Polarsteps vs Pilot

Join 23M+ travelers using Polarsteps as their all-in-one travel app. Build unique itineraries with the travel planner, let the travel tracker record your route, share the journey with friends and family, and turn it into a photo book to relive later. Whether it's a six-month trip or a weekend canoeing close to home, Polarsteps is here to capture and share your journey as it unfolds. Awards ■ Top 26 Apps — Apple App Store (2026) ■ Top 3 Travel Apps — Apple App Store (2026) ■ App of the Day — Apple App Store (2025) PLAN ■ AI itinerary planner: Create a personalized adventure based on past trips or current goals. ■ Destination snapshots: Get a quick overview of each place, why it fits your travel style, and which friends have already been there. ■ Trip details: Add notes, accommodation details, and must-see spots and activities. ■ Transport planner: Choose how you'll get from A to B for every leg of the trip. ■ Inspiration: Follow other explorers, see where they went, and get ideas for your own trips. TRACK ■ Automatic route tracking: Accurately track the route you took on a beautiful digital world map. ■ Travel Buddies: Invite friends to track trips together. ■ Capture the adventure: Add photos, videos, and stories to each step to bring your journey to life. ■ Travel stats: See how much of the world you’ve traveled, with your total of countries visited, distances covered, and more. ■ Top spots: Add your favorite places and activities so they’re part of your story. ■ Transport mode: Select how you got from place to place, whether by plane, train, or even tuk tuk. SHARE ■ Trip updates: Share your journey so friends and family can follow along from anywhere, seeing where you are and what you’ve been up to. ■ Traveler tips: Leave suggestions for other travelers on what to see and do. ■ Privacy controls: Decide who sees your adventures: everyone, followers only, or you only. RELIVE ■ Digital memories: Scroll through the places, photos, stories, and stats you’ve captured across all your trips. ■ Trip Reels: With the press of a button, transform your trip into a memorable video (also perfect to share on socials). ■ Travel Books: Turn your trip into a beautifully printed Travel Book that showcases your route and memories. WHAT OUR USERS SAY: “Love this app! It tracks me on my vacation and provides real-time notifications to friends and family of my trip. At the end, I ordered a Travel Book of my photos which is very high quality.” “The Polarsteps app is great. I am totally addicted. It is so nice to keep up with all your travels. And friends and family can follow you wherever you go. The Travel Book, which you can order afterwards, is of very good quality.” “I’ve been using this app for years now. It’s always been good and it keeps getting better.” WHAT THE PRESS ARE SAYING ABOUT POLARSTEPS “The Polarsteps app replaces your travel journal, making it easier and more beautiful.” - National Geographic “Polarsteps helps you track and share your journeys in an easy and visually appealing way” - The Next Web “Polarsteps’ resulting travel log is impressive, and is the source of a severe case of itchy feet in your correspondent.” - TechCrunch

NOW IN EARLY RELEASE - MANY MORE FEATURES COMING SOON! Pilot is a free travel app for friends to discover activities and plan & share trips with each other, all in one place. Collaborate on things to do with your travel groups, create itineraries with map views for any trip and see all of your travel plans on the go. Make and plan itineraries. Easily build your travel itinerary using Pilot, from weekend getaways and vacation planning to backpacking adventures and road trips with partners, family and loved ones. Great for all travel occasions, from grad trips and concerts to work travel and bachelor parties! Put in all of your destinations and activities in one place and easily access or reorder them on your trip. See your travel plans on a map. While you build your travel plans on Pilot, view all your activities and destinations on a map, showing where everything is from each other. Easily add itinerary items from the map and discover details about attractions. Access your travel docs and notes in one place. Store all your travel documents and files in one spot with Pilot. Upload flight details, hotel bookings, events and tour reservations and other tickets to keep everything organized and accessible. Maintain a centralized travel hub to share with your travel buddies for stress-free trip planning. Stay organized and add activities on the go. Need to bring your travel plans with you? Pilot’s web app automatically syncs to your mobile device so you can access your travel details on the go — online or offline. Update your plans as you travel with Pilot, add new places to visit or change your itinerary and keep everyone updated in real time. Collaborate with friends Share and invite friends to plan trips together on Pilot. Suggest activities & share ideas on what to do next to make the trip fun for everyone and get your travel buddies excited for the adventure of a lifetime!