Developer goes out of his way to solicit feedback

This app keeps getting better and better, as shown by the improvements to the Help menu and the capability to have more than 100 route pins in version 2.7.2. Don’t believe the negative reviews. Many are old, and in most cases the reviewer did not seem to know how to use this app. It does not have a steep learning curve like Photoshop, but it does require some time to learn all of the various features. Time well-spent… the rewards of this app are many.

——-- Below is my review from May 17, 2014 ------
This app is awesome. It’s hard to believe how much it has changed in the short amount of time since I first started using it two months ago back in March. The developer has really listened to his users’ suggestions posted on his forum, and he has worked hard to make this app a workhorse for the traveler.

In fairness to the developer I hope the folks who reviewed an early version take the time to update their reviews based on the current version. So many new features and improved usability!

— Pictures can be dragged to pins (both Route Pins and Point of Interest Pins). A photo of that clam shack you’re going to visit, or the train station in Barcelona so you’ll know it when you see it.
— Activities can also have a picture. Running with the bulls. Cog Railway up Mt. Washington. Rockin’ in Ibiza. Your hotel. Your friend’s house.
— And all of these pictures can be printed in the itinerary along with all the other information associated with each Route Pin, Point of Interest Pin, and Activity. The itinerary becomes a very complete blueprint of your trip with all the details included. Not only is the format of the itinerary attractive, but when you print it you can each Route Pin start a new page.
— There may be many websites you want to reference during your journey. No longer is the app limited to just a single site per pin… each pin can now have an unlimited number of sites.

This is a superb app, worth every penny. The more you use it, the more you’ll appreciate it.

——— Below is my review from May 4, 2014 ———
Wow… in a little over a month you would not believe how much functionality has been added to this app! Almost every request I’ve sent to the developer has been added.
- increased work area layout with panels that can be easily hidden/displayed with a double-click
- can now indicate non-car routes (plane, train, bus, etc.) with a straight line
- in addition to route pins on the map there are also Point of Interest pins (these are not routed)
- many new fields have been added to route activities such as URL, email, address, phone number, confirmation number, etc.
- the formatting of the itinerary is much improved with boldface, italics, indents, bullets and underscores
- template for TO DO and PACKING list has been added
- performance enhancements

I realize there are some 1-star, 2-star, and 3-star reviews for the earlier version (before v2.0). If those users stay current with this app I hope they re-write their reviews based on the current 2.0 version. This is without a doubt THE PREMIER route planning app!

——-- Below is my review from Mar 24, 2014 ------
I’m giving this app FIVE stars, because I am so impressed with the response of the developer. I have experience with other trip planning software so before I purchased the app I asked the developer a few questions via email and he answered very quickly. So I bought the app at the beginning of the weekend and spent the entire weekend booking hotels and flights and planning rail trips and activities for a 1-month trip to Europe. I used Road Trip Planner to record everything I need to know in a single itinerary. As I used the app I discovered features I felt were missing or could be improved so I jotted off emails to the developer. In each case he replied almost immediately. In fact, he started a Google Group for users to post suggestions and enhancements, and already it is quite an active group with a lot of participation by the developer. Users respond to other’s ideas and the developer will try to give priority to the most popular ideas. Also, the developer just announced on the company website that an iPhone companion app will be released next month. Great! So there’s a lot of activity and buzz.

Lord North about Road Trip Planner