Wanderlog is an app and website that allows you to do trip planning and organize your research and travel details. I spent a lot of time on it when I was planning my 5 1/2 week trip to England. Here are my thoughts:
First, I will definitely be using Wanderlog to plan more trips. It was incredibly handy to have. I would log on the night before to look at the next day's itinerary, check out things I needed to do, and something move things around. It was so convenient to have all this information in one place and yet be fluid enough so that it could be changed. I also used the app during the day. Sometimes I would add in a restaurant from the Restaurants category at the top, or just use the app to look at what I still had to see that day and figure out if it was still feasible. It was especially helpful in Cornwall and Devon when there was so much rain that sites were closed.
Next time, though, I will do my part and flesh out the information in the itineraries. For example, I added a lot of information that I found in other places (including here on the forum) to each destination and that worked out great. But I fell short by not doing that with all (or even most) of the places on my itinerary. I relied too much on the fact that Wanderlog gives you basic info and a link to the website for each place. The problem was I wanted more information for many of the places. I think I got a bit overwhelmed since the trip was pretty long. It will be easier with shorter trips, definitely.
There were a few issues. Some of the information about sites (museums, and so forth) was wrong. For example, Wanderlog said that the Birdoswald site near Hadrian's Wall was closed on Monday, which was not correct. I always check that stuff anyway, but it was something that should be corrected and I sent them feedback.
A lot of the bookings I got by email did not make their way into Wanderlog automatically, even though I have a paid version. They worked on Tripit, though. I wouldn't mind so much if it was part of the free version, but since it is a paid feature, I expected that it would work more often. But again, not a deal breaker and I sent them feedback on that as well.
Overall, I thought the app worked well and was a very handy tool for travel. I will definitely be using it again. I might go back to the free version after my paid year expires, but that depends on whether they fix the issues I sent them.