Stop herding cats
in the group chat

Find dates, get commitments — all from one link.

Then split the costs, build an itinerary, collect the money.

Use as much or as little as you need.

Lake District Weekend

Sat 12 Apr
Sat 19 Apr
Sat 26 Apr

🏆 12 Apr works for most

HerdCats planning board for a stag do

No more 47 WhatsApp messages

Share a link. Everyone picks their available dates. You see the overlap in real time and lock the winner. Your group never has to sign up for anything.

Real-time results

See who's available for each date as they vote. Best date highlighted automatically.

Lock the date

When you're ready, lock it. Everyone sees it's confirmed. No more 'is it definitely happening?'

Commitments

In, maybe, or out. You see the headcount. They can't claim they didn't know.

WhatsApp-ready

Every step generates a pre-written message. Just paste it in the group chat.

Once the date's locked

No more chasing everyone for money

Add your costs, per-person split calculated automatically. Card or bank transfer — your group decides. Live dashboard so you always know who's paid.

  • Split costs fairly — per-person calculated from committed headcount
  • Card payments via Stripe or track bank transfers manually
  • Live dashboard — green, amber, red. Who's paid, who hasn't
  • Deposit + balance split with due dates if you need it
HerdCats cost split dashboard
For the bigger trips

A full day-by-day itinerary
without googling anything

Tell it your destination, trip type, and group size. It builds a plan with real venues and activity suggestions. Your group votes to tweak it. You're done.

Personalised to your trip

Destination, type, budget, group vibe — all factored in.

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Activity polls built in

Propose options, let the group vote, winner goes on the plan.

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Links to book

Accommodation and activities based on your destination.

HerdCats itinerary for a hen do

Works for any group, any occasion

From a Friday night out to a week abroad.

Night out

Manchester, Bristol, wherever — getting everyone to commit to the same Friday is genuinely hard. HerdCats makes it a two-minute job.

  • Date poll — everyone picks their Fridays
  • Commitments — see who's actually in
  • AI suggests bars, restaurants, venues
  • Share the itinerary in one WhatsApp message
HerdCats participant view for a night out

Features used

Date pollCommitmentsAI itineraryActivity pollsCost splitPayments

“Built by someone who was sick of being the group chat project manager”

Every trip started the same way — 47 messages, three polls that nobody answered, and Dave still hasn't confirmed. HerdCats exists so you can organise the weekend without losing the will to live.

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David — Somerset — currently in beta with real groups

Ready to get everyone sorted?

Free to use. No app to download. Your group never has to sign up.

Takes about 90 seconds to create your first event.

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