Comparison

Road Tripper vs TripMapper

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

Head to head
About

Road Tripper

Plan and organize your journeys with this app. Design routes directly on a map, add multiple stops, and document important details for each location. Share your itineraries with others or export them for safekeeping.

Highlights
  • Create and organize trips on a map
  • Plan routes with multiple stops
  • Add notes and contact information for locations
  • Display distances and travel times
  • Share trips in various formats
  • Export trips as PDF, GPX, KML, or CSV
Features
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Create, organize, share your trips, and plan your routes with Road Tripper. Integrated with Apple Maps, Road Tripper is designed to build your trips directly on the map in an organized manner, allowing for easy navigation. Have all of your travel information handy at the tip of your fingers, all within one app! Whether it is a long road trip or a day of running errands - Road Tripper allows you to plan out all the stops you need to make, save time, and add notes for each place. Track your route, your mileage, add contact information – even note arrival and departure times, all directly within the app and on the map. Road Tripper is the perfect app for: • Travelers • Travel Influencers • Sales representatives • Couriers • Trucking Companies • Bus Service Companies • and many more! PLAN MULTIPLE STOPS Add to your trip itinerary points of interest/places by searching a name or address from the Search bar, from your saved Contacts, or by long-tapping directly on the map. With the consistently updated Apple Maps, you can pinpoint any location around the world at ease, gaining access to updated information on restaurant, hotels, parking spots, and many more. Start and end your journey at the right places, with the help of Road Tripper! DOCUMENT RELEVANT INFORMATION For each place added to your trip, you can enter information such as - names, descriptions, arrival and departure times, contact details, notes, and more. When adding a location or point of interest to the trip, if applicable - Yelp reviews and information will populate. DISPLAY DISTANCES AND TRAVEL TIMES Route your trip by car, walking, or direct – and display estimated travel times and distances with user definable average speeds. Swipe up the all-new Smart Overlay to easily view your places and, with one tap, show or hide step-by-step directions, minimizing clicking and getting you the information you need quicker. SHARE YOUR TRIPS Share your Road Tripper trip with friends and family in a variety of formats, even in an editable version in which they can make changes to the trip on their own device within Road Tripper. Make a backup of your trip by exporting in PDF, GPX KML, or CSV files. ZurApps is always working to improve our apps, and we value feedback given by all of our users! We take into consideration all suggestions for improvement and release many updates throughout the year. You can use Road Tripper free of charge, with certain restrictions. All features are available with the Premium subscription. Privacy Policy: https://zurapps.com/all/index.php/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://zurapps.com/all/index.php/travel/terms-of-use-road-tripper/

About

TripMapper

Design personalized travel itineraries, manage trip spending, and collaborate with fellow travelers. Organize your plans, attach documents, and track expenses in real-time for unforgettable journeys.

Highlights
  • Card & List View Itinerary Layouts
  • Schedule Daily Activities
  • Task Management
  • Interactive Itinerary Library
  • Budgeting & Currency Conversion
  • Offline Mode Access
  • Collaborative Planning
  • PDF Itinerary Download
Features
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If you love to design your own unforgettable travel experiences and follow your own path, you need TripMapper, a tool to help you build your own tailored itinerary and stay in control of your trip spend.  Manage your itinerary, invite fellow travellers, plot your locations, attach your tickets, and receive notifications. Then, use the budget calculator to track your spending and payments in real-time. TripMapper is the home for all your travel plans! Discover some of our great features, perfectly tailored for you intrepid travellers: • CARD & LIST VIEW Choose your preferred itinerary layout and personalise it by adding your own images and notes. • START & END TIMES Schedule your daily activities to make the most of every moment whilst on your trip. • MANAGE TASKS Add tasks and set due dates so nobody forgets. • INTERACTIVE ITINERARIES Need travel inspiration? Explore our pre-made interactive itinerary library, take them in to your TripMapper account and make them your own. --- And if you upgrade to our ‘Trip+ Unlimited’ plan access the following features: --- • BUDGETING Manage and track your spending both before and during your trip. • CONVERT TRIP CURRENCIES Convert one currency to another using real-time exchange rates for accurate budgeting. Please note we only convert currencies available to us via the European Central Bank. • MAP VIEW Add locations to your trip cards and see them plotted on a large, interactive map. • OFFLINE MODE Access and view your itinerary without needing an internet connection. • INVITE FELLOW TRAVELLERS Invite your travel companions to contribute to all your plans. • NOTIFICATIONS & ALERTS Set yourself useful trip notifications. • ATTACHMENTS Attach tickets, booking confirmations and other useful information to your itinerary for easy access. • PDF DOWNLOAD Save, print and share your trip itinerary in PDF. You can read the TripMapper Terms of Service here: https://www.tripmapper.co/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Road Tripper4 screens
TripMapper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TripMapper at 96% against Road Tripper's 29%. TripMapper also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (49 vs 10). Road Tripper's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.2 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Road Tripper sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and TripMapper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TripMapper holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 49 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Road Tripper's written reviews are positive against 96% of TripMapper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Road Tripper ships an update every 4 weeks, TripMapper every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Road Tripper versus TripMapper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoad TripperTripMapper
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (10 ratings)4.7 (49 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.7% of reviews96.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1049 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.2 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB71 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperZurApps Research Inc.TripMapper Ltd

Customer experience

Road Tripper

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive28.7%
Neutral7.6%
Negative63.7%

TripMapper

All ratings49 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews168 reviews
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.8%

User reviews

Road Tripper

From 10 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Nice UI
  • 🚀 Excellent custom routes
  • 🚀 Can't work without it
  • 🚀 Pretty good
  • 🚀 Great customer service

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unintuitive garbage
  • 🐛 Not easy
  • 🐛 Useless tool
  • 🐛 Poorly designed
  • 🔒 Need to buy in app purchases first!!

TripMapper

From 49 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fantastic trip planning tool
  • 🗓 Keeps everything in one place
  • 💰 Helpful budget tracking
  • 🤝 Collaborative itinerary planning
  • 🌐 Cross-platform access

Room to improve

  • 💰 Subscription required for full features
  • 🗺 Lacks directions/navigation functionality
  • 🕰 Time display issues
  • 🐛 Some bugs and glitches reported

Bugs and requests

Road Tripper

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • The route type menu does not work now
  • Crashes when I try and reorder points which means I can't add any more because new points always default to last on the route which is not where I want it
  • Keeps trippin out
  • App crashed every time I try to open it
  • Doesn't load paid version
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  • Car route takes me through the neighbors's yards and not on the streets and highways
  • Search function doesn't work
  • Every other time I touch the map it makes a new point

Requested features

5 requests
  • Turn by turn voice directions or ability to open routes in google maps app or maps app in iPhone
  • Have users create an account so that when they log in from multiple devices the maps will already be loaded
  • Add dates to Points and to be able to bring up accommodation and points of interest when tapping a point
  • Filter map by color and be able to list them in the list order by color
  • Ability to sort the points I've plotted in order of distance from my current location (waypoints) and then provide driving directions to each one along the way

TripMapper

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Blank budget screen
  • Incorrect time display

Requested features

4 requests
  • Automatic email integration
  • Packing list feature
  • Expanded currency conversion support
  • Directions and navigation tools

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Road Tripper

Subscriptions3
  • PREMIUM Subscription$4.991 Month
  • PREMIUM Subscription$9.993 Months
  • PREMIUM Subscription$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • 10 PRO Credits$0.99
  • "Diamond" markers$0.99
  • “Modern” markers$0.99
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  • Road Tripper - Full Version$99.99
2 purchases

TripMapper

Subscriptions2
  • Trip+ Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Trip+ Annually7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Road Tripper free?
Road Tripper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TripMapper free?
TripMapper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Road Tripper or TripMapper?
TripMapper is rated higher. Road Tripper averages 3.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while TripMapper averages 4.7 from 49 ratings.
Do Road Tripper or TripMapper have ads?
Neither Road Tripper nor TripMapper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Road Tripper or TripMapper?
Road Tripper ships an update every 4 weeks, and TripMapper every 3 weeks. Most recently, Road Tripper was updated on October 25, 2026 and TripMapper on October 25, 2026.

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