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Pin Drop vs TripIt
TripIt is excellent at turning your booking confirmations into one tidy trip timeline, flights, hotels and cars included. Pin Drop picks up where the itinerary ends, keeping a map of the places you actually want to visit and revisit, long after the trip is over.
Save every place that matters.
Drop unlimited pins with photos, notes and tags as you go.
Organise your way.
Group and filter places by tag, from viewpoints to bucket list.
A map that keeps growing.
It builds across every trip, not just the one in front of you.
Everywhere you are.
Use it on web, iOS or Android, and share it with friends.
Two different jobs on a trip.
TripIt is one of the best known trip organisers around, and it earns that reputation. Forward a flight, hotel or car confirmation to plans@tripit.com, or let it sync with Gmail, Outlook or Yahoo, and it builds a single day-by-day itinerary in seconds.
TripIt Pro, at around $49 a year, layers on real-time flight alerts for gate changes, delays and cancellations, seat tracking, alternate-flight search and a points and miles tracker. For anyone juggling connections and confirmations, that is genuinely useful.
But an itinerary is made for one trip, then it is done. Once you land home, the timeline closes and the places you loved along the way rarely make it anywhere else.
That is the gap the map fills. It is not about logistics, it is about the actual places: the cafe you want to return to, the viewpoint you photographed, the beach a friend recommended.
Save them with photos and notes, tag them, and they stay put long after the booking confirmations are archived. Pin Drop is the record of where you have been and where you still want to go, across every trip you take.
Used together, TripIt gets you there on schedule and the map remembers why you went.
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How Pin Drop compares with TripIt
The capabilities that matter when you move your map across.
Capability
Pin Drop
TripIt
How it works
From scattered saves to one map you keep for good.
01
Bring your places across
Import everywhere you have already saved from a spreadsheet, export or another app. However many, they map instantly with no limits.
02
Make it yours
Tag and group places into trips, cities and wish lists, and add your own notes and photos.
03
Take it everywhere
One map on your phone and the web, kept in sync, so it is with you at home and on the road.
Why people switch
No limits, nothing lost, easy to share.
No pin limit
Keep saving without hitting a cap or deleting old places to make room.
A map that lasts
Your places stay put and keep growing, trip after trip, year after year.
Notes and photos
Remember why you saved somewhere, not just that you did.
Yours to share
Send a place or a whole list to the people you are travelling with, no sign up needed.
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Questions you might have
How is Pin Drop different from TripIt?
TripIt turns your booking emails into a single travel itinerary. Pin Drop is your own saved map of places, the spots you want to remember and share, kept in one map across every trip.
Can I use Pin Drop alongside TripIt?
Yes. Let TripIt organise the bookings, keep your places in Pin Drop. Your map of favourites and recommendations sits beside your itinerary.
Can I save and import places into Pin Drop?
Yes. Save places from anywhere, organise them into maps and add notes and photos to each pin. It syncs across your phone and desktop.
Is Pin Drop a good TripIt alternative?
TripIt and Pin Drop do different jobs. TripIt tracks your bookings, Pin Drop remembers the places. Most people happily use both.
How much does Pin Drop cost?
Pin Drop has a free plan and paid plans. See the pricing page for current plans. TripIt pricing is separate and changes over time, so check their site.
