Trip Plan vs NSW National Parks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trip Plan
This app helps you plan your road trips by suggesting optimal routes and identifying essential stops like food, fuel, and ATMs. It allows you to search for specific categories, view results on a map or list, and save them for offline access. Set reminders for your planned stops.
- Route optimization
- Search for food, fuel, ATMs
- View results on map or list
- Save results for offline use
- Set visual or audio reminders
- Search by specific categories
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They say it’s not the destination but the journey that matters. Trip Plan makes every trip a breeze. Trip Plan is great for life’s travelling necessities like food, fuel and bathroom stops. It suggests the optimal route between your current location and final destination and displays the possible stops via restaurants, ATMs, petrol stations within a 200 kilometers distance near the route. Not only does Trip Plan help you decide where to stop but also the fastest route to get there. Want something more that pit stop food? Search for particular types of food outlets with this handy app. Trip Plan even has links to the websites, on which you could browse the menu, and contact numbers if you want to phone ahead with your order. No phone signal or wifi, no problem. Trip Plan allows search results to be saved and displayed when travelling through signal and wifi blackspots. Search results can be viewed on a map or in list format. Not sure where to stop or how far to the next fuel station? And want to grab some food with your gas. To locate the optimal stop to spot, searches containing multiple categories display results on one map, with customized pins for each category. Handy right? It’s even possible to narrow search results to show only your bank’s ATM or your favourite type of food. Set a visual or audio alert for a reminder as you approach your target pit stop. Features include: •Location search for food outlets, ATMs, fuel, bottle shops and public transport. •Search multiple categories with single results screen display. •View search results on a map or list. •Narrow search results to preferred suppliers. •Search result information include phone number and website information. One click to call functionality. •Save and display results for future convenience. •Set visual or audio reminders. ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. Other features: •Trip Plan is able to pin point your current location and find gas stations, ATMs and bank branches, food outlets, train stations, bottle shops and/or supermarkets within 2 kilometres distance. •Trip Plan can be used to find food outlets , ATM, bank branches and petrol stations, train stations, bottle shops and/or supermarkets within 2 kilometres distance of any specific location when an address is entered. ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. More features coming soon … All comments and feedback are welcome: contact@telkitty.com.au Disclaimer: This application should only be used as a guide only. Although all due care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the data, no responsibility is accepted for any errors, omissions or out of date information.
NSW National Parks
Discover and plan your adventures in over 225 national parks across New South Wales. Access free, downloadable maps and guides for offline navigation, find accommodations, and explore local activities and attractions.
- Downloadable offline maps
- Interactive park guides
- Find places to stay
- Discover activities and attractions
- Save favorite locations
- Locate nearby parks and facilities
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Get all the information you need to explore Australia’s greatest national parks including Blue Mountains, Kosciuszko, and Sydney Harbour. Use free, downloadable maps and park guides to plan your next NSW national parks adventure. Find the nearest places to stay, activities, and attractions, then create a list of your favourites. Discover beauty and diversity in over 225 NSW national parks. Explore coastal lookouts and beaches, picturesque campgrounds, or outback walking tracks. Download interactive maps - ● Comprehensive, interactive maps. ● Locate parks, things to do, and places to stay. ● Download maps before you visit, then navigate safety when you’re in a park, even if there's no reception, internet or Wi-Fi. Discover things to do - ● Explore activities and attractions like a local ● Easily find things to do that are close to your current location ● Plan ahead, using information about distances, accessibility, and facilities. Find unique places to stay - ● Locate campgrounds and caravan sites nearby. ● Discover cabins, homesteads and lighthouse cottages for your next trip away. Your local national park is closer than you think - ● Use your location to find the NSW national parks closest to you ● Find parks all over NSW using the map or the search tool ● Check the location of toilets, picnic areas and other facilities at a glance Save your favourites - ● Add and remove your favourite parks, things to do, or places to stay. ● Quickly access them later via your collection of favourites. Notes: ● Internet coverage is often unavailable in NSW national parks ● Before you visit a park, download it to your phone so you can access information and maps offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trip Plan at 100% against NSW National Parks's 45%. NSW National Parks's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 20 months). On 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
NSW National Parks is free to download; Trip Plan costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Trip Plan ships an update every 20 months, NSW National Parks every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trip Plan | NSW National Parks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 45.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 221 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yiz Pty Ltd | Department of Planning, Industry and Environment |
Customer experience
Trip Plan
NSW National Parks
Bugs and requests
Trip Plan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NSW National Parks
Reported bugs
10 issues- Awaiting an update so can use the larger screen of an iPad
- Spends time and battery trying to connect to internet when in the middle of nowhere without network
- Crashes on iPad
- Tracks which are closed don’t show as closed on the app
- The map function never works for me
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- Kosciuszko online and offline maps do not work
- Will no work on an iPhone or iPad running latest iOS
- Map not helpful, very hard to work out locations
- Offline map doesn’t work
- Cannot view any map. Downloaded or otherwise.
Requested features
14 requests- Searching across different campgrounds for same dates
- See camp map of site numbers without booking
- Quickly accessible downloaded maps without connection
- Filter campgrounds by access types or activities
- Filter by availability for multiple campgrounds
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- Filter camping criteria (coastal, shower, toilet, fire permitted)
- Show road names, track names, town names on map
- More park updates, show closed tracks
- Alerts specific to the park being enquired about
- User-friendly app for low connectivity
- Download all parks or a whole region at once
- Check mark function to show completed walks
- Filters for caravans, camper trailers, tents, walk in
- Grading of walks
In-app purchases
Trip Plan
No in-app purchases
NSW National Parks
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Trip Plan free?
Is NSW National Parks free?
Do Trip Plan or NSW National Parks have ads?
Which is updated more often, Trip Plan or NSW National Parks?
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