free, and free of accounts

A free Doodle alternative

Same job, fewer hoops. Propose some dates, send one link, and watch the grid fill in.

Who can when? is a free alternative to Doodle for finding a date a group can agree on. You propose a few dates, share one link, and everyone marks yes, maybe or no against each one. Nobody needs an account - not you, not the people you invite - and there is no paid tier or feature that costs money.

Free, and nobody needs an account.

What you actually get

One link, sent however you like. Group chat, email, a message on a fridge with the code written on it. Whoever opens it sees your dates and taps three times.

  • No sign-up wall. The people you invite never hit one, which is where most replies get lost.
  • Yes, maybe and no, so a soft yes is not the same as a hard one.
  • Answer from the email. Invited by email? The buttons are in the message. One tap and you are done.
  • A calendar invitation goes out automatically once you pick the final date.
  • Comments, for the inevitable "I can do the 12th but only after 7".
  • Nothing to install. It is a web page. It works on a five-year-old phone.

Why people move

The usual reason is the account. A scheduling poll only works if the awkward cousin, the contractor and the colleague who never opens links all answer it, and every extra step loses some of them. Here there is no step: open the link, tap, done.

The second reason is cost. There is no paid tier here, so there is no version of this page where the feature you want turns out to be behind one.

How it works

Three steps, and the first two take under a minute.

1. Say what it is for and pick some candidate dates. 2. Share the link. 3. Pick the winner - everyone who left an email address is told, with the calendar file attached.

What it does not do

It does not connect to your calendar, it does not book meeting rooms, and it does not sell a premium tier. If you need a booking page where clients pick a slot from your live availability, this is the wrong tool. If you need twelve people to agree on one evening, it is the right one.

Common questions

Is it really free?
Yes. There is no paid tier, no trial that expires and no feature held back. Every limit on the page applies to everyone.
Do the people I invite need an account?
No. They open the link and answer. There is no account on their side and none on yours either.
Can I use it without giving an email address?
Yes. An email address is optional and only used to send you your organizer link so it is harder to lose. You can create and run a whole date poll without one.
How many people can answer?
Up to 50 people and up to 20 candidate dates per date poll.
What happens to the data?
A date poll is deleted 90 days after the last activity on it. Date poll pages are never indexed by search engines, and participants never see each other's email addresses.

Ready when you are

Free, and nobody needs an account.

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