Pappus Travel Planner vs TripIt

Pappus Travel Planner builds day-by-day trip itineraries with destinations, transport, times, and costs. Itinerary items can include places, transport legs, shared-ticket groups, reorderable entries, and alternative plans. Trip information is stored in a portable SQLite file; the app says it needs no account or server and uploads nothing. It works offline except for optional connection searches and map tiles, which rely on network services. Optional Transitous searches cover public transport, trains, buses, and other operator routes, and results can be imported with live times refreshed. Maps use OpenStreetMap tiles, and GPX tracks can be added to itinerary legs. Costs can be tracked across currencies, custom categories, and exchange rates, with spending statistics and settle-up calculations. Photos and documents can be attached to entries, groups, or trips. Trips can be shared as importable .tpt bundles or exported as PDF or .ics, though PDF and calendar exports cannot be imported back. The free software is licensed under GNU GPL version 3 or later, with no warranty stated.

TripIt turns forwarded travel confirmation emails into organized itineraries. It supports flights, hotels, rental cars, trains, airport shuttles, cruises, travel-agency bookings, and event reservations. Users can forward confirmations to [email protected] or enable Inbox Sync, while bookings made through SAP Concur can sync automatically. The service supports confirmation emails from thousands of suppliers in English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish. Itineraries are available offline in the app; the Mac app also supports offline access on Macs with an Apple M1 chip or later. TripIt runs on Android, iOS, macOS, and the web. The free plan allows three document uploads per trip. TripIt Pro costs $49 per year, allows 25 uploads per trip, and has a 30-day trial listed. Pro adds real-time flight alerts for delays, cancellations, connections, gate changes, and baggage information, plus alternate-flight rebooking options and interactive maps for 103 airports. TripIt encrypts sensitive personal information on mobile devices and restricts access by passcode. It does not offer phone support and aims to respond to billing tickets within one business day.