Tripbuds turns chaotic group chats into a shared plan every Bud can see, edit, and book — so the trip actually happens instead of dying in a thread.
No more screenshots, calendar invites, or "wait — what time?" messages. Every trip lives in one shared view: dates, places, costs, packing. It updates for everyone in real time, so the whole group is finally on the same page.
Every day is a clean timeline of real, bookable places — breakfast, beach, dinner, the lot. Drag to reorder, tap to swap, or hand it back to the AI to refresh. The whole group sees the changes the moment you make them.
Cliff hike too tough for half the group? Long-tap it and pick "Replace with AI". You'll get three smart alternatives that fit the day's vibe, the weather, and what your Buds have already vetoed.
Tap the map and watch every day light up in its own colour. Filter to just Day 3, just food, or just stays. Spot the place that's miles off-route before you build a day around it.
Every trip has its own chat thread. Mention a day, drop a photo, or react to a place — it lands right next to the itinerary instead of getting lost in WhatsApp. Add and follow Buds so the next trip plans itself faster.
Not a chatbot. A planner that asks the right questions, then drafts a day-by-day trip you and your Buds can actually edit.
Add one or more destinations. Pick the dates. 15 seconds.
Invite by link. Each Bud picks a vibe, must-do, and no-go.
Day-by-day plan with real, bookable places. No hallucinated spots.
Swap stops, regenerate days, vote in chat. Until it feels like yours.
Tripbuds is in active development. Founder-led from Sydney, designed every screen with real travellers, shipping for late 2026.
Join the waitlist and you'll be one of the first people in — plus a permanent founding-traveller badge on your profile.
We're targeting a public launch in late 2026. Waitlist members get TestFlight (iOS) and Play Console (Android) access a few months earlier.
Yes. Tripbuds is free during beta and for the foreseeable future after launch. We earn a small commission when you choose to book a hotel, tour, or restaurant through the app — that's it. No ads. No paid tier hiding the planner.
We're launching Australia-first because that's where we live and can support people best. New Zealand, UK, and US follow. The app works for trips anywhere in the world — you just need to be based in a supported country to sign up at launch.
Tripbuds asks four short questions — where, when, vibe, must-have/no-go — then drafts a day-by-day plan using real, bookable places. Every place is verifiable; no hallucinated restaurants. Don't love a stop? Long-tap and pick "Replace with AI" for three smart swaps that fit the day's vibe and what your Buds have already vetoed.
Your trips are private by default — only the Buds on the trip can see them. We never sell your data and we don't train AI models on your messages or photos. Want to leave? Settings → Data Export gives you a JSON copy of everything we hold for you, and Delete Account wipes it.
Those are general tools. Tripbuds is built for the specific mess of group travel — shared itinerary, voting on places, splitting costs, saving spots Buds share, a real map, and AI that drafts the plan. It's the difference between a blank doc and a planner that already knows what you need.
Join the waitlist for early access, founding-traveller perks, and updates from the build.
