Comparison

Road Trip Planner Viewer vs MyTrip Forecasts

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

Head to head
About

Road Trip Planner Viewer

View your road trip plans on your Apple device. This free app lets you open and explore Road Trip Planner files created on other platforms. It's ideal for sharing and reviewing trip itineraries without needing the full editing software.

Highlights
  • View Road Trip Planner files
  • Free to use
  • Privacy-focused, no data collection
  • Access sample files
  • Supports Route 66 sample
Features
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RTP Viewer allows you to view Road Trip Planner files on your Apple device.  Create and edit your files with Road Trip Planner for iOS or OS X, and then anyone can view the files with this app. Road Trip Planner Viewer is free, does not require any subscription and respects your privacy by not collecting any of your data. While you can edit the files with this app, you cannot save your edits. Our iOS app Road Trip Planner at the App Store is virtually identical to this app and allows you to save your edits.   Contact us for more information or bug reports. Multiple sample files are available, including an informative Route 66 sample file. For more info on Road Trip Planner tap or click the Support URL.

About

MyTrip Forecasts

Plan your road trips with personalized weather forecasts. Input your travel dates, destinations, and stops to receive detailed weather breakdowns and map overlays for each segment of your journey. Easily preview conditions and manage upcoming trips.

Highlights
  • Personalized trip weather forecasts
  • Route segment and daily weather breakdown
  • Map view with weather overlays
  • Trip overview and sorting
  • Preview and adjust start dates
  • Today Widget for Home and Lock Screen
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Introducing MyTrip Forecasts, the all-new iOS app designed to give you personalized trip weather forecasts! Have you ever wondered what kind of weather you will encounter when you go on road trips? Will it be snowing in the mountains? Raining on the highway? Or will it be clear all the way through? Whatever the case may be, weather can be a significant contributing factor to your enjoyment–or your stress–on the road. With MyTrip Forecasts, simply enter the details for all your upcoming trips: when it starts, how many days you will travel, and where you intend to go each day. Then, let the app do the rest! Using an easy-to-read pie chart view, you can easily see a breakdown of the likely conditions you will face on your drive. You can also view a map of the trip, with the weather overlaid at various locations of your trip. Features: • Create trips lasting as many days as necessary. • Create trips that automatically repeat on certain days each week. • On each day of travel, set the start and end locations and as many rest stops as desired. • View a detailed breakdown of the weather for each trip, grouped by route segments (from one stop to the next) and days. • View each route segment or day on a map, with the weather condition and temperature overlaid at various locations. • View an overview of all your trips, sorted by upcoming trips (in the next ten days), future trips, and past trips. • Quickly preview conditions for different start dates and set a new one if you find better conditions. • View your upcoming trips on the Home Screen and the Lock Screen with a Today Widget. Thanks to www.icons8.com for button icons used in this app.

Screenshots

Road Trip Planner Viewer4 screens
MyTrip Forecasts4 screens

Verdict

The call

Road Trip Planner Viewer and MyTrip Forecasts both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of MyTrip Forecasts's written reviews are positive against 31% of Road Trip Planner Viewer's. Road Trip Planner Viewer's advantage is ratings volume (2.6K vs 8). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Road Trip Planner Viewer against 4.0 for MyTrip Forecasts. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Road Trip Planner Viewer has 2.6K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of Road Trip Planner Viewer's written reviews are positive against 75% of MyTrip Forecasts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Road Trip Planner Viewer versus MyTrip Forecasts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoad Trip Planner ViewerMyTrip Forecasts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (2.6K ratings) — better4.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews30.9% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.6K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKyle ModesittMatthew Cox

Customer experience

Road Trip Planner Viewer

All ratings2,639 ratings
Positive76.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative16.6%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive30.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative61.7%

MyTrip Forecasts

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Road Trip Planner Viewer

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Sharing with family doesn't work
  • Paid version not recognized, can't save or route trip
  • Demos keep crashing
  • Can't import own road trip file, only works with sample files
  • Login screen freezes
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  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Directions on how to use the app
  • Ability to delete a pin without deleting the entire file
  • Search function in help
  • Ability to plan a trip in advance
  • Option to choose which navigation app to use
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  • Current position centered map button

MyTrip Forecasts

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Road Trip Planner Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

MyTrip Forecasts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Road Trip Planner Viewer free?
Road Trip Planner Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyTrip Forecasts free?
MyTrip Forecasts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Road Trip Planner Viewer or MyTrip Forecasts?
Road Trip Planner Viewer is rated higher. Road Trip Planner Viewer averages 4.1 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while MyTrip Forecasts averages 4.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Road Trip Planner Viewer or MyTrip Forecasts have ads?
Neither Road Trip Planner Viewer nor MyTrip Forecasts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Road Trip Planner Viewer or MyTrip Forecasts?
Road Trip Planner Viewer ships an update every 2 months, and MyTrip Forecasts every 2 months. Most recently, Road Trip Planner Viewer was updated on November 1, 2026 and MyTrip Forecasts on November 2, 2026.

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