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How to Utilize Free Features in TravelAnimator: Full Guide

Jaseel SJaseel S7 min read
How to Utilize Free Features in TravelAnimator: Full Guide
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Travel Animator offers lifelong free access for users to create travel animation videos with essential features.

Whether you are a traveler, content creator, or just someone interested in sharing travel experiences through visuals, Travel Animator allows you to make your travel journeys free of cost.

Let’s explore how to utilize the free version of Travel Animator to make the best video without spending.

Travel Animator free plan is not a trial version: It’s a lifetime access

Most apps offer a free trial for a limited period, but the Travel Animator app offers users lifetime free access to enjoy animation videos without worrying about the price.

While the pro version unlocks additional premium features, the free version provides essential tools to create beautiful travel animation.

Features available in the free version

  • Travel models – The Travel Animator free plan provides four basic travel models, including a car, Biplane, bus, and boat in multiple colors.
  • Map styles – Basic maps are available in the free plan to create your travel videos.
  • Smooth and simple animations – Preset features for only creating travel videos make the animations smooth.
  • Video export quality – Export your travel animation video in HD to share on social media.
  • Model size and video ratio – The Travel Animator free plan also allows you to adjust the size of models and the ratio of the video for specific platforms.
  • Photo and Text Adding  – The free plan allows you to add multiple photos and text for each. This helps you identify the destinations you traveled to.
  • Multiple destinations and models – You can add multiple destinations in a single travel video and can add models for each destination.

How to create videos using the Travel Animator free version?

1.Download the app

  • Download the Travel Animator app from the Google Play Store or App Store.
  • Sign up for an email account.

2. Start your journey

  • Open the Travel Animator app and start your journey by tapping the “Starting point” icon.
  • Fix the ending destination with the “Endpoint” icon.
  • You can add multiple destinations by clicking the “+” icon.

3. Additional features

  • Long press the point to add or change the basic models available in the free version that match your itinerary.
  • From the right side of the model menu, you can add photos and text and customize the color of the lines.
  • The Android version offers a feature to import the GPX file of your route from your device. It helps to show the exact path you traveled.

4. Preview the video.

5. Export the video

Who can benefit from the Travel Animator free version?

  • Travel enthusiasts – Travelers can showcase their itineraries through Travel Animator on social media.
  • Content creators – It helps to create Travel Animator content for blogs, vlogs, and social media.
  • Educators & Students – They can use basic travel route videos for their projects and presentations on travel history or related topics.
  • Travel guides & agencies – Travel agencies can utilize to showcase their trip plans and vehicles through Travel Animation videos.
  • Business and Marketing purpose – Businesses can plan locations for business trips. You can use it on the website to showcase maps and routes.

Limits to Know Before You Start

The free plan doesn’t expire, but it does have a few edges. Knowing them up front saves you a surprise at export time.

  • A watermark on every export. Free videos export in HD (1920 x 1080) with the TravelAnimator logo in the corner. That’s fine for a family group chat or a school project. For client work, it’s the main reason people upgrade.
  • One saved route at a time. You can keep a single route saved. To start the next trip, export the current video first, then clear it with Delete Route or New Route in the route menu.
  • A smaller set of models and maps. Free covers everyday vehicles and a selection of map styles. When you pick a premium model or map, the app shows you the upgrade options instead.

None of these stop you finishing a video. Exports are unlimited, so re-export as often as you like while you fine-tune. If one of these limits matters for your project, the Pro guide explains what upgrading changes.

Free Extras Most People Miss

  • One Pro model, yours to keep. The first time you sign in with your email, the app offers you one Pro model for free. It’s permanent, not a trial, but you only get one pick and the offer usually appears only during that first login. Here’s how the free Pro model claim works.
  • The Blank model. Listed under the free models, it hides the vehicle so only the route line animates. It’s a clean look for presentations.
  • Your saved route follows your account. Sign in on a second phone or tablet with the same email and the saved route is there, on Android or iOS.

Making a Full Video on the Free Plan

Say you took the train from Lisbon to Porto and want a 20-second clip for your Stories. Add Lisbon as the starting point and Porto as the endpoint, then long-press the start and pick one of the two free train models. Add a photo at each end with a short caption, something like “Day 1” and “Day 3”.

In preview, set the ratio to 9:16, keep the duration short and turn on the distance unit so viewers can see how far you went. Export in HD and share it straight from the app.

Looking for more customization?

The free version of Travel Animator is an effective tool for creating stunning travel animations without any cost. And if you are looking for more customization, advanced features, and high-quality export, a pro subscription is suitable for you.

Frequently Asked Questions

How to create videos using the Travel Animator free version?

Install TravelAnimator, add a starting point and destination, then choose the available models and map style. Preview the route and export in HD using the free workflow, which includes Travel Animator branding.

Travel enthusiasts – Travelers can showcase their itineraries through Travel Animator on social media. Content creators – It helps to create Travel Animator content for blogs, vlogs, and social media.

Pro adds premium models and map styles, watermark-free exports and 4K output. You can use the free version to learn the route-creation workflow before deciding whether you need those options.

No. Every free export carries the TravelAnimator logo in the corner, and the only way to export without it is to upgrade to Pro. It doesn’t stop you creating or sharing videos, and for personal trips or school projects plenty of people keep it. If the video is for a client or a brand, that’s usually when upgrading makes sense.

One at a time. The free plan lets you save a single route, including its stops, models, images and labels, from the route menu. To work on a new trip, export the current video, then remove the old route with Delete Route or start fresh with New Route. Saving isn’t automatic, so tap Save Route before you close the app.

Yes, one. New users who sign in with an email are offered a free Pro model during their first login. You choose any single model from the Pro library and it stays on your account permanently, even without a subscription. The offer covers models only, not Pro maps, 4K or watermark-free export, and you can’t swap your choice later.

Jaseel S
Written byJaseel S
CEO & Founder, Lascade

Jaseel S is the CEO and founder of Lascade, the app studio behind TravelAnimator. He leads a team of 40+ engineers and designers building consumer mobile apps.

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