I build NomadSwipe, one of the apps compared here.
KDE Itinerary keeps your train, flight and hotel bookings in one timeline on your phone and processes them on the device. It does not suggest places to visit. NomadSwipe covers that other part on Android: you swipe through real places in a city and see your saves on a map.
Disclosure: I built NomadSwipe, which is Android only. Facts about the other apps come from their public pages and store listings, read on 29 October 2026.
People look past KDE Itinerary for two reasons: they want help choosing what to do once the tickets are sorted, or they want an app with email forwarding and a wider user base. This article compares three alternatives and says where KDE Itinerary is the better pick.
At a glance
| App | Best for | Price | Key difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NomadSwipe | Shortlisting real places in one city by swiping | Free plan with limits; Premium (Monthly or Lifetime) bought in the app | Swipe-based discovery; Android only today |
| TripIt | Keeping bookings in one itinerary with flight alerts | Basic tier; Pro is a paid plan | Forward confirmation emails; Pro adds real-time flight alerts |
| Wanderlog | One itinerary and map for places and reservations | Free app with in-app purchases; Pro price not confirmed | Imports reservations; offline is a Pro feature |
NomadSwipe
Best for: choosing places in a city by swiping
NomadSwipe is an Android trip planner for finding places. You pick a city and it shows real places one card at a time. Each card shows the category, rating, distance and opening status, and the places you save are pinned on a map for that trip. The list sorts by rating, distance or A to Z.
A sample Lisbon trip on the map: 16 places, all picked by swiping.
- Strength: a shortlist of places you chose yourself, which KDE Itinerary's page does not describe doing.
- Limit: its listed features do not include booking import, delay alerts or ticket storage, so it does not replace KDE Itinerary for trains and flights.
- Limit: Android only today; iPhone coming soon.
The base plan includes 3 trips, 2 destination searches a month, 2 custom pins a month and a limited number of swipes. Premium (Monthly or Lifetime, bought in the app) includes up to 20 saved trips available offline.
KDE Itinerary
Best for: bookings, tickets and live train information on a privacy-first app
KDE Itinerary's page calls it a digital travel assistant with a priority on protecting your privacy. It pulls train, bus, flight, hotel, restaurant, event and rental-car bookings into a timeline. The page says the extraction runs locally on your device and that your data is not sent to remote servers.
It also searches journeys from your current location, offers alternative connections when a train is cancelled, shows live delays and vehicle status on supported trains and long-distance buses, includes a currency converter and has indoor maps of stations and airports based on OpenStreetMap. The page says KMail with KDE Connect works best for getting bookings in, and it also names Nextcloud Mail with DavDroid.
It runs on Android, Plasma Mobile and Linux, and its source code is released under the LGPL-2.0-or-later license. Its Google Play listing shows an update on 18 October 2026 and an Install button. We did not confirm a price. The page lists version 26.08.2 as released on 8 October 2026.
- Strength: local processing of your bookings and live train information, from an actively released app.
- Limit: its page describes reservations and journeys, not place recommendations or a swipe-based shortlist.
- Limit: the setup route it describes starts with KMail and KDE Connect, which suits Linux desktop users more than people who live in a phone's mail app. We did not test the import paths.
TripIt
Best for: keeping every booking in one itinerary with flight alerts
TripIt's home page says you forward your confirmation emails to TripIt to build the itinerary. Its pricing page lists TripIt Pro at $49 per year on top of a basic tier, and says Pro sends real-time flight alerts and alerts you to potential trip disruptions. The same page says the apps are available for iOS and Android and mentions offline access to your itinerary, without saying which plan includes it.
- Strength: a large user base and flight alerts that KDE Itinerary's page does not describe.
- Limit: its pages focus on bookings and alerts, not on finding places in a city, and its best alerts need Pro.
Wanderlog
Best for: one itinerary and map for places and reservations
Wanderlog's Google Play listing says you can import reservations by forwarding emails or connecting your Gmail, and that offline access to trip plans is a Pro feature. Its Pro page lists offline access, unlimited attachments and export to Google among the Pro features. We could not confirm the Pro price from Wanderlog's own pages, so this article does not state it.
- Strength: places, map and imported reservations in one app.
- Limit: offline access needs Pro, which matters if you are abroad without data. See our Wanderlog alternatives page for more.
Which to choose
- You want bookings and live train information kept on your device: KDE Itinerary.
- You want to shortlist real places in one city on Android: NomadSwipe.
- You want flight alerts and email forwarding with a big user base: TripIt.
- You want places and reservations in one itinerary and map: Wanderlog.
Questions people ask
What does KDE Itinerary cost? Its page says the app is released under the LGPL-2.0-or-later license. Its Google Play listing shows an Install button, and we did not confirm a price, so check the listing.
Does KDE Itinerary recommend places to visit? Its page describes importing bookings, a timeline, train alternatives, delays and indoor maps. It does not describe place recommendations.
Is there a KDE Itinerary app for iPhone? Its page lists Android, Plasma Mobile and Linux. An iPhone version is not listed there.
Does NomadSwipe import bookings like KDE Itinerary? No. NomadSwipe's listed features are swipe, save, map and go. They do not include booking import, delay alerts or ticket storage.
How does TripIt compare on price? TripIt's pricing page lists TripIt Pro at $49 per year, and the same page describes a tier without Pro.
Does NomadSwipe work offline? Premium includes up to 20 saved trips available offline.
Want to shortlist real places in a city? Get NomadSwipe on Google Play. It is Android only.
Prices and features change, so check the current listing of each app before you buy.
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