  • Trip notes and photo organization
  • Social media sharing
Features
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What, When, Where, Why and Wow! While Cosmos® is devoted to showing you the wonders of the world at an incredible value, our complimentary CosmosGO app was designed to put a world of invaluable pre- and on-trip information at your fingertips. Up to 30 days prior to departure – and for the duration of your vacation – you can log in to check flight, hotel and transfer information, review your itinerary, and customize your trip with a host of entertainment, sightseeing, dining and shopping suggestions. Bistros, bars, bookstores, bakeries – they’re all in there! Best of all, when you’re enjoying the ample free time on your Cosmos vacation, you can safely wander without Wi-Fi and discover without draining data, as built-in GPS navigation works offline for on-trip ease. Created to help you make the most of precious travel time, CosmosGO is a digital travel guide and journal in one, allowing you to also take trip notes, organize photos, and share your incredible Cosmos vacation experiences with friends and family on social media. Download, discover and go! • Stay in the know, on the go. From your flight schedules and daily itineraries to hotel and transfer details, the CosmosGO app keeps you abreast of logistics throughout your vacation. • Fuel your free time. The CosmosGO app is loaded with restaurant, entertainment and sightseeing suggestions to make the most of your independent time. • Wander and wonder without Wi-Fi. Easily navigate local streets with GPS directions – without the need for Wi-Fi or cellular data. • Pen it. Snap it. Post it. Document your journey with notes and photos, and share your experiences with friends and family on social media.

About

ZipTrips

Features
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ZipTrips plans short local adventures — a "Zip" — and gets you out the door. TAP ZIPME One tap. Tell Zippy whether to include food and what kind of day you want — scenic, foodie, nature, family, romantic, hidden gems and more — and you get a real itinerary of up to 8 stops near you, already in a sensible order, on a map. OR JUST ASK Type "plan a day in Napa" or "best tacos in San Diego" into the search box. ZipTrips figures out whether you want a plan or a place and gives you the right thing. EVERY STOP IS REAL Stops are real places with photos, hours, ratings and addresses. Reorder them, remove one, add your own with a search or a long press on the map, or set a start and end point for a round trip. NAVIGATE IT Turn-by-turn navigation with voice guidance, straight from the plan. SHARE THE JOURNEY Send a trip to friends with a link or QR code. Friends can view it, or you can let them edit it with you — changes show up live. Trips can be private, friends-only, or public. Talk it over in the trip's comments, and see when a friend shares a trip with you or edits yours. CAPTURE IT Add photos and videos to a trip, pinned on its map, and check in when you reach a stop. READY-MADE TRIPS Browse Zippy's Trips — curated adventures near you — and add one to your plans in a tap. DO IT AS A GUEST No account needed to plan and share. Create one (phone number, no password) when you want to save trips, add friends, or comment. A ZipTrip is a short local adventure. Pick a kind of day, and go.

Screenshots

CosmosGO4 screens
ZipTrips4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ZipTrips at every 6 weeks against CosmosGO's every 4 months. CosmosGO's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CosmosGO ships an update every 4 months, ZipTrips every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CosmosGO versus ZipTrips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCosmosGOZipTrips
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB41 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGlobus family of brandsGavin O'Connor

Bugs and requests

CosmosGO

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login issues on some devices
  • Difficulty accessing full itinerary beyond day 4

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to update tour guide contact info
  • More detailed hotel and amenity information
  • Option to view itinerary in landscape mode on tablets
  • Notifications for schedule changes and updates

ZipTrips

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CosmosGO

No in-app purchases

None

ZipTrips

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CosmosGO free?
CosmosGO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ZipTrips free?
ZipTrips is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CosmosGO or ZipTrips have ads?
Neither CosmosGO nor ZipTrips shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CosmosGO or ZipTrips?
CosmosGO ships an update every 4 months, and ZipTrips every 6 weeks. Most recently, CosmosGO was updated on November 2, 2026 and ZipTrips on October 31, 2026.

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