Comparison

TripWander vs Soar

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

Head to head
About

TripWander

Features
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Travel Notes – Your Offline Travel Companion Travel Notes is a travel planning and journaling app built around a local-first experience. We understand the uncertainty of internet access on the road and the importance you place on privacy. That’s why Travel Notes is fully offline, secure by design, and crafted with a refined visual style. Whether you’re carefully planning before departure, capturing moments on the go, or sharing highlights after you return, Travel Notes is there every step of the way. Core Features Immersive Trip Planning Flexible Stops: Add attractions, food spots, transportation, and accommodations as easily as building blocks. Smart Timeline: Automatically organizes each day’s schedule with a clear, easy-to-follow timeline. Packing List: Built-in pre-trip checklist so essentials like passports and chargers are never forgotten. Detailed Budget Tracking Real-Time Overview: Set a total budget and see expenses deducted automatically, with remaining funds always visible. Visual Progress: Clear progress bars help prevent overspending and keep your trip stress-free. Hollywood-Style Sharing Templates (Pro) One-Tap Creation: Turn plain itineraries into beautifully designed travel stories instantly. Multiple Styles: Timeline: Clean and minimal, ideal for business or fast-paced trips. Social Cards: Designed for social platforms, perfect for sharing highlights. Journal: Warm, paper-like textures for personal reflections. Photo Stitching: Seamlessly combine travel photos for a classic film-style memory. Flexible Export: Export high-resolution long images or A4-sized PDFs, ready for printing or archiving. Local-First, Privacy-Focused Zero Data Usage: All features work offline (except Pro purchase), even without a signal. Data Security: All photos, notes, and expenses stay on your device—nothing is uploaded. Backup and Transfer: Export your data as a ZIP file for easy backup or device migration. Contact Us For suggestions or feedback, feel free to email: 843208582@qq.com

About

Soar

This app automatically calculates travel times and schedules for your trips. It handles time zones, adds travel segments between locations, and allows for manual adjustments. View your itinerary in multiple languages and save it as a PDF.

Highlights
  • Automatic time calculation
  • Pinned events
  • Automatic travel time estimation
  • Time zone support
  • Multi-language place details
  • Printable itinerary (PDF)
Features
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Soar is a travel planning app that does the time math for you. Everything is a card with a duration. Put cards in order and set how long each one takes; Soar calculates the clock times. Move a card or change its duration, and the rest of the day updates automatically. • Pins Pin flights, reservations, and other plans that cannot move to a target time. When there is room, free time appears automatically; when the schedule no longer fits, Soar flags the conflict. • Automatic travel When consecutive cards are in different places, Soar adds travel between them and estimates its duration. You can change the mode or duration, or hide an automatic travel segment you do not need. • Time zones Each place uses its local time zone. After a flight or train crosses a time zone, later plans continue in the destination’s local time. Overnight journeys stay on their departure day, while full days spent traveling are shown as in transit. • During a trip Sync to now whenever you need to adjust for the current time. Changes stay in this trip and do not automatically alter the original plan. When the trip ends, it remains as a read-only record. • iCloud Sync — Soar Pro Turn on iCloud Sync in Settings to keep trips, trip records, and app settings in sync across devices signed in to the same iCloud account. Soar continues to work offline and resumes syncing when a connection is available. • Place details in multiple languages View place names and addresses in multiple languages, making it easier to check an address, find your way, or show someone where you are going. • Itinerary Print a complete itinerary or save it as a PDF. Soar does not require a separate account. iCloud Sync uses the iCloud account already signed in on your device and can be turned off at any time; your data remains available on the device. Place search and route estimates use public services based on OpenStreetMap. Without internet access, you can enter places manually and continue planning, viewing, and editing trips. The free version lets you create one trip. Soar Pro is a one-time purchase that adds unlimited trips and iCloud Sync.

Screenshots

TripWander3 screens
Soar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Soar at daily against TripWander's every 2 weeks. Soar also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). 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. TripWander sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Soar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TripWander ships an update every 2 weeks, Soar daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TripWander versus Soar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTripWanderSoar
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1715.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晓红 张Xuexiu Lai

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TripWander

One-time1
  • Unlock Pro Edition$2.99
1 purchases

Soar

One-time1
  • Soar Pro$5.99

Questions

Is TripWander free?
TripWander is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Soar free?
Soar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TripWander or Soar have ads?
Neither TripWander nor Soar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TripWander or Soar?
TripWander ships an update every 2 weeks, and Soar daily. Most recently, TripWander was updated on October 7, 2026 and Soar on October 10, 2026.

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