Comparison

WhimIt vs TripMemo | Travel Journal

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

Head to head
About

WhimIt

This AI-powered app helps you discover personalized activities, places, and entertainment based on your preferences. It generates ideas and creates custom itineraries to eliminate decision fatigue and make the most of your free time.

Highlights
  • Personalized AI suggestions
  • Idea generation for activities
  • Custom itinerary planning
  • Discovery of places, activities, and TV/movies
  • Save and organize favorite discoveries
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Say goodbye to boredom and decision fatigue. WhimIt is your personal concierge for free time, turning "I don't know, what do you want to do?" into your next great memory. WHY WHIMIT? • Personalized: WhimIt understands your preferences to offer suggestions that actually match your vibe. • Effortless Discovery: From restaurants to creative workshops and binge-worthy shows, find it all in one place. KEY FEATURES • Whim Memories: Keep the moments from every whim. Add photos and notes to look back on what you did and who you did it with • Whim Plans: Let WhimIt build the perfect itinerary. Select your favorite whims and let WhimIt weave them into a seamless, cohesive plan. Use Live Activities to follow along from your lock screen and dynamic island. • Nearby: WhimIt can find places you'd be interested in and notify you when you are near them • Idea Generator: Stuck in a rut? Idea Generator can instantly spark inspiration. Whether you need a spark for a night out or a cozy day in, get fresh, tailored ideas on demand. THREE WAYS TO WHIMIT • Places: Discover top-rated local spots, from cafes to parks. • Activities: Find engaging pastimes, hobbies, and events. • TV & Movies: Stop scrolling and start watching with smart recommendations. Download WhimIt today and transform how you spend your leisure time. Adventure is just a whim away! SUBSCRIPTION TIERS WhimIt Scout (Free): Perfect for curious minds just getting started. WhimIt Scout gives you a taste of AI discovery with a set number of AI actions per month and the ability to save your initial favorites. It's your first step into a world of personalized whims. WhimIt Explorer ($0.99/month or $9.99/year): Upgrade to Explorer and go deeper into the world of whims. Unlock a significantly higher number of AI actions each month, save more whims that spark your interest with an increased limit, and and get the ability to create and manage stacks so your favorite discoveries are always perfectly organized. WhimIt Voyager ($2.99/month or $29.99/year): Designed for the devoted enthusiast. WhimIt Voyager gives you all the power of Explorer with a massive increase in AI actions each month. You can save an unlimited number of whims so you never have to worry that you'll forget about a future whim! WhimIt Pioneer ($5.99/month or $59.99/year): For the ultimate adventurer. WhimIt Pioneer gives you the complete WhimIt experience, including unlimited AI actions each month. You get all the features of Voyager and access to all features of WhimIt. Privacy policy: https://whimit.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://whimit.app/terms.html

About

TripMemo | Travel Journal

Transform your travel memories into beautifully organized digital and physical books. Capture photos, journal entries, and routes day by day, and even collaborate with travel companions. Relive your adventures for years to come.

Highlights
  • Create digital and print travel books
  • Organize by day with photos and notes
  • Collaborate with travel companions
  • Record and map travel routes
  • Add journal entries and voice notes
  • Vintage camera filters
  • Plan itineraries and save places
Features
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Your trips deserve to be remembered, not lost in your camera roll. TripMemo turns your travels into beautiful books filled with photos, stories, maps and the roads you traveled. Capture a trip together, relive it for years, and even hold it in your hands as a printed book. TURN TRIPS INTO TRIPBOOKS Photos, journal notes and maps, organized day by day. Personalize your cover, choose a Modern or Polaroid style, and watch your 3D book collection grow with every adventure. PRINT YOUR TRIPBOOK Turn any trip into a real hardback, softcover or layflat photo book in a few taps. Pick an illustrated cover for your destination, let TripMemo lay out your pages, then have it printed and delivered to your door, worldwide. CREATE TRIPBOOKS TOGETHER Your partner caught the sunset. Your friend got the group photo. You remember the story behind it. Invite your travel companions to add photos and notes to the same TripBook in real time, then save everyone’s photos to your phone. RECORD YOUR ROUTE & STEPS Switch on Record my route and your map draws the roads you actually took. Connect Apple Health to see how far you walked each day. Your start and finish stay private. BRING PAST TRIPS TO LIFE Years of travel photos in your camera roll? TripMemo finds your past trips and builds a TripBook for each one, organized by day. Your honeymoon, last summer’s road trip, that weekend you still talk about. SHARE YOUR TRIP Send family a link to follow along, no account needed. Create share cards, collages, route maps and TripReel videos made from your trip, ready for Stories and posts. WRITE THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO What you felt, what you ate, the places that surprised you. Add journal notes and voice notes alongside your photos, as much or as little as you like. SHOOT WITH VINTAGE CAMERAS Five film looks, from warm Honey 200 to a Disposable with real flash, plus Stamp Camera to turn favorite moments into postage stamps. PLAN & SAVE PLACES Build a day-by-day itinerary with help from AI, discover nearby experiences, keep a bucket list, and share posts from social media to TripMemo to save the places you find. MAP YOUR TRAVELS See your visited countries, travel stats and achievements on your personal world map, and share stat cards with friends. BACK UP & GO OFFLINE Add photos and notes without WiFi, on a flight or somewhere remote. Back up your trips to the cloud so they’re safe when you change phones. WIDGETS Keep your travels on your Home Screen with TripMemo widgets. WHO IS TRIPMEMO FOR? Solo adventures, couples’ getaways, family vacations and trips with friends. Backpacking for months or away for the weekend, make a book of it to enjoy for years. FREE TO START, PRO TO GO FURTHER TripMemo is free to download and use. TripMemo Pro adds unlimited TripBooks and collaborators, cloud backup, all camera looks, widgets, full travel stats and a guest pass to give a friend Pro. Yearly and Lifetime members also get credit towards a printed book every year. Choose a subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Printed books are bought separately. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple account settings. Questions or feedback? Email: support@tripmemo.app Privacy: https://tripmemo.app/privacy Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

WhimIt4 screens
TripMemo | Travel Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WhimIt at 100% against TripMemo | Travel Journal's 48%. WhimIt also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). TripMemo | Travel Journal's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (47 vs 7). 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. WhimIt sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and TripMemo | Travel Journal sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WhimIt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TripMemo | Travel Journal has 47 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of WhimIt's written reviews are positive against 48% of TripMemo | Travel Journal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WhimIt ships an update every 9 days, TripMemo | Travel Journal weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WhimIt versus TripMemo | Travel Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhimItTripMemo | Travel Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.4 (47 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better47.8% of reviews
Number of ratings747 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB374 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVivatect LLCTripMemo LTD

Customer experience

WhimIt

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TripMemo | Travel Journal

All ratings47 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive47.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative47.8%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

WhimIt

Subscriptions6
  • WhimIt Explorer (monthly)$0.991 Month
  • WhimIt Voyager (monthly)$2.991 Month
  • WhimIt Pioneer (monthly)$5.991 Month
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  • WhimIt Explorer (yearly)$9.991 Year
  • WhimIt Voyager (yearly)$29.991 Year
  • WhimIt Pioneer (yearly)$59.991 Year
10 purchases

TripMemo | Travel Journal

Subscriptions10
  • Weekly Plan$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan$3.991 Month
  • Weekly Plan$3.997 Days
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  • Weekly Plan7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$7.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$8.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$19.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan3 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan$39.991 Year

Questions

Is WhimIt free?
WhimIt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TripMemo | Travel Journal free?
TripMemo | Travel Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WhimIt or TripMemo | Travel Journal?
WhimIt is rated higher. WhimIt averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while TripMemo | Travel Journal averages 4.4 from 47 ratings.
Do WhimIt or TripMemo | Travel Journal have ads?
WhimIt shows ads; TripMemo | Travel Journal does not.
Which is updated more often, WhimIt or TripMemo | Travel Journal?
WhimIt ships an update every 9 days, and TripMemo | Travel Journal weekly. Most recently, WhimIt was updated on October 30, 2026 and TripMemo | Travel Journal on November 6, 2026.

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