Waiz vs a spreadsheet (or the group chat)
No shade — a spreadsheet and a group chat can plan a trip. They just make you do all the work: chasing screenshots, copy-pasting confirmation numbers, and re-asking the same three questions until someone finally picks a hotel.
Free and familiar — but every row, every confirmation, every reminder is you. Waiz does the first draft.
| DIMENSION | Waiz | Spreadsheet |
|---|---|---|
| AI-drafted itinerary | WAIZRequires a paid plan. Waiz: Full support. Requires a paid plan. Full day-by-day draft from one sentence | SPREADSHEETSpreadsheet: Not available. None — someone has to research and type in every stop by hand |
| Real-time group collaboration | WAIZWaiz: Full support. Real-time sync across the whole group | SPREADSHEETSpreadsheet: Partial. Edits happen, but the plan and the chatter mix in the same thread |
| Automatic booking import from email | WAIZRequires a paid plan. Waiz: Full support. Requires a paid plan. Forward the email — it lands on the right day | SPREADSHEETSpreadsheet: Not available. Manual — copy-paste from confirmation emails, one at a time |
| Works offline | WAIZWaiz: Full support. Itinerary and bookings cached on device | SPREADSHEETSpreadsheet: Partial. Depends on the app — spreadsheets usually need a connection to load |
| PlatformSPEC | WAIZiOS | SPREADSHEETWhatever you already have open |
| PriceSPEC | WAIZFree, with a Pro free trial | SPREADSHEETFree, but it costs you the planning |
Ratings are our reading of each product's publicly documented features. Something out of date? Tell us.
Where they actually differ.
One source of truth, not a thread to scroll
"Wait, did we book the Tuesday or Wednesday flight?" is a group-chat classic because the plan lives in fifty scattered messages. Waiz keeps one live itinerary everyone sees the same version of — no scrolling required.
The AI does the first draft
A blank spreadsheet is a blank spreadsheet — somebody has to fill every row. Tell Waiz's wizard the where, when, and who, and it drafts a full day-by-day plan to react to instead of starting from nothing.
Bookings file themselves
Forward a confirmation email to Waiz and it lands on the right day automatically — no copy-pasting flight numbers into a cell and hoping nobody typos the confirmation code. It's a Pro feature, with a free trial to try it.
Questions, answered.
No. Describe the trip to Waiz's AI wizard the way you'd describe it to a friend, forward whatever confirmations you already have to trips@getwaiz.com, and the plan builds around what you've already decided.
Yes — trip planning, group collaboration, and live sync are free with no trip limit. Pro unlocks the AI wizard, chat, and booking import, with a free trial to start.
Free to wander. Pro to roam.
Free trial, then billed through the App Store. Cancel anytime.