Citymapper vs Wanderlog
Which is better in 2026? Five scores, side by side.
Citymapper is the better app overall, scoring 8.7 to 8.3. Citymapper wins on 4 of the 5 scores, Wanderlog on 1.
Commuters and city visitors who rely on public transit and want the fastest route
Groups and couples planning detailed trips together
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Citymapper | Wanderlog |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Travel & Maps | Travel & Maps |
| Category rank | #3 of 8 | #5 of 8 |
| Developer | Citymapper (Via) | Wanderlog |
| Pricing | Free | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web | ✓ | ✓ |
Strengths and weaknesses
Citymapper
- Clear side-by-side comparison of every way to travel
- Go mode alerts you before your stop
- Excellent live data in supported cities
- Only covers a set list of major cities
- No turn-by-turn driving navigation
Citymapper is the best transit app if you're in one of the cities it covers. It compares buses, trains, bikes, scooters and walking side by side, shows live departures and disruptions, and Go mode tells you when to get off. Small touches, like which part of the train to board for a quick exit, save real time. The catch: outside its supported cities, it can't help you.
Full Citymapper review
Wanderlog
- Easy to plan together, like a shared doc for trips
- Map view makes daily routes easy to sanity-check
- Free plan covers most planning needs
- Offline access and route optimization need Pro
- Can feel cluttered on a small phone screen
Wanderlog is the best app for planning a trip with other people. You build day-by-day itineraries on a shared map, add places from guides and searches, track a budget and split costs, and pull in bookings from your email. The free version is genuinely useful. Pro adds offline access, route optimization and export to Google Maps. It's lighter on live, in-trip navigation.
Full Wanderlog review
