Why Tripmates exists
Every group trip has one person who books the place, fronts the deposit, and spends the week after chasing everyone for money. This is for them.
The usual setup is a group chat for the plan, a spreadsheet or a ledger app for the money, and a lot of “wait, did you pay for the ferry?”. None of it talks to each other, and half the group never makes an account.
Tripmates puts the whole trip on one page that anyone can open from a link. You vote on dates, keep the itinerary, log costs in whatever currency you paid in, and at the end it tells you the fewest payments that square everyone up.
What we believe
- Nobody should need an account to pay you back. A name is enough.
- Your money is yours. We never hold it, move it, or take a cut. Payments go friend to friend in the apps you already use.
- The free version should be enough for a whole trip. Paid extras are extras.
Where things stand
Tripmates is in an early preview. It works end to end, and we’re still polishing. If something looks off, tell the person who sent you the link and they can pass it on. You can always find us at gotripmates.com.
Photo credits
The photos on our site come from Pexels, used under the Pexels license. Thank you to the photographers:
- Friends walking down a sunny street, by Vitaly Gariev
- Friends around a long table, by RDNE Stock project
- Road trip in a van, by RDNE Stock project
- Friends jumping on a beach, by Grecia Carbajal
Illustrations and the logo were drawn for Tripmates.