Alternative to TripIt = TripWaffle

[tripwaffle]

Seemingly a bug: I imported an SQ booking by email, then I sent through the later seat selection confirmation email. The latter data, although confirmed as processed, are not reflected in the itinerary.

Please contact us through the app so that we can investigate the specifics with this one.

I'm one of those who really dislikes being forced into auth via Google, but I understand your argument in favour. At the very least, I do not want to use my Gmail address as my actual correspondence address. There should be the option to nominate a different email address for receiving notifications from Tripwaffle.

Let me look into this, but I'd generally suggest enabling push notifications in the app as it will preference that channel over email, plus it's better for timely alerts such as gate changes, etc.

Finally, is there any way to import old trips from... TRIPCASE? I have all my old data from that in their exportable Excel spreadsheet before it shut down.

First time it's come up- but we'd be happy to attempt a one-off import for you, if you're comfortable sending the export to tripwaffle at fastmail dot com

Appreciate the feedback!

 

[aspro2]

Let me look into this, but I'd generally suggest enabling push notifications in the app as it will preference that channel over email, plus it's better for timely alerts such as gate changes, etc.

Sorry, by "notifications" I meant more directly all email communications from Tripwaffle, but I do think travel notifications can be valuable by email too -- though I can certainly understand that travel-in-progress notifications are mostly better delivered through the app.

Thank you re the other issues. I've emailed/messaged.

 

[tripwaffle]

Also- today we pushed a data export feature: available within the settings section.
At any time you can export all your trip/event data from the waffle, as structured JSON.

We hope this helps reassure the folks who have some concerns about our longevity, plus demonstrate our general commitment to not being jerks

 

[Lat34]

Just want to add a recent ++ve experience with @tripwaffle ... I have Google "real" login for life /email stuff plus "travel" login for travel etc. on both android and apple (personal / work) devices.
Dev was super-responsive to add option for Android app to enable select Google account rather than auto-default to main Google account

 

[Lat34]

Umm.. one question @tripwaffle - interested to know why Trip Waffle??

 

[moa999]

Not that I'm complaining but I note Tripwaffle takes circa 5 seconds to launch. I'm assuming this is because its downloading much of the base code (which admin is changing quickly) every launch.

Just wanted to check if this is being done on a modular basis, and/or a check as to whether user has the latest version. Noting that admin is very responsive and we are getting lots of updates.

(Alternative delay might be because I have 100 trips?)

 

[tripwaffle]

Umm.. one question @tripwaffle - interested to know why Trip Waffle??

combination of memorability and domain name availability. wanted to avoid the standard route of:
Tripora
Travoo
Voygo
Wandio
etc etc

 

[tripwaffle]

Not that I'm complaining but I note Tripwaffle takes circa 5 seconds to launch. I'm assuming this is because its downloading much of the base code (which admin is changing quickly) every launch.

Just wanted to check if this is being done on a modular basis, and/or a check as to whether user has the latest version. Noting that admin is very responsive and we are getting lots of updates.

(Alternative delay might be because I have 100 trips?)

Cold launch (app hasn't been opened in awhile) may take a few seconds to cache the various assets.
Warm launch (app has been opened within the past day or two) should be near instant.
Number of past trips should not affect this speed.
I'll run some performance tests today though and take a closer look.
Are you on Android, iOS or web out of curiosity?

 

[RooFlyer]

Sold!

Hmmm ... not so fast. I finally have a day break in my current trip so I sat down to get into this. Maybe file this under #travelling_old_codger

Chrome log in - strong dislike. Never used it before (for a reason) but OK ... sounds like it might be worth it, so carry on. Began to doubt when I got log-in asking for my (old) iPhone 14 vs my current 17. Got over that, with an avalanche of Google security alerts.

Then import from TripIt. I know this is a privilege feature, and thank-you for it, but as someone who has never heard of a 'developer console' before, let alone used it, it was a scary PITA.

But now using it. My biggest gripe, comparing it to TripIt, is that it over-complicates the presentation. Pictures, logos, headings, boxes ... A picture of a hotel adds very little. For the Melbourne Parkroyal, its a picture of Melbourne Airport duty free?? For Singapore Swissotel, its a 'street view' pic of ... bins of wine corks?? Too much info, needing space to separate it, resulting in the need to scroll, scroll, scroll. I've reduced my screen zoom to 75% already, just to get a single flight to fit onto a single laptop screen.

At 75% I still don't get a hotel booking's essential info on a single screen - most real estate is taken up with a non-relevant hotel room pic.

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So, my request would be for an option to collapse all the info into a simpler timeline, so I can check for itinerary conflicts, gaps etc and to easily check 'what's next'.

I'd also like the button to return to the Dashboard to float and be available all the time, rather than having to scroll, scroll, scroll to the bottom of the screen to reach it.

Also, could the flight traces on the maps be more distinctive, please?



Your link to 'Air Malta' is wrong (goes to Kenya Airways ..). Its 'KM Air Malta' now

But there is a lot of great, useful info there. The (AI generated) extra info for hotels ... local customs, what to see etc. is really good. I'll stick with it for now.

EDIT: Acknowledging that its a service without cost, so I submit the above, with my thanks for it

 

[moa999]

Are you on Android, iOS or web out of curiosity?

On Android.
A. It quicker today in a few tests with max about 2 secs

 

[tripwaffle]

Chrome log in - strong dislike. Never used it before (for a reason) but OK ... sounds like it might be worth it, so carry on. Began to doubt when I got log-in asking for my (old) iPhone 14 vs my current 17. Got over that, with an avalanche of Google security alerts.

Rationale: 2-click signup for most users, no forms, checking emails etc plus we don't have to store/touch user passwords.

Additional rationale: if a user owns an Android phone, they're using Google authentication already.
Likewise if they own an iphone: using Apple authentication already.
Folks literally can't download apps without using one of those two sign-in methods already (extreme exceptions aside).

Then import from TripIt. I know this is a privilege feature, and thank-you for it, but as someone who has never heard of a 'developer console' before, let alone used it, it was a scary PITA.

Concur- unfortunately tripit has no export functionality, so it's really the only option.

But now using it. My biggest gripe, comparing it to TripIt, is that it over-complicates the presentation. Pictures, logos, headings, boxes ... A picture of a hotel adds very little. For the Melbourne Parkroyal, its a picture of Melbourne Airport duty free?? For Singapore Swissotel, its a 'street view' pic of ... bins of wine corks?? Too much info, needing space to separate it, resulting in the need to scroll, scroll, scroll. I've reduced my screen zoom to 75% already, just to get a single flight to fit onto a single laptop screen.

Noted, with thanks.

I'd also like the button to return to the Dashboard to float and be available all the time, rather than having to scroll, scroll, scroll to the bottom of the screen to reach it.

Clicking/tapping the logo at the top, or the waffle in the top-left, are 2 quick ways to get to the dashboard. Might look into pointing that out as part of some onboarding tour experience though thank you.

Also, could the flight traces on the maps be more distinctive, please?

Good call- we've bumped up the contrast thanks.

Your link to 'Air Malta' is wrong (goes to Kenya Airways ..). Its 'KM Air Malta' now

Fixed- was pointed at their now defunct website.

Many thanks for taking the time- appreciate the chance to make these sorts of refinements.

 

[tripwaffle]

On Android.
A. It quicker today in a few tests with max about 2 secs

We made some improvements. Working on faster still.

 

[RooFlyer]

Many thanks for taking the time- appreciate the chance to make these sorts of refinements.

Added to my post, which you may not have seen:

EDIT: Acknowledging that its a service without cost, so I submit the above, with my thanks for it

 

[luxury-lizard]

@tripwaffle - one thing is a bit funny - when I edit an entry (to add additional info not automatically picked up for what ever reason) not all fields are shown; e.g. booking channel, airline seats, departure / arrival time for manually added flights

 

[serfty]

@tripwaffle - I'd did a single trip import from TripIt - the travel is extensive with 11 flight segments. It took a few minutes to digest, but when complete it appears to have missed the last three flights.

I rechecked the email and all are included in the scratchpad paste. Also, all flights/hotel nights are referenced in the confirmation email ("19 events auto-added in "London Jun 2026" (new trip)").

I do note there are two flight PNR references in the booking; PNR1 (7 flights) - PNR2 (1 Flight) - PNR1 (3 flights).

It's the last 3 flights (and hotel) missing from the eventual itinerary.

 

[jbman]

I appreciate you have offered Google or Apple logins rather than first offering email and password login. One less account to setup in my password manager.

 

[HeavyElectricity]

First time it's come up- but we'd be happy to attempt a one-off import for you, if you're comfortable sending the export to tripwaffle at fastmail dot com

Ooh - I actually have my old Tripcase exports too, it would be great if this could be added (I used to really like tripcase)

 

[tripwaffle]

@tripwaffle - I'd did a single trip import from TripIt - the travel is extensive with 11 flight segments. It took a few minutes to digest, but when complete it appears to have missed the last three flights.

I rechecked the email and all are included in the scratchpad paste. Also, all flights/hotel nights are referenced in the confirmation email ("19 events auto-added in "London Jun 2026" (new trip)").

I do note there are two flight PNR references in the booking; PNR1 (7 flights) - PNR2 (1 Flight) - PNR1 (3 flights).

It's the last 3 flights (and hotel) missing from the eventual itinerary.

Could you try a hard refresh on the trip (pull-down-to-refresh in the app, or Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+R on the web)? There was a brief server-side glitch at the same moment as your import that could have left a stale view cached. Pretty sure all 19 events are there, but feel free to escalate if I'm wrong on this. Thanks for the report!

 

[tripwaffle]

Ooh - I actually have my old Tripcase exports too, it would be great if this could be added (I used to really like tripcase)

Seems like the demand is there, so we're happy to take a look. If you're willing, please email your export data to tripwaffle at fastmail dot com so we can see what's involved.

 

[serfty]

There was a brief server-side glitch at the same moment as your import that could have left a stale view cached.

Seems to have been the case ... I'll try with another complex itinerary.