MakeUseOf · Nov 2025
A later review describing Wanderlog as an all-in-one trip planner with itinerary building, recommendations, an AI assistant, and collaborative travel planning.
Travel planner for researching, organizing, and mapping your trip
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
Wanderlog is a San Francisco-based travel planning app operated by Travelchime Inc. It helps users build collaborative itineraries, map routes, import reservations from email/Gmail, track budgets, and plan trips in one place. The company is run by twin co-founders Harry Yu and Peter Xu and sells a freemium Pro subscription.
Primary product
Collaborative travel planning and itinerary app
Founded
2019
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
10-20
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Travel Arrangements
Sub-industry
Travel planning software / itinerary app
Offices
853 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94117
459 Fulton St, Suite 208, San Francisco, CA 94102-4365, United States
San Francisco, California, United States
Business model
freemium
subscription
consumer app
Funding
People & investors
Work & culture
Engineering- and product-heavy, travel-focused, and oriented around regular hours, user feedback, continuous shipping, team lunches, and semiannual offsites.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
No public salary bands were found. Public hiring posts instead emphasize work-life balance, lunches, a quarterly travel stipend, reasonable hours, and semiannual travel offsites.
Benefits
Work-life balance
Regular hours
Team lunches
Quarterly travel stipend
Semiannual travel offsites
Exercise time
Remote-or-in-person flexibility
Product & market
Pricing
Freemium with a paid Pro subscription on monthly or annual billing
Differentiators
- —Real-time collaborative planning in a shared-doc style workflow
- —Map-based itinerary building with route optimization
- —Reservation import by email and Gmail scanning
- —Offline trip access in Pro
- —User-shared guides and place discovery from across the web
- —Free plan that supports trip planning before upgrading to Pro
Technology
JavaScript
TypeScript
React
React Native
Node.js/Express
Python
Redis
Elasticsearch
MongoDB
Docker
Kubernetes
Figma
OpenAI
Customers
Solo travelers
Families
Groups planning trips together
Vacation planners
Road trippers
Competitors
TripIt
Roadtrippers
Travefy
Google Docs
Google Sheets
Google Travel
Google Maps
Tripadvisor
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Estimated monthly visits
7.9M
Latest news
Geek Culture · Jul 2024
Highlights Wanderlog’s collaborative trip planning, offline access, route optimization, budget tracking, and importing reservations from Gmail.
Android Authority · May 2024
A long-form review praising Wanderlog’s itinerary planning, maps, reservation handling, and Pro features, including offline use and Gmail import.
Phocuswire · Sep 2021
Reports the same funding event and describes Wanderlog as a web and mobile trip-planning service that helps users manage itineraries and reservations.
TechCrunch · Sep 2021
Covers Wanderlog’s $1.5M seed round and says the money would help expand web and mobile features, including restaurant recommendations based on Google and Yelp reviews.
Jobs and careers at Wanderlog
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