Wanderlog is one of the most complete trip planners around. Most people looking for an alternative simply have a different job to do.
We make SwipeSights, one of the apps below, so we have tried to be fair: everything about the other apps comes from their own sites and store listings, checked in October 2026 for our comparison of group trip planner apps.
What does Wanderlog do well?
Wanderlog is a shared itinerary and map you edit together, in real time, with no limit on how many people plan with you.
- Bookings. It imports flight, hotel and car bookings, and has hotel search.
- Money. A budget with bill splitting and settle-up.
- Pro, $39.99 a year on its site. Route optimization puts up to 15 places in one day into the fastest order between a start and end you pick, and you get offline access.
Its sweet spot is one organized person building a detailed plan that the group can follow and edit.
Why look for a Wanderlog alternative?
Usually because the job is different, not because Wanderlog does it badly.
- The group needs to decide together. Wanderlog lists no voting or polls, and when everyone edits one plan, the planning still tends to fall on one or two people.
- You want the plan built for you. In Wanderlog you add the places and arrange the days, with AI suggestions to fill them.
- You only need the bookings or the costs. A booking timeline or a cost splitter does that one job well.
What are the best apps like Wanderlog?
The best apps like Wanderlog are SwipeSights, Stippl, Pilot, WePlanify, Lambus, Plan Harmony, Frienzy, TripIt and Splitwise, and each is best at a different job.
SwipeSights
Best for: Groups who want to decide together and have the plan built from their picks.
Full disclosure: we make this one. SwipeSights is a group trip planner for iPhone, Android and the web. Everyone in the group swipes on real places in the city from their own phone, and the group’s picks decide the plan, so one person no longer has to organize everything.
The plan builds itself from the picks: nearby stops share a day, walks stay short, stops go in walking order, and each stop is timed around its opening hours. Costs can be split on the trip’s plan page on the web, in 15 currencies.
Price: Unlimited free trips. The itinerary opens 3 days, for groups of 3. Trip Pass from $12.99 for one trip, or a Year Pass from $29.99 covering every trip you create for 12 months. One person upgrades and the whole group gets it. There are no per-person fees.
Stippl
Best for: Multi-stop trips where the route between places matters most. Stippl’s site
Stippl is a route and day planner with co-planning built in, and the free plan takes unlimited co-planners. The group can vote on suggested ideas and split expenses for free. Pro, from €4.99 a month, adds unlimited AI itineraries and AI route optimization.
Pilot
Best for: Planning and booking stays in one free workspace, best on a laptop. Pilot’s site
Pilot is a free planning workspace with stays to book inside it. Groups co-edit in real time with no limit on size, leave hearts on items as a light kind of voting and get an AI itinerary builder. The phone apps are in early release.
WePlanify
Best for: Groups who decide by poll and do not want to install anything. WePlanify’s site
WePlanify runs entirely in the browser, and guests join from a link without an account. It has polls, an itinerary everyone can edit, an AI draft from a one-sentence brief and a budget that settles up in the fewest transfers. It is free while in beta.
Lambus
Best for: Groups who want logistics and costs in one place. Lambus’s site
Lambus keeps a trip’s stops, costs, documents and photos together, with a chat for the group. You place the stops on a map yourself. PRO adds travel times between them, offline mode and a PDF, and one upgrade covers everyone on the trip.
Plan Harmony
Best for: Groups who like a shared calendar and voting on activities. Plan Harmony’s site
Plan Harmony is a shared trip calendar with a chat and votes on the plans you mark as optional; each voter needs an account. You fill the calendar by hand, with AI suggestions to accept, and splitting costs comes with Pro.
Frienzy
Best for: Keeping a group in sync once the plan exists. Frienzy’s site
Frienzy is for coordinating a trip that is already planned: group chat, shared albums, live location sharing and expense splitting. Build the itinerary by hand, or upload a PDF, document or photo of one.
TripIt
Best for: Keeping booked travel tidy, alongside a planner for the days themselves. TripIt’s site
TripIt organizes bookings you have already made. Forward your confirmation emails and it builds a clean timeline of flights, hotels and reservations that you can share. It does not plan sights; Pro, $49 a year, adds flight alerts and fare tracking.
Splitwise
Best for: Settling up, whatever you plan the trip with. Splitwise’s site
Splitwise only splits costs, and does it very well: equal, exact, percentage or share splits, and it simplifies who owes whom. It is free with a daily expense limit; Pro adds unlimited expenses, receipt scanning and currency conversion.
How do the Wanderlog alternatives compare?
They differ most in how the group decides and who builds the plan. Most planners leave the order of the day to you.
| App | Best for | How the group decides | Builds the plan | Splits costs | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SwipeSights | Deciding together, the plan built from the picks | Everyone swipes on real places | Yes, from the picks, in walking order | Yes, on the web, in 15 currencies | Free (3 days, groups of 3); Trip Pass from $12.99, Year Pass from $29.99 |
| Wanderlog | One organized person building a detailed plan | Shared editing | AI suggestions; route order on Pro | Yes | Free plan; Pro $39.99 a year on its site (store prices vary) |
| Stippl | Routes with many stops | Voting on ideas | AI itinerary (2 free); route order on Pro | Yes, free | Free plan; Pro from €4.99 a month (varies by country) |
| Pilot | Planning and booking stays | Hearts on items | AI itinerary builder | No | Free, with optional paid add-ons |
| WePlanify | Polls, with nothing to install | Polls | AI draft | Yes | Free while in beta |
| Lambus | Logistics and costs together | Not listed | No (travel times on PRO) | Yes | Free; PRO monthly, yearly, per trip or lifetime |
| Plan Harmony | A shared calendar with votes | Votes on optional events | No | Pro only | Free plan; Pro $2.99 a month, $9.99 a year or $6.99 for one trip |
| Frienzy | Keeping the group in sync | Not listed | Imports an existing plan | Yes | Free; Pro $9 a month or $39.99 a year on iOS |
| TripIt | Bookings already made | None | From your bookings | No | Free; Pro $49 a year |
| Splitwise | Settling up | None | No | Yes | Free with a daily expense limit; Pro removes it |
Prices and features as each app listed them on its own site and store listing in October 2026. Apps change often, so check before you choose.
When is Wanderlog still the better choice?
When one organized person wants to build a detailed plan the group can follow and edit, Wanderlog is hard to beat. It is strong for road trips, brings your bookings into the itinerary and has no limit on group size.
You do not have to pick just one. Many groups use more than one app: one to decide and plan the days, TripIt to keep bookings tidy, or Splitwise to settle up. For the two side by side, read SwipeSights vs Wanderlog.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best Wanderlog alternatives?
It depends on the job: SwipeSights for a group that wants to decide together and have the plan built from its picks, Stippl for routes with many stops, Pilot for a free workspace with stays to book, WePlanify for polls in the browser, TripIt for bookings already made and Splitwise for splitting costs.
What is the best Wanderlog alternative for groups?
SwipeSights, if everyone should have a say: each person swipes on real places in the city from their own phone, and the plan builds itself from the group’s picks. Stippl lets a group vote on ideas, and WePlanify runs polls.
Is there a free alternative to Wanderlog?
Yes, most of them have a free plan, and so does Wanderlog. SwipeSights has unlimited free trips for groups of up to 3, with the plan open for 3 days; Pilot is free with optional paid add-ons, and WePlanify is free while in beta.
Does Wanderlog optimize routes?
Yes, on its Pro plan: it puts up to 15 places in one day into the fastest order between a start and end you pick. On its free plan you order the stops yourself.
Which apps like Wanderlog split costs?
SwipeSights splits costs on the trip’s plan page on the web, in 15 currencies; Stippl, WePlanify, Lambus and Frienzy split costs too, and Plan Harmony does on Pro. Wanderlog itself has a budget with bill splitting, and Splitwise only splits costs.
Let the whole group decide
Start a trip, share the link, and let the group’s picks become the plan.
SwipeSights: plan the whole group trip together.
