TREK vs Pappus Travel Planner

TREK9.4Visit PTPappus Travel Planner8.6Visit

Higher score TREK #1 in Travel Itinerary Apps 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Liketrek

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PT Pappus Travel Planner #7 in Travel Itinerary Apps 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 5 features Visit Pappus

• TREK fits best

  Feature-rich open-source trip planning

• Pappus Travel Planner fits best

  Open-source cross-platform itinerary management

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Side by side

Feature	TREK 9.4/10 Visit ↗	PTPappus Travel Planner 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.6
Ranking	#1 in Travel Itinerary Apps	#7 in Travel Itinerary Apps
Best for	Feature-rich open-source trip planning	Open-source cross-platform itinerary management
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Free plan	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Mobile	Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Integrations	11 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business
Features TREK 5/5 · Pappus Travel Planner 3/5
Reservation import	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Route planning	✓	✓
Shared itineraries	✓	✓
Offline access	✓	✓
Calendar sync	✓ (best)	—
Specs
Trip limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Primary platform	Web	Android
Our review
Pros	Combines itineraries, reservations, routes, budgets, packing lists, and documents Supports real-time collaboration, chat, polls, public sharing, and expense splitting Offers offline access plus calendar, PDF, GPX, KML, and KMZ exports	Works offline across web, desktop, iOS, and Android Combines routes, costs, checklists, maps, and attachments Supports portable trip sharing plus PDF and iCalendar export
Cons	Self-hosted only, with no SaaS offering Requires running the software on your own server Some routing workflows depend on Google Maps or CoMaps exports	Calendar sync is not included Android distribution uses APK releases Built primarily for individuals and small groups
Our verdict	TREK is an open-source travel itinerary planner for individuals and groups who want one place to organize trips. Its scope covers day-by-day plans, drag-and-drop places, interactive maps, reservations, booking confirmations, budgets,… Read the review →	Pappus Travel Planner is an open-source application for organizing day-by-day trips across places, transport legs, costs, expenses, checklists, maps, attachments, and alternative itinerary options. It is aimed at solo travelers and small… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• TREK — where it wins

  • Combines itineraries, reservations, routes, budgets, packing lists, and documents
  • Supports real-time collaboration, chat, polls, public sharing, and expense splitting
  • Offers offline access plus calendar, PDF, GPX, KML, and KMZ exports

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted only, with no SaaS offering
  • Requires running the software on your own server
  • Some routing workflows depend on Google Maps or CoMaps exports

• Pappus Travel Planner — where it wins

  • Works offline across web, desktop, iOS, and Android
  • Combines routes, costs, checklists, maps, and attachments
  • Supports portable trip sharing plus PDF and iCalendar export

  Where it doesn't

  • Calendar sync is not included
  • Android distribution uses APK releases
  • Built primarily for individuals and small groups

• TREK9.4/10 · Free plan

  A broad, free itinerary planner for travelers comfortable managing self-hosted software.

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• PTPappus Travel Planner8.6/10 · Free plan

  A capable open-source planner for offline trips, with broad tools but no calendar sync.

  Visit PappusFull verdict →