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Your group gets daily trip texts. No app. One price.
Turn the days before departure into part of the fun. Personalized countdown texts land straight in everyone's phone — trivia, polls, destination facts, reminders, and hype — so the group chat stays alive until takeoff.
Set it up once. Invite the crew with a link. We handle the rest.
$7.99 if you leave in 2 weeks · $14.99 further out
Takes ~2 min. Your crew never signs up.
No app required · Group joins via invite link · One trip, one payment
14 DAYS UNTIL CABO 🌴
The countdown officially starts now.
Fun fact: Cabo gets roughly 300+ sunny days per year, so odds are looking pretty good. ☀️
Next message tomorrow.
What organizers set up
Cabo · 14 days out · girls trip
Daily texts to the group chat, no app.
What organizers set up
Nashville · girls trip · invite link only
Crew never signs up.
Example text
12 DAYS UNTIL NASHVILLE ✨
Poll: who's most likely to book the karaoke spot first?
Reply A / B / C — standings drop tomorrow.
Why not a free countdown timer?
A free timer is a link someone has to open. This is different: daily texts show up on everyone's phone — the same place your group already lives. Trivia, polls, and destination facts give people a reason to reply, so the hype stays in the chat instead of dying in a tab. One setup, one price, no subscription — built for the trip you're actually taking, not another app to forget.
The trip doesn't have to start at the airport.
Most people spend months looking forward to a vacation. The Trip Countdown makes that anticipation part of the experience. Your group receives fun, personalized texts leading up to departure — from destination trivia and local recommendations to polls, reminders, and countdown milestones.
You set it up once. We handle the rest.
How it works
Step 1
Tell us about the trip
Destination, departure date, trip type, interests, and your group's vibe.
- Girls trip to Nashville — food, nightlife, country music
- Family trip to Disney — kids, attractions, Disney trivia
- Golf trip to Scottsdale — golf, restaurants, friendly trash talk
Step 2
Invite your group
Send your private invite link to the group chat. Everyone joins individually and chooses to receive the countdown. No app download required.
Step 3
Let the countdown begin
Your group starts receiving personalized texts automatically as departure gets closer.
You plan the trip. We bring the hype.
Your countdown is never just a number.
Every trip gets its own mix of fun, useful, and interactive messages.
Countdown hype
30 DAYS UNTIL ITALY 🇮🇹
One month.
Thirty days until pasta tastes better, wine counts as hydration, and your camera roll becomes 80% architecture.
Destination fact
12 DAYS UNTIL TOKYO 🇯🇵
Tokyo has more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other city in the world.
Translation: arriving hungry is strongly encouraged.
Trivia
10 DAYS UNTIL CABO 🌴
TRIP TRIVIA:
Cabo's famous El Arco rock formation sits where which two bodies of water meet?
A) Pacific Ocean + Sea of Cortez
B) Atlantic + Caribbean
C) Gulf of Mexico + Pacific
Reply A, B, or C.
Poll
8 DAYS UNTIL NASHVILLE 🤠
GROUP VOTE:
First night in Nashville:
A) Straight to Broadway
B) Dinner first, then Broadway
Reply A or B.
Who's most likely to…
6 DAYS UNTIL SCOTTSDALE ⛳
Today's question:
Who's most likely to say "I'm playing terrible" and then shoot the best round of the trip?
Reply with their first name.
Local recommendation
5 DAYS UNTIL CHICAGO 🌆
One thing worth trying:
Chicago-style Italian beef.
Order it "dipped" if you want to commit to the experience.
Useful reminder
3 DAYS UNTIL MEXICO 🇲🇽
Quick trip check:
✓ Passport
✓ Chargers
✓ Sunscreen
✓ Airport ride
✓ Someone responsible for waking up the friend who always oversleeps
Final day
TOMORROW. ✈️
You've talked about this trip for months.
Tomorrow, it actually happens.
Bags packed?
Departure day
TODAY'S THE DAY. 🌴✈️
The countdown is officially over.
Have an incredible trip.
Your group can play along.
Some countdown texts aren't just messages. They're mini games for the group — trivia, polls, predictions, who's-most-likely-to questions and trip challenges. It adds something to your group chat instead of trying to replace it.
- Trivia
- Polls
- Predictions
- Who's most likely to…
- Trip challenges
TRIP TRIVIA
Which country invented the piña colada?
A) Mexico
B) Puerto Rico
C) Cuba
B
Correct 🎉
Puerto Rico claims the piña colada — and yes, you'll probably need to verify that personally.
🏆 CABO COUNTDOWN STANDINGS
Sarah — 4
Andrew — 3
Megan — 2
Jake — 0
7 days left. Plenty of time for a comeback.
No new app. Seriously.
Your friends don't need another travel app they'll forget to open. Send your invite link to the group chat. Once everyone joins, the countdown comes straight to their phones. That's it.
The countdown comes to you.
- Group chat
- Join countdown
- 📱 Daily texts
Built around your trip.
Two countdowns shouldn't feel the same. Yours is shaped by your destination, trip length, trip type, group interests, activities planned, food and nightlife, travel style, and the tone you want.
Girls Trip
Hype, nightlife, food, funny prompts
Bachelor / Bachelorette
Group challenges, polls, trivia, countdown milestones
Family Vacation
Destination facts, kid-friendly trivia, useful reminders
Disney Trip
Disney trivia, attractions, countdown milestones
Golf Trip
Courses, golf trivia, trash talk, food and drink
Ski Trip
Mountain facts, weather reminders, après-ski content
Cruise
Ports, ship trivia, destination facts
Couples Trip
Romantic recommendations and destination highlights
Made for trips worth counting down to.
- Girls Trips
- Bachelor & Bachelorette Trips
- Disney Vacations
- Cruises
- Golf Trips
- Ski Trips
- Birthday Trips
- Family Vacations
- Honeymoons
- International Trips
- Weekend Getaways
Half the fun is looking forward to it.
Vacations can take months to plan and disappear in a few days. The anticipation shouldn't be wasted. The Trip Countdown gives your group something new to look forward to as departure gets closer.
Because the best trips usually start in the group chat long before they start at the airport.
One trip. One price. No subscription.
Your price is set automatically by your departure date — nothing to choose.
Leaving within 2 weeks
$7.99
A message every single day until you go.
Leaving in 15+ days
$14.99
Up to 30 days of build-up. Further out? It starts 30 days before departure.
- ✓ Personalized countdown messages
- ✓ Countdown length matched to your trip date
- ✓ Group participants
- ✓ Destination-specific content
- ✓ Trivia and interactive messages
- ✓ Automatic delivery
- ✓ No app required
Less than a round of drinks. Built for one trip. Crew never needs an account.
Questions, answered
- How long is the countdown?
- Matched to your departure date. Leaving within 2 weeks → daily texts until you go ($7.99). Further out → up to 30 days of build-up ($14.99); if you’re more than 30 days out, it starts 30 days before departure.
- Does my group need an app?
- No. Invite link in the group chat; texts arrive like any other message.
- Can people reply?
- Yes. Trivia answers, poll votes and regular replies all come back through the countdown, and the group sees the results.
- Is every countdown different?
- Yes. Messages are personalized for your destination, trip type, group interests and how close you are to departure.
- Can someone opt out?
- Anytime. Reply STOP to any message and that person stops receiving texts for the trip. We never sell your phone number or use it for unrelated marketing.
- Is it a subscription?
- No. One trip, one price, paid once.
You're choosing to receive messages for this trip's countdown. Message frequency depends on the countdown selected. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out at any time. We don't sell your phone number or use it for unrelated marketing. See our SMS Program, Privacy Policy and Terms.