NO. 041 · SAT 10 OCT
- Leave home
- ~ 7:15 PM
- Spend
- ~ $100 for two
- Getting there
- On foot
- Wear
- Shoes for walking
Date night for busy couples
“What do you want to do tonight?” Handled.
You picked each other. We'll pick the date. Every Thursday you both get one surprise plan for the weekend, fitted to your budget, your neighbourhood and your free nights. Two yeses and it opens: where, when, and the invites in both calendars.
Free to start · open in Phoenix, Boston, Austin and San Francisco. Somewhere else?
Works in your browser. You sign up, send one link, your partner taps it. Two minutes.What lands Thursday at 6 PM: the vibe, the cost, what to wear. Never the place, until you both say yes.
Maya has voted. You'll find out how once you do.
Friday, 6:00 PM. You know how this goes.
- 6:00 PM
“What do you want to do tonight?” - 6:05 PM
45 minutes of maps, reviews and reels - 6:50 PM
Takeout and a show. Again. - 11:30 PM
That quiet “we should get out more”
You love each other. You're just out of decisions by Friday. Search apps hand you a thousand options, and that's the problem. unplan hands you one.
Three words you'll see a lot
Sealed, blind, last call. Here's what they mean.
Sealed
A plan you can't open yet. Thursday's card shows the mood, when to leave, what it costs, how you'll get there and what to wear. Never the place.
Blind vote
You each tap Accept or Veto without seeing the other's choice. You only ever learn that your partner voted, not how. That stays true forever.
Last call
A veto brings exactly one alternative, built for the same night. Veto that too and you stay in with a free at-home plan. There's never a third card.
Try it
A blind vote, right here.
It's Thursday, 6 PM. Maya has already voted. You vote now.
Maya has voted. You'll find out how once you do.
NO. 041 · SAT 10 OCT
~ 7:15 PM · ~ $100 for two · on foot
Both in. It's a date. The seal breaks on both phones at once.
- 7:30 PM Cocktail bar · table for 2, held under Theo
- 9:00 PM Night market · 8 min on foot
In the app: the places, directions and invites for both calendars.
Fair enough. Last call. One alternative for the same night. Maya's already in.
LAST CALL · SAT 10 OCT
~ 7:00 PM · ~ $90 for two · short ride
Both in. It's a date.
- 7:00 PM Small dinner spot · table for 2, held under Theo
- 9:15 PM Gelato counter · 5 min on foot
Staying in, then. A free at-home plan lands Saturday at 5 PM. There's never a third card.
In the app, Maya never learns how you voted. Only that you did.
How it works
Set it up once. Then just show up.
Pair up
One of you signs up and sends a link. The other taps it and signs in too. Two sign-ins, one couple: one set of rules, one plan a week, and votes that stay your own.
Set your guardrails
Home base and how far you'll go, what you'll spend, how you get around, what you won't eat or drink, and which nights you're free. Set once. We never break them.
Thursday, 6 PM: vote blind
A sealed card arrives by push and email: a one-line mood plus four clues. Each of you taps Accept or Veto without seeing the other's vote. Voting closes Friday at 6 PM.
Two yeses: it opens
Stops, times, directions and invites for both calendars land on both phones. On a paid plan the table's already held. A veto brings one last call, never a list.
- Oneplan a week
- Twoblind votes
- Twooptions, max
- Zeroscrolling
The weekly ritual
Thursday to Sunday, on rails.
- Thu 6 PM
The seal lands.
Push and email, both of you. Mood and four clues, no place names.
- By Fri 6 PM
You vote.
Accept or veto, in private. One veto a week. No vote by Friday 6 PM means a free at-home night.
- Two yeses
It opens.
Stops, times, calendar invites, directions. Rain or a closure after that? We swap one stop and tell you both: Plan B.
- Your free night
“Leave in 20 minutes.”
One push with the first leg. Keep it a surprise with breadcrumb mode: the next stop opens when you tap “We’re done here.”
- The morning after
Afterglow.
Two private taps, one photo, your streak. Next Thursday learns from it.
Five notifications a week, at most. The Thursday card always comes by email too.
The surprise doesn't stop when the seal breaks.
- Saturday night · Keep the Spark
Breadcrumb mode
Only the stop you're at is open. The next one stays sealed, with a clue, until you check out of this one. Tap “We're done here” and it unlocks.
- Sunday morning · Every plan
Afterglow
Each of you answers “Do it again?” in private, picks a few tags and adds one photo to your journal. The streak grows. Next week's plan is tuned to whichever of you was less keen.
- Any week · Keep the Spark
Double dates
From the reveal, send the sealed card to another couple. They see the mood and the times; the places open when they join and vote yes too.
Breadcrumb mode and double dates come with Keep the Spark, or with Just this weekend for that weekend.
Pricing · One subscription covers you both
Free to start. Spark when you want it.
Free
$0A sealed plan every week from at-home and low-cost ideas: a park, a café you haven't tried, a free event. No table holds. The week's premium plan waits on a locked card in case you want it.
Pair up, freeJust this weekend
$2.99 onceOpens this week's locked premium plan: the full venue pool, a table held, breadcrumb mode and double dates for that weekend. If the plan can't go ahead for a reason that isn't yours, the $2.99 comes back by itself.
Start free, unlock in the appKeep the Spark
$7.99 / monthor $59.99 / yearA premium plan every Thursday from the full pool, hidden and trending spots, table held. Breadcrumb mode and double dates every week. One subscription covers both of you. Cancel any time.
Start Keep the SparkGift Keep the Spark: 3 months $21.99, 12 months $59.99
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For venues
Run a hidden gem? Be someone's Saturday.
Speakeasies, dessert bars, arcades, tiny galleries: submit your place as a Date Night Candidate. It's free. We send you couples who've already said yes, not people browsing a list.
Submit your venueTakes about 3 minutes
How private is it
Your vote is yours. Even from your partner.
Your partner can see
- Your shared guardrails, and who changed them
- That you voted (never how)
- The plan, once you have both said yes
- The journal photo
Your partner can't see
- How you voted
- How you rated the night
- Your notification settings
- Anything you tell support
No background location: checking in on the night is a tap. No cookies and no ad trackers on this site. Read the privacy page →
Choosing is the chore, so we took it away.
Most evenings out don't fail because of the venue. They fail because two tired people spent 45 minutes deciding. unplan removes the deciding, keeps your rules as hard limits, and leaves you the part worth having: the night itself. Questions, or a place we should know about? The help page has our address.
Quick answers
Before you pair up.
What does "sealed" mean?
Thursday's card shows the mood, when to leave, what it costs, how you'll get there and what to wear. Not the place. The place appears only after both of you say yes.
Can my partner see how I voted?
No, never. They see that you voted, not how. Reminders never reveal a vote either. The same goes for your Sunday rating.
What happens if one of us vetoes?
You both see the last call: exactly one alternative for the same night. Both of you have to accept it. Veto that too and you stay in with a free at-home plan. One veto a week.
What's free?
A sealed plan every week from at-home and low-cost ideas (parks, cafés, free events), the blind vote, the last call, the Sunday afterglow and your journal. No table holds, no breadcrumb mode, no double dates.
Where is unplan open?
Phoenix, Boston, Austin and San Francisco, then one city a week.
This Thursday, 6 PM. Your first sealed plan.
Opens in your browser on any phone. Add it to your home screen and it works like an app.Opening city by city
Open now in Phoenix, Boston, Austin and San Francisco.
Somewhere else? Leave your email and city. We'll email you when unplan opens there, and your city's spot in line decides which one we open next. About each city →
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