A group of friends arriving with bags at a UK country cottage on a bright afternoon

Planning app

Everyone's excited.
You're the one organising.

Agree dates, destination and budget with the group, then keep decisions and practical details together.

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It often starts the same way.

Everyone's keen.

Opinions stack up.

No one volunteers.

The chat keeps moving.

The plan doesn't.

Give the group's decisions a home.

Dates, destination, budget and practical details stay visible when the chat moves on.

  • 01

    No more 'what's the plan again'?

    Dates, destination, budget and agreed decisions stay visible to the group. Nothing is buried in a thread from three weeks ago.

  • 02

    You stop being bad cop.

    The chasing moves here. The effort becomes visible and stops being yours alone.

  • 03

    The trip happens.

    Less 'we should'. More 'it's booked'. The plan keeps moving until there's something real to show for it.

A group of friends gathered around a kitchen island in a country house, cooking and chatting in warm evening light

How the app works

From 'one day' to 'this is happening' in 5 steps.

  1. 01

    Start a plan

    Set the details you know. Put the rest to a vote.

  2. 02

    Invite the group

    Share the trip link so everyone can respond.

  3. 03

    Agree the basics

    Settle dates, destination and budget.

  4. 04

    Keep the plan together

    Record agreed decisions and collect practical details like dietary requirements and dates of birth.

  5. Find the stay

    Browse and shortlist group accommodation on the Flock website.

    Browse group stays

    Accommodation browsing and shortlisting happen on the Flock website. Website shortlists are not connected to trip plans in the app yet.

Why it works

The chat keeps moving. The plan doesn't.

The group chat is useful for conversation. The planning app gives decisions somewhere to stay put.

  • Agreeing dates, destination and budget
    In the group chat
    Opinions stack up but nothing gets settled. The chat is 400 messages long.
    In the planning app
    Everyone answers the same questions, so you can see where the group stands.
  • Keeping track of decisions
    In the group chat
    Answers get buried and the same questions come up again.
    In the planning app
    Agreed dates, destination and budget stay visible to the group.
  • Collecting group details
    In the group chat
    Dietary needs and practical details are chased one person at a time.
    In the planning app
    The organiser collects details in the trip and sees what's outstanding.