The best apps to plan a group trip (2026)
Last reviewed: October 2026
A trip with friends or family needs four things: a shared itinerary, a way to split costs, a chat and a place for documents and bookings. You can use a different app for each, or one app that brings them together. Here's how to choose.
In short
You want everything in one app (itinerary, expenses, chat, checklists, documents, photos) → Travel Together
You only need to split costs → an expense app such as Splitwise or Tricount
You mainly want a detailed itinerary with maps → an itinerary planner such as Wanderlog
You want your bookings pulled from emails → a booking organizer such as TripIt
Apps compared
Travel Together | Expense-only apps (Splitwise, Tricount) | Itinerary planners (Wanderlog) | Booking organizers (TripIt) | Chat (WhatsApp) | |
Shared day-by-day itinerary | ✅ | — | ✅ | partly | — |
Expense splitting with balances | ✅ | ✅ | partly | — | — |
Multiple currencies | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — |
Group chat | ✅ | — | — | — | ✅ |
Offline documents | ✅ | — | ✅ | ✅ | partly |
Shared photo album | ✅ | — | — | — | partly |
AI itinerary / from ChatGPT and Claude | ✅ | — | ✅ | — | — |
(✅ = available · — = not available or not what the app is for)
Travel Together
Free app (iPhone, Android, web) built for group trips: each trip has its travellers, who share an itinerary with a map, chat and polls, multi-currency expenses with automatic balances, checklists, offline documents, a photo album and a travel passport. Itineraries can be generated with AI, imported from a link or PDF, or saved straight from ChatGPT and Claude.
Best for: groups of friends, families and couples who want the whole trip in one place.
Limits: available in English and Italian.
Expense apps (Splitwise, Tricount)
Widely used and simple for keeping accounts between friends and housemates, also outside travel.
Best for: people who already organize the trip another way and only need to split costs.
Itinerary planners (Wanderlog)
Strong on maps, places and detailed plans.
Best for: people who plan well ahead and want a richly detailed itinerary.
Booking organizers (TripIt)
Collect flights and hotels from confirmation emails into one plan.
Best for: frequent travellers, including business trips.
WhatsApp and group chats
Perfect for talking, but important information gets lost between messages. They work best alongside an app that keeps the plan and expenses in order.
How to choose
How many of you are there? The bigger the group, the more a single shared place helps.
Do you only need to split costs, or organize everything?
Should every traveller be able to edit the plan?
Are you travelling abroad (currencies, offline documents, eSIM)?
FAQ
What is the best app to plan a group trip?
If you want everything in one app, Travel Together brings together a shared itinerary, expenses, chat, checklists, documents and photos. If you only need one feature, a specialized app may be enough.
Is there a free app to plan trips with friends?
Yes, Travel Together is free on iPhone, Android and web, with an optional premium plan.
Can I use ChatGPT to plan a group trip?
Yes: ChatGPT and Claude are great at suggesting an itinerary. By connecting Travel Together, the itinerary is saved to the app and shared with the group.
Try Travel Together — free on iPhone, Android and web. Start for free
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