The real problem with family holidays
A family vacation should answer practical questions quickly: where are we staying, what time is the booking, who has the tickets and what still needs to be packed? Instead, the answers end up in three email threads, a photo of the confirmation, and a message one parent sent to the wrong group chat.
Troupe keeps those answers beside the trip rather than spreading them across apps.
Dates and addresses
The essential timetable and locations together in a day-by-day itinerary so nobody has to search for the confirmation again.
Bookings and tickets
Store confirmation PDFs, tickets and screenshots beside the event they belong to. Accessible to everyone in the trip.
Shared costs
Record expenses that belong to the group — accommodation, meals, activities — and see live balances. Settle up with the fewest transfers.
Packing list
Medicines, chargers, child essentials, passports, equipment nobody wants to duplicate. A shared checklist the family can divide and tick off.
How a family trip works in Troupe
- Create the trip — name it, set the dates, add the destination. The itinerary, expense tracker and packing list appear automatically.
- Invite the family — send a link through Messages or email. Grandparents, partners and older kids join through iCloud with no account.
- Add bookings as you confirm — flights, hotels, restaurant reservations, day trips. Attach the confirmation so everyone has it.
- Track costs — whoever pays adds the expense once. Equal or custom splits. Live balances keep things fair between households.
- Settle after the holiday — Troupe shows the minimum transfers needed. Add payment links so people can pay from the screen.
Private enough for a family trip
Troupe is built around private iCloud sharing. There is no Troupe account, no public profile, no social feed and no tracking. The trip syncs through the family's own iCloud accounts and works offline — useful when the villa Wi-Fi gives up.
Grandparents can open the itinerary on their iPad. Parents can check the packing list on their phone. Nobody needs to learn a new social network.
Splitting costs between households
When two or three families share a villa or a holiday, the "who paid for what" question grows quickly. Troupe's expense tracker handles equal and custom splits, so the family that booked the accommodation and the one that covered dinners see a single clear balance at the end. No spreadsheet, no awkward conversations.
Frequently asked questions
Can grandparents use it?
If they have an iPhone or iPad with iOS 17, they can open the shared trip through iCloud. The interface is simple: a timeline, a packing list and a cost summary.
Is Troupe free for families?
One trip with up to four people is completely free. Troupe Pro unlocks unlimited trips and any group size for $3.99/month or a one-time purchase of $29.99.
Can I split costs between households?
Yes. Add each expense and choose who splits it. You can set custom amounts when one household paid more or opted out of an activity.
Does it work offline?
Yes. The itinerary, packing list and stored documents are available without a connection. Changes sync when the device reconnects.
Can children be added as participants?
Yes. Add them as trip participants. You can include or exclude any person from individual expenses.
For a family vacation plan that stays together, try Troupe for iPhone.