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TripSanity vs Troupe: deciding the trip vs running it
At a glance
| TripSanity | Troupe (as last published) | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Running the trip once it's decided | Deciding the trip: when, where, which stay |
| Voting & polls | None | The core of it: suggest and vote on dates, destinations, stays and activities; custom polls |
| Headcount | — | RSVPs: who's in, who's out, who's on the fence |
| Itinerary | The whole product: days, stops, times, what's next, check-offs with names | A lighter one: the group's favorite activities, organized by day |
| During the trip | Meet points, what-to-wear with the forecast, shared checklists, opt-in family finder, money ledger with settle-up, photo feed, organizer alerts | Announcements to the group and shared notes |
| Getting in | One link + trip password in any phone browser. No account, no download | Invites by email or text; an iOS app plus the website (Android was still "next" in early 2025) |
| Cost | Free (1 active trip, unlimited guests) · Pro $19 one-time per trip | Free |
| Who made it | TripSanity, LLC — a young product, one founder | Launched in 2022 by JetBlue Travel Products, JetBlue's travel subsidiary |
| Status, Sept 2026 | Live | App Store listing and website offline; no announcement found |
Troupe's features are from JetBlue's September 2022 launch announcement and Troupe's own homepage as archived in March 2025; its status was checked on September 24, 2026. We haven't claimed anything about its account requirements that we couldn't confirm.
What Troupe got right
Every group trip has a phase that most travel apps skip: the one where nothing is booked, twelve people have twelve opinions, and the group chat has scrolled four hundred messages past the only useful suggestion. Troupe was built for exactly that. Anyone could suggest a date range, a destination or a rental; everyone voted; the favorites were obvious at a glance. RSVPs showed who was actually coming before anyone paid a deposit, and custom polls settled the side questions — budget, trip length, beach or mountains. It turned "so where are we going?" into a decision with the group's fingerprints on it, which matters when someone is going to complain about the house later.
TripSanity doesn't do any of this, and we haven't pretended otherwise. There's no voting, no polls and no RSVP list. If your group hasn't decided anything yet, TripSanity is the wrong first tool.
Where TripSanity picks up
Once the votes are in, the job changes. Nobody needs to see which house came second any more; they need to know what time to leave for the boat, where to meet after the fireworks, what to wear on Thursday, and who still owes for groceries. That's the part TripSanity is built for. The organizer pastes in the plan — the chat's summary message, the booking emails, a shared doc, screenshots — and the AI importer turns it into days and stops. Everyone else opens one link, types the trip password and their name, and sees today with what's next pointed out. Stops check off with names attached, each can carry a meet point and a what-to-wear note tied to the forecast, and a Money tab keeps a running tally of who paid for what. When plans change at 8am, every phone has the new plan within a minute.
Deciding without Troupe
If Troupe was your deciding tool, the honest replacement is probably something you already have:
- A poll in the group chat. WhatsApp polls take up to 12 options, and WhatsApp groups can create an event people RSVP to. GroupMe has polls and events too. iMessage added polls in iOS 26, but everyone in the conversation has to be on iMessage with iOS 26 or later to see or vote.
- A shared sheet for the big comparisons. Three rental houses side by side — price, beds, drive time, a vote column — is still a spreadsheet's best job. (We compared the shared doc honestly here.)
- Then move the answer into TripSanity. Once it's decided, paste the result into the importer and share one link for the trip itself.
What the chat poll won't do is keep the decision tidy once it's made — the winning option scrolls away under the next hundred messages. That's the gap we cover in TripSanity vs the group chat.
Who should use which
Use a decision tool (Troupe, or a chat poll) if…
- The dates or the destination are still open
- You need a real headcount before anyone pays a deposit
- Several options need a fair, visible vote
- The group wants a say, not a plan handed down
Use TripSanity if…
- The trip is decided and now has to actually happen
- A mixed crowd — kids to grandparents — has to follow along
- Plans will change mid-trip and everyone must find out
- "Nobody has to download or sign up for anything" decides it
Decided where you’re going? Turn the plan into one link the whole group follows — no app, no accounts.
Create a trip — free or open the live demo →Common questions
Is the Troupe group travel app still available?
Not that we could find on September 24, 2026: no App Store listing, no apps on its developer page, and troupe.com didn't load. We found no shutdown announcement, so check the App Store yourself.
Does TripSanity have group voting like Troupe?
No — no polls, no votes, no RSVPs. TripSanity starts once the group has decided, and runs the trip itself.
What can a group use instead of Troupe to vote on dates and destinations?
Your group chat's built-in polls (WhatsApp, GroupMe, or iMessage on iOS 26 when everyone's on iMessage), or a shared sheet with a vote column for bigger comparisons.
How do I move a decided trip into TripSanity?
Paste the decision — a chat message, a doc, booking emails — or drop in screenshots. The importer builds the days and stops; you correct them and share one link.
Decided? Now make it run
Open the live demo the way a guest would — one tap, nothing to install — or create a free trip and paste in the plan your group just voted on.
Disclosure: TripSanity, LLC publishes this page and makes TripSanity. We have no affiliation with Troupe or JetBlue. Troupe's features are described from its own published materials, and its availability from what we could check on September 24, 2026. If anything here is wrong or has changed, Troupe's own site or listing is the authority and we'll correct this page.