Comparison

trace vs Plennar

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

Head to head
About

trace

Features
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Trace. Real trips from real friends. Stop scrolling AI-generated lists and "top 10" articles. Trace is a social trip planner built around the itineraries your friends actually traveled, with their photos, their stops, their day-by-day notes, ready for you to copy, tweak, and make your own. Copy the trips your friends took Every itinerary on Trace is a real trip someone actually did. No AI guesswork. See the photos, the days, the order they hit each spot, and how long they stayed. Fork it in one tap and the whole plan becomes yours to edit. See every spot on one map Friend trips, hotels, restaurants, neighborhoods, all pinned on a live map built for trip planning, not driving directions. Filter by category, tap a pin to see who went and what they thought, and build a route that actually flows. A real itinerary, ready to fork Open any trip and get the whole picture: mapped route, day timeline, photos for every stop, and notes from someone who was actually there. Fork it and you've skipped the hardest part of planning. Start in seconds, however you like From scratch. From a screenshot you took in a friend's DMs. From a draft you left open last week. Three taps and you're going, with bookings, passes, tickets, notes, and decisions all in one shared place. Plan with your group Invite the people coming. Everyone sees the same plan, the same map, the same bookings. No more six Notes apps and a dead group chat. Your travel identity Your profile shows where you've been: countries, top spots, badges, saved trips. Share it with a QR and let friends pull from your trips the way you pulled from theirs. Made for travelers who trust people, not algorithms. Download Trace and turn your friends' best trips into your next one. Have feedback? Email us at info@by-trace.com. Privacy: https://by-trace.com/privacy Terms: https://by-trace.com/terms

About

Plennar

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Discover itineraries shared by other travellers and make them your own. Plennar is a trip planner that helps you organise your travel itinerary day by day. Start with a route shared by the community or build your own from scratch. Choose your stops, add activities and transport, and keep track of your budget. COPY AN ITINERARY AND MAKE IT YOURS Explore itineraries created by other travellers. Find a plan that inspires you, copy it and adapt it to your interests and the time you have. PLAN YOUR TRIP, DAY BY DAY Choose the places you want to visit and the things you want to do. Add stops, activities and transport, then adjust your schedule as your trip takes shape. SEE YOUR STOPS ON THE MAP View your route and find the places you have added to your itinerary. KEEP TRACK OF YOUR BUDGET AND EXPENSES Set your travel budget and record expenses to keep your plans and costs together. FIND IDEAS FROM THE COMMUNITY Follow travellers and creators, discover new destinations and share your itineraries to help others plan their next trip. From a weekend away to a longer holiday, build an itinerary that fits the way you like to travel. Find inspiration. Make it yours. Travel with Plennar. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

trace4 screens
Plennar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: trace at none against Plennar's 8. trace also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Plennar sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. trace asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

trace ships an update every 3 days, Plennar weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
trace versus Plennar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertracePlennar
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.5 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB346 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTrace Travel LimitedPlennar s.r.l

In-app purchases

None

trace

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Plennar

One-time8
  • Creator Pass 2.99€$2.99
  • Creator Pass 4.99€$3.99
  • Creator Pass 3.99€$3.99
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  • Creator Pass 5.99€$4.99
  • Creator Pass 6.99€$5.99
  • Creator Pass 7.99€$6.99
  • Creator Pass 8.99€$7.99
  • Creator Pass 9.99€$8.99

Questions

Is trace free?
trace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plennar free?
Plennar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do trace or Plennar have ads?
Neither trace nor Plennar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, trace or Plennar?
trace ships an update every 3 days, and Plennar weekly. Most recently, trace was updated on October 31, 2026 and Plennar on November 5, 2026.

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