Comparison

Going Solo vs WanderSync

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

Head to head
About

Going Solo

Connect with fellow solo travelers to find friends in new cities or for upcoming trips. Discover nearby travelers, groups, and events, or create your own plans. Match with compatible travel buddies and share your experiences through a collaborative feed.

Highlights
  • Find nearby travelers, groups, and events
  • Create and join trip plans
  • Match with travel buddies
  • Collaborative travel feed
  • In-app chat functionality
Features
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Welcome to Going Solo! An app designed to meet other solo travelers, and meet friends when you move to a new city. You can join groups in the area, create trip plans, find people going to the same next destination as you, match with a travel buddy, and more! If you are moving abroad, a solo traveler looking to meet new people, or anyone looking to make new friendships and find community, Going Solo is for YOU! Main Features: 1. NEARBY PAGE: travelers, groups, plans, and hangouts near you 2. TRIPS: search trips and find others going, join and create plans and groups 3. MATCHING: match with a travel buddy based on your interests and next destination (premium feature - a one-time payment of $3.99) 4. FEED: follow country pages, post collaboratively to share tips, plans, post travel journals, and travel photos 5. CHAT: chat on groups, plans, hangouts, and with individual users Solo travel is the most incredible and rewarding experience. We, the founders of Going Solo are solo travelers ourselves, so we understand that the best part of solo travel is the connections made along the way. We believe that making friends abroad should be as easy as sending one message. We know that it can get extremely lonely being on your own in a foreign country, and our mission is to make you feel like you will always have a friend anywhere you go when you have Going Solo app by your side. If you have been wanting to travel but don't want to go alone, our plans feature is the perfect way to find a trip bff! All you have to do is create or join a travel plan in the app and you have new besties to come along with you! If you're planning a trip but haven't left yet, our trip feature allows you to simply put the destination and travel dates where you plan to go to find people who have saved the same plan. Going Solo is more than just a travel app, it's an ambitious community who want to see the world but don't want to wait around for others. With Going Solo, you'll never feel alone on your trip, because you will always have a new trip bff. Join our community and create lifelong friendships that will make your travels even more memorable. With Going Solo, you may start your trip solo, but you'll never be alone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

WanderSync

Plan your travel routes and connect with fellow travelers. Easily share your journey, send friend requests, and get notified of upcoming meetups along your path. This app simplifies social route planning for the traveling community.

Highlights
  • Social route planning
  • Add and update travel routes
  • Send and accept friend requests
  • Track #SyncUps
  • Connect with other travelers
  • Notifications for meetups
Features
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WanderSync is a social route-planning app for the full-time travel community. How does it work? Step 1: Add your route on the app. Step 2: Once you meet a new friend, send them a friend request through the app. Step 3: When the friend request has been accepted, relax and let the app notify you of all future #SyncUps along your route. WanderSync takes the stress out of social route planning by having everything all in one app. You can easily view and update your route and track all your social #SyncUps. Download WanderSync and lets make the road less traveled a little more connected. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wandersync.co/#privacy ToS: https://wandersync.co/#termsofservice

Screenshots

Going Solo4 screens
WanderSync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WanderSync at none against Going Solo's shown. WanderSync also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Going Solo's advantage is ratings volume (444 vs 4). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Going Solo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and WanderSync sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WanderSync holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Going Solo has 444 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Going Solo ships an update every 4 days, WanderSync every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Going Solo versus WanderSync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoing SoloWanderSync
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (444 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings444 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1514.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB72 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperGoing Solo LLCWilliam Joseph Taylor

Customer experience

Going Solo

All ratings440 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews228 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral2.2%
Negative13.6%

WanderSync

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Going Solo

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Can't change trip end date
  • App not working for some users

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to edit trip details
  • Option to add multiple countries in trip plans
  • Ability to view larger profile pictures
  • More free features for non-paying users

WanderSync

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Going Solo

Subscriptions4
  • Buddy Matching$2.991 Month
  • Going Solo+ 1 week$4.997 Days
  • Going Solo+ 1 month$9.991 Month
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  • Going Solo+ 1 year$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Travel Buddy Matching$3.99
2 purchases

WanderSync

Subscriptions2
  • WanderSync Monthly$0.991 Month
  • WanderSync Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Going Solo free?
Going Solo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WanderSync free?
WanderSync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Going Solo or WanderSync?
WanderSync is rated higher. Going Solo averages 4.5 out of 5 from 444 ratings, while WanderSync averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Going Solo or WanderSync have ads?
Going Solo shows ads; WanderSync does not.
Which is updated more often, Going Solo or WanderSync?
Going Solo ships an update every 4 days, and WanderSync every 6 days. Most recently, Going Solo was updated on November 7, 2026 and WanderSync on October 30, 2026.

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