Using Wanderlog, TripIt or Polarsteps, or not sure which to pick? Here is the alternative built for Apple devices: a real day-by-day plan on a map, with no account. Plus our take on the best-known apps, with their strengths and limits.
Why switch to Voyage : mon guide?
- Built for iPhone and iPad, with Apple Maps and iCloud; the Mac app is coming soon.
- No account: your trips are not linked to your identity.
- Guide mode on the spot, and the cheapest monthly plan in this comparison, or a one-time purchase.
Our app
Voyage : mon guide
Voyage : mon guide starts from a simple idea: a trip is planned day by day, and reads best on a map. You add your stops, a city or a region, with their number of nights, and the days create themselves. Activities, stays, flights, trains and rental cars fall on the right day, and the Apple Maps map shows the whole route. A flight or train number is enough to fill in the airline, times and time zones. During the trip, Guide mode shows the current day, the next activity, the weather and tonight’s hotel, with “Go” in Maps. All with no account: your trips stay on your device and can be shared over iCloud if you wish.
Pros
- Native app on iPhone and iPad, coming soon to Mac
- No account: your trips stay with you
- The cheapest monthly plan in this comparison, or a one-time purchase
- Guide mode on the spot: next activity, weather, tonight’s hotel
Cons
- New app, community still small
- Apple devices only
- Mac version not available yet
- No booking import from email
Wanderlog
Website · See screenshots on the App Store
Wanderlog is one of the most widely used trip planners. Its main strength is collaboration: you invite your companions by email or with a link, and everyone edits the itinerary in real time, from the app or from the website. You build a day-by-day plan, with places on a map, travel times between them and a tool that reorders stops to save time. The Pro version notably adds export to Google Maps. On the other hand, its App Store listing declares data linked to your identity, such as your email address and name.
Pros
- Real-time group planning
- Web version
- Export to Google Maps (Pro)
Cons
- Data linked to your identity
- Advanced features by subscription, no one-time purchase
The alternative: Planning on your own or with family, on Apple devices? Voyage : mon guide works with no account and a cheaper monthly plan.
TripIt
Website · See screenshots on the App Store
TripIt first made its name with business travellers. The idea: you forward your confirmation emails (flights, hotels, car rentals) and the app builds an itinerary with all your bookings on its own. The Pro version, a yearly subscription, adds real-time flight alerts as well as seat and fare tracking. The app is also available on Apple Watch. TripIt is very effective for keeping bookings at hand, but less designed for putting together a day-by-day sightseeing plan. Its App Store listing declares data linked to your identity.
Pros
- Booking import from email
- Flight alerts (Pro)
- Apple Watch app
Cons
- Data linked to your identity
- Pro by yearly subscription only
- Focused on bookings rather than on a sightseeing plan
The alternative: Want to build a sightseeing plan, not just store bookings? Voyage : mon guide organises each day on a map, with Guide mode on the spot.
Polarsteps
Website · See screenshots on the App Store
Polarsteps is best known for trip tracking: while you travel, the app records your route, even offline, and draws it on a map stop after stop. You add photos and stories, and your loved ones can follow your adventure. Back home, the trip can become a printed photo book. The app also offers planning tools, including an AI-assisted itinerary planner and the choice of transport for each leg; some features require the Plus subscription. On Apple devices it is available on iPhone only, and its App Store listing declares data linked to your identity.
Pros
- Automatic route tracking
- Printed photo books
- Large traveller community
Cons
- iPhone only (no iPad)
- Data linked to your identity
- No one-time purchase
The alternative: Want to plan your trip on iPad before you leave? Voyage : mon guide runs on iPhone and iPad, with no account.
Tripsy
Website · See screenshots on the App Store
Tripsy is a beautifully designed travel agenda, built for the Apple world: it runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac, and even on Apple Watch. Flights, hotels and activities sit in a clear timeline, with flight alerts, a ten-day forecast and an itinerary available offline. Itinerary sharing lets you bring your travel companions in. Expense tracking and document storage are reserved for the paid version, offered as a subscription or a lifetime purchase. Its App Store listing declares no data linked to your identity.
Pros
- iPhone, iPad and Mac
- Data not linked to your identity
- Lifetime purchase available
Cons
- Expenses and documents in the paid version only
- More expensive monthly plan
The alternative: Prefer a map to a timeline? Voyage : mon guide puts each day on Apple Maps, with a cheaper monthly plan.
How to choose a travel app?
It depends on what you need. If you mostly travel for work, with flights and hotels booked in advance, an app that gathers the confirmations from your email will be handy. If you plan a trip with others from a computer, a web version matters more. And if you like to keep a record of your journey, a travel journal app will do the job.
Voyage : mon guide is for people who want to build their trip day by day: where to sleep each night, what to see, how to get from one stop to the next. Everything shows on an Apple Maps map, on iPhone and iPad. Once there, Guide mode shows the current day, the next activity and the way to get there.
Finally, look at where your data goes. Your trips say a lot about you: your destinations, your dates, your hotels. With Voyage : mon guide, there is no account to create: your trips stay on your device and in your iCloud. The first trip is free, so you can try it with no commitment.
Review by the publisher of Voyage : mon guide. Information checked on the French App Store listings on October 26, 2026; it may change. Wanderlog, TripIt, Polarsteps and Tripsy are trademarks of their respective owners.