What's New

- Back by popular demand: Optimize your road trip, either by distance or time (under the Pin menu).
- Other minor bug fixes.

App Description

Place pins on a worldwide map for each location you want to visit, then see your route. Enter trip details for each location and create a complete trip itinerary.

You can DEMO this app with Road Trip Planner LITE also available at the Mac App Store.

Unlike other trip planning apps, this app has NO SUBSCRIPTION FEES.

MAP PINS HOLD WHAT YOU NEED. Each pin shows:

- arrival date & time
- departure date & time
- travel time to this location
- time spent at this location
- name of pin (such as John’s house)
- address of pin
- notes and images
- custom pin color and icon (choose from over 90 designs or import your own)
- URL for related information
- URL for related images
- weather reports from NOAA and other sources
- Flickr photo search
- elevation
- transport type (driving or walking)
- satellite view
- Internet Search results
- list of activities (lodging, sights to see, etc.)
- choose between multiple routes (if available)
- set the route color between pins
- between pins view driving distance, driving time, fuel cost, travel advisories, turn-by-turn driving directions
- import pins from your Contacts (select as many at once as you like)

EACH PIN CAN HAVE MANY ACTIVITIES. For each activity you can record:

- name of activity
- activity date, time and duration
- cost
- phone
- FAX
- address
- URL
- email address
- confirmation number
- notes
- picture

There are two types of pins. Route Pins are used to create the route. POI Pins mark points of interest on the map.

Choose between Apple Maps and OpenStreet Maps.

Choose between driving and walking for each pin. For air and rail routes a straight line can be displayed between pins.

Add, remove or rearrange the pins in any order you wish. Search for places such as restaurants or hotels near each pin. Routes and pins can be sent to Apple Maps.

Each trip can be saved as a separate document. Perfect for anyone who wants to maintain a record of past trips.

PUT YOUR TRIP IN YOUR GPS device. Route pins and routes can be exported as GPX files that can be imported by many Global Positioning System devices.

VIEW YOUR TRIP ON YOUR IPHONE OR IPAD with our Road Trip Planner app for iOS, or use our FREE Road Trip Planner Viewer app. Or use apps that import GPX data, such as our GPX-Viewer app. Multiple sample files are available as well, including an informative Route 66 sample file.

THE ITINERARY HOLDS ALL OF THE DETAILS. Share it and take it with you.
- display the itinerary in a separate window
- save the itinerary to disk or share it easily
- optionally include a map image with pins and routes, activities for each Route Pin, costs for each activity, total fuel cost, total trip cost, information for Points of Interest Pins, and driving instructions

USE THE TO-DO CHECKLIST. Make sure you don’t forget anything.

Import location data from our other map-related apps. For a complete list visit website below.

For more info, screenshots, videos, and support questions click on the Road Trip Planner support button or visit http://roadtripplanner.modesittsoftware.com

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PURCHASING:
The mapping and routing functionality Road Trip Planner uses is based upon Apple’s maps technology. If Apple Maps cannot find a route between map pins, then neither can Road Trip Planner. Please test the area you wish to travel using Apple’s Maps app to ensure that the area can be routed. If it cannot be routed, please submit the issue to Apple at http://www.apple.com/feedback/maps_mac.html. If Apple Maps cannot perform routing in the area you wish to travel then neither can Road Trip Planner.

iPhone Screenshots

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App Changes

  • June 13, 2014 Initial release
  • June 18, 2014 New version 2.3.1
  • August 01, 2014 New version 2.3.2
  • August 07, 2014 New version 2.3.3
  • September 01, 2014 New version 2.3.4
  • September 18, 2014 New version 2.4
  • September 13, 2015 New version 3.6.2
  • September 23, 2015 New version 3.6.3
  • October 09, 2015 New version 3.6.4
  • October 21, 2015 New version 3.7
  • November 09, 2015 New version 3.7.1
  • November 24, 2015 New version 3.8
  • January 01, 2016 New version 3.9
  • January 12, 2016 New version 3.9.1
  • February 02, 2016 New version 4.0
  • February 15, 2016 New version 4.1
  • February 24, 2016 New version 4.2
  • March 15, 2016 New version 4.2.1
  • July 07, 2016 New version 4.3.3
  • August 03, 2016 New version 4.4
  • November 06, 2016 New version 4.4.4
  • November 14, 2016 New version 4.4.5
  • June 14, 2019 New version 4.5.98
  • June 14, 2019 Price decrease: $14.99 -> $9.99
  • September 11, 2019 New version 4.5.981
  • November 18, 2019 New version 4.5.982
  • January 21, 2020 New version 4.5.983
  • July 15, 2020 New version 4.5.986
  • July 15, 2020 Price decrease: $9.99 -> $7.99
  • December 10, 2020 Price decrease: $7.99 -> $4.99
  • August 06, 2021 New version 4.6.02
  • September 16, 2023 New version 4.6.08
  • September 16, 2023 Price decrease: $4.99 -> $3.99