VyrazímeWhatsApp group alternative for trips and events with friends
WhatsApp is an app for messages and calls. In a group you and your friends write and call each other. For planning an event it has a poll and an event where everyone answers whether they are coming.
A trip with friends has more steps: the date, the place, the accommodation, who is coming and finally the money and the photos. Vyrazíme keeps all of that in one event and has a chat for it too. It is free and your friends join through a link, which you can send to your WhatsApp group, for example.
WhatsApp and Vyrazíme side by side
| Vyrazíme | ||
|---|---|---|
| What it is for | Messages and calls with friends and family | Trips, weekends and celebrations with friends |
| Chat | Group chat for up to 1,024 members | A chat for every event, plus private messages and groups |
| Date | A poll with up to 12 options | Date suggestions in a calendar, one day or a range of days, with I can and I can't votes |
| Who is coming | On an event you answer that you are going, maybe going or not going | On a confirmed date you tap I'm in or I'm out |
| Who manages the event | An event has one host and only they can edit it | There can be several organizers |
| Reminders | A notification about the start of the event for those who answered going or maybe | The app reminds people to vote and to confirm they are coming, and sends a countdown before the event |
| What is agreed | An upcoming event can be pinned to the top of the chat | The date, the place and the accommodation are together in the event details |
| Who joins later | Doesn't see events created before they joined | Sees the whole event |
| How a friend joins | By a link or a QR code to the group | By link, they fill in their name and email in the browser |
| Where it runs | Phone, tablet, computer and browser | iPhone, Android and a browser on your computer |
| What surrounds the chat | Voice calls, video calls and voice messages | Date, place, accommodation, rota, costs, photos |
| Price | Free | Free |
Where they differ
The date. In WhatsApp you create a poll in the group. It holds up to 12 options and your friends tap the ones that suit them. In Vyrazíme you suggest dates in a calendar, one day or a whole weekend, and your friends tap I can or I can't on each one. On each date you see who can make it, who can't and who hasn't voted yet. The app reminds anyone who hasn't voted.
Who is coming. In WhatsApp you create an event in the group with a name, date, time and place, and the others answer that they are going, maybe going or not going. An event has one host. Anyone who joins the group later doesn't see an event created earlier, so the host creates it again for them. In Vyrazíme the app asks Are you coming? once the date is confirmed and everyone taps I'm in or I'm out. The participant list shows how each person answered, and anyone who joins later sees the whole event.
What is agreed. In WhatsApp an upcoming event can be pinned to the top of the chat, for 24 hours, 7 days or 30 days. In Vyrazíme an event has its details. At the top is what is waiting for you, below it what is waiting for the others, and the What's agreed section holds the confirmed date, place and accommodation.
Chat. You can write to each other in both. WhatsApp adds voice calls, video calls and voice messages. In Vyrazíme every event has its own chat, and a message written on a date, a place or an accommodation carries a card that leads back to the suggestion. The app posts a new suggestion to the chat by itself.
What surrounds the chat. In Vyrazíme you vote on the place and the accommodation the same way as on the date. The rota shows who cooks on which day, the costs show who sends how much to whom, and once you are back the photos come together in the event album.
When to stay with WhatsApp
- You are arranging to meet today or tomorrow and a few messages are enough.
- You need to settle a single question. A poll does it right in the chat.
- You want to call each other or send a voice message. Vyrazíme has neither calls nor voice messages.
- The group is for everyday talk that has nothing to do with any event.
When to reach for Vyrazíme
- You are planning a weekend or a holiday and choosing the date, the place and the accommodation.
- You want to see on one screen what is agreed and who is coming.
- You want the app to remind your friends to vote and to confirm they are coming.
- After the event you will be splitting the costs and sharing photos.
- Not all your friends use the same messaging app. The event link opens in the browser.
How to get started with an event
- Create an event and turn on Vote on the date.
- Send the link to the group. WhatsApp shows a preview with the event name, photo and date next to it.
- Vote. Anyone who opens the link is in the event and can vote.
The full walkthrough with pictures is in the guide How to invite friends to an event with one link.
FAQ
Do we have to leave our WhatsApp group for Vyrazíme?
No. The group stays for talking and calls. You send the event link to it as a message and the voting on the date, the place and the accommodation then happens in Vyrazíme.
Do my friends need the app?
No. The event link opens in the browser at vyrazime.app, your friend fills in their name and email and is in the event. If they have the app, the link opens straight in it.
Does Vyrazíme have a chat too?
Yes. Every event has its own chat for messages, photos and files. Next to it you can write to one friend privately or create a group that lives on outside the event.
Can you vote on anything other than the date in Vyrazíme?
Yes. You vote on the place and the accommodation the same way, and for everything else there is a poll: you write a question and a few options and your friends give a thumbs up or down.
Is Vyrazíme really free?
Yes, the whole planning is free, with no subscription and no ads. Only two things are limited: the AI features to five uses a day and the album to 100 photos.
We checked the details about WhatsApp on 11 November 2026 in its help centre, on its website and in the App Store.