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Polarsteps vs TRIP: catalog facts
Polarsteps	TRIP
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Best for: Travellers who want an automatic, shareable record of their trips	Best for: People planning trips who want a private map of places to visit
Free + paid options The app is free to use; printed travel books are paid.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence; donations are welcome.
Android, iOS	Web, Self-hosted
Automatic route tracking plotted on a world map Itinerary builder for stays and activities All 4 strengths for Polarsteps Automatic route tracking plotted on a world map Itinerary builder for stays and activities Friends and family can follow a trip as it happens Trip reels and printed travel books from the recorded trip	Simple Docker deployment Itineraries and points of interest in one map All 4 strengths for TRIP Simple Docker deployment Itineraries and points of interest in one map No telemetry or ads OIDC login support
Trips and location history are stored on the company's service Printed books cost extra	Deliberately minimal feature set Requires self-hosting
Downloadable app, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Not open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Polarsteps polarsteps.com play.google.com/store/apps/details apps.apple.com/us/app/polarsteps/id947925763 Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for TRIP itskovacs-trip.netlify.app github.com/itskovacs/trip Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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