Best AI trip planner apps in 2026: 7 compared

Ask an AI assistant for the best trip planner app and you get the same handful of names: Wanderlog, TripIt, Mindtrip, Layla, Stippl and Lambus. They do quite different jobs, though. Some build an itinerary from a single sentence, some mainly collect your booking confirmations, some are made for groups that want to split costs. This comparison looks at seven apps – including our own, YesTrip – feature by feature, using only what the providers state on their own websites, app store pages and help centres. Where a provider does not say whether a feature exists, the table says "not stated" rather than guessing.

A note on fairness: YesTrip is our app. We have tried to be strict about it and to say clearly where other apps are stronger. Prices are left out on purpose: they change often and differ by country, so check the provider's page before you subscribe.

Key takeaways

• Best all-rounder: Wanderlog – itinerary, map, budget and cost splitting, email import and a large library of guides in one app. Offline access and some automation are part of the paid Pro plan.
• Best for bookings you already made: TripIt – forward your confirmation emails or connect your inbox, and it builds the itinerary for you.
• Best for chatting your way to a trip: Mindtrip and Layla – both are built around an AI conversation and let you book from the app.
• Best for group trips with shared costs: Stippl and Lambus – both have group planning and expense splitting; Lambus adds a group chat.
• Best completely free option: YesTrip – an AI day plan, a map with sights, offline maps and shared expenses without a subscription.
• Only two of the seven have no paid tier: YesTrip (free, 40 AI credits a month) and Mindtrip (free according to its App Store listing). The other five offer a free version plus Pro, Premium or PRO.
• Platforms differ: six of the seven run on iOS, Android and the web, YesTrip included. Mindtrip names only the web and iOS.

At a glance: pricing tier, platforms and standout feature

Each line uses only what the provider states on its own pages (see the sources at the end). Prices are left out because they change and differ by country.

The comparison table

The table summarises what each provider states officially. "Pro" means the feature is part of the paid tier.

To make the table easier to read, here is how many of six core features each provider confirms: AI itinerary inside the app, a map of the plan, offline access, planning with others, expense splitting and email import. A feature counts if it exists in any tier, including the paid one. "Not stated" counts as zero – the feature may exist, the provider just does not say so on the pages we checked. Lambus's AI connector and PDF export are not counted, because they are not a built-in AI planner or offline mode. YesTrip counts for email import because confirmations can be forwarded to a personal address; it has no inbox connection.

The count measures breadth, not quality. An app with fewer features can still be the better choice if it does the one thing you need very well – TripIt is the clearest example.

The seven apps in detail

YesTrip

Best for: people who want an AI plan, a map and shared expenses without paying for a subscription.

You say where you want to go, for how long and what you enjoy, and the AI suggests a day-by-day plan with times, short walks and a map. A map with around 6,500 well-known sights in more than 130 destinations works without AI. Places from an Instagram reel, a TikTok or a YouTube video can be pasted in as a link and land on the map. During the trip, the Today view shows the next stop, the way there and the tickets for the day. The offline package downloads the maps of your destinations. Expenses can be split with travel companions, and the Android app reads receipts on the device. Booking confirmations can be forwarded to a personal YesTrip address, pasted in or opened as a PDF, and the plan can be subscribed to in a calendar.

Pricing: free; a paid subscription is not offered at the moment. The AI features use credits: 40 free credits every month, which YesTrip says is enough for about two long trip plans and two dozen questions. YesTrip earns a commission when you book through a partner link.

Weakness: there is no inbox connection – booking e-mails only arrive when you forward or paste them, whereas TripIt’s Inbox Sync and Wanderlog’s linked Gmail account (Pro) collect them for you. YesTrip runs in the browser, as an Android app on Google Play and as an iOS app for iPhone and iPad in the App Store. There are no community travel guides like Wanderlog's.

What YesTrip does on each platform – including the features that are Android-only today – is in our guides to the best free travel planner app for Android and the best free travel planner app for iPhone and iPad.

Wanderlog

Best for: planners who want everything in one place and like browsing other travellers' guides.

Wanderlog combines an itinerary, a map that pins every place you add, real-time collaboration, budgets with cost splitting and booking import via forwarded emails or a connected Gmail account. Its AI trip planner suggests sights and restaurants and can generate an itinerary. You can add places from guides with one click, and other users' trips serve as inspiration.

Pricing: free, with a paid Pro tier. According to Wanderlog's help centre, offline access to trip plans and offline guides are Pro features; the App Store listing names Gmail linking and export to Google Maps as Pro, and the homepage lists route optimisation as Pro.

Weakness: offline use needs Pro, which matters on a trip abroad without data.

TripIt

Best for: frequent travellers with many bookings who want a clean itinerary without typing.

TripIt's core is import: forward confirmation emails to TripIt or turn on Inbox Sync for Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo and other inboxes, and the plans are added automatically. TripIt's help centre notes the import can take up to 24 hours. The app shows reservations offline, plots the trip on Google Maps or Apple Maps and lets you share plans. TripIt Pro adds real-time flight alerts, check-in reminders, refund alerts when a fare drops, airport navigation and alerts about disruptions.

Pricing: free, with a paid Pro tier (SAP Concur users may get Pro through their employer).

Weakness: TripIt organises trips rather than planning them. An AI itinerary generator is not stated; its listed AI feature turns screenshots, receipts or PDFs into plans on devices with Apple Intelligence.

Mindtrip

Best for: people who like to plan in a conversation and book from the same place.

Mindtrip combines AI with human insight to build flexible itineraries. You can invite others to plan together, use group chats, see interactive maps once you arrive, and book flights, stays, restaurants and activities in the app. According to the App Store notes, itinerary, photos and trip details can be viewed without a connection.

Pricing: the App Store listing says it is free.

Weakness: Mindtrip's own FAQ names the web and an iOS app; an Android app is not mentioned there. Expense splitting and email import are not stated.

Layla

Best for: travellers who want an AI travel agent that suggests and books flights and hotels.

Layla describes itself as an app to discover, plan and book trips with AI. You chat, it builds the plan; the Android listing says it works with Skyscanner and Booking.com for flight and hotel prices, and that trip ideas can be shared with travel companions. PDFs and images can be sent to enrich a trip.

Pricing: free to download, with a paid Premium subscription sold in the app.

Weakness: maps, offline use and expense splitting are not described on its store pages. The focus is on booking, not on organising the trip once you are there.

Stippl

Best for: longer trips and road trips where the route, budget and group matter.

Stippl maps each stop and calculates distances and travel times. You can plan with friends, track expenses and split costs, and Stippl says you can take it all offline. It runs on iOS, Android and the web.

Pricing: planning is free; on Stippl's own comparison, AI trip and day-plan generation, forwarding reservation emails, route optimisation and PDF export are part of Stippl Pro.

Weakness: if the AI itinerary is the reason you are looking, note that in Stippl it is a paid feature.

Lambus

Best for: groups who want planning, documents, a chat and shared costs in one app.

Lambus offers an interactive map, planning with fellow travellers with real-time updates and chat, booking documents and expense splitting with a settlement between travellers. Its terms list the expenses feature in the free basic version. AI planning works through a connector: you link Lambus to ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini, and the assistant plans inside your Lambus trip. Lambus calls this integration experimental.

Pricing: free, with a paid PRO tier that adds extended route planning, flight updates, weather, expense export, PDF export of the trip and unlimited documents.

Weakness: no built-in AI planner – you need an account with one of the AI assistants. An offline mode is not described beyond the PDF export.

Which app for whom?

• City break of 2–4 days: an app with a good AI day plan and a map – Wanderlog, Mindtrip or YesTrip. If you do not want a subscription, YesTrip and Mindtrip are free.
• Business travel or many flights: TripIt. Nothing in this comparison imports bookings as reliably from your inbox.
• Group trip with shared costs: Wanderlog, Stippl or Lambus; YesTrip also splits costs and lets the group vote on restaurants and day trips.
• Road trip with many stops: Stippl or Wanderlog for route and distances.
• You want the AI to find and book: Layla or Mindtrip.
• Travelling without mobile data: check offline first. TripIt shows reservations offline, YesTrip downloads maps, Wanderlog needs Pro for offline.

How YesTrip fits in

YesTrip was built for the classic short trip: tell it the destination and dates, get a day plan with real places on the map, check the weather for the travel days, and on the road follow the Today view to the next stop. Bookings are made with the provider, never by YesTrip itself. If you mainly need your flight and hotel confirmations in one place, TripIt or Wanderlog will save you more time. If you want a free planner that also handles the trip itself and the money afterwards, YesTrip is worth a try.

If you specifically want to move away from Wanderlog, Wanderlog alternatives sorts the options by reason for switching.