Is there a free alternative to Tripsy?
Yes, and this is the closest of the three comparisons. Tripsy is a polished Apple-ecosystem planner across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Watch, at $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year, and it is the more mature app. Camipack covers fewer devices — iPhone only — but planning costs nothing: no account, a packing list per traveller, free flight tracking, and your position on a downloaded map with no signal. An optional Pro tier ($3.99/mo, cheaper than Tripsy's) adds ticket and receipt scanning, daily forecasts, today's exchange rate and live calendar sync.
Which one you actually want
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Choose Tripsy
- You want it on iPad, Mac or Apple Watch — Camipack is iPhone only.
- You want the more mature, more polished planner, and it shows.
- You want travel statistics.
- A subscription is fine with you.
Choose Camipack
- You want planning free, permanently — no subscription needed for maps, packing or budget.
- You would rather not create an account, and want no analytics or servers.
- Packing is the problem — a list per traveller.
- You want offline maps and your position with no signal, at no cost.
What Camipack does
- Free flight lookup and background tracking, by number
- A live flight countdown on the Lock Screen
- A packing list for every traveller, not one shared checklist
- Offline vector maps — and the blue dot works with no signal
- Budget as you plan and as you spend, with who paid
- No account, no analytics, no servers — Pro or not
- Pro (optional, $3.99/mo): reads ticket photos, PDFs and receipts, adds daily forecasts and today's exchange rate, and keeps your calendar in sync
Feature by feature
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| Camipack | Tripsy | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free to plan; Pro $3.99/mo for scanning, forecasts, rates and calendar sync | Free tier, $4.99/mo or $39.99/yr |
| Platforms | iPhone only (iOS 17+) | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch |
| Account required | None | Yes |
| Ticket import | Type the number, free; scan photo/PDF is Pro | From email or by hand |
| Flight tracking | Free — Live Activity, terminal, gate, status, background checks | Flight alerts (Pro) |
| Offline maps | Included, downloadable, free | — |
| Your position offline | Blue dot by GPS | — |
| Packing lists | One per traveller | — |
| Analytics on you | None — no servers, Pro or not | Standard product analytics |
Questions people actually ask
Is there a free alternative to Tripsy?
Camipack is free to plan: offline maps, packing lists, budget and flight tracking are all free. An optional $3.99/mo Pro adds ticket and receipt scanning, daily forecasts, today's exchange rate and live calendar sync. Tripsy is the more mature planner and runs on more Apple devices; Camipack is iPhone-only but costs less either way — Tripsy Pro is $4.99/mo.
Does Camipack work on iPad or Mac?
No. Camipack is iPhone only. If you plan on an iPad or a Mac, Tripsy is the better fit — it covers iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.
Which trip planner has packing lists per person?
Camipack keeps a separate list for every traveller on the trip, rather than one shared checklist, which is the difference that matters once you are packing for children.
Which trip planner works without a subscription?
Camipack, for planning: offline maps, flight tracking with a Lock Screen countdown, packing lists and budget are all free, with no account and no analytics. Only the Pro extras (ticket and receipt scanning, daily forecasts, today's exchange rate and live calendar sync; optional, $3.99/mo) need a subscription. Planning works without one, forever.
Compared with other trip planners
Camipack is free to plan
No account, no analytics, no servers. Pro ($3.99/mo, optional) adds ticket and receipt scanning, daily forecasts, today's exchange rate and live calendar sync.
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