Point.me

Store manually researched award options and compare user-entered points values

NOT REALLY · consider alternatives
price $10.75/mosubscription / year $129estimated build time closest consolation build: one sittingreplaced by 0 people

A consolation build is possible, but the paid product's decisive value sits outside a solo rebuild. For Point.me, store manually researched award options and compare user-entered points values. The hard boundary is live award inventory search, airline program integrations, data operations, and concierge expertise, plus proprietary live data and network coverage.

Build verification: not recorded. How we judge buildability

What you give up

  • live award inventory search, airline program integrations, data operations, and concierge expertise
  • live fare and inventory data
  • global routing dataset
  • crowdsourced trail intelligence
  • booking, disruption support, and offline map fleet

Why people still pay

People still pay for Point.me because travel subscriptions sell current data and confidence during disruption, not just an itinerary list. The recurring cost buys map licensing, fare feeds, reservation access, route freshness, disruptions, geocoding, caching, offline data, and support, not just the visible interface.

Your build guide

The stack, security requirements, and agent rules for a focused replacement.

Before you start

  • modern browser
  • MapTiler or compatible map key
  • user-entered reservations
  • optional public transit or weather API
01
Use Next.js 15, TypeScript, SQLite, MapLibre GL, and user-supplied map and travel APIs.
02
Model trips, stops, dates, reservations supplied by the user, and itinerary versions; keep stable source IDs and timestamps.
03
Interface for this trip planning, navigation and travel intelligence workflow: a local web page with input, progress, review, and export views.
engineering roadmap

Implementation plan

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Phase 1, architecture and data

Use Next.js 15, TypeScript, SQLite, MapLibre GL, and user-supplied map and travel APIs. Model trips, stops, dates, reservations supplied by the user, and itinerary versions; keep stable source IDs and timestamps.

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Phase 2, implement

Create trips, days, places, reservations, notes, documents, packing items, and emergency contacts.

3

Phase 3, implement

Allow manual updates for delays and reservations and label all external data with source and timestamp.

4

Phase 4, review and output

Export a complete trip bundle as JSON, calendar file, Markdown, and PDF.

5

Phase 5, recovery and acceptance

Deliberately leave out commercial turn-by-turn navigation and global offline maps. Verify this invariant with a saved fixture: A route API failure must preserve all stops and notes; the exported itinerary must retain stop order and local dates. State the practical limit: live award inventory search, airline program integrations, data operations, and concierge expertise.

the pro prompt
Build me a focused trip planning, navigation and travel intelligence workflow for the personal core of Point.me. Requirements:

- Use Next.js 15, TypeScript, SQLite, MapLibre GL, and user-supplied map and travel APIs. Model trips, stops, dates, reservations supplied by the user, and itinerary versions; keep stable source IDs and timestamps.
- Paid product context: Store manually researched award options and compare user-entered points values. Build only this DIY scope: Store manually researched award options, compare user-entered points values, map places and reservations, and keep an offline itinerary without claiming live proprietary availability.
- Create trips, days, places, reservations, notes, documents, packing items, and emergency contacts.
- Allow manual updates for delays and reservations and label all external data with source and timestamp.
- Export a complete trip bundle as JSON, calendar file, Markdown, and PDF.
- Use a local web page with input, progress, review, and export views. Required input or access: MapTiler or compatible map key; user-entered reservations.
- Recovery: Deliberately leave out commercial turn-by-turn navigation and global offline maps.
- Acceptance: with one labelled sample, show the input, saved intermediate state, and exported result; verify this invariant: A route API failure must preserve all stops and notes; the exported itinerary must retain stop order and local dates.
- Out of scope: live award inventory search, airline program integrations, data operations, and concierge expertise; live fare and inventory data. Keep this a personal, inspectable workflow.
- Include a README with setup, a sample input, required keys or permissions, data location, and the supported scope.

$ open in your agent (prompt prefilled, you press enter), copy the prompt or copy AGENTS.md · generated from this app's build plan

prior art · use these instead of building, if you'd ratherWandererOpen-source self-hosted trail database and route explorer using open map data.↗
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Point.me pricing

planmonthlyannual (per mo)what you get
basic$0/user$0/userExplore browsing only; 0 live award searches, 0 route alerts, and 0 included concierge work
standard$12/user$10.75/userUnlimited 365-day award searches subject to fair use; 3 active route alerts$129 billed annually.
premium—$21.67/user5 active route alerts, $100 concierge credit, 10% concierge discount, and 1 strategy consultation valued at $200$260 billed annually; no monthly option shown.
concierge——Hands-on award-booking service for 1 passengerStarts at $200 per passenger and is separate from the self-service subscription.

free tierBasic plan: Explore only; 0 live searches, 0 route alerts, and 0 concierge credit.

billingStandard monthly or annual; Premium annual only; Concierge charged per passenger

hidden costsThe advertised unlimited Standard searches are subject to a fair-use policy. Concierge starts at $200 per passenger and can exceed the subscription price.

pricing sources checked 2026-08-14 · pricing source ↗

Questions about Point.me

Can you build your own Point.me with AI?

A full replacement is not the recommended project. A consolation build is possible, but the paid product's decisive value sits outside a solo rebuild. For Point.me, store manually researched award options and compare user-entered points values. The hard boundary is live award inventory search, airline program integrations, data operations, and concierge expertise, plus proprietary live data and network coverage.

What does the Point.me build prompt cover?

The prompt starts with this scope: Store manually researched award options, compare user-entered points values, map places and reservations, and keep an offline itinerary without claiming live proprietary availability. Full-product capabilities excluded from the comparison include: live award inventory search, airline program integrations, data operations, and concierge expertise; live fare and inventory data; global routing dataset. Follow the implementation plan and its prerequisites before expanding the build.

How do I use the prompt, AGENTS.md and agent skills?

Start with the Point.me prerequisites and stack, then copy the prompt into your coding agent. Save the project rules as AGENTS.md in the project root. Linked skills are optional packages or source instructions for specific tasks; review their current contents and install only those matching the chosen stack. A skill does not supply API credentials or verify the finished app.

How long will this Point.me project take?

The catalogue estimate is closest consolation build: one sitting for the limited scope. Setup, integration approvals, debugging, deployment and ongoing maintenance can add time. This is an estimate, not a delivery guarantee.

What would I give up by replacing Point.me?

live award inventory search, airline program integrations, data operations, and concierge expertise; live fare and inventory data; global routing dataset; crowdsourced trail intelligence; booking, disruption support, and offline map fleet. People still pay for Point.me because travel subscriptions sell current data and confidence during disruption, not just an itinerary list. The recurring cost buys map licensing, fare feeds, reservation access, route freshness, disruptions, geocoding, caching, offline data, and support, not just the visible interface.

What price is this guide comparing against?

The recorded Standard plan is $10.75/mo (annual-equivalent), checked 2026-07-31. Check the linked pricing source before buying. Building your own also has hosting, API and maintenance costs; the recorded amount is not a guaranteed saving.

What can I use instead of building Point.me?

The prior-art section lists Wanderer as starting points. Review their current scope, license and maintenance before adopting one.

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