Palmier vs TripSquad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Palmier
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Plan a trip with friends in one place — itinerary, group chat, split expenses and a shared journal. No more scattered messages, spreadsheets or “who paid what?” threads. SPLIT EXPENSES • Add shared costs as you go, in any currency • See balances at a glance — who owes whom • Settle up with clear refunds • Tip calculator when you need it DECIDE TOGETHER • Group chat built for the trip • Polls to vote on restaurants, dates and plans • React and keep everyone in the loop PLAN DAY BY DAY • Stages, stays and activities on a shared itinerary • Plan your day with AI — ideas added as drafts you can approve or dismiss • Day details with map, housings and favourites • Import a reservation from an email or PDF • Sync the trip to your calendar REMEMBER TOGETHER • A travel journal the whole group can write • Photos and chapters for every stage • A map of the trips and countries you’ve visited ALSO INCLUDED • Weather for your destinations • Packing checklist and trip reminders • Useful phrases and emergency links • Export a trip PDF and view offline Palmier Premium unlocks extras like PDF export, expense export, calendar sync, documents, wishlists and more app colours. Palmier Premium is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://palmier.travel/en/terms-of-service.html Privacy Policy: https://palmier.travel/en/privacy-policy.html
TripSquad
This app helps groups of friends plan trips together, turning ideas from group chats into actual adventures. It uses AI to suggest destinations based on everyone's preferences and budget, and keeps all trip details organized in one place.
- AI-powered destination suggestions
- Group voting on destinations
- Integrated trip itinerary
- Squad chat and private messaging
- Budget-friendly travel options
- Booking coordination
- Trip recaps and passport stamps
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Plans don't die here. TripSquad is how groups of friends actually plan trips together, and how solo travelers plan the ones nobody else is free for. Every group has one trip that's "definitely happening." The one that lives in the group chat for six months and never actually happens. TripSquad takes the trip out of the group chat. Or, if you're going alone, takes the planning out of seventeen browser tabs. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a trip. Name it, pick a rough vibe, add dates. Solo or with a squad. 2. Invite your squad by @tag or link. No one else needs to download the app. Squad members fill out their preferences in a branded web form on their phone. 3. Let Scout generate options. Our AI travel companion takes everyone's vibes, budget, and travel style and suggests destinations that work for the whole squad. Or just for you. 4. Vote together. Everyone picks their favorite. Each destination shows whether it fits the squad's budget, slightly stretches it, or goes over. Ties are broken by Scout. 5. Destination reveals. A cinematic reveal plus a shareable boarding pass. 6. Run the trip from one place. Day-by-day itinerary, squad chat, packing list, trip photos, Scout-picked stays and eats, booking coordination, and a passport stamp when you get home. WHAT YOU GET - Invite by @tag or link. Add squadmates by their TripSquad handle, or share a link with anyone. Recipients fill out their preferences in the browser. No download needed. - Scout, the AI travel companion. Not a chatbot. A planner. Scout helps with destinations, itineraries, packing, day-of tips, hotel picks, restaurant picks, and budget fit across the whole squad. Pick a tone that fits how you actually talk: standard, chill, or terse. - Squad Budget Fit. Anonymous by default. Scout sees what everyone can afford, finds the shared zone, and tunes picks to match. Never share your number. Just whether you're in the same range. - Stays + Eats. Scout-picked hotels and restaurants for every trip. Real places, real prices, neighborhood and "why I picked it" reasoning, maps and booking buttons on every card. - Book tab. Coordinate flights and accommodation as a squad. Anchor flights, group-stay tracker, deadlines, lock-in celebrations. - Full group chat. Replies, reactions, mentions, voice memos, photos, pinned messages. - DMs with squadmates. Planning happens in public, coordination happens in private. - Destination hubs. Real info for every place you vote on, not stock filler. - Trip recaps and stamps. When the trip ends, you get a recap card and a passport stamp to keep. - Trip Pulse and Sunday Brief. Smart, scheduled push reminders before, during, and after each trip, plus a weekly digest of every trip you're on. Built with anti-spam gates so we only show up when it matters. - Light and dark, both done right. Daylight light mode for the morning. Cinematic dark mode for everything else. Pick one or let your phone decide. DESIGNED FOR GROUPS, AND ANYONE GOING IT ALONE TripSquad is built around the reality of travel: different preferences, different budgets, different availabilities. Group trips get a coordination layer. Solo trips get a smarter planner. Either way, everyone gets a voice and nobody has to spreadsheet. PRIVACY AND SAFETY Your trip, your squad, your data. Block, report, and delete account are all one tap from your profile. If you delete your account while hosting trips, the most-engaged squadmate inherits the trip so the squad's work isn't lost. We use industry-standard encryption in transit and at rest. Full privacy policy at gettripsquad.com/privacy. MADE BY AFIA LABS support@afialabs.net gettripsquad.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TripSquad at none against Palmier's 2. TripSquad also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Palmier sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. TripSquad asks for nothing beyond the download.
Palmier ships an update weekly, TripSquad every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Palmier | TripSquad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | JEREMIE COLIN | Afia Labs LLC |
In-app purchases
Palmier
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly$39.991 Year
TripSquad
No in-app purchases









