The Best AI Trip Planners in 2026, Compared

Four AI trip planners compared on the same five questions: how the AI plans, whether your group can plan with you, what happens to bookings you already made, offline access and price.

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The short version

Mindtrip and Wanderlog are the strongest all-rounders for planning with other people, and both run on the web as well as iOS.
Layla is built for one traveller chatting with an agent that can also book; its official pages don’t describe group planning.
Waiz is built for groups on iPhone: the AI drafts every day from one sentence, then the whole group edits one live plan.

We make Waiz

This is our own comparison, so read it with that in mind. Every claim about another product is limited to what its official site or App Store listing says, checked on 3 October 2026, and each one links to a full comparison with sources.

How we compared them

Every planner here was measured against the same five questions, the ones that decide whether an AI planner is still useful once real people and real bookings are involved:

How the AI plans. Does it draft whole days for you, fill in places, or build the trip through a conversation?
Planning together. Can everyone going edit the same plan, or is it one person’s chat?
Bookings you already made. Can you forward a confirmation and have it land on the right day?
Offline. Can you open the plan without a signal, abroad, on the day?
Price and platforms. What is free, what needs a subscription, and does it run where your group is?

The planners

Waiz

Best for groups planning on iPhone

Describe the trip in one sentence (where, when, who) and the AI wizard drafts every day, then reworks the plan as you chat. Everyone you invite edits the same itinerary with changes synced in real time, and forwarded confirmations land on the right day.

iOS · Free planning and real-time sync · AI wizard and booking import on Pro, with a free trial

Layla

Best for planning and booking in one chat

An AI travel agent you chat with to plan a trip and book it, with flight and hotel options inside the conversation. Its official pages don’t describe planning with a group, importing bookings made elsewhere, or offline access.

iOS and web · Free, with a Premium subscription (prices shown in the app)

Full comparison: Waiz vs Layla

Mindtrip

Best free all-rounder

Build the trip by chatting with its AI, invite friends into a group chat, edit itineraries together, forward or upload confirmations, and view your plan offline. It is free, with no in-app purchases listed on the App Store.

iOS and web · Free

Full comparison: Waiz vs Mindtrip

Wanderlog

Best for Android and laptop planners

Its AI fills your days with top-reviewed places, and the group edits in real time on the free tier. Forwarded confirmations are free; automatic Gmail scanning and offline access need Pro, which is annual-only.

iOS, Android and web · Free tier; Pro $39.99/yr

Full comparison: Waiz vs Wanderlog

Not AI planners, but worth knowing

TripIt and Tripsy turn confirmation emails into a tidy itinerary you can share, but neither drafts the days for you. If you already know what you want to do and only need your bookings organised, they are strong choices.

Which one should you pick?

Travelling with friends or family, all on iPhone? Pick a planner where the itinerary itself is shared and live, not just a chat about it.
Someone plans from Android or a laptop? Mindtrip or Wanderlog, which run on the web.
Planning alone and want to book in the same place? Layla’s agent is built for that.
Already booked most of it? Make sure forwarded confirmations land on the right day, so the plan fills in around them.

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