Okay, so I’ve been on the hunt for a decent app to keep my travel plans in check, and I stumbled upon two big names: TripCase and TripIt. I’d heard a lot about both, but I’d never actually used them myself. I was like, “Which one’s better for me?”
First things first, I signed up for both. It was pretty straightforward, nothing too complicated. I wanted to see how they handled adding my flight and hotel details. I forwarded a bunch of confirmation emails to both apps, you know, the usual stuff you get when you book a flight or a room.
With TripIt, it was a breeze. It just sucked in all the info from my emails without a hitch. Everything was there – flight numbers, times, hotel addresses, the works. TripCase, on the other hand, was a bit hit-and-miss. It got some details right, but it also messed up a few things. I had to go in and manually fix some entries, which was a bit of a pain.
Then I started playing around with the features. TripIt has this neat feature where it adds all your trip details to your calendar. I’m a calendar guy, so that was a huge plus for me. It just automatically popped up in my Google Calendar, all neat and tidy. TripCase didn’t seem to have that, or at least I couldn’t find it.
- TripIt:
- Automatically adds trips to my calendar.
- Handles forwarded emails like a champ.
- TripCase:
- A bit clunky with email parsing.
- Had to manually fix some details.
I also tried to find some other alternatives. A buddy of mine told me to check out Tripsy on my iPhone. So I downloaded it. It was okay, I guess. It had some cool features, but it also felt a bit buggy. I even poked around with Wanderlog for a bit, but honestly, it didn’t really click with me.
After messing around with both TripCase and TripIt, I gotta say, TripIt just felt smoother. It did what I needed it to do without much fuss. TripCase was okay, but it felt like I was doing more work than I should have to. So, for now, I’m sticking with TripIt. It’s not perfect, but it gets the job done.
