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Google Gemini & AI Mode vs iplan.ai
Google Gemini & AI Mode scores higher overall (8.2 vs 6.3), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose Google Gemini & AI Mode if…
People already using Google who want live flight, hotel and map data in one plan
8.2/10★★★★★Full review →Choose iplan.ai if…
City breaks where you want a tight, timed daily route on your phone
6.3/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| Google Gemini & AI Mode | iplan.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.2/10 | 6.3/10 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 12 | #12 of 12 |
| Price | Freemium · from £4.49/month | Freemium · from $3.99 |
| Free version | Gemini and AI Mode in Search are free | Free download with basic itinerary generation |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | iOS, Android |
| Made by | Voyage AI Inc | |
| Planning quality | 9 | 6 |
| Ease of use | 7 | 7 |
| Features | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Value for money | 9 | 7 |
| Platforms | 8 | 6 |
Google Gemini & AI Mode: what the AI does
- Canvas itineraries in AI Mode combining flights, hotels and Maps data
- Refine by chat, then share the plan by link
- Natural-language flight deal search
- Gemini itineraries using your Gmail bookings, Maps, Flights and Hotels
- Restaurant reservations from AI Mode (US)
- Best-in-class live data from Google Maps, Flights and Hotels
- Free core experience on web and mobile
- Pulls reservations from Gmail automatically
- Shareable plans
- Canvas trip planning is limited to US desktop users opted into Labs
- Features are split across Search, Gemini and Maps
- Bookings still hand off to partners
iplan.ai: what the AI does
- Itineraries in under a minute from interests, companions, length and budget
- Minute-by-minute routes with time estimates
- Route optimisation and restaurant suggestions
- Re-plans when you edit or remove stops
- Offline access and hand-off to map apps
- Very detailed, timed daily plans
- Offline access and map-app hand-off
- Low-cost upgrade
- Users report car-centric routes and repetitive suggestions
- Low Android rating (3.9)
- No web planner, and little company information