Group trip planner apps, compared
The best group trip planner apps (2026)
Full disclosure: we make one of these. So we'll be honest about where the others win — because the best app is the one that fixes wherever your group actually gets stuck. Most planners nail the itinerary. Almost none of them help the crew decide.
| App | Best for | Group voting | Cost splitting | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limbo | Getting a group to decide | Sealed ballots + no-install web vote | Built in + settle up | First trip free, then a pass |
| Wanderlog | Detailed itineraries & road trips | No | Basic expenses | Free + Pro (~$40/yr) |
| TripIt | Filing bookings into one itinerary | No | No | Free + Pro ($49/yr) |
| Tripsy | Beautifully designed solo/couple trips | No | No | Subscription |
| Stippl | Long backpacking trips + journal | No | Basic budget | Free + paid tiers |
Prices and features change constantly — check each app's store listing for the latest.
Limbo — best when the hard part is deciding
Every other app on this list assumes the group has already agreed and just needs somewhere to put the plan. Limbo starts a step earlier. Turn any idea — a restaurant, a day trip, a splurge hotel — into a proposal, set a deadline, and the crew votes. Votes stay sealed until the deadline or everyone's voted, so nobody just copies the loudest friend; then the reveal shows the full tally.
It does the organizing too — one shared timeline, forwarded-email import, live flight tracking, budget splitting with Settle up, and offline-first everything. And the friend who refuses to install anything can still vote from a web ballot. Where it's weaker:it's iOS and Android only (no full web app), and its place database isn't as deep as Wanderlog's. Best for any trip where getting six people to commit is the bottleneck — see the full breakdown.
Wanderlog — best for detailed itineraries and road trips
Wanderlog is genuinely excellent at the thing it does: a collaborative, map-based itinerary with a huge database of places and reviews, drag-and-drop day planning, and route optimization that shines for road trips. It works on the web as well as iOS and Android, and the free tier is generous, with a Pro upgrade (around $40/year) for offline access and more.
Where it's weaker:collaboration means everyone editing the same document — there's no structured vote, so a big group still argues in the chat and one person ends up deciding by editing. If you want the deep itinerary, use Wanderlog; if you want the group to actually agree first, that's the gap Limbo fills. We go deeper in Limbo vs Wanderlog.
TripIt — best for filing bookings automatically
TripIt has spent years perfecting one job: forward a confirmation email and it files a clean master itinerary, available on iOS, Android, and web. TripIt Pro ($49/year) adds real-time flight alerts and seat tracking, which frequent flyers swear by.
Where it's weaker:it's built for the individual traveler. You can share an itinerary, but there's no group voting, no trip chat, and no cost splitting, so group decisions and money still live somewhere else. Great for solo and business travel — see Limbo vs TripIt for the group angle.
Tripsy and Stippl — worth a look for specific trips
Tripsyis one of the best-designed travel apps around — polished on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Watch, with lovely document and itinerary handling on a subscription. It's aimed at solo travelers and couples more than a rowdy group of eight. Stippl bundles itinerary, budget, and a travel journal, and is a favorite of long-haul backpackers mapping a multi-country route.
Both are strong at organizing and documenting a trip. Neither is built around group decision-making — so if your crew keeps stalling on the "where and when," you'll still want a way to run the decisions on the side.
How to actually pick one
Diagnose the bottleneck, then choose:
- The group can't agree on dates, destination, or the big spend → Limbo.
- You need a deep, map-based itinerary or a road-trip route → Wanderlog.
- You just want bookings filed and you fly a lot → TripIt (Pro for alerts).
- You're solo or a couple and want something beautiful → Tripsy; a long backpacking trip → Stippl.
Plenty of groups use two: one app to hold the itinerary, Limbo to make the calls. If that's you, start with the step-by-step group-trip guide or grab some vote-worthy ideas.
Best group trip planner apps, answered
What's the best group trip planner app in 2026?
It depends on where your group gets stuck. If the hard part is the deciding — dates, destination, the splurge hotel — Limbo is built for exactly that, with sealed group votes and a no-install web ballot for friends who won't download anything. If the hard part is building a detailed day-by-day itinerary or a road-trip route, Wanderlog is excellent. If you mostly travel solo or for work and just want bookings filed automatically, TripIt is hard to beat.
Which group trip app has actual group voting?
Of the mainstream planners, Limbo is the one built around it: any plan can become a Yes / No / Abstain ballot that stays sealed until the deadline or everyone has voted, then reveals the full tally. Wanderlog, TripIt, Tripsy, and Stippl are all strong at organizing a trip, but none of them run a real group vote — decisions still happen back in the group chat.
Do all my friends need to install the app to help plan?
With most planners, yes — everyone needs an account to collaborate. Limbo lets friends join a trip with a six-character code, and for a single quick decision they don't need the app at all: you can share a web ballot from web.getlimbo.app/new and they vote right in the browser.
Is there a free group trip planner app?
Several have free tiers. Wanderlog and TripIt are free with paid Pro upgrades (~$40 and $49 a year). Limbo's first trip is free end-to-end; after that, more trips are a small in-app upgrade. Pricing changes often, so check each app's store listing for the current numbers.
The best app is the one that ends the debate
Get Limbo on iOS and Android — your first trip is free. Put the next decision to a sealed vote and let the crew settle it.