https://willubethere.app/blog/ Knowing when friends are in the same city, and what's on where you're going. en https://willubethere.app/blog/apps-for-expats-and-digital-nomads-to-stay-close-to-friends/ https://willubethere.app/blog/apps-for-expats-and-digital-nomads-to-stay-close-to-friends/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Apps expats and digital nomads use to keep in touch with friends abroad, compared on price and platform as of September 2026, plus the job they skip. https://willubethere.app/blog/apps-that-tell-you-when-friends-are-in-the-same-city/ https://willubethere.app/blog/apps-that-tell-you-when-friends-are-in-the-same-city/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Every app that tells you when friends are in the same city, compared on price, platform, status and location tracking. All checked on 6 September 2026. https://willubethere.app/blog/business-trip-alone-start-with-the-friends-you-have-there/ https://willubethere.app/blog/business-trip-alone-start-with-the-friends-you-have-there/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Travelling for work? The fastest way to meet people on a business trip alone is to find who you already know in that city and ask for one evening. https://willubethere.app/blog/concerts-in-a-city-during-your-dates/ https://willubethere.app/blog/concerts-in-a-city-during-your-dates/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT How to see which concerts are on in a city during your travel dates, what Songkick and Bandsintown can filter, and what to check when they come up empty. https://willubethere.app/blog/digital-nomad-meetups-by-city/ https://willubethere.app/blog/digital-nomad-meetups-by-city/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Digital nomad meetups in Lisbon, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Da Nang and Bali, with member counts and weekdays checked on 6 Sep 2026. https://willubethere.app/blog/european-alternative-to-facebook-events/ https://willubethere.app/blog/european-alternative-to-facebook-events/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT The European alternatives to Facebook Events in 2026: Mobilizon, Gancio, Eventfrog, and who really owns Luma, Meetup and Eventbrite. https://willubethere.app/blog/facebook-nearby-friends-replacement/ https://willubethere.app/blog/facebook-nearby-friends-replacement/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Facebook shut Nearby Friends down on 31 May 2022. The replacement list for 2026: Snap Map, Instagram Map, Bump, Find My, and the calendar answer. https://willubethere.app/blog/friend-in-the-same-city-without-sharing-location/ https://willubethere.app/blog/friend-in-the-same-city-without-sharing-location/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT How to know when a friend will be in the same city as you, on the same dates, without sharing your live location. Twelve apps compared, September 2026. https://willubethere.app/blog/group-trip-planning-apps-compared/ https://willubethere.app/blog/group-trip-planning-apps-compared/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Eleven group trip planning apps compared, prices checked 6 September 2026: which are free, date polls, itineraries, splitting and who else is there. https://willubethere.app/blog/how-to-find-out-whats-on-in-a-city-youre-visiting/ https://willubethere.app/blog/how-to-find-out-whats-on-in-a-city-youre-visiting/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Nothing lists every event in a city you are visiting. Find them in this order: the city's own cultural agenda, the tourist board, Songkick, Eventbrite. https://willubethere.app/blog/how-to-plan-a-group-trip-with-friends/ https://willubethere.app/blog/how-to-plan-a-group-trip-with-friends/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT How to plan a group trip with friends: lock the dates first. Then a 12-week timeline, a paste-in checklist, and which app to use for polls and money. https://willubethere.app/blog/life360-alternatives-that-dont-sell-your-data/ https://willubethere.app/blog/life360-alternatives-that-dont-sell-your-data/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Life360 was caught selling precise location data on 33 million users. The free alternatives that don't sell your data, and where each one stops. https://willubethere.app/blog/my-friends-wont-download-another-app/ https://willubethere.app/blog/my-friends-wont-download-another-app/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Your friends won't download another app, and they are right. What works: one group link, one occasion already in the calendar, a tool that pays off solo. https://willubethere.app/blog/overlap-app-shut-down-what-to-use-instead/ https://willubethere.app/blog/overlap-app-shut-down-what-to-use-instead/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT The Overlap app was bought by Pangea in November 2025 and its iPhone listing now 404s. What happened, what Pangea does now, and the alternatives. https://willubethere.app/blog/partiful-alternatives-free/ https://willubethere.app/blog/partiful-alternatives-free/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Partiful is free, but every guest verifies a phone number. The free Partiful alternatives that skip that, compared on price, platform and data. https://willubethere.app/blog/polarsteps-alternatives/ https://willubethere.app/blog/polarsteps-alternatives/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Polarsteps is still free to plan, track and follow trips, but Plus costs 8.99 euros a month since July 2026. The alternatives, priced and compared. https://willubethere.app/blog/snap-map-vs-instagram-map-vs-trip-sharing/ https://willubethere.app/blog/snap-map-vs-instagram-map-vs-trip-sharing/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Instagram Map privacy explained, plus a Snap Map alternative. Both maps are off by default. How to turn each one off, and what to share instead. https://willubethere.app/blog/wanderlog-and-tripit-alternatives-for-friends/ https://willubethere.app/blog/wanderlog-and-tripit-alternatives-for-friends/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Free Wanderlog and TripIt alternatives with prices checked on 6 September 2026, plus the one job none of these planners does for a group of friends. https://willubethere.app/blog/what-to-use-now-that-facebook-events-is-dead/ https://willubethere.app/blog/what-to-use-now-that-facebook-events-is-dead/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Facebook Events still works, the room just left. The 2026 options for event invites without Facebook, compared: Partiful, Apple Invites, Luma, Evite. https://willubethere.app/blog/will-u-be-there-vs-tripit/ https://willubethere.app/blog/will-u-be-there-vs-tripit/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Will U Be There vs TripIt: TripIt turns forwarded confirmations into an itinerary, Will U Be There tells you which friends are in that city on your dates. https://willubethere.app/blog/zenly-alternatives-without-live-tracking/ https://willubethere.app/blog/zenly-alternatives-without-live-tracking/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Zenly shut down on 3 February 2023. The live-tracking alternatives in 2026 with real prices, and one Zenly alternative that never sees your location.