Palima
French app that links saved inspiration, group itineraries and trip memories
Summary table
| Company | SmarTrips (brands Palima and SmarTrips) |
|---|---|
| Category | Travel Itinerary Planners |
| Headquarters | Clermont-Ferrand, France |
| Founded | Not stated |
| EU Presence | Yes - France (EU) |
| Data Location | Website hosted by Google Ireland Limited (Firebase Hosting) in Ireland; app data location not stated |
| Open Source | No |
| GDPR Compliant | Yes |
| Self-Hosting | No |
| Main Features | Itinerary, bookings, group planning, saved TikTok and Instagram inspiration, memories after the trip, web version |
| Pricing | Free app download; free and premium features exist, premium price not shown on the pages we read. |
| Best For | Friends who plan a trip together, French speakers first |
| Replaces | TripIt, Wanderlog |
Our review
Palima is an app published by SmarTrips, SIREN 987 832 367, with its registered office at 22 Allee Alan Turing, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France. The imprint still shows the legal form and RCS fields as 'a completer'.
Palima organises a trip in three steps: inspiration, the trip itself, and memories afterwards. The group function is the centre of the product, which makes it closer to a shared planning board than to a booking archive.
How does Palima handle trip inspiration?
Palima lets you gather ideas from TikTok and Instagram videos in the app and turn them into a trip. The home page presents inspiration as step one of three.
The interface and legal pages we read are in French. The home page shows ratings of 4.6 on the App Store and 4.5 on Google Play.
What does Palima do for the trip itself?
Palima keeps the itinerary, reservations and group in one place. A web version lets you build the trip on a computer once the app is installed.
The terms describe a platform and app for organising trips between friends, with free and premium features.
What does Palima say about its company and hosting?
The imprint names SmarTrips as publisher and states that palima.fr is hosted by Google Ireland Limited through Firebase Hosting in Dublin.
The imprint fields for legal form, share capital, RCS number, VAT number and publication director are marked 'a completer', so the register details are incomplete on the pages we read.
Known limits
Palima's imprint is incomplete (legal form, RCS and VAT marked to be completed), the pages we read are in French, and the premium price is not shown. The pages do not describe email-forwarding import or flight alerts.
Is Palima right for you?
Choose Palima if your trips are planned by a group of friends and start from social-media ideas. For an English interface with a free tier, see Tripomatic or Stippl.
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros
- French company with SIREN and address
- Group planning at the centre
- Saves inspiration from TikTok and Instagram
- Web version available
- Free app download
Cons
- Imprint fields for legal form and RCS not completed
- Pages we read are in French
- Premium price not shown
- No stated email-forwarding import
Pros and Cons
Pros
- French company with SIREN and address
- Group planning at the centre
- Saves inspiration from TikTok and Instagram
- Web version available
- Free app download
Cons
- Imprint fields for legal form and RCS not completed
- Pages we read are in French
- Premium price not shown
- No stated email-forwarding import
Alternatives to Palima
Alternatives from Europe in the travel itinerary planners group:
See all European travel itinerary planners or compare them directly against TripIt on our alternatives page.
Common questions
Palima is published by SmarTrips, SIREN 987 832 367, 22 Allee Alan Turing, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
The app is offered as a free download. The terms mention free and premium features, and the premium price is not shown on the pages we read.
Yes. The terms describe organising trips between friends, and the home page lists a group function next to itinerary and reservations.