An adventure trip the whole group can keep up with.
Truce is a group trip planner for iPhone. The group sets the pace in an anonymous poll, votes on every activity, packs from one shared list and splits each cost as it’s booked. Below is one trip to Slovenia’s Soča valley, planned start to finish in the app.
Soča 2027
Example trip
// Before the trip
The dates
Thu 10 – Mon 14 June
Dates poll3 options6 of 6 free
Five days means six lots of annual leave lining up. Sam proposed three windows, one worked for everybody, and confirming it unlocked the plan.
Dates poll
How hard
One big day, then easier ones
Anonymous poll3 of 6 said “proper”
Nobody wants to be the one who admits the big climb is beyond them. Asked anonymously, the group landed on one hard day, and every activity vote after it started from there.
The kit
One list, everyone packs it
Packing listBoots: 5 of 6 packed
It’s a list each person packs for themselves, not a list of who brings what: an item only crosses off once all six have it. Tap one to see who hasn’t.
The maps
Saved for when there’s no signal
Offline · Pro tripPlan, maps and travel times
You can’t count on signal in the mountains. On a Pro trip each phone can download the plan and every day’s map, walking and driving times included, so the trip still works with no bars.
Thu 10 Jun
04 stops · £1,58407:1010:15
Flight
LGW → LJU
Added from a boarding passEveryone books their own seat
11:0013:10
Transit
Ljubljana airport → Bovec
Group poll: one big car, 4–2Sam paid £414
One seven-seater or two small cars went to a poll. One car won four votes to two, so Sam booked it, and the hire went on the ledger split six ways.
15:00
Stay · check in
Chalet, Bovec
4 nightsSam paid £984
19:3021:30
Food & drink
Pizzeria in Bovec
Won the vote4 yea · 2 nay2 notes · 5 repliesNat paid £186
A vote can carry a line saying why, and anyone can reply to it. Nat’s reason was that the pizzeria is a walk from the chalet, and after a flight and a two-hour drive that settled it.
Fri 11 Jun
02 stops · £33009:3013:00
Activity
Rafting on the Soča
Won the vote5 yea · 1 nayNominated by JordanJordan paid £330
The big day’s first slot. Jordan nominated it with its price attached; it beat canyoning and a zipline when the vote closed, and Jordan booked it from the ledger.
15:0017:00
Free time
Kozjak waterfall walk
Added by LouNo costOn the day map
Sat 12 Jun
02 stops · £51609:0013:30
Activity
Canyoning in Sušec
Three-way tieWon the 24-hour runoffJordan paid £420
Three options tied at the top. The fourth dropped off and the slot reopened for 24 hours between the three; canyoning came out ahead, and nobody had to break the tie by hand.
19:3022:00
Food & drink
Barbecue at the chalet
Added by NatNat paid £96
Sun 13 Jun
01 stops08:0015:00
Free time
Mangart saddle: drive up, walk the ridge
Added by SamOn the day map
Mon 14 Jun
02 stops10:0012:10
Transit
Bovec → Ljubljana airport
Same hire car
13:4515:00
Flight
LJU → LGW
Everyone books their own seat
// After
The bill
£2,430 · £405 a head
Sam, Nat and Jordan fronted itSquared in 12 payments
Sam, Jordan and Nat fronted the costs. Balances net pair by pair, so everyone settles once with each person they owe rather than once per dinner, and the totals move on every phone as it happens.
The recap
Wrapped, once you’re home
FreeYour route, mappedThe Scout: Jordan
When the trip ends, everyone gets a recap: what won, where the money went, the route between your stops, and who nominated the most.
Before you go
Adventure trips go wrong in their own places: mismatched pace, patchy signal, and kit nobody packed. This is how Truce handles them.
Does it work without signal?
The plan and the maps do, on a Pro trip: anyone can download them before you lose signal, walking and driving times included. Voting, booking and settling up still need a connection.
Can it show how far apart things are?
Every day’s stops sit on a map in order. Any trip shows the straight-line distance between them; a Pro trip shows real walking and driving routes and times.
How do we handle different fitness levels?
Ask in an anonymous group poll before you plan anything. Nobody sees who picked what, so the honest answer comes out, and the activity votes start from it.
Can we split up the shared kit, like one stove between us?
Not on the packing list. It’s one list that everyone packs for themselves: an item only crosses off once all of you have it, which is right for boots and passports. For shared kit, run a quick group poll: who’s bringing the stove?
What about flights, cars and somewhere to stay?
Flights and stays go on the plan as their own rows, and a photo of a boarding pass fills a flight in. Truce links out to flight, hotel and car hire searches; you book those with the provider.
Does everyone need the app?
Everyone who votes, or wants the plan on their phone, does. For now Truce is iPhone only and in open beta. You invite people by username or send them a link.
What does it cost?
Planning is free for the whole group. A Pro trip adds offline maps, real travel times and the document vault for your insurance, for one payment of £9.99 $9.99 A$14.99 NZ$19.99 that covers everyone.
Let the group set the pace.
Truce is in open beta on iOS. Start the trip, invite everyone going, and plan it together.
Free. Open it on your iPhone - it installs through TestFlight, Apple’s app for testing new apps.
