Vayker vs Vacationist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vayker
This app simplifies group trip planning by allowing users to collaboratively build itineraries, track expenses, and keep all trip details organized in one central location. It eliminates the need for scattered messages and complex calculations, ensuring everyone stays in sync.
- Collaborative itinerary planning
- Day-by-day activity scheduling
- Interactive map integration
- Automatic expense splitting
- Real-time synchronization
- Trip organization
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Vayker is the travel planning app built for group trips. Plan your itinerary, organize expenses, collaborate with friends and keep your entire trip in one place without spreadsheets, scattered messages, or complicated calculations. PLAN YOUR TRIP, TOGETHER Create a trip, invite your friends and family, and keep everything organized from one place. See upcoming, active, and completed trips directly from your home screen. BUILD YOUR DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY Plan every day of your trip and add activities by category, including accommodation, transportation, attractions, and food. See your plans on an interactive map and keep track of what’s coming next. SPLIT EXPENSES AUTOMATICALLY Keep track of who paid for what and decide who should share each expense. Vayker automatically calculates everyone's balance and suggests who should pay whom, making group expenses simple and transparent. EVERYONE STAYS IN SYNC Invite your travel companions and plan together in real time. Everyone has access to the same itinerary, activities, and expenses, with updates shared automatically. YOUR TRIP. YOUR GROUP. ONE PLACE. From planning the itinerary to settling the final expense, Vayker helps you organize your entire group trip with less hassle and more time to enjoy the journey. Download Vayker and start planning your next adventure together.
Vacationist
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Vacationist is the free group trip planner that keeps everyone in sync - from the first idea to the last flight home. Plan trips together, not alone. Vote on activities and accommodations, split expenses fairly, share packing lists, and manage every detail of your group's plans in one place. Group Voting Vote on activities and accommodations with a clear, honest scale - must-do, like, open, skip, or flag a group blocker. No numeric scores, no confusion about what the group actually wants. Expense Splitting Track shared costs and split them automatically. Every trip can use its own currency, and expenses can be entered in different currencies too - Vacationist handles the conversion. Accommodations & Activities Compare places to stay, plan your itinerary, and keep everyone's schedule in sync with a shared trip calendar. Shopping Lists & Recipes Plan meals together and generate shopping lists automatically from recipes. Flights, Vehicles & Rentals Coordinate flights, shared rides, and rental cars - who's flying together, who's driving, who's picking up the car. Encrypted Travel Documents Save passport and ID details securely, protected with AES-256 encryption and Face ID / biometric unlock. Encrypted Travel Documents Save passport and ID details securely, protected with AES-256 encryption and Face ID / biometric unlock. No Account Needed to Join Invite friends with a single link. They can join as a guest and start voting and contributing immediately - no sign-up required. Vacationist is free to use, with no ads. A Pro upgrade is available for larger or longer trips, but the core planning experience is free for everyone. Whether it's a summer vacation, a ski trip, a bachelorette weekend, or splitting rent with roommates - Vacationist keeps your group organized and in sync.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Vacationist at every 2 days against Vayker's every 3 days. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vayker ships an update every 3 days, Vacationist every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vayker | Vacationist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 12+ |
| Developer | Henrique Luiz | Gary Lude |
In-app purchases
Vayker
No in-app purchases
Vacationist
No in-app purchases









