Not another app to browse.
There are three ways couples usually decide on a night out: search until one of you gives up, argue in the group chat, or let it slide. unplan is a fourth: it decides once a week, from rules you set once.
| What | unplan | Search and booking apps | The group chat |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you get | One sealed plan a week, and one alternative if someone vetoes | A directory to search, filter and scroll | A thread of suggestions that ends in "I don't mind" |
| Who decides | Nobody: the plan is built from your shared rules | Whoever opens the app first | Whoever cares least gives in |
| Your budget, distance and food rules | Hard limits, set once | Filters you re-apply every time | Remembered, or not |
| Saying no | A private veto; your partner never sees how you voted | Out loud, or by scrolling on | Out loud |
| The surprise | Venues stay sealed until you both say yes | None: you have seen it all | None |
| The admin | Times, calendar invites, directions; a held table on paid plans | Yours: you book and add it to the calendar | Yours |
| Where it works | Phoenix, Boston, Austin and San Francisco today, one new city a week | Many cities | Anywhere |
| What it is not | A directory, a search box or a list of options | A weekly plan | A plan at all |
What unplan won't do.
- It won't let you browse. There's no directory and no search. If scrolling is the fun part, a search app is the better fit.
- It won't open everywhere yet. It's in Phoenix, Boston, Austin and San Francisco, then one city a week.
- It isn't for one person. Both of you pair up; it does nothing alone.
- It isn't a store app. It runs in your browser and installs to your home screen.
If you want fewer decisions rather than more options, see how a week works or why we built it this way.