Plan a trip with friends

Last updated 23 October 2026

Voolo brings a shared itinerary, trip chat and expense records into one plan. Use it for a day out or a longer trip with people you already know. You do not need to meet strangers or make your trip public to plan together.

Start with three decisions

Before adding every saved place, agree on a date, a comfortable budget and one thing everyone wants to do. A sunrise walk and a late breakfast can both fit a trip, but they need different expectations about the morning.

Keep the first plan small: one shared activity, an optional stop and some free time. Check actual opening hours, transport and accessibility with the venue or operator before relying on the plan.

Create the trip and invite your group

Download Voolo and sign in. Open Trips and create your trip.
Add the dates and places you want to visit. Keep the trip private if it is only for your group.
Open Invite friends, enable the invitation link and share it with your friends.
Your friends open the link and join using their Voolo accounts. If they need to install the app first, they should reopen the invitation afterwards.

Invitation links expire after seven days. The host can renew or disable a link. A private trip can still have an invitation link; sharing your plan with friends does not require listing it as an open trip on the map.

Keep the itinerary useful

Add stops in the order you intend to visit them and use notes for details your group would otherwise have to search for in chat. A useful note might be “check the last return train” or “confirm the gallery opens on Monday”. The itinerary records your plan; it does not book transport, reserve tickets or confirm a venue’s availability.

Use the trip’s group chat for changes and coordination. Keep the final agreed stops in the shared plan so they are easier to find than a decision buried in messages.

Record shared expenses without moving money

Record shared expenses as you go so your group can see who owes whom. For example, one friend might pay for a shared meal while another pays for transport. Voolo keeps the expense record; you settle directly with each other using your preferred payment method. Voolo never holds or transfers your money.

What is free?

Joining trips, replies, existing conversations and safety tools stay free. New outgoing waves and active public trips you host have limits. Optional monthly Plus or a non-renewing 7-day Travel Pass increases those allowances. Check current prices and allowances in the app before purchasing.

Planning with people you have not met?

Read how to find travel buddies through shared interests and the Voolo safety guide. Voolo is for adults aged 18 and over.

Make your first shared plan

Available on iPhone (iOS 26 or later) and Android (8.0 or later). Free to download, with optional in-app purchases.