A live map of everyone nearby
Tourists, locals and businesspeople appear as color-coded pins around you. Flip LIVE on to be visible; flip it off and your coordinates are cleared from the server entirely.
The social app for travelers
Wherever you land,
you already
know tourists.
TravelPal puts the tourists, locals and businesspeople around you on one live map — so you can plan a trip before you land and meet someone worth meeting once you do.
I’m a
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- iOS + Android
- Live map
- Real-time chat
- Free to join
The trip you take alone
You land somewhere new, and you know exactly nobody.
A trip is booked in advance — the flight, the hotel, the tickets. The one thing you cannot book is a single person to share any of it with.
- 01
The map has no people on it
Every travel app shows you places. None of them show you who is actually there — the other travelers on your dates, the local who would happily point you somewhere better.
- 02
The good stuff is word of mouth
The bar worth queuing for, the beach without the crowd, the table without the two-hour wait. A local knows. A guidebook, written two years ago, does not.
- 03
The evenings are the longest part
Meetings end, the sights close, and the gap until tomorrow is you, a hotel bar and a phone. Nobody books a trip for the hours in between, but that is where it is won or lost.
- 04
You meet someone great on the last night
Every time. By the time a trip finally introduces you to your people, the taxi to the airport is already booked.
BarcelonaDay 1
- who I know
- nobody
- the plan
- ? ? ?
- dinner
- tapas place Ana said (alone?)
- 9pm
- room service. again.
meet someone??↯
How it works
Three taps from landing to a plan.
No feed to scroll, no algorithm to please. You say who you are and where you will be, and TravelPal shows you the people worth meeting.
STEP 01
Pick who you are
Your role colors the whole app.
Tourist, local or businessperson — traveling solo, as a couple, or with the family. Your role decides who finds you and what TravelPal shows you first, and it tints every screen so you always know who you are looking at.
You can be a tourist in one city and a local in your own — the app follows where you are.
STEP 02
Say where you’ll be
Before you fly, or the moment you land.
Add a destination and your dates to line up locals and travelers who will be there when you are — or just flip LIVE on where you are right now to appear on the map. Most people do both.
Turn LIVE off and your coordinates are cleared from the server — you drop off the map entirely.
STEP 03
Meet someone worth meeting
From a pin on a map to a plan for tonight.
Browse the live map or the nearby list, connect, and take it to chat. Share a one-tap location when it is finally time to meet, so “where are you?” stops being a twenty-minute conversation.
Connections are two-way and every profile has block and report — nobody arrives uninvited.
Features
Everything you need to not travel alone.
TravelPal is built around one question — who is near me, right now, that I would actually want to meet?
Explore nearby
Search the people in your city right now, filtered by who they are and how far away they are.
Plan a trip
Set a destination and your dates, then line up locals and travelers who’ll be there when you are.
Family trips
Traveling with kids? Match with families whose children are around the same age.
Real-time chat, with a pin
Instant messaging with one-tap location sharing, so “where are you?” stops being a twenty-minute conversation.
Verified, and entirely in your control
Profile verification, opt-in location sharing, two-way connections so nobody messages you out of nowhere, and block and report on every profile.
- Verification
- Opt-in location
- Block & report
- Two-way connections
Maps powered by OpenStreetMap · No third-party ad network gets your location
Who it’s for
One app, three ways to use it.
Your role decides who finds you and what the app shows you first — and it colors the whole interface, so you always know who you are looking at.
Tourist
Meet travelers heading your way
Landing somewhere new? Find other tourists on the same dates and locals who actually want to show you around.
- See who else is visiting on your dates
- Swap tips with travelers already on the ground
- Share a live location so meeting up is effortless
Local
Meet locals who know the good spots
Live somewhere worth visiting? Meet the people passing through your city and show them the version of it that never makes the guidebooks.
- Get found by visitors arriving this week
- Offer to show people around, on your terms
- Build a reputation with ratings and reviews
Businessperson
Meet professionals on the same trip
In town for meetings? Turn the dead evenings between them into dinners, networking and the occasional round of golf.
- Network with professionals on the move
- Match on interests, not just location
- Line up dinners before you even land
Inside the app
Every screen, doing one job.
No dark patterns, no infinite feed. Just the shortest path from “I’m here” to “let’s meet”.
See who’s around you in real time, and explore the city together. Connect with tourists, families and professionals visiting your city today. Connect with locals ready to show you the best of their city. Set your dates and connect with locals and travelers before you arrive. Build a profile that shows who you are and where you’re headed. Share your location instantly and make meetups effortless wherever you travel. Discover professionals on the move — connect, network and share experiences. 
The social app for travelers — free to join, on iOS and Android.
In practice
Built for the hours in between.
Nobody needs an app for the flight or the hotel. The gap between the things you booked is where a trip is actually won or lost.
Solo · three days in Lisbon
The morning you land
You turn LIVE on at the airport, see four locals within a few miles, and by lunch someone has told you which of the two famous bakeries is the one worth queuing for.
Business · a week in Berlin
The evening after the meeting
Your calendar ends at six and the hotel bar is empty. Two other people in town for work have the same gap and the same interests — dinner sorts itself out.
Family · half-term in London
The afternoon the kids get bored
You match with a family whose children are the same ages as yours, arriving the same week. The playground stops being a place you wait and starts being a place you talk.
Pricing
Pay for the trip, not the year.
Every plan unlocks exactly the same thing — so pick the one that matches how often you travel, not the one with the longest feature list.
Trip Pass
$4.99
one-time · 1–4 days
For a single weekend away.
Get Trip PassWeekly
$9.99
per week
A longer trip, or a trial run.
Get WeeklyMonthly
$19.99
per month
For people who are always going somewhere.
Get MonthlyLifetime
$149.00
one-time
Pay once. Never think about it again.
Get LifetimeAlways free
You never need to pay to have a profile or to talk to the people you’ve already connected with.
- Your profile, photos and travel plans
- Messaging and location sharing with your connections
- Reviews and ratings
- Verification, blocking and reporting
Every plan unlocks the same Premium
Premium is what turns TravelPal from a profile into a way of finding people.
- The live map of everyone nearby
- Unlimited Explore browsing and filters
- Nearby search for tourists, locals and businesspeople
- Trip planning with dates and destinations
- Family trip matching by children’s ages
Cancel any time · Billed through the App Store or Google Play · Terms of Use (EULA)
Safety & privacy
Meeting strangers should feel like your idea.
TravelPal is a location app, which means the settings that matter most are the ones that let you disappear.
LIVE is a switch, not a setting you forget
You appear on the map only while LIVE is on. Turn it off and your coordinates are cleared server-side — you don’t go stale, you go away.
Share a pin, not a life
Inside a chat you can send a one-off location when it’s time to meet, without being visible to anyone else.
Verified profiles
Verification puts a badge on profiles that have proved they are who they say they are.
Block and report, everywhere
Both actions sit on every profile and in every chat. Connections are two-way, so nobody arrives in your inbox uninvited.
Maps use OpenStreetMap · Read the privacy policy
FAQ
Questions people ask before downloading.
What is TravelPal?
TravelPal is a social app for travelers. It connects three kinds of people — tourists, locals and businesspeople — so you can find someone worth meeting in whatever city you happen to be in. You can see who is nearby on a live map, search your destination before you fly, and message people in real time.
Is TravelPal free?
Yes. Creating a profile, adding travel plans, messaging your connections, sharing your location with them, and leaving reviews are all free. Premium unlocks discovery: the live map, Explore browsing, nearby search, and trip planning.
How much does Premium cost?
There are four options and all of them unlock exactly the same features: a Trip Pass at $4.99 for a single 1–4 day trip, $9.99 per week, $19.99 per month, or $149.00 once for lifetime access. Subscriptions can be cancelled any time from your device’s store settings.
Do other people see my exact location?
Only if you choose to. Location sharing is opt-in and controlled by the LIVE toggle on the map — turn it off and your coordinates are cleared from the server, so you drop off the map entirely. You can also share a one-off location inside a chat without going LIVE.
How does TravelPal keep me safe?
Profiles can be verified, every profile has block and report actions, and connections are two-way — nobody can message you out of nowhere. Location sharing is always opt-in, and you can withdraw it at any moment.
Which devices does TravelPal support?
TravelPal runs on iPhone, iPad and Android phones and tablets. Your profile, connections and messages sync across whichever devices you sign in on.
Can I use TravelPal to travel with my family?
Yes. Family profiles let you list your children’s ages, and family trip search matches you with other families visiting the same city with kids in a similar age range.
Your next trip already has someone in it.
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