The Deline blog
Group travel, written down.
Everything we learned planning trips with friends and getting the money straight afterwards - what works, what does not, and where the apps that promise to help actually stop. Written by the people who built Deline, mostly on trains.
The trip that turned into an app
Three of us went Interrailing across Europe, lost track of who owed who by day nine, and built a group travel app on the trip to fix it.
The group trip planning checklist: 14 things to sort before you go
A group trip planning checklist that covers the boring parts - dates, budget, bookings, money rules and the one conversation nobody has.
GuidesHow to plan an Interrail trip with friends: route, budget and who pays
Interrail trip planning with friends, start to finish: picking a pass and a route, what a day actually costs, and how to keep the money straight.
Group moneyHow to split a restaurant bill by item, not by head
How to split a restaurant bill by item so the person who had a salad is not paying for the steak - by hand, and with a receipt scanner that reads it.
ComparisonsDeline vs Wanderlog: itinerary planner or group cost splitter?
Deline vs Wanderlog, compared: route planning and maps against a shared timeline with the costs built in. Which one your group actually needs.
GuidesWhy the group chat always loses the booking
Group chat trip planning breaks in the same four ways every time. Here is why a chat thread cannot hold a trip, and what to move into instead.
ComparisonsSplitwise alternatives for group trips: 6 apps compared
Six Splitwise alternatives for group trips, compared on free limits, receipt scanning, platforms and what each one is genuinely best at.
Group moneyHow to split costs on a group trip without anyone getting annoyed
How to split costs on a group trip: what to agree before you go, how to log spending as it happens, and how to settle up at the end in two payments.
ComparisonsDeline vs Splitwise: which one should you use for your next group trip?
Deline vs Splitwise, compared honestly: free tier limits, receipt scanning, how each one handles a trip, and which app fits which group.
ComparisonsThe best group travel app for planning a trip and splitting the costs
A plain look at the best group travel apps in 2026 - what each one is actually good at, where they stop, and how to pick one for your group trip.