TripIt
For frequent business and leisure travelers requiring a centralized, automated solution to manage multi-vendor itineraries.
TripIt: Travel Planner
Snapshot
Who is TripIt?
Simplifying complex travel logistics through automated itinerary organization and real-time alerts for frequent travelers.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 1Last updated
TripIt: Travel Planner
v20.4.0
7mo ago
Publisher DNA
What defines TripIt?
Publisher DNA
Primary focus
Travel itinerary management
Scale
indie
Target audience
Frequent business and leisure travelers requiring a centralized, automated solution to manage multi-vendor itineraries.
Origin
Operating in the travel category since the launch of its flagship app in 2009.
Signature Patterns
- •Automated itinerary building via centralized email parsing
- •Freemium subscription model (TripIt Pro) targeting high-frequency travelers
- •Deep integration with corporate travel and expense ecosystems like SAP Concur
Portfolio momentum
Maintains a consistent update cadence for its single flagship title with 2 releases in the last 6 months.
Portfolio
What does TripIt ship?
Apps
1 app analysed
TripIt® from Concur instantly organizes all your travel plans in one place.
High-value Fare Drop Tracking ROI
- Itinerary Organization
- Login and Authentication Issues
Distributed across 14 markets, strongest in Asia-Pacific.
Based on 1 of 1 app with localized market data · last scanned .
Americas (3)
- Canada1 / 1
- Mexico1 / 1
- United States1 / 1
Europe (5)
- France1 / 1
- Germany1 / 1
- Spain1 / 1
- Turkey1 / 1
- United Kingdom1 / 1
Asia-Pacific (6)
- Australia1 / 1
- India1 / 1
- Indonesia1 / 1
- Japan1 / 1
- Singapore1 / 1
›+1 more asia-pacific market
- Vietnam1 / 1
Core markets (1/1 apps)
User Sentiment
How do users feel about their apps?
0
Positive apps
1
Neutral / mixed
0
Negative apps
45/100
Avg sentiment score
Rivals
Who does TripIt compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(1)
Both apps compete for the frequent traveler segment by providing real-time flight tracking and itinerary management, creating direct overlap in utility for users managing complex travel schedules.
Contenders(10)
Packr competes by providing specialized packing automation that integrates with TripIt itineraries, capturing users who require granular list management beyond TripIt's core itinerary focus.
Rhyme competes by targeting the discovery phase of travel planning, capturing users who organize trips based on social media content rather than email confirmations.
Roadie competes for the leisure travel segment by offering collaborative planning tools that TripIt currently lacks, specifically targeting road trippers and campers.
Roadtrippers competes for the same leisure travel audience as TripIt by targeting users who plan multi-stop itineraries, though it focuses on road-based discovery rather than email-based flight aggregation.
Both apps compete for the same international traveler audience by providing tools to organize complex journeys, though they differ in their focus on itinerary management versus multimodal transport logistics.
Both apps target frequent travelers needing centralized itinerary management, with Stippl directly challenging TripIt's lack of collaborative planning tools.
Both apps target the frequent traveler segment, with TripIt managing the logistics of the trip while Timeshifter manages the physiological impact of travel.
Both applications target organized travelers requiring automated itinerary management via email parsing, creating direct competition for the same user base.
Wanderlog competes by offering a map-centric interface for group collaboration and route optimization, directly addressing the collaborative planning gap identified in the TripIt feature set.
PackPoint captures the pre-trip preparation phase for the same frequent traveler audience that uses TripIt to manage itineraries.
Same space(19)
Manages travel itineraries and flight monitoring, serving as a direct functional alternative.
Automates residency tracking for visa and tax compliance, a specialized utility for frequent travelers.
Documents travel history and bucket-list destinations, serving as a post-trip companion to active itinerary management.
Provides location-based audio stories that enhance road trips, serving as a content-focused travel companion.
Provides end-to-end booking inventory for flights and lodging that complements itinerary management.
Supplies offline navigation for travelers in remote areas where connectivity-dependent features fail.
Manages complex theme park itineraries, serving as a specialized vertical alternative to general travel management.
Provides real-time flight status and radar tracking for travelers and families.
Offers real-time flight visualization that serves as a technical alternative for users needing more than basic alerts.
Offers flight tracking and itinerary synchronization that directly overlaps with core utility.
Provides bundled attraction tickets that travelers use to plan their destination activities.
Offers vacation rental inventory that users often book alongside their managed flights.
Provides real-time radar and delay predictions that compete with standard travel alerts.
Automates airline credit recovery, providing a financial utility that complements fare tracking.
Offers real-time radar and flight status alerts for travelers monitoring departures and arrivals.
Consolidates multi-modal transport booking across 2,000 providers, filling the gap for non-flight travel planning.
Provides real-time flight tracking and AR identification that serves as a visual utility for travelers.
Provides high-margin inventory liquidation that appeals to price-sensitive travelers.
Acts as a low-cost booking aggregator that competes for the same international traveler segment.
New entrants(1)
Organizes RV-specific routes and camping stops, serving as a specialized planning tool for road travelers.
The Analyst's Read
The bottom line on TripIt
Bottom line
TripIt is a specialized publisher that has successfully defended its niche through corporate ecosystem integration and automation. Its sustained high ratings signal a robust product-market fit within the professional travel segment.
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What fed this analysis
- Apps analyzed:
- 1
- With full intel:
- 1
- With overview:
- 1
- Website scraped:
- yes
- Social presence:
- yes