Where does the name Skiplark come from?
Two things. To skip — the happiest way a person moves. And to go on a lark — an old phrase for a spontaneous adventure, the kind you take just because. A lark is also the bird that sings at first light, before a journey starts.
Put together: the feeling of heading off somewhere good, without the dread of forgetting something.
Is this only for group trips?
Not at all. Plenty of people use Skiplark just for themselves — a work trip, a solo week away, a couple's holiday. Sharing is optional; it's just as useful as a private place where every booking lives. Groups are simply where the pain gets loudest.
What's free, and when do I pay?
Your first trip is free — forever, and fully featured: unlimited uploads, sharing, the live page, and offline. You pay only when you want more than one trip — unlock another for a one-time $9, or go Unlimited ($29/yr) for every trip, all year. Keeping your original PDFs and passes attached to a trip is part of any paid plan.
Do I have to type in my itinerary?
No — you don't have to type anything. Drop in the confirmation emails and PDFs you already have and Skiplark pulls out the details. Prefer to build it yourself? You can add stops by hand or paste an itinerary too — even one from ChatGPT or Notes. Either way, one tap fixes anything it gets wrong.
Can other people on the trip add things?
Yes — this is Skiplark's favorite trick. Every trip has its own email address, and anyone can forward a confirmation straight to it: your spouse's plane tickets, your friend's hotel booking, the tour company's itinerary. No account needed for them, no copying and pasting for you — it lands in the trip automatically, filed on the right day. And every traveler gets the same live dashboard link.
How is Skiplark different from TripIt?
TripIt is a solid tool that's been around a long time, and its free tier works well for solo business travelers. Skiplark is built for how real trips actually happen — with other people. The differences that matter: every Skiplark trip has its own email address, so anyone on the trip forwards their own confirmations straight in without creating an account. Everyone shares one live page that opens from a simple link — grandparents included, nothing to install. The whole trip is saved to your phone and works with no signal, door codes and all. Your original PDFs and tickets stay attached to the trip. And the pricing is different on purpose: your first trip is free forever, and you pay only for trips you actually take — $9 once per extra trip, or $29/yr — rather than a flat yearly subscription whether you travel or not.
What happens when I have no signal?
Your whole trip is saved onto your phone, so it opens with no data at all — airplane mode, a dead zone in the mountains, or the hours after you land abroad before your eSIM activates. Door codes, confirmation numbers, addresses, tickets and times all load. Map tiles you have already viewed stay cached too.
This is the part people tell us they did not expect to need until the moment they needed it.
What kinds of files work?
PDFs, screenshots, photos, forwarded emails, or plain pasted text — whatever form the confirmation arrived in.
Things people drop in: flight confirmations · hotel and Airbnb bookings with door codes · rental cars · restaurant reservations · concert, game, and theater tickets · museum and park entry passes · theme-park tickets · boat charters and excursions · train and ferry bookings · spa and tee-time bookings · travel insurance · parking reservations.
Can I print it out?
Yes — one clean page with every date, time, address, confirmation number and door code, laid out day by day. No menus, no clutter. Plenty of people print one for the folder and one for whoever else is traveling. It's also the only backup that survives a dead battery.
Is my information private?
Your trip is yours. We don't sell data and we don't run ads inside your trip. You can export or delete everything at any time.
What if I plan trips for a living?
Skiplark Pro is built for travel advisors: hand every client a branded live dashboard instead of a static PDF, with unlimited client trips and your name on it. See Skiplark Pro →