Comparison

しんまちAR vs TripLala

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

Head to head
About

しんまちAR

Features
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Hold the in-app camera over the marker and the Bulberg daughters and Bulpiyo will explain the history of the town. Introducing famous places in Shinmachi in conjunction with walking around town!

About

TripLala

Organize your entire trip, from itinerary and packing lists to budgets and shared expenses, all in one place. Collaborate with travel companions and track your spending with automatic currency conversion. Plan pre-trip tasks and remember your journeys with a visited map.

Highlights
  • Day-by-day itinerary organization
  • Shareable trip planning with co-editing
  • Customizable packing lists with templates
  • Budgeting and bill splitting with currency conversion
  • Wishlist with map integration
  • Pre-trip to-do lists
  • Visited map for past journeys
Features
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Everything you need for your trip, all in one app. TripLala brings your itinerary, packing list, to-dos, wishlist, souvenirs, budget, expenses and more into a single app you can share with friends, family or your partner. What you can do - Itinerary & schedule: organize plans day by day, export to PDF - Share & co-edit trips with friends and family - Packing lists by bag, with reusable templates - Souvenir list: track who and what to buy - Expenses, budget & bill splitting (auto currency conversion) - Wishlist with map links - Pre-trip to-dos - Visited map to remember your journeys Make trip planning easier and more fun. Perfect for couples, families, friends and group travel. Some features are available via a one-time in-app purchase.

Screenshots

しんまちAR1 screens
TripLala4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: しんまちAR at none against TripLala's shown. しんまちAR also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). On price, 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

しんまちAR ships an update daily, TripLala every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
しんまちAR versus TripLala: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterしんまちARTripLala
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSODOSHA Inc.Daiki Eguchi

In-app purchases

None

しんまちAR

No in-app purchases

None

TripLala

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is しんまちAR free?
しんまちAR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TripLala free?
TripLala is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do しんまちAR or TripLala have ads?
TripLala shows ads; しんまちAR does not.
Which is updated more often, しんまちAR or TripLala?
しんまちAR ships an update daily, and TripLala every 10 days. Most recently, しんまちAR was updated on September 26, 2026 and TripLala on October 14, 2026.

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