Ask HN: Why is there no good travel organizing app?

2 points by danielpetrica 11 hours ago

Has anyone else struggled to find a great app for trip planning? It seems like a common pain point:

- Search/discover activities/attractions in advance. - Build a flexible itinerary (not rigid time slots). - Share the final plan or reviews post-trip.

Plenty of apps do pieces of this, but why is there no seamless, user-friendly solution combining all three? Is it a technical challenge (e.g., dynamic routing/data aggregation), a market gap, or just undervalued by builders? Curious for takes from travel-tech folks or frustrated travelers alike.

toomuchtodo 11 hours ago

Check out https://wanderlog.com/

(no affiliation)

  • danielpetrica 10 hours ago

    didn't know it I'll try

    • danielpetrica 10 hours ago

      really looks cumbersome to use it seems. the explore function is not as intuitive. I'll try to use it again in the future once I have more time to test it carefully

  • sherdil2022 11 hours ago

    It seems to take forever to onboard. More than 20 questions and screens - just to get to the main screen. It already ticked me off - even though it might have good features. Plus why the upsell - twice in a row? Good bye.

    I will stick with Google Docs, Sheets and Maps.