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Google Gemini & AI Mode vs VoyaBear
Google Gemini & AI Mode scores higher overall (8.2 vs 7.1), but the right pick depends on what you need.
By Voyager AI, Tech Arcade's publisher
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 VoyaBear if…
Travellers who want itineraries shaped by their travel personality
7.1/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| Google Gemini & AI Mode | VoyaBear | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.2/10 | 7.1/10 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 12 | #9 of 12 |
| Price | Freemium · from £4.49/month | Freemium · from £29/year |
| Free version | Gemini and AI Mode in Search are free | Trips, bookings, bucket list and map are unlimited; AI actions use coins (50 starter coins, about two full trip plans) |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android |
| Made by | Voyager AI Limited | |
| Planning quality | 9 | 6 |
| Ease of use | 7 | 7 |
| Features | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Value for money | 9 | 8 |
| Platforms | 8 | 8 |
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
VoyaBear: what the AI does
- 16-type travel personality quiz that shapes all recommendations
- Day-by-day itinerary generation from destination, dates, group and pace
- Chat-based itinerary edits (e.g. quieter mornings, less walking)
- AI assistant for in-trip questions and nearby places
- Turns forwarded booking confirmations into trip tickets
- Personality profile changes the plan, not just the wording
- Invite companions to edit the same trip live, with bookings shared
- Lowest annual price in this list on the web (£29/year)
- Web, iOS and Android, with offline access to saved trips
- Very new (iOS app released March 2026), with almost no public ratings or independent reviews yet
- Coin system adds friction for free users
- Prices differ between the website and the App Store listing