What is Wentby?
Wentby is a travel app for people travelling solo, as a couple or as a group to keep a trip’s plan, decisions and memories in one place. The itinerary, chat, voting, budget, documents, checklists and photo album all live inside the same trip.
Does Wentby cost anything?
Planning together is never limited: creating trips, invites, the itinerary, chat, voting, budget, wallet, checklists and Discover are free. Wentby Plus unlocks natural-voice narration and the PDF trip guide, and raises photo storage from 200 to 5,000 per person. Plus purchases are not open yet during the beta.
How do I join the beta?
The web version is open to everyone: create an account at app.wentby.net and start right away. The iPhone and Android apps are in closed beta; apply through the beta page and a TestFlight (iPhone) or Google Play closed-testing (Android) invite will arrive by email.
Can I install Wentby on my phone like an app?
Yes. The web version is a PWA: open app.wentby.net in your phone’s browser and choose “Add to Home Screen” — Wentby opens full screen with its own icon and can receive notifications. Once you join the mobile beta you can use the iPhone and Android apps as well.
Which devices and languages are supported?
Wentby runs on iPhone, Android phones and in the browser, and the same account shows the same trips everywhere. The interface is available in English and Turkish; you can change your account’s language in settings.
Can I use it when travelling alone?
Yes. Solo trips need no invites or voting; the itinerary, Discover, wallet, checklists and album work just the same. You can invite companions whenever you like.
Can other people see my trips?
No. Every trip starts private and only the people you invite can see it. Wallet documents are visible only to you by default, and you decide who can see each photo in the album.
Will I get notifications?
Yes. Under Settings → Notifications you can turn on notifications for new chat messages on iPhone, Android and in the browser. Permission is only requested when you tap the button. A notification only says there’s a new message — the content, sender and trip name never reach the lock screen. Muted chats don’t send notifications.
Where do Discover’s stories and narration come from?
Stories come from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), the type and year of a place from Wikidata, and images from Wikimedia Commons; the source, author and licence are shown for every place. You can listen for free in your device’s voice; Wentby Plus adds natural-voice narration in English and Turkish.
Is my location tracked?
No. Location is used only while the app is open, to show where you are on the map or to find historic places nearby. There is no background tracking, and for nearby searches your position is rounded to roughly 100 metres.
Does the budget feature move money?
No. Wentby works out who paid what and who owes whom, and suggests how to settle up with the fewest payments; it never makes payments or transfers. Each trip uses one of 13 currencies, and expenses paid in another currency are converted at the ECB reference rate for the expense date.
Does it work without internet?
The phone app automatically saves the trip you open and up to five active or upcoming trips: the itinerary, budget, recent messages and memories can be read offline, and you can keep wallet documents on the device. Messages and expenses you add while offline wait in a queue and are sent once you’re back online.
What does the trip wizard do with my information?
The wizard sends only the place, dates, number of travellers, interests, pace and your optional note to an AI provider to draft the plan. Your name, email address and companions are never sent. The draft only becomes a trip once you approve it.
Can I delete my account and data?
Yes. From your account settings you can download your personal data and delete your account. When you do, your messages, votes and photos are removed and trips that belong only to you are deleted. Ownership of shared trips passes to a companion, and amounts in shared budgets are kept under “Deleted user”.
Beta is open
Plan your next trip with Wentby.
Anyone can start on the web today and add it to the home screen like an app. Apply for the closed beta of the iPhone and Android apps and your invite will arrive by email.