u/Tricky-Earth-9833

I'm building an app that replaces your chaotic group chat when making plans with friends

Hey everyone — I've been working on something called Beach Day and wanted to share it here to see if this resonates with anyone.

The problem:
Every time my friends and I try to plan a day out, it turns into 30+ texts, lost reservation links, and someone always asking "wait what's the plan?" right before we leave. Then afterward, you're chasing people on Venmo for two weeks.

What Beach Day does:
It's one app that handles the entire flow of planning a day with your crew:

  • Full day itineraries — plan every stop from brunch to sunset, not just one event
  • One invite link — friends see the plan, RSVP, and they're in
  • Book restaurants in-app — no more switching to OpenTable or Resy
  • Snap & split the bill — photo the receipt, split it, send payment requests right there
  • Gentle nudges — reminders before each stop so nobody's the late friend

Think of it as if Google Calendar, Splitwise, and OpenTable had a baby designed for friend groups.

Where we're at:
We're launching this summer and currently building our waitlist.

I'd love to hear:

  1. Does this solve a real problem for you?
  2. What features would make you actually switch from group chats?
  3. Would you pay for something like this, or does it need to be free?
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u/Tricky-Earth-9833 — 14 hours ago

I'm building an app that replaces your chaotic group chat when making plans with friends

Hey everyone — I've been working on something called Beach Day and wanted to share it here to see if this resonates with anyone.

The problem:
Every time my friends and I try to plan a day out, it turns into 30+ texts, lost reservation links, and someone always asking "wait what's the plan?" right before we leave. Then afterward, you're chasing people on Venmo for two weeks.

What Beach Day does:
It's one app that handles the entire flow of planning a day with your crew:

  • Full day itineraries — plan every stop from brunch to sunset, not just one event
  • One invite link — friends see the plan, RSVP, and they're in
  • Book restaurants in-app — no more switching to OpenTable or Resy
  • Snap & split the bill — photo the receipt, split it, send payment requests right there
  • Gentle nudges — reminders before each stop so nobody's the late friend

Think of it as if Google Calendar, Splitwise, and OpenTable had a baby designed for friend groups.

Where we're at:
We're launching this summer and currently building our waitlist. Over 1,400 people have signed up so far.

I'd love to hear:

  1. Does this solve a real problem for you?
  2. What features would make you actually switch from group chats?
  3. Would you pay for something like this, or does it need to be free?
reddit.com
u/Tricky-Earth-9833 — 14 hours ago