Comparison

Nova Travel Planner vs PointSense

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

Head to head
About

Nova Travel Planner

Organize all your travel details, from flights and hotels to tasks and packing lists, in one convenient app. Access your information offline and sync across devices for stress-free planning.

Highlights
  • Centralized trip details (flights, hotels)
  • Task tracking for travel preparations
  • Consolidated itinerary view
  • Customizable packing lists
  • Offline access to trip information
  • Automatic syncing across devices
  • Unlimited trip management
Features
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Somewhere between "did I pack everything" and "did I remember to hold the mail," most travel apps stop helping. Nova doesn't. It holds every detail of a trip — flights, hotels, cars, your itinerary, your packing list, and the travel to-do list nobody else builds — in one place, whether or not you have a signal. THE TRAVEL TO-DO LIST YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU NEEDED Book the sitter. Hold the mail. Refill the prescription. Submit the expense report. Nova gives your pre-trip and during-trip errands their own dedicated list, so they don't get lost in email, texts, or sticky notes. EVERY DETAIL, ONE PLACE Flights, hotels, rental cars, and notes on who's watching your pets, kids, or home while you're away are all attached to the trip they belong to, tappable to edit, gone the moment you swipe to delete. YOUR DAYS, IN ORDER Events and flights merge into a single day-by-day itinerary, so you always know where you need to be and when without cross-referencing three confirmation emails to find out. NEVER PACK FROM SCRATCH Build a default packing list once, organized into your own sections, and every new trip starts already stocked. Unlimited items, unlimited trips, with work trips tinted differently from personal ones so you can tell them apart at a glance. 9AM MEANS 9AM, EVERYWHERE Set a time for something on your trip, and it stays exactly what you set even when you land in a different time zone. Nova doesn't let your device's clock quietly shift your plans on you. OFFLINE ISN'T AN AFTERTHOUGHT Every confirmation detail lives on your phone, not just in the cloud so a dead zone or a foreign SIM card never leaves you stranded without your itinerary. KEEP YOUR INFORMATION TO YOURSELF No sign-up, no account, no personal information required. Nova just needs to know about your trip, not you. Everything syncs quietly across your own devices, and nowhere else. RIGHT AT HOME ON ANY SCREEN Built to fit an iPhone SE without feeling cramped, and just as sharp stretched across a full iPad and looks great in both light and dark mode. A SMALL WAY TO DO GOOD 10% of every Nova subscription goes to A21, an organization working to end human trafficking. Try it free for 3 days, then continue with a subscription that gives back. Nova Travel Planner is available for a Basic monthly ($.99) or yearly ($12.99) subscription that supports continued improvements and new features. Both offer a free trial to give you time to get to know Nova and decide if it works for you. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://driftlightapps.com/privacy-policy/ Nova. Everything your trip needs, nothing it doesn't.

About

PointSense

Features
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Your points and miles are worth real money — PointSense shows you exactly how much, in dollars, and warns you before you lose it to expiry or a devaluation. Most trackers just list balances. PointSense tells you what they’re actually worth — and how to use them. • See your true value — every airline, hotel, and card program valued in real dollars, refreshed weekly • Devaluation alerts (Pro) — get warned before a program cuts the value of your points • Expiry reminders — never let miles or points expire again • AI Advisor (Pro) — tell it a goal like “business class to Europe” and get a ranked, plain-English plan using the points you actually hold • Travel document vault — store your passport & visa with renewal reminders • Auto-update by email (Pro) — forward statement emails, even PDF or image statements, and we keep balances current • Share with family (Pro) — see your household’s combined points in one place We never connect to your bank or ask for airline passwords. You stay in control. FREE — track 3 programs + 1 document, see your total value, and get expiry alerts. POINTSENSE PRO — unlimited programs, AI advisor, devaluation alerts, unlimited vault, email auto-sync, and household sharing. Subscribe monthly or yearly, with a free trial on the annual plan. Points are a currency. PointSense helps you spend it wisely. — Subscription details — PointSense Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Monthly: $4.99 per month. Annual: $39.99 per year (includes a 7-day free trial). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://jtenhet.github.io/pointsense-legal/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://jtenhet.github.io/pointsense-legal/privacy/

Screenshots

Nova Travel Planner4 screens
PointSense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PointSense at every 5 days against Nova Travel Planner's monthly. PointSense also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nova Travel Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and PointSense sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nova Travel Planner ships an update monthly, PointSense every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Nova Travel Planner versus PointSense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNova Travel PlannerPointSense
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNuminous Productions LLCJACOB EDWARD ALLEN TENHET

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Nova Travel Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly1 Month trial$12.991 Year
2 purchases

PointSense

Subscriptions2
  • PointSense Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • PointSense Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Nova Travel Planner free?
Nova Travel Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PointSense free?
PointSense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nova Travel Planner or PointSense have ads?
Neither Nova Travel Planner nor PointSense shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nova Travel Planner or PointSense?
Nova Travel Planner ships an update monthly, and PointSense every 5 days. Most recently, Nova Travel Planner was updated on November 4, 2026 and PointSense on November 5, 2026.

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