An honest comparison
Tripw vs a shared spreadsheet (Google Sheets / Excel)
A shared spreadsheet is the classic way to plan a group trip: flexible, free and familiar. Tripw gives you the same flexibility — without building and maintaining the sheet yourself.
| Feature | Tripw | Google Sheets / Excel |
|---|---|---|
| Day-by-day trip itinerary | Yes | By hand |
| Edit the trip together in real time | Yes | Yes |
| Share plans with others | Yes | Yes |
| Group polls and voting | Yes | By hand |
| Split expenses between friends | Yes | By hand |
| Multiple currencies | Yes | By hand |
| Add bookings automatically | With Plus | By hand |
| Travel documents (passports, tickets) | With Plus | By hand |
| Receipt scanning | With Plus | No |
| Chat and photos for each trip day | With Plus | No |
| Works offline | Yes | Yes |
| Available on | iPhone and Android | Web, iPhone and Android |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
"With Plus" — included in Tripw Plus, and everyone who joins a Plus member's trip gets it. Competitor details are based on their official website (September 2026) and may change — "Not listed on their site" means we didn't find it there, not that it can't exist. Check: google.com/sheets/about/
Switch to Tripw if…
- You're tired of working out who owes whom by hand, and in which currency.
- You want flights and hotels in the trip without retyping them, and a plan that reads well on a phone.
- You want everyone to get reminders, vote in polls and see the same plan on the road.
Keep the spreadsheet if…
- You like building everything yourself, with your own formulas and columns.
- The trip is short and simple, and one sheet is enough.
- You mostly work on the plan from a computer.
You can start in a sheet and move over as the trip gets closer: describe the trip in your own words or upload files, and Tripw Plus's AI turns them into an organized trip.
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Try Tripw on your next trip
Free to start: days, tasks, polls, flights, hotels and expenses — for everyone on the trip.