Comparison

Trip Player vs Tripcast

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

Head to head
About

Trip Player

Features
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Trip Player is a private travel diary based on visited locations. Your GPS location is central in Trip Player as new entries can only be made when the iPhone detects your location. Each location can have a name, note, and photo attached. Locations are grouped into trips, and 2D/3D flyovers can be generated easily. FEATURES • Simple and easy app that can be used immediately; there’s no need to sign up or create any account. • Statistics: you will know how many locations you have visited, along with the number of trips and years, months, and days when these locations were recorded. • Browse your locations by trip, year, month, or day. • View your travel route on a map or flyover, even on Apple TV. • Private and personal app - trips, locations, notes, and photos are stored on your iOS device only. • iCloud backup/restore is available, but it's done only upon your request. • No data connection is required for adding a location because no mapping or geocoding is done at that moment. • Fair battery usage during GPS operations, which are only used while adding a new location.

About

Tripcast

Share your travel experiences privately with friends and family. Create trip albums, receive live photo updates, and collect everyone's photos in one place. Browse photos by location and stay connected through comments and likes.

Highlights
  • Live photo updates
  • Private trip albums
  • Collect photos from multiple users
  • Map-based photo browsing
  • Location-based photo tagging
  • Real-time comments and likes
  • Private sharing away from social media
Features
Currently charting
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* Featured as “New and Noteworthy” by Apple * Tripcast lets you share your travel photos with the people who want to see everything, not just the highlights. Start a trip, invite your friends and family to the album, and give them live photo updates from the road! The best way to share your trip: • Make updates instantly: Update your family and friends in real time • Stay in touch: Ask questions, leave comments, and like posts Build an album with everybody: • Vacationers assemble!: Collect everyone's trip photos in one place • Easy backup: Download them all when you get home Map it out: • Effortless tagging: Photos are automatically added to the trip map • Browse by location: View photos by where they happened, not when Everyone is using Tripcast to share their travels: • Keep it private: Share only with the people who care the most, away from social media • Apps for everyone: Access Tripcast through gorgeous apps for iPhone and the web • Bring everyone along: Notifications keep friends and family updated whenever there's activity How it works: 1. Create: Make an album for your trip 2. Invite: Pick friends and family to follow along 3. Update: Post photos and videos as you travel Built by the team that created Cluster, featured as a Best New App in the App Store! Tripcast Club is a monthly or annual subscription to give admins more control over their groups. Check it out by visiting the Settings → Subscription Settings section of the app. By purchasing a subscription you agree to Tripcast's Terms of Use: https://tripcast.co/terms/ and Privacy Policy: https://tripcast.co/privacy/

Screenshots

Trip Player4 screens
Tripcast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tripcast at Free against Trip Player's $0.99. Tripcast also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and chart position (#196 vs unranked). Trip Player's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads 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

Tripcast is free to download; Trip Player costs $0.99 up front. Tripcast sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Trip Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trip Player ships an update every 12 months, Tripcast every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Trip Player versus Tripcast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrip PlayerTripcast
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.8 (7.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#196 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB36 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDejan PetrovskiCluster Labs, Inc.

Bugs and requests

Trip Player

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tripcast

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Invites not being sent to users
  • Uploaded photos not displaying properly
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Account login and access issues
  • Inconsistent app behavior across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow editing of posts and comments
  • Improve photo upload and organization
  • Add support for multiple photos per post
  • Implement password reset functionality
  • Enhance map integration and location tracking

In-app purchases

None

Trip Player

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Tripcast

Subscriptions4
  • Tripcast Friend$4.991 Month
  • Tripcast Pro$9.991 Month
  • Tripcast Friend$49.991 Year
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  • Tripcast Pro$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Trip Player free?
Trip Player costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tripcast free?
Tripcast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Trip Player or Tripcast have ads?
Neither Trip Player nor Tripcast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trip Player or Tripcast?
Trip Player ships an update every 12 months, and Tripcast every 2 months. Most recently, Trip Player was updated on October 6, 2026 and Tripcast on October 17, 2026.

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