G Adventures vs Planafy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
G Adventures
This app serves as a digital travel companion, providing comprehensive access to all your trip details, even offline. It offers interactive maps, day-by-day itineraries, packing lists, and contact information for your tour leader and support teams.
- Offline trip details
- Interactive offline maps
- Day-by-day itineraries
- Expert packing checklists
- CEO profiles
- Digital vouchers
- Weather & currency info
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Meet your new travel buddy The ultimate digital travelling companion, the G Adventures App delivers convenient, in-depth access to all the details about your G Adventures trip anywhere and everywhere, online and off. Get instant and comprehensive access to information, resources, and tools specific to your G Adventures tour. Access the following information all from the convenience of your mobile device: Do it all, offline Everything you need to know about your trip is automatically added directly to your mobile device. No matter where you go, you will always have access to trip information without roaming fees or internet access. Offline maps Interactive offline maps show you where you are, where you’ve been, and where you’re headed next even when you’re way off the grid. Day-by-day itineraries Know what your day has in store with details on scheduled activities, estimated travel times, accommodation details, and cool stuff to see and do. Packing list Access packing checklists prepared by the experts and tailored exclusively to your specific trip and destination. Meet your CEO View the personal profile and picture of your Chief Experience Officer (CEO) before you go on your trip. Digital vouchers Replace the bulk of paper vouchers with digital ones. Weather & currency info Get the latest weather info and local currency rates. Emergency contacts Feel safe and secure wherever you are with pre-loaded phone numbers and email addresses for your CEO, the regional G Adventures office, and our global headquarters. Direct access to your agent Get in touch with your booking agent directly through the app with a single tap. Optional activities Customize your experience by adding optional activities.
Planafy
This app helps tour leaders organize trips by creating itineraries, sending automated reconfirmation emails, and managing daily schedules. Travelers can access event details, discover city suggestions, and sign up for optional activities.
- Create tour itineraries
- Automated reconfirmation emails
- Daily schedule management
- Organize optional activities
- Traveler access to events
- City free time suggestions
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Every Tour Leader should use Planafy to organize their tours: create itinerary, automatically write reconfirmation emails, create daily schedule, organize optional activities, etc. Travelers will use this app to access daily events, access city free time suggestions and sign up for optional activities. That means, more free time for yourself!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Planafy at 100% against G Adventures's 7%. Planafy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.8). G Adventures's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Planafy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 102 and 171 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of G Adventures's written reviews are positive against 100% of Planafy's.
G Adventures ships an update weekly, Planafy monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | G Adventures | Planafy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (102 ratings) | 5.0 (171 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 102 | 171 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | G Adventures | Alejandro Santa-Cruz |
Customer experience
G Adventures
Planafy
Bugs and requests
G Adventures
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login and registration issues
- Disappearing trip details
- Inconsistent performance
- Outdated and non-functional features
Requested features
4 requests- Improved stability and reliability
- More comprehensive trip information
- Streamlined user experience
- Ability to access trip details offline
Planafy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
G Adventures
No in-app purchases
Planafy
No in-app purchases









