Travel · checked 2026-10-19

Can I vibecode Wanderlog Pro?

KINDA· weekend project

A personal trip planner is a map, a list of saved places, days you drag them onto and a route sorter, and an agent can build that with MapLibre, OpenStreetMap data and OSRM over a weekend. What Pro charges for is harder: reading reservations out of your inbox needs a Google OAuth app, offline use on a phone needs cached map tiles that most free tile servers forbid you to bulk-download, and Google's photos, ratings and opening hours aren't available for free. Self-hosted TREK already covers most of the planner, so build only if you want your own.

$3.33/moprice

$40you'd save a year

weekendbuild time

—people replaced it

Before you start

What you need on hand.

DifficultyAdvanced · Real infrastructure or OAuth work.

TimeA weekend; the offline maps take the longest

Claude Code, Codex or CursorAny of them can run the prompt.
Node.js 22better-sqlite3 compiles a native module, so build tools must be installed.
The pmtiles CLIUsed to cut a map extract for each trip's bounding box.
A routing serverThe public OSRM demo works for light use; heavy use needs your own or a provider with a key.
KDE kitinerary-extractor (optional)Reads booking confirmations; it's packaged on Linux and used in TREK's Docker image.

Before you buildWanderlog's free plan already has unlimited places and a map. Pro's value is offline use and Gmail import, so check whether you need them.

1. Install one agent: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor.
2. Make an empty folder and open it in the agent.
3. Paste the prompt below, press enter, and answer its questions as it builds.

The prompt

Build me a personal trip planner to replace Wanderlog Pro. Requirements:

- Node.js 22 + TypeScript: a Fastify server plus a Vite + vanilla TypeScript front end on
http://localhost:4890, with MapLibre GL JS for the map and SortableJS for dragging.
- Storage: better-sqlite3 at ./data/trips.db: trips, days, places (name, lat, lon, notes,
opening-hours text), stops (place, day, position, planned time) and bookings (type, start
and end with time zone, confirmation code, file path).
- Places: search by name through Photon (PHOTON_URL in .env, default photon.komoot.io), drop
a pin on the map, or paste "lat, lon". A bookmarklet posts a page's title and selected text
to /api/clip and saves an unplaced place to geocode later.
- Itinerary: saved places on the left, one column per day on the right; dragging moves a
place between days; the map shows numbered pins and a route line per day.
- Route order: for a chosen day, sort stops with nearest neighbour then 2-opt over a distance
matrix from OSRM (OSRM_URL in .env), driving, walking or cycling, keeping the first stop
locked; show time and distance between stops.
- Bookings: upload an .eml or .pdf confirmation to ./data/files and extract flights and
hotels with KDE's `kitinerary-extractor` when it is installed, otherwise a manual form.
Never connect to an inbox.
- Offline: an installable PWA whose service worker caches the app and trip data. Maps come
from a per-trip .pmtiles file made with `pmtiles extract` over the trip's bounding box
(Protomaps), kept in ./data/maps/ and read with the `pmtiles` protocol.
- Export: GPX of places, KML, an .ics file per trip, and a print stylesheet for PDF.
- Single user, one password in .env. No accounts, no telemetry. Outbound: Photon and OSRM.
- Out of scope: live collaboration, expense splitting, Gmail scanning, flight deals, native
apps.
- README: the pmtiles extract command, a warning that tile.openstreetmap.org forbids bulk
offline downloads, and a note that Google's photos, ratings and hours are not included.

Opens your agent with the prompt filled in, you press enter. Or copy it and paste it into an empty folder.

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Then keep going

Next prompts, same folder.

The first prompt builds the core. Run these one at a time in the same folder to grow it into your own Wanderlog Pro.

Extend the trip planner in this folder. Requirements:

- Add an import page for Google Takeout's Saved places GeoJSON/CSV and for a shared
  Google Maps list URL pasted as text, creating places with names and coordinates.
- Geocode rows that only have a name through Photon, at most 1 request per second, and list
  the rows that failed instead of dropping them.
- Skip duplicates within 50 m with the same name.
- Add tests with sample files and update the README.

Add packing lists to the trip planner in this folder. Requirements:

- Templates in ./data/templates/*.md, one item per line; a trip copies a template and
  adds items grouped by category.
- Tick items on any device; the PWA queues ticks made offline and syncs them later.
- Show "12 of 30 packed" on the trip page and print the list from the print stylesheet.
- Update the README.

Add weather to the trip planner in this folder. Requirements:

- For each day with dated stops, fetch the forecast from Open-Meteo (no key) for the first
  stop's coordinates and show high, low and rain chance on the day header.
- Beyond the 16-day forecast window, show last year's values for the same date, labelled as
  history.
- Cache results for 3 hours in ./data/trips.db and keep the last cached value when offline.
- Update the README.

What you lose

Automatic import of reservations from your Gmail
Google's place photos, ratings, reviews and opening hours
Polished offline use on iOS and Android
Live editing with friends who all have the app
Flight and car rental deals and the AI assistant

Why people still pay

Reviewers praise it for keeping the whole trip in one place: places on a map, bookings pulled from email and a route that makes sense. For $39.99 a year, offline access and the Gmail scan are what travellers cite most often.

Moatproprietary data integrations execution polish

Do the math

Wanderlog Pro or your own copy?

Over

Your usage

Count my time12h ×$/h

Wanderlog Pro, 1 yr$40

Your own copy, 1 yr$38running + build session

You keep$2pays for itself in 10 months

Estimate · Runs on your computer for free with the public geocoder and router; a small VPS adds about $5 a month if you want it on your phone. The build is token usage on your agent plan.

Leaving Wanderlog Pro

Take your data, then cancel.

1 · Take your data out of Wanderlog Pro

1Open the trip on wanderlog.com in a browser, tap the three dots at the top right and choose Print; the trip can be saved as a PDF from the print dialog.
2On mobile, tap Share, copy the link and open it in a browser, since the app itself doesn't save PDFs.
3While Pro is active, export the day's places to Google Maps and keep them as a list there.
4We found no data export, such as JSON or CSV, in the help center: copy reservation details and attachments out by hand.

2 · Cancel Wanderlog Pro

1If you subscribed on the website: go to wanderlog.com/settings/pro and click Unsubscribe.
2If you subscribed in the iOS or Android app: open your profile page, tap the three dots, choose Pro membership and Unsubscribe, then follow the device prompts for the App Store or Google Play.
3A one-question survey about your decision follows; it's optional.

The help article says nothing about refunds or when Pro ends after cancelling; check your store receipt for the renewal date.
Print your trips to PDF before you unsubscribe: offline access is a Pro feature.
The free plan keeps unlimited places, live collaboration with friends and flight, hotel and car imports, so cancelling doesn't lock your trips.

Checked 2026-10-19 against Wanderlog Pro's docs: 1, 2, 3, 4

The escape hatch

Don't feel like building it? These are already free.

TREKOpen sourceAGPL-3.0 self-hosted collaborative trip planner with maps, day plans, bookings, budgets and packing lists, plus a PWA.★ 15k · active Oct 2026 · docker to self-host
WebVisit ↗AdventureLogOpen sourceSelf-hostable travel tracker and trip planner (GPL-3.0 per its README) with itineraries, checklists and a map of everywhere you've been.★ 3.8k · active Oct 2026 · docker to self-host
WebVisit ↗TRIPOpen sourceMIT-licensed minimalist points-of-interest map and multi-day trip planner for self-hosting.★ 2.0k · active Oct 2026 · docker to self-host
WebVisit ↗

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The numbers

Wanderlog Pro pricing

Plan	Monthly	Annual, per month	What you get
Free	$0	$0	Unlimited places, live collaboration, flight, hotel and car imports, smart recommendations, itinerary and map in one view.
Pro Annual	—	$3.33	Adds offline access on mobile, route optimization, export to Google Maps, automatic Gmail scanning, unlimited attachments, unlimited AI assistance, flight and car rental deals, dark mode and adding places from anywhere on the web.

Free tier: Offline access, route optimization, Google Maps export and Gmail scanning need Pro; the free attachment limit isn't stated.
Billing: The Pro page shows only an annual plan at $39.99, so the monthly figure here is that divided by twelve. The App Store listing for the app shows several Pro price points, from $31.99 to $59.99 for annual plans and two monthly ones, but doesn't say which applies to whom, so the price you see can differ.
Hidden costs: Offline access is a mobile feature of Pro. Subscriptions started in the iOS or Android app are cancelled through the App Store or Google Play.
Source: wanderlog.com

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Questions

Wanderlog Pro, briefly

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Free covers unlimited places, live collaboration with friends, imports of flights, hotels and rental cars, recommendations, and the itinerary and map in one view.

Kinda. The core is a weekend build with the prompt on this page, but real gaps remain: Automatic import of reservations from your Gmail, Google's place photos, ratings, reviews and opening hours.

About $3.33 a month on the Pro Annual plan, $39.96 a year (checked 2026-10-19).

Automatic import of reservations from your Gmail; Google's place photos, ratings, reviews and opening hours; Polished offline use on iOS and Android; Live editing with friends who all have the app; Flight and car rental deals and the AI assistant. If any of those matter to you, keep paying.