TravelerBuddy vs TripIt

TravelerBuddy is a travel app for planning trips, managing expenses, and getting advice about travel risks. It is available on Android, iOS, and the web, and the company says it was developed for business and frequent leisure travelers. Travelers can create itineraries by forwarding flight, hotel, or other booking emails. The app offers online check-in for over 400 airlines and real-time alerts about flight changes, including delays and cancellations.

Travel advice covers passport validity, visa requirements, health risks, vaccinations, and customs regulations. TravelerBuddy can generate expense reports from booking emails, and users can add receipts as photos or files. Trip details and travel documents can be accessed offline. The site also describes calendar synchronization, Google Maps navigation, and route planning through Android Auto or Apple CarPlay. The Free plan allows up to six automatically generated trips, with limited access to check-in, alerts, travel advice, immigration assistance, and expense assistance. Pro costs $2 a month, or $1.50 / month if paid yearly, and includes unlimited access to those tools. Business packages, customized and white-labeled solutions, API integration, and a 60-day free trial are also available.

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.