"An offline companion for road trips through the Midwest — everything you need, even without signal."
— Scott, founder
Discover Midwest
Your Trip. Your Companion.
Works Offline.
Turn any Midwest itinerary into an offline trip companion with local directions, budget tracking, and insider tips from years of exploring the heartland.
See It in Action
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Your complete trip with times, directions, and local tips for every stop.
Real Directions
Step-by-step directions that actually work — highway exits, parking tips, and neighborhood guides.
Budget Tracker
Log expenses, see typical costs, and track your spending — all offline.
Local Tips
Insider knowledge matched to your destinations — food, weather, parking, and culture.
Group Sharing
Share with up to 8 travelers. Everyone syncs when connected.
Everything You Need, Offline
Each feature is built from real travel experience — not generic travel app features.
Real Directions
Not just map pins — actual driving directions, parking tips, and transit info between every destination.
Sunrise & Sunset
Golden hour times with best viewpoints matched to your daily locations. Never miss a sunset.
Budget Tracker
Log expenses in USD, see typical costs for your destinations, and track spending — all offline.
Local Food Picks
Curated restaurant recommendations for every stop — from deep dish to BBQ to cheese curds.
Group Sharing
One purchase, up to 8 travelers. Everyone gets the full companion with real-time sync.
Expense Splitter
Track shared costs, split bills, and settle up at the end of the trip. No more spreadsheets.
Smart Packing List
Auto-generated from your activities — brewery tour adds layers, lake visit adds sunscreen.
Emergency Contacts
Hospitals, roadside assistance, and useful contacts for your specific route. One tap to call.
Works Offline
Everything cached to your phone. Dead zone on the highway? No problem. No app store needed.
Travel Insurance
We use SafetyWing for every trip. Get covered for medical, evacuation, and trip issues — sign up even after you've left home.
How It Works
Tell us your trip
Upload an itinerary, paste your plans, use our AI planner, or start from a proven template.
We enrich it
Our AI matches your destinations with insider directions, local phrases, emergency contacts, and budget info.
Travel with confidence
Download to your phone. Works offline. Share with your group. Everything you need, always available.
Free Through June 30, 2026
$7.99 Free
One Trip, Yours Forever
- Full offline trip companion for your itinerary
- Real directions, local phrases, insider tips
- Budget tracker and expense splitter
- Smart packing list and emergency contacts
- Share with up to 8 travel companions for free
- Real-time sync when connected
Free during launch. $7.99 starting July 1, 2026.
Launch Offer
Free Through June 30, 2026
We're giving the Trip Companion away free during our launch period. Use it on your trip, tell us what works and what doesn't. After June 30, it'll be $7.99.
Get Started FreeTravelers Love It
"Used this on our Great Lakes road trip and it had everything — directions between cities, restaurant picks, even parking tips. Felt like traveling with a friend who knows the Midwest."
"The real directions are a game changer. Instead of staring at a map pin, I knew exactly where to park and how to get between neighborhoods. Saved us hours."
"Shared the companion with our whole group of 6. Everyone had the same info, we tracked expenses together, and the packing list was spot on."
Frequently Asked Questions
It's an offline-capable web app built from your specific itinerary. We enrich every destination with real directions, emergency contacts, budget tracking, and insider tips from years of exploring the Midwest.
After purchase, the companion downloads all content to your phone's browser cache. No app store needed — just add it to your home screen. Everything works without internet: directions, contacts, budget tracker. Perfect for road trips through areas with spotty signal.
Yes! One purchase covers your entire group (up to 8 people). The host shares a link, companions join for free, and everyone gets the full companion with real-time sync when connected. Changes anyone makes are visible to the group.
Perfect — just upload the PDF, paste the text, or even snap a photo of it. Our AI reads your existing plan, identifies your destinations, and enriches everything with local directions, insider tips, and practical info. Your original plan, supercharged.
No — and right now it's completely free through June 30, 2026. After that, it's a one-time purchase of $7.99. You keep your trip companion forever. No monthly fees, no app store, no recurring charges.
We currently cover 13 destinations across the Midwest including Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Columbus, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, Des Moines, and Madison. Each destination has real directions, local restaurant picks, and insider tips from my personal trips.
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