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India's Social Planning Network

Find Your Folks.
Do More Together.

Never travel alone again. Meet verified travelers headed your way, share the journey, and turn strangers into the people you call for the next trip too.

Join the first 1,000 travelers and unlock exclusive early-access benefits.

📍 Starting soon in Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and college campuses.

Level 5 VerificationFree ForeverIndia-first
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PlanFolks feed Screen
Happening Now

Real plans, made by real folks.

A preview of the kind of plans you'll find (and host) on PlanFolks.

FIFA Watch Party

Watch Party · 23 joined

Sunday Cafe Hop

Cafe Hop · 8 spots left

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Weekend Trek

Trek · 12 verified members

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Indie Music Meetup

Concert · 31 going

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Campus Study Session

Study Session · 6 joined

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Weekend Road Trip to Coorg

Road Trip · 3 seats left

One app. Every kind of plan.

HangoutsWatch PartiesFootball MatchesConcertsCafe HopsStudy SessionsRoad TripsTreksHangoutsWatch PartiesFootball MatchesConcertsCafe HopsStudy SessionsRoad TripsTreks

500+

Waitlist members

100+

Plans created in beta

50+

Cities requested

7

Plan categories & counting

Features

Everything you need to make a plan happen.

No fillers, no endless group chats. Built for real plans and zero spam coordination.

Become the Host

Got a football screening, a cafe crawl, a trek, or a study group in mind? Start it in seconds and let your city come to you.

Discover Nearby Plans

Find watch parties, café crawls, weekend treks, concerts, study sessions, or road trips happening within your city.

Group Chats

Forget sharing phone numbers instantly. Dynamic group chats are auto-created for every approved plan to discuss details.

Trusted Profiles

Check verification badges, compatibility scores, and authentic user-reviewed trust logs before deciding to meet.

Explore Your City

Unlock top local hotspots and preset routes for treks, cafe hopping, concert events, and sports arenas.

Meet Like-minded People

Say goodbye to awkward small talk. Match based on shared interests, budgets, and travel personalities.

Simple Steps

How PlanFolks Works

From downloading to exploring together in under 3 minutes.

1

Create Profile

Enter your details, select interest tags, and complete our quick, scientific 7-dimension travel personality quiz to unlock compatibility matches.

2

Discover & Plan

Browse localized companion feeds, join active trek/cafe trips, or draft your own plan. Use custom sliders for budget mapping and companion caps.

3

Meet Up Safely

Finalize timings in auto-created group chats, audit trust logs, split expenditures seamlessly inside the app, and meet up in public to explore!

Experience the App

Step Inside PlanFolks

Browse the high-fidelity screens. This is how the magic happens.

PlanFolks Discovery Feed

A social hub for nearby activities

Browse the active feed showcasing live stories and local trip plans. Tap "Join Plan" instantly to send request prompts to trip hosts. Filter plans by budget, date intervals, or travel vibing.

Nearby maps integration Custom vibe categories
PlanFolks feed Screen
PlanFolks plans Screen
Discover Plans

Curated plans, matched to your vibe

Get plans recommended just for you, browse by vibe — trekking, beach, camping, road trips, events — and see what's trending nearby before you decide to join.

Personalized recommendations Browse-by-vibe filters
PlanFolks create Screen
Interactive Creation Wizard

Draft details in 4 steps

Got a trek or a weekend concert in mind? Host it! Set companion limits, outline budget structures, and map the dates. Watch people in your proximity apply to join your group trip.

Custom companion caps Calendar and slider pickers
Logistics Chat groups

Coordinate safely, split expenses

Say goodbye to sharing your phone number or creating chaotic WhatsApp chats. approved applicants enter a structured group chat. Log upcoming checks, map items, and track splitting balances inside the chat.

Built-in cost splits tracker Unread count badges
PlanFolks chats Screen
PlanFolks profile Screen
Trust Anchor Profiles

Level 5 ID Verification

Trust is the core promise of PlanFolks. Check Face ID verification, government ID, and college verification ticks. Review past trip logs, rating metrics, connections list, and travel personality statistics to check compatibility.

Verified ID shield badges Vibe and language tagging
Live Folks Map

See who's around, right now

A live radius map shows verified folks nearby — never your exact location. Filter by online status, verification level, or distance, then say hi.

Generalized radius pins Online / Verified filters
PlanFolks map Screen
Trust & Safety — Our #1 Priority

Travel With Confidence

Meeting new travel companions should feel exciting, not risky. Safety isn't a feature we bolted on — it's the foundation everything else at PlanFolks is built on.

Phone Verification

Every account starts with a verified phone number — no anonymous profiles.

Coming Soon

Identity Verification

Government ID checks for serious travelers.

Trust Score

A visible score on every profile, so you always know who you're planning with.

Community Reporting

Report or block anyone in two taps. Our team reviews every flag.

Verified Traveler Badge

Spot trustworthy companions instantly with an on-profile badge.

Secure Chat

Coordinate entirely in-app — your phone number stays private.

Safety-First Community

Moderation guidelines and spam filters keep the community genuine.

Zero tolerance for harassment or misconduct — every report is reviewed by a real person.
Women's Safety

Built With Her Safety in Mind

Solo and group travel should feel safe for everyone. Here's what we're building specifically around the real concerns women travelers face — rolling out as PlanFolks grows.

Coming Soon

One-Tap SOS

Trigger an emergency alert with your live location to trusted contacts, instantly.

Coming Soon

Live Trip Sharing

Automatically share your plan, companions, and live location with people you trust.

Coming Soon

Women-Only Plans

Create or join plans and groups restricted to verified women travelers only.

Coming Soon

Priority Verification

Extra verification steps for higher-trust profiles before any meetup.

Coming Soon

24/7 Safety Support

A dedicated in-app safety helpline, reachable any time, day or night.

Coming Soon

Public Meetup Spots

Guidance toward verified public places for first meetups — never private addresses.

In case of an actual emergency, always contact local authorities first — dial 112 anywhere in India. PlanFolks' safety tools are designed to support you, not replace emergency services.

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Trust & Verification Matrix

Verified by PlanFolks Systems
Level 1: Email
Level 2: Phone OTP
Level 3: College Campus ID
Level 4: Face ID Recognition
Level 5: Government ID Recognition
Safety first mindset
Why PlanFolks?

Designed for genuine connections.

We don't want you stuck in infinite loops of texting. We want you to step outside.

No endless chatting

Go straight from connection to meetups. It's built for offline plans, not text grids.

Real experiences

Trekking trips, café explorations, sporting events, or music fests. Pick what you love.

Verified community

A progressive Level 5 verification scheme to secure safe companions for travels.

Safe environment

Strict moderation guidelines, rating matrixes, and spam filters to check profiles.

Easy planning

Custom date selectors, companion limit adjustments, and cost splits mapping.

Local discovery

Find companions within your college hub, residential layout, or city center.

The Difference

Not another group chat.

Here's how PlanFolks compares to the old way of coordinating plans.

Compare
Old Way
PlanFolks
Finding companions
Random WhatsApp forwards
Interest-matched discovery feed
Trust & safety
No verification at all
5-level ID verification system
Coordination
Scattered across 5 apps
One structured group chat per plan
Expense tracking
Mental math & awkward asks
Built-in cost-split tracker
Privacy
Sharing your phone number
Generalized location radius only
Cost
Varies
Free, always
No Subscriptions. No Hidden Costs.

PlanFolks is completely free.

Discover companions, create plans, join trips, chat, and split expenses — every part of PlanFolks is free to use. No paywalls, no premium tiers, no surprise charges.

🎉 Early Bird Offer

The first 1,000 travelers who join the waitlist will receive:

🎁A direct say in new features
🏆Exclusive Founding Traveler Badge
🚀Early Access before public launch
Community

Early travelers are already talking

Launching with early travelers from India's top universities and college campuses.

IITsNITsBITS CampusesIIMsCentral UniversitiesState Universities

"Finally an app that gets it — I don't want to swipe, I want to actually go somewhere."

Early Access Tester

Bengaluru

"Found two people heading to Manali the same weekend as me within a day of signing up."

Early Access Tester

Delhi-NCR

"The verification steps actually made me comfortable meeting someone I matched with."

Early Access Tester

Mumbai

Built & shipped at student hackathons Waitlist requests from 50+ cities
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Got questions? We've got answers.

Ready to find your folks?

Join the vetted network of hosts and hangout-seekers, campus groups, and explorers across India today.

🔥 Version 1.0.4 - Live Beta Testing