Tour the house
Twelve rooms, one front door.
Everything a group that meets needs, in an app that installs on any phone. Members sign in once and find it all in the same place.
Calendar and RSVPs
Every gathering in one calendar with going, maybe and can't. Add sign-up slots for who brings what, and subscribe from Apple, Google or Outlook so dates land on everyone's own calendar.
- Going, maybe and can't, with a note
- Sign-up slots with limits ("bring a side dish, 6 spots")
- Subscribe link for Apple, Google and Outlook calendars
- Download the RSVP list as a spreadsheet
- All-day events, locations and dress code
Reminders that arrive
Automatic email and phone notifications before each event, to the people who said they're coming. Everyone picks what they get.
- Email and phone notifications before each event
- Each member chooses what they get
- Cancelled or moved events notify everyone who said yes
Announcements
Post the news once and it reaches everyone. A weekly note rounds up what's coming so nothing sneaks up on anyone.
- Post once, reach everyone by email and notification
- A weekly note that rounds up the week ahead
- Committee-only posts for planners
Photos
Shared albums everyone can add to from their phone. Pull pictures in from Google Photos, and download a whole album when the year is over.
- Albums anyone in the group can add to
- Import picked photos from Google Photos
- Download a whole album as one zip file
Files
The schedule, the reading, the roster, the slides. Mark the official ones so people stop asking which version is current.
- Upload the schedule, readings and slides
- Mark official files so the current version is clear
Polls
Pick the date, the restaurant or the gift in a minute. Close a poll on a timer and everyone sees the result.
- Single choice with an optional closing time
- Results visible to the group
- Committee-only polls for planning
Chat that keeps your GroupMe
Already living in GroupMe? Connect it and messages flow both ways, so nobody has to switch apps on day one.
- Built-in group chat
- Two-way GroupMe sync: messages show up in both places
- Each member can link their own GroupMe account
One-on-one coffees
Invite a member to coffee, offer up to three times, and they pick one. Track who you've met so you get to know everyone, not just the people you sit next to.
- Offer up to three times, they pick one
- Calendar invite once a time is set
- "We already had coffee" to log one that happened
- Only the two of you ever see it
Directory
Faces, names, jobs and birthdays in one place. Contact details stay inside the group.
- Photo, job, company and birthday
- Phone and email visible only to members
- Birthdays shown on the calendar
Porter, your group's assistant
Ask "when is the next meeting?" or "what do I need to bring?" and get the answer from your own calendar, files and announcements. Rename Porter to fit your group.
- Answers from your calendar, files, polls and announcements
- Drafts announcements and polls for you to review
- Rename it and set its personality
- Never shares phone numbers or email addresses
Committee-only spaces
Planners get their own events, polls and posts that the rest of the group never sees, until you're ready.
- Mark any event, poll or post committee-only
- Planners see everything, members see what's ready
Your group's look
Your logo, your colors, your name on the sign-in page. It feels like your group's own app because it is.
- Your logo on the top bar, sign-in page and emails
- Your colors
- Sponsor logos in the footer if you have them
Three kinds of people
Admins set up the group, invite people, edit anything and choose the look. Committee members plan: they see committee-only events, polls and posts. Members see everything that's shared with the whole group. Invite as many admins and committee members as you like.
Works on every phone
CohortHouse is a web app that installs to the home screen on iPhone and Android, with notifications. Nothing to download from an app store, and it works on a laptop too.