Organising plans sucks...so we fixed it. Howbout is a free iOS & Android app that lets you: π₯³ easily organise any social plan β° instantly find when you're all free π share calendars with friends π¬ chat on every event π« invite anyone on or off the app
It's easy to use and a great tool to share my schedule with friends and theirs with me so that we can take 90% of the stress of trying to organise plans away
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Fantastic App, saves me countless hours of planning and removes the hassle of organising things to do with my friends.
Hi Product Hunt! Iβm really excited to share Howbout - an app that makes organising plans with friends easy.
My co-founders and I got so fed up with how difficult it was organising anything after university - no matter if it was a quick beer, dinner party or group trip, everything was suddenly so much harder to plan. Itβs a hassle trying to find a date everyoneβs free, agree what the plan is and keep on top of the details - and the pandemic has only made this worse because spontaneous socialising is now so much harder as everything needs to be planned and booked.
We saw a huge gap in the market for a product that could help users instantly find when their friends are free, easily organise plans and keep on top of everything theyβve got going on. Facebook events are outdated, not built for everyday plans and a lot of 20-30 year olds arenβt using them anymore. Doodle has awful UX and is limited to only part of the planning problem. WhatsApp is how most plans are made, but the lack of structure, purpose-built planning features and calendar integration makes it a poor planning tool.
We had the idea back in 2015 but to be honest were too scared to go for it - weβd just graduated and were focused on new careers. In 2019 my Mum passed away from cancer and it completely changed my mentality. We each left our jobs and launched Howbout in August 2020!
The app is totally free (no ads, no subscriptions) and is available worldwide on iOS and Android.
Really excited to hear your feedback.
Happy planning!
Neil
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@neil_tanna have to say I think youβve built something special dude. It feels like magic when it finds a date and time with your buddies and tbh you double check and itβs legit real!
Love the work guys, keep it up!
Howbout letβs me focus on things I actually enjoy about meeting up in big groups by streamlining admin. Iβm no scientist, but less admin = more happy.
@sam_willing Glad it's working for you Sam, thanks for sharing! π
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I've always been able to rely on Calendly/Google Calendar for work. But scheduling personal events has always been a huge pain. Thank you for fixing this in one fell swoop! I really don't miss multi-day Whatsapp chats to get together.
@sameer_singh7 Exactly Sameer, there's been so little innovation in the calendar space for our personal lives. It's about time someone socialised the calendar and made it as easy to organise your social life as it is to manage your work diary!
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Now my girlfriend and I can organise things with family and friends via our synced calendar and I never get in trouble for forgetting what we're up to!
@jamesfarnhill Best thing about it is it's solving a problem everyone knows exists - we never need to convince someone that organising on WhatsApp is an awful experience! Howbout helps make planning a lot quicker and easier for everyone.
Since we launched this app, it's genuinely changed my social life (and stress levels) for the better! Proud to have got this out there into the world πͺ
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