Trip Picks vs SpotPocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trip Picks
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"Saved 30 places, visited none?" Trip Picks is a low-pressure app for stashing the places you want to go—so you can pick one by mood on the day. No need to overplan. Collect the spots that catch your eye, and decide when the moment comes. ■ Made for you if… • You've saved tons of cafés and spots but never actually go • Detailed itineraries stress you out • You'd rather decide by the weather and your mood ■ What you can do • Pick places you love: save cafés, sights, food, and shopping in one place • Decide on the day: check nearby spots on the map • Loose plans: set just a day and a time slot (morning / lunch / afternoon / evening) • Fixed items: keep trains, hotels, and reservations together • Packing checklist: get ready, all in the app • Share: co-edit an outing with friends (joining is free) • Quick save: stash places right from Safari or Google Maps sharing ■ Trip Picks Pro (optional) Free covers up to 50 saved places. Want to stash more? Go Pro for unlimited saves and no ads. • Monthly / yearly auto-renewable subscription • Cancel anytime No need to decide everything. Keep it loose, and enjoy the day. ―――――― Trip Picks Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Price: ¥200/month or ¥2,000/year (may vary by region). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase. It renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kenkenpappa-apps-site.web.app/privacy.html
SpotPocket
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Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, X, Tabelog, Google Maps, the open web — the places you want to visit end up scattered across every app you use. SpotPocket lets you save any "place to go" with one tap from each app's native Share Sheet, so everything you discover across social platforms lives in one organized place. ■ Who it's for - People who keep finding great restaurants and spots through Instagram posts or YouTube Shorts - Anyone tired of hunting through separate apps to find a place they saved weeks ago - Travelers who want to organize saved spots by scene and area to plan their next outing ■ Key features - Save from the Share Sheet — one tap from Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, X, Tabelog, Google Maps, or any website - Automatic titles & thumbnails — fetched in the background the next time you open the app - Scenes — organize places by what you'll do there, like lunch, drinks, or shopping - Areas — assign spots to areas you define, like "Shibuya" or "Kyoto", and browse them on the area shelf in the List tab; areas can be set anytime after saving, with suggestions based on the spot's address - Visited tracking — mark spots as "been there" and filter down to just the places you still want to go, on the map and in lists - Right-here mode — when saved spots are within a 10-minute walk, a card appears on Home with a walking-distance list and an "open now" filter - Trip plans — arrange saved spots into Day 1 / Day 2 / Undecided lanes; set a cover and departure date to get a countdown in your plan list - Plan & area sharing — show a plan or an area's spot list as an image, or hand it over as a file that opens only in SpotPocket; recipients import it straight into their own app (a one-way share with no server involved). Visited spots can be shared as a square "Been There" photo card - Facilities & events — save limited-time events with their dates and venue; the map badges venues with ongoing or upcoming events - Event calendar & reminders — scan event dates on a monthly calendar in the Events tab, get a local notification when an event starts, and see "Events Today" on Home - Home Screen widget — the countdown to your next plan's departure date and your saved-spot count, right on your Home Screen - Tags & notes — add your own tags, plus automatic hashtag detection from captions - Map view — see every place with location data on one map - Search & filter — by title, note, tag, scene, area, place name, or source app; saved spots also show up in iPhone's Spotlight search - Duplicate detection — get notified if you try to save the same link twice - Works offline — save instantly with no connection; details fill in automatically later - Backup — export everything you've saved to a file and restore it later, for phone upgrades and peace of mind ■ Privacy first Everything you save is stored only on your device, and there's no account or sign-in required. The app shows ads, but only non-personalized ones — no interest-based targeting, and you'll never be asked for tracking permission. You can also watch one video ad to hide all ads for 24 hours. Build your "places to go" list with a warm, journal-inspired design, like keeping a travel diary of everywhere you want to explore.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SpotPocket at every 4 days against Trip Picks's every 2 weeks. SpotPocket also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). 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.
Trip Picks ships an update every 2 weeks, SpotPocket every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trip Picks | SpotPocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kensuke Ikeda | DAISUKE EMOTO |
In-app purchases
Trip Picks
No in-app purchases
SpotPocket
No in-app purchases









