Comparison

Tripcast vs Guinep

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

Guinep

This app helps you plan and book your entire trip. Find the best flight deals, reserve hotels, arrange car rentals for road trips, and get travel advice from agents.

Highlights
  • Flight fare comparison
  • Hotel reservations
  • Car rental booking
  • Travel agent chat support
  • Road trip planning
Features
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Guinep is your personal travel companion. Find the best fare options for your Flights, make reservations for your favorite all-inclusive Hotels, grab your friends for a road trip when you make use of our local and international Car Rental service, and Chat with an agent for the sweetest travel advice. Guinep gives you more.

Screenshots

Tripcast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Guinep at none against Tripcast's 4. Guinep also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Tripcast's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (7.2K vs 1). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tripcast sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Guinep asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Guinep 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tripcast ships an update every 2 months, Guinep every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Tripcast versus Guinep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTripcastGuinep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.2K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#161 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB4 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperCluster Labs, Inc.Trafalgar Travel Limited

Customer experience

Tripcast

All ratings7,203 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive49.6%
Neutral12.0%
Negative38.5%

Guinep

All ratings1 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

Guinep

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

Guinep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tripcast free?
Tripcast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Guinep free?
Guinep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tripcast or Guinep?
Guinep is rated higher. Tripcast averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.2K ratings, while Guinep averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tripcast or Guinep have ads?
Guinep shows ads; Tripcast does not.
Which is updated more often, Tripcast or Guinep?
Tripcast ships an update every 2 months, and Guinep every 3 months. Most recently, Tripcast was updated on October 24, 2026 and Guinep on October 19, 2026.

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