Frequently asked questions

PlanLos! is one shared place for your group: when you’re meeting, who’s bringing what, what still needs doing, and who paid for what. Instead of digging through the chat for the date, the salad and the charcoal receipt, you see the vote, the lists and the balances in one spot. It’s free – in the browser and on Android, with iOS coming next.

To create a group, yes – it’s free and takes a minute. To join, the invite link and your name are enough. An account also helps if you want to find the same groups on your phone, your laptop or in the app, and if you want to accept invites sent by email.

The invite link is the quick way: whoever taps it is in the group. An email invite sends the person a message; if they have an account, they also see an open invite in the app. Adding someone just puts a name on the list, no email. That way you can already assign costs or bring items before they’ve joined. When they open the link later, they pick “I’m …” and take that spot.

On the same device and browser, PlanLos! recognizes you through a cookie, and the home page shows a button to your group. On a new device you’ll need the invite link again – or you create an account and your guest groups get linked when you sign up or log in.

You put a name on the people list before that person has joined – say, so you can already split an expense with them or give them a bring item. When they join through the invite link, they pick “I’m …” and take the spot. Right now anyone with the link can take any open spot, so only share the link with people you trust.

Turn on Planning for the group. The owner starts planning and throws in a few days or date ranges. Everyone taps “Works for me” on every option that fits – as many as they like. Then the owner picks one, the date is set, and Bring, To-dos and Costs show up again. While you’re still planning, the other sections stay hidden. You can also continue without a date, or reopen it later and vote again.

Bring is for stuff people already have and bring along – salad, a speaker, sunscreen. Whoever takes something is right there on the list. To-dos is for things that still need buying, picking up or sorting out: milk, charcoal, getting the keys. You can add amounts, take things on and check them off when they’re done. Whoever does the shopping can split the cost under Costs afterwards.

Yes. Under Bring → Share list you get a separate link for the list. Send that one to the chat instead of the invite link from People. Whoever opens it only sees the bring list and signs up with their name – no need to join the whole group. If you need more than the list, the same group can also handle shopping and shared costs.

Your groups stay yours – even if you sign up with a different email than an earlier invite went to. What counts is the guest cookie in your browser. When you sign up or log in on the same device, PlanLos! links your memberships to your account.

Yes. In the group settings you turn Planning, Bring, To-dos and Costs on or off as you need them. Nothing gets deleted – turning a section off just hides it.

Yes. No subscription and no hidden limits for normal group stuff. PlanLos! runs in the browser and on Android; the iOS app is coming and uses the same groups.

Our servers are in the EU. The details are in the privacy policy. In short: IP addresses are anonymized in our stats, guests are recognized by a cookie, and you can delete your account anytime.