Trip Planner vs BucketDrop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trip Planner
This app helps you plan, discover, and share your travel experiences. Capture highlights with videos, find new destinations through traveler content, and book accommodations seamlessly. It also offers AI-generated itineraries and social features to connect with other explorers.
- Video sharing of travel highlights
- Discover new places via traveler videos
- AI-generated travel to-do lists
- Book travel deals from multiple providers
- Location tagging and map exploration
- Real-time notifications and chat
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Imagine if TikTok, Hotels.com, and TripIt had a travel-loving baby—that’s Seenspot. Whether you're planning a trip, already exploring, or just dreaming up your next destination, Seenspot is your space to capture, discover, and connect with travelers who get your vibe. - Share Your Journey Snap short videos, upload your travel highlights, and build your travel following. Show off the moments that make your trips unforgettable—and get inspired by others doing the same. - Discover New Places & People Scroll through real traveler videos. Search by vibe, tag, or location. Find hidden gems, trending spots, and people exploring the world in their own way. - Plan Like a Pro Bookmark spots, organize trips, and get custom AI-generated travel to-dos. Need more? Pro users unlock offline access, long-range weather forecasts, unlimited trip plans, and more. - Book Without the Headache Use our smart search to find the best deals across Expedia, Agoda, Kiwi, and more. No extra fees, no fine print—just the best price for where you want to go. - See the World Around You Tag your location, explore the map, and see where others are traveling. You're in control of what you share—and when. - Stay Connected Real-time notifications and chat keep you in the loop. Whether it’s a comment, a new follow, or a message, you’ll never miss a moment. - Join the Travel Circle Your stories deserve to be seen. Share to social, send to friends, or just keep a log of your adventures. However you travel, Seenspot makes it easy to connect. SAY Hi You can find us on IG → @seen_spot Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
BucketDrop
Never forget a great place again. This app lets you save locations like restaurants or beaches, organize them into trips, and get notified when you're nearby. You can add notes, photos, and ratings, and even collaborate with friends on shared travel plans.
- Save and organize locations
- Organize places into trips
- Get proximity notifications
- Add notes and photos
- Interactive map view
- Collaborate with friends
- Discover community trips
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Ever hear about a great restaurant, a hidden beach, or a cool bar, and then completely forget about it? BucketDrop fixes that. Search for any place, save it as a Drop, and organize your Drops into Trips. See somewhere cool on Instagram? Make a trip. Collecting local spots to try? Make a trip. Your friend just recommended the best tacos in town? Search, save, done. BucketDrop notifies you when you're near a saved place. So when you're driving past that restaurant you bookmarked three months ago, you'll actually remember it. You can also: Add notes, photos, and categories to every Drop See all your saved places on an interactive map Check off places when you visit and leave a rating Invite friends to collaborate on trips together Make trips public and browse what others are planning Discover trending trips from the community Whether it's a dream vacation or a Tuesday night dinner spot, BucketDrop keeps your places in one place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BucketDrop at none against Trip Planner's 6. Trip Planner's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Trip Planner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. BucketDrop asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Trip Planner against 5.0 for BucketDrop. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trip Planner has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Trip Planner ships an update every 2 weeks, BucketDrop every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trip Planner | BucketDrop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Globetonic | Tyler Henderson |
Customer experience
Trip Planner
BucketDrop
In-app purchases
Trip Planner
- Seenspot Pro$3.997 Days
- Seenspot Pro$9.991 Month
- Seenspot Pro: 12 month7 Days trial$24.991 Year
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- Seenspot Pro: Annual Plan7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- 1 Year Subscription$39.991 Year
- Pro Annual - Family$59.991 Year
BucketDrop
No in-app purchases
