Roadtrippers

Roadtrippers is a road-trip planner built for travelers who want to shape a journey around worthwhile stops, not just draw the quickest line between two addresses. It suits couples, groups, campers, and RV drivers who value discovery and shared planning, especially in its supported regions. The main trade-off is that detailed itineraries quickly run into trip and stop caps, with paid access charged monthly.

Overview

Roadtrippers combines route planning, place discovery, booking, and navigation on the web and in iOS and Android apps. The planner estimates fuel costs and finds places within a chosen distance of a route, so it helps answer “what should we do along the way?” rather than merely “how do we get there?” Its database spans millions of places in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia, making those countries the strongest fit for destination research.

Autopilot uses insights from other travelers to suggest stops, but recommendations remain optional: travelers can accept or decline each one. Friends can collaborate on a trip in real time, import reservations, share itineraries, and use saved plans offline. Plans sync with the mobile apps, while the support center supplies guides, FAQs, troubleshooting articles, and a contact-request channel.

Key features

Planning and discovery

Route-aware place search and fuel estimates make Roadtrippers more useful than a basic map when the route itself is part of the holiday. Campground search covers more than 50,000 campgrounds, with filters, reviews, and booking for thousands of sites. That is a substantial advantage for camping-focused travelers, although the value depends on traveling in the regions covered by its place database.

RV routing

RV routing considers vehicle dimensions, weight, and propane status to avoid unsuitable roads and hazards. It is the right reason to consider Roadtrippers over a general itinerary app if you drive a large or specialized vehicle. However, RV GPS features are available only in the United States, and Apple CarPlay voice directions are the stated in-car integration.

Capacity and collaboration

Trip capacity is a practical constraint. The plans permit one, three, five, or unlimited saved trips and up to three, 20, 50, or 150 stops per trip, respectively. A simple weekend route can fit Free; multi-city vacations, group itineraries, and stop-heavy RV journeys are more comfortable on higher tiers. Even Premium has a 150-stop ceiling, so it is not an unlimited stop database.

Pricing

Roadtrippers uses a freemium model. Free costs nothing, billed $0/yr, and includes one saved trip with three stops per trip. It is suitable for trying the workflow or planning a short outing, but the cap is restrictive for a full vacation.

Basic costs $11.99 a month, billed $11.99/mo, with three saved trips and 20 stops per trip. It is the sensible entry point for occasional travelers who need more than a single compact itinerary. Pro costs $16.99 a month, billed $16.99/mo, and raises capacity to five trips and 50 stops per trip, matching frequent travelers with several active plans. Premium costs $19.99 a month, billed $19.99/mo, and allows unlimited saved trips plus 150 stops per trip; it best suits prolific planners and users maintaining many itineraries.

Eligible users who have never used a trial may receive a one-time seven-day trial with an annual plan. Monthly plans have no trial and are billed immediately, so the monthly tiers offer no risk-free evaluation period.

Platforms

Roadtrippers runs on web, Android, and iOS, with the web app as its primary platform. Saved plans sync to the mobile apps, and offline access helps when connectivity is unreliable. Apple CarPlay voice directions support compatible in-car use. RV GPS coverage remains United States-only despite the broader platform reach.

Who it's for

Choose Roadtrippers for exploratory road trips where finding attractions, campgrounds, and fuel-aware stops matters as much as navigation. It is particularly well suited to groups collaborating on one itinerary and RV travelers in the United States who can use vehicle-aware routing. It is less convincing for travelers who need only point-to-point directions, unlimited stops on a small budget, or RV GPS outside the United States.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Route-based place discovery and fuel estimates turn a route into an itinerary.
• Pro: More than 50,000 campgrounds, reviews, filters, and booking support camping research.
• Pro: Real-time collaboration, reservation import, shared itineraries, and offline access support group travel.
• Pro: RV routing accounts for dimensions, weight, and propane status in the United States.
• Con: The free tier allows only one saved trip and three stops, limiting serious planning.
• Con: Paid plans are monthly and still cap stops at 20, 50, or 150 per trip.
• Con: Monthly subscribers are billed immediately because the trial applies only to eligible annual-plan users.
• Con: RV GPS is unavailable outside the United States.

Alternatives

For a no-cost, open-source option across desktop and mobile, choose Pappus Travel Planner; its Free software plan is free under GPL-3.0-or-later terms.

tabiori is a freemium alternative with a free basic tier and broad platform support, but no free trial.

Pick TripIt when organizing reservations is the priority: its free plan allows three uploaded documents per trip, while TripIt Pro costs $49 a year and raises that allowance to 25.

Jettova offers free consumer trip planning, with bookings paid to partners at their listed prices.

Lambus provides a free basic platform, with PRO features sold separately; its one-year PRO purchase is 24.99 EUR.

Choose Pilot for a free itinerary builder with route tools, file and reservation import, and real-time collaboration.

Rome2Rio is a free choice for unlimited searches without subscriptions.

For a travel-map blog rather than full route planning, TravelMap offers a free tier with 100 photos and straight lines only; Premium costs $43.61 a month.

Browse more options in Travel Itinerary Apps.

Verdict

Roadtrippers is a strong choice for road travelers who want discovery, campground research, collaborative itineraries, and—within the United States—RV-aware routing in one service. Start with Free for a short test route, but expect to pay Basic, Pro, or Premium once stop counts or saved trips grow. Look elsewhere if you need consistently free, uncapped planning, simple reservation organization, or RV navigation outside the United States.