For whoever ends up planning the group trip
Plan the group trip together.
Window Seat is a group trip planner for friends and families. It keeps who's coming, what's booked, who owes whom and what's on this afternoon in one place.
Free while we're in beta. You're in right away. Planning, voting, the shared tab and settling up stay free after.
No app store needed: it opens in a browser and installs to your home screen.
What it does that a group chat doesn't
Surprises that never leak: the person a surprise is for sees only a sealed envelope with a time and a hint.
Fair money, kids included: shares are fixed to the cent when you log them, and a child's share lands on the adult who manages them.
Votes and polls: put two or three stays side by side and let people vote.
Who sleeps where: rooms, beds and who is in them, night by night.
Questions people ask first
Do my friends have to download an app?
No. Window Seat opens in any phone or laptop browser, and installs to the home screen if you want it there. Friends tap your invite link and make a free account with their email.
Does it work without wifi?
Play mode keeps your plan, tickets, confirmation numbers and files on your phone, so you can read them with no signal. You can log an expense offline, and it sends when you're back online. Planning and voting need a connection.
What does it cost?
Nothing while we're in beta. Proposing, voting, the plan, the shared tab, settling up and inviting people will stay free. If extras ever cost money, you'll hear about it here first.
Who can see our trip?
Only the people on it. Your budget is yours alone; others see only group totals. Confirmation numbers stay with the people who need them. Surprises never reach the phone of the person they're for.
Window Seat is for trips with your own people, not client itineraries. Travel pros, Travefy is that way.