Roadtrippers vs SyncUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roadtrippers
Plan your next road trip with an AI-powered wizard and discover millions of unique places. Find campgrounds, RV parks, and attractions with detailed reviews and map overlays. Customize your itinerary with up to 150 stops and navigate with offline maps and CarPlay support.
- AI-powered trip wizard
- Campground reviews and insights
- Comprehensive map overlays
- Customizable trip planning (up to 150 stops)
- Offline maps
- CarPlay navigation
- Trip collaboration
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DISCOVER THE OPEN ROAD AND THE GREAT OUTDOORS WITH EASE Roadtrippers, the #1 road trip planning app in the USA and Canada, now includes the patent-pending AI-powered trip wizard: Roadtrippers Autopilot™. Whether you’re RVing on your annual campground trip, or planning a weekend trip at a boutique hotel, Roadtrippers Autopilot™ uses the knowledge of over 38 million trips to help get you there. And, with the newly added features from Campendium, Roadtrippers will be your go-to app for planning epic road trips and finding the perfect camping spots. ENHANCED CAMPING AND RV FEATURES ∙ Campground Reviews and Insights: Dive into over 150,000 campground reviews, offering perspectives for RVers and campers alike. Discover the best spots, from swanky RV parks to serene, free remote destinations. ∙ Comprehensive Map Overlays: Find the perfect campgrounds with ease using overlays for public land, cell coverage, and wildfire smoke, ensuring you’re always informed and prepared. ∙ Advanced Filtering Options: Tailor your search with new filtering capabilities, including cell service and elevation, to find your ideal campsite every time. EXPLORE AND PLAN WITH EASE ∙ Epic Routes and Places: Uncover millions of unique places, from quirky roadside attractions to breathtaking national parks. Get inspired by pre-made trip guides for once-in-a-lifetime routes. ∙ Customizable Planning: Start with up to three stops or upgrade to add up to 150 stops per trip with our Premium membership. Enjoy RV-friendly GPS navigation, offline maps, trip collaboration, and more. ∙ Seamless Syncing and Navigation: Your saved trips and favorite places sync across devices. Hit the road with confidence using CarPlay for easy navigation. JOIN THE ROADTRIPPERS COMMUNITY Merging the spirit of Campendium with Roadtrippers, we invite you to embark on road trips and camping adventures that you’ll cherish forever. Whether you’re mapping out a weekend getaway or a cross-country journey, Roadtrippers is here to guide you every mile and every campsite along the way. Download Roadtrippers today and transform your travel dreams into reality. Your next epic adventure awaits! Terms of use: https://roadtrippers.com/tos Privacy policy: https://roadtrippers.com/privacy-policy Note: Designed for discovering and planning road trips in the USA and Canada only.
SyncUp
Effortlessly plan group trips with friends, eliminating chaotic group chats. Coordinate RSVPs, voting on dates and lodging, and build a shared itinerary. Manage expenses and packing lists, all in one place.
- Group trip creation and invite codes
- RSVP and date/lodging voting
- Shared day-by-day itinerary
- Expense splitting and tracking
- Shared packing and grocery lists
- Stay details hub
- Calendar integration
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Group trips are way more fun than group chats. SyncUp is the easiest way to plan a getaway with friends — no more scrolling through fifty messages to find the Airbnb link. Start by creating a trip and picking a vibe: road trip, outdoors, city, coastal, or cruise. Share your 6-character invite code and everyone joins from their own phone with Apple or Google sign-in. No accounts to manage, no spreadsheets, no chaos. Once your crew is in, the fun part begins. Friends RSVP yes, no, or TBD, and vote on dates and lodging options with per-person cost estimates built right in, so you always know what everyone's paying before you book. Can't agree on dates? Open an availability poll and everyone marks the days they're free, maybe, or busy. SyncUp turns it into a color-coded calendar and finds the stretch that works for the most people. See your whole guest list at a glance, grouped by invited, accepted, TBD, and declined. Build a shared day-by-day itinerary together, so beach days, hikes, and dinner reservations live in one synced plan instead of a dozen texts. View every stop on a map, and add your trip dates, check-in, check-out, and activities straight to your calendar. Split costs without the awkward math. Guests submit expenses, the host approves them, and at the end of the trip everyone sees exactly who owes what, with friendly in-app reminders to settle up. Keep packing and grocery lists shared and synced so nobody doubles up on sunscreen or forgets the s'mores. Add your own personal packing list too, with local reminders leading up to departure. When you arrive, everything you need lives in one stay details hub: address, Wi-Fi password, check-in and check-out times, house notes, and a link to the shared photo album for capturing memories. SyncUp has no subscriptions and no in-app purchases — just one simple plan for your whole group. Stop juggling group chats and start planning your next getaway together. Download SyncUp and get everyone on the same page, synced up and ready to go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Roadtrippers at 4.6 against SyncUp's 3.0. Roadtrippers also leads on ratings volume (62K vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). SyncUp's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. Roadtrippers sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $35.99 per year. SyncUp asks for nothing beyond the download.
Roadtrippers holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roadtrippers has 62K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Roadtrippers ships an update fortnightly, SyncUp every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roadtrippers | SyncUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (62K ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 62K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #44 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 204 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roadtrippers | Michael Rosales |
Customer experience
Roadtrippers
SyncUp
Bugs and requests
Roadtrippers
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when adding too many stops
- Issues with syncing trips across devices
- Incorrect travel time and distance calculations
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to plan routes without dates
- Option to select preferred route instead of fastest
- Integration with other navigation apps
- Improved offline functionality
SyncUp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Roadtrippers
- Roadtrippers Basic - Annual7 Days trial$35.991 Year
- Roadtrippers Pro - Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Roadtrippers Premium - Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
SyncUp
No in-app purchases









