Comparison

PaperPlane vs Travel Journal

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

Head to head
About

PaperPlane

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Your travels deserve more than a folder of booking confirmations. PaperPlane is the travel journal that builds itself. Forward a flight or hotel confirmation to your personal import address and we parse it, geocode it, and drop it on your globe as a draft trip, ready for you to review and publish in seconds. See your journeys on a stunning interactive 3D globe. Spin it, zoom in, tap any pin to revisit that trip. Every destination you have ever visited, plotted exactly where it belongs. Travel with others? Invite your group and share trips so everyone sees the same memories. See whose miles stretch furthest, whose passport is filling fastest, and which destinations you keep returning to together. Your stats update automatically as you add trips, total countries, distances, days abroad, and more, so the longer you use PaperPlane, the more it rewards you. Key features: - Interactive 3D globe with every trip pinned and connected by arcs - Email import: forward booking confirmations and trips log themselves - Travel groups: share trips with friends, couples, or family - Personal and group stats: countries, distances, days, and more - Lifetime access: one purchase, no subscription, no surprises - Private and secure: your journal is yours alone PaperPlane is free to get started. Unlock the globe, groups, and unlimited trips with a single lifetime purchase.

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Travel Journal

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Turn your travel photos into a personal travel journal. Rediscover trips you’ve already taken, relive your favorite moments, and keep plans and tickets together for the next adventure. REDISCOVER TRIPS FROM YOUR PHOTOS Find past adventures in your Photo Library. CobbleSteps uses photo dates and locations on your device to suggest trips. Review, merge, and save the ones you want to keep. Your journal starts with memories you already have. RELIVE YOUR FAVORITE MOMENTS Browse each trip’s photos in chronological galleries. Revisit your travels on a visited-countries map, open the trips behind each country, and look back on your travel stats. EXPLORE YOUR ACTIVITIES With optional HealthKit access, revisit workout routes alongside your trips and explore nearby photo stops. Your workout data stays on your device and is excluded from shared trip links and collaboration. KEEP TODAY’S PLANS AND TICKETS TOGETHER Organize trips with day-by-day itineraries, destinations, and notes. Import boarding passes, hotel confirmations, and train tickets from Mail, Safari, or Files. Keep bookings in clear cards, with relevant documents highlighted on the day you need them. Automatic detail extraction uses Apple Intelligence on supported devices; you can review and enter details manually. FOLLOW YOUR CRUISE, PORT BY PORT Keep port calls, sea days, and cabin details alongside the rest of your journey, with a map connecting your ports. SHARE THE HIGHLIGHTS Create a trip-summary image, review it, and share it through the app of your choice. With Pro, revisit your year in Annual Wrapped, share trip updates and selected photos through expiring links, or co-plan with travel partners using end-to-end encryption. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your photo originals stay in your Photo Library. Discovery runs on your device; your library is never automatically uploaded to our servers. Private trips and original documents sync through your own iCloud. You choose what to export or share. Live links exclude documents and precise locations; collaboration details are end-to-end encrypted. No ad identifiers or third-party tracking. FREE TO START Keep up to three trips, including trips you create, discover, or join. Document parsing, the visited-countries map, travel stats, and photo galleries are included. UPGRADE TO COBBLESTEPS PRO Unlock unlimited trips, your shareable Annual Wrapped, live trip and photo sharing, and end-to-end encrypted trip collaboration. CobbleSteps Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription: • CobbleSteps Pro Monthly: $4.99 / month • CobbleSteps Pro Annual: $34.99 / year ($2.92 / month) Subscription & Auto-Renewal Information: • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the price of the selected plan. • Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Service: https://cobblesteps.app/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cobblesteps.app/privacy

Screenshots

PaperPlane4 screens
Travel Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PaperPlane at none against Travel Journal's 2. PaperPlane also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Travel Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. PaperPlane asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
PaperPlane versus Travel Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperPlaneTravel Journal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJake HoughtonBogdan Condurache

In-app purchases

None

PaperPlane

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Travel Journal

Subscriptions2
  • CobbleSteps Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • CobbleSteps Pro Annual$34.991 Year

Questions

Is PaperPlane free?
PaperPlane is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Travel Journal free?
Travel Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PaperPlane or Travel Journal have ads?
Neither PaperPlane nor Travel Journal shows ads.

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