aitrips.io vs Wanderlog

A free, map-pinned group planner with a huge template library

Wanderlog

Free, with an optional paid Pro tier for offline maps and no ads

aitrips.io

Free for one active trip. Pro is $6/mo or $39/yr — see full pricing.

Wanderlog's pricing and features checked against their site on 28 August 2026.

What Wanderlog does well

  • Real-time collaborative editing with voting on individual ideas, not just comments.
  • Forward a confirmation email, or sync Gmail, and flight/hotel bookings land straight in the itinerary — no manual entry.
  • A large public library of user-submitted itineraries you can copy as a starting point.
  • Offline maps on the paid tier, genuinely useful with no signal.

Where aitrips.io is different

  • aitrips.io routes every leg by the right mode — walk, cycle, transit, drive, ferry, flight, and more — automatically as you build the day. Wanderlog's routing centers on a road-trip route optimizer between stops, not per-leg mode routing across a mixed day.
  • Weather on every activity and an automated check for gaps in the plan — Wanderlog has neither.
  • No ads, and the interface stays calm on a ten-day trip, not just a weekend away.
  • Connect Claude or ChatGPT over MCP and it writes straight into the same plan. Wanderlog's help stays locked inside their own app.
  • An animated recap that replays the trip — mid-trip or after — for anyone with the share link, no account needed. Wanderlog's Trip Journal is a static log you scroll, not something that plays back.

Feature by feature

Map-first interface

aitrips.ioYes
WanderlogYes

Transport routing across multiple modes

aitrips.io11 modes, routed and drawn
WanderlogDrive/walk/transit time, plus a road-trip optimizer

Weather forecast on every activity

aitrips.ioYes
WanderlogNo

Automatic gap detection

aitrips.ioYes
WanderlogNo

Bring your own AI (MCP)

aitrips.ioClaude, ChatGPT, any MCP client
WanderlogNo

Real-time collaboration

aitrips.ioYes
WanderlogYes

Presence and a full activity log

aitrips.ioYes
WanderlogLive edits, no activity log

Desktop-class planning UX

aitrips.ioYes
WanderlogBuilt mobile-first

Import from email confirmations

aitrips.ioVia a connected AI assistant, not email
WanderlogYes

Native iOS / Android apps

aitrips.ioNo
WanderlogYes

Offline access

aitrips.ioToday tab caches; not the whole trip
WanderlogPaid tier only

File and document attachments

aitrips.ioNo
WanderlogYes

Data export, no ads or affiliate links

aitrips.ioYes
WanderlogNo

Self-hostable

aitrips.ioNo
WanderlogNo

Trip check-ins and emergency contact alerts

aitrips.ioYes
WanderlogNo

Offline nearest embassy/hospital lookup

aitrips.ioYes
WanderlogNo

Animated trip retrospective / recap

aitrips.ioCatch-up recap replay, mid-trip or after
WanderlogNo

Pick Wanderlog if

If your whole group is planning a backpacking trip from scratch and wants to vote on ideas from a shared list of pins, Wanderlog's collaboration model is genuinely good, and it's free. The email-import extension alone saves real time on a multi-city trip with a lot of bookings.

Pick aitrips.io if

Pick aitrips.io if the map itself needs to do work: routed legs between stops, travel time that changes the shape of a day, weather that tells you to move an outdoor activity. And if you're already talking to Claude or ChatGPT about the trip, MCP means that conversation writes directly to the same plan you see on the map, not a separate export step.

See the map before you sign up

A real, published itinerary with routed transport between every stop. No account needed to look.

Open the Tokyo itinerary

Plan your next trip on a map

Free to start, no credit card required. Takes about a minute to add your first trip.