AirTag vs. Tile for travel — which is better?

For iPhone households, mainstream reviewers and travel-focused subreddit threads strongly favor AirTag because Apple's Find My crowd-sourced network is far denser than Tile's. Tile's advantage is that it works on both iOS and Android, making it the consensus pick for Android users or mixed-platform families, though reviewers note its location updates depend on other Tile app users being nearby.