TripSquad vs Pro Trip Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Pro Trip Planner
Create detailed day-by-day travel itineraries with mapped routes and practical logistics. Discover curated guides or build your own trip from scratch, adding stops, setting dates, and optimizing travel times. Seamlessly integrate with Apple Maps and receive departure reminders to keep your journey on track.
- Curated travel guides with mapped routes
- Day-by-day itinerary creation
- Add stops via search or pin drop
- Live map with travel time labels
- Departure reminders
- Share trips via iCloud
- Widgets and Apple Watch support
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Trip Planner helps you discover curated travel guides and turn places into realistic day-by-day itineraries. Start with inspiration or build from scratch: - Explore curated trips with mapped daily routes, recommended stops, photos, logistics, and practical travel details. - Choose dates and arrival and departure options, then import a guide as a fully editable trip. - Add stops by searching Apple Maps, entering an address, or dropping a pin. - Organize travel days with custom dates, departure times, categories, and visit durations. - See routes on a live map with distance and travel-time labels between stops. - Plan by driving, walking, or transit, then open selected stops in Apple Maps when it is time to go. - Check the forecast at each stop before you leave. - Set departure reminders so each day stays on track. - Share trips with others through iCloud. - Keep plans close with widgets, Live Activities, Apple Watch, and CarPlay. Trip Planner is built for road trips, city breaks, family vacations, weekend getaways, and any itinerary where timing matters. Begin with a curated guide, the included sample trip, or your own itinerary. Optional Pro unlocks curated guide imports, unlimited trip creation, full editing and stop management, CarPlay for your own trips, widgets, and Apple Watch support. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TripSquad at none against Pro Trip Planner's 2. TripSquad also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Pro Trip Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. TripSquad asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TripSquad against 5.0 for Pro Trip Planner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
TripSquad ships an update every 4 days, Pro Trip Planner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TripSquad | Pro Trip Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Afia Labs LLC | Wayne Hartman |
In-app purchases
TripSquad
No in-app purchases
Pro Trip Planner
- Pro Trip Planner Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Pro Trip Planner Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year









