In development · Launching late 2026

Group travel,
made easy.

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.

We'll email you when Tripbuds opens. No spam, ever.

  • Free during beta
  • iOS & Android at launch
  • Built in Sydney
Why Tripbuds

Plan together. Travel together. Remember together.

01

One plan, every Bud on it

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.

  • Day-by-day itinerary with a real map
  • Invite Buds with a link — no app gatekeeping
  • Free for everyone you bring along
Tripbuds trip detail page with cover photo, dates, members and day list
02

A day-by-day plan you can actually edit

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.

  • Timestamped places with photos and details
  • Filter by food, activities, or stays
  • Add a place by hand or save one a Bud shared
Tripbuds day view showing breakfast, beach and dinner places on a timeline
03

Don't love a stop? Swap it in a tap.

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.

  • Three context-aware swap suggestions
  • Each comes with a "Why this fits" line
  • One tap to lock the new place into the day
Tripbuds Replace with AI screen showing three alternative place cards
04

See the whole trip on one map

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.

  • Colour-coded pins, one shade per day
  • Quick day filter chips at the top
  • Tap a pin for the place card and "Book" button
Tripbuds Amalfi Coast trip map with numbered colour-coded pins per day
05

The chat that's part of the plan

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.

  • One thread per trip, tied to the days
  • Follow Buds to see their public trips
  • Profiles with trip tiles, countries, and stats
Tripbuds trip chat for the Amalfi Coast group
How the AI works

From "where should we go?" to a real plan in four steps

Not a chatbot. A planner that asks the right questions, then drafts a day-by-day trip you and your Buds can actually edit.

Where are you heading? screen
1

Where & when

Add one or more destinations. Pick the dates. 15 seconds.

Buds profile with trips and stats
2

Bring the Buds

Invite by link. Each Bud picks a vibe, must-do, and no-go.

AI-generated day view
3

A real draft

Day-by-day plan with real, bookable places. No hallucinated spots.

Replace with AI screen
4

Tweak it together

Swap stops, regenerate days, vote in chat. Until it feels like yours.

Honest where we're at

We're building in the open.

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.

200+ Screens designed
Late 2026 Public launch
AU first Then NZ, UK, US
FAQ

Good questions, honest answers.

When does Tripbuds launch?

We're targeting a public launch in late 2026. Waitlist members get TestFlight (iOS) and Play Console (Android) access a few months earlier.

Is it free?

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.

Which countries can use it?

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.

How does the AI actually work?

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.

What about my data?

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.

How is this different from Google Docs or WhatsApp?

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.

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