Comparison

Tripcast vs Eagle

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

Head to head
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/

About

Eagle

This travel companion app provides detailed information about your tours, including GPS directions with media, direct chat with guides, and real-time itinerary updates. You can also view all your activities and book future tours.

Highlights
  • GPS directions with photos and videos
  • Tap to chat with guides and support
  • Real-time itinerary notifications
  • View all activities
  • Book future tours
Features
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The Eagle-Eye Tours application highlights and details everything your tour has to offer - And More! • Everything you need is at your fingertips, and our attentive team is always just a tap or call away! » Easy to follow GPS directions with photos and videos. » Tap to chat with your guides and support team. » Receive up-to-the-minute itinerary notifications. » See all of your activities. » Book your next Eagle-Eye tour!

Screenshots

Tripcast4 screens
Eagle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Eagle at none against Tripcast's 4. Eagle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Tripcast's advantage is ratings volume (7.2K vs 14) and chart position (#199 vs unranked). On price 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. Tripcast sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Eagle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Eagle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tripcast has 7.2K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tripcast ships an update every 2 months, Eagle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Tripcast versus Eagle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTripcastEagle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.2K ratings)5.0 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.2K — better14
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#199 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB66 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCluster Labs, Inc.Eagle-Eye Tours Inc.

Customer experience

Tripcast

All ratings7,152 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.1%
Negative37.9%

Eagle

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

Eagle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Eagle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tripcast free?
Tripcast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Eagle free?
Eagle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tripcast or Eagle?
Eagle is rated higher. Tripcast averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.2K ratings, while Eagle averages 5.0 from 14 ratings.
Do Tripcast or Eagle have ads?
Neither Tripcast nor Eagle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tripcast or Eagle?
Tripcast ships an update every 2 months, and Eagle every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tripcast was updated on September 29, 2026 and Eagle on September 15, 2026.

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