Pilot vs Turistar
Pilot
pilotplans.comTuristar
turistar.meSide by side
| Figure | Pilot | Turistar |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 0 |
| Spec score · Travel Itinerary Apps | 8.4 (#8) | 6.1 (#44) |
| Collaboration | Users can invite friends by email or link with no group-size limit, edit together, set view-only access, and use trip chat and lightweight voting. | Users can add existing users by email and manage admin or member access. |
| Integrations | The maker describes Google Maps data on customizable map pins and lists Google Maps, Google Docs, Sheets, and Calendar among tools Pilot can replace. | The local setup guide says Geoapify enables search and CARTO enables map tiles. |
| Product | Pilot is a trip booking and planning app for organizing, discovering, booking, and sharing trips. | Turistar is an open-source travel planner for organizing trips with itineraries, maps, and shared expenses. |
| Support | Pilot advertises support from real humans alongside instant AI answers for basic questions. | The README directs users to report bugs and propose changes through GitHub issues. |
Plans
Pilot
- PilotFree
- Group-Rate SourcingFree
- Full-Service Planning$49, paid once
- PilotPrice not published
In their own words
Pilot
Pilot is a trip-planning and booking app for building itineraries, finding stays and activities, and sharing plans. Its itinerary builder combines routes and map pins with notes, checklists, files, and booking details; plans can be rearranged with drag and drop. Travelers can invite others by email or link, collaborate without a group-size limit, set view-only access, chat, and vote on options. AI can generate itineraries and suggest activities, and can parse imported booking files into trips. The site lists over 3.2 million stays, millions of activities, local food categories, and more than 60 explore filters. Pilot runs on the web, iOS, and Android, with offline itinerary access on mobile, though some mobile functions are limited during early development. Users can export trips to PDF for offline access or printing. The core Pilot plan is free. Group-rate sourcing is also free for groups of 8 or more; full-service retreat planning costs $49 per night.