Ask HN: Why is there no good travel organizing app?

Posted by danielpetrica on Friday May 16, 2025 @10:42AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Has anyone else struggled to find a great app for trip planning? It seems like a common pain point:

- Search/discover activities/attractions in advance. - Build a flexible itinerary (not rigid time slots). - Share the final plan or reviews post-trip.

Plenty of apps do pieces of this, but why is there no seamless, user-friendly solution combining all three? Is it a technical challenge (e.g., dynamic routing/data aggregation), a market gap, or just undervalued by builders? Curious for takes from travel-tech folks or frustrated travelers alike.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is there no good travel organizing app? by toomuchtodo on Friday May 16, 2025 @10:46AM (#44006149)

Check out https://wanderlog.com/

(no affiliation)

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Re:Ask HN: Why is there no good travel organizing app? by danielpetrica on Friday May 16, 2025 @11:41AM (#44006779)

didn't know it I'll try

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Re:Ask HN: Why is there no good travel organizing app? by danielpetrica on Friday May 16, 2025 @11:52AM (#44006911)

really looks cumbersome to use it seems. the explore function is not as intuitive. I'll try to use it again in the future once I have more time to test it carefully

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Re:Ask HN: Why is there no good travel organizing app? by sherdil2022 on Friday May 16, 2025 @11:21AM (#44006568)

It seems to take forever to onboard. More than 20 questions and screens - just to get to the main screen. It already ticked me off - even though it might have good features. Plus why the upsell - twice in a row? Good bye.

I will stick with Google Docs, Sheets and Maps.

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