Group chats

The group trip, organised in the group chat.

Flights in one message, the villa in another, two people who haven't confirmed. Add Cicada to the group and it reads every booking people post, answers "when does everyone land?", and reminds people of what they said they'd do by when.

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Zanzibar · June · WhatsApp
Tunde · 7:58 PM
booked! confirmation attached
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Flight confirmation ZNZ.pdf
PDF · posted by Tunde
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Leah · 8:30 PM
@Cicada when does everyone land, and who hasn't booked yet?
Cicada · 8:31 PM
From the confirmations posted so far: Amina and Kofi land Friday 12 June at 2:40 PM, Tunde at 6:15 PM the same day. Leah, yours and Sam's aren't in the group yet.
Amina · 8:34 PM
Sam and Leah please post your flights by Sunday. @Cicada make a sheet of arrivals and the villa split 5 ways
Cicada · 8:36 PM
Done. The villa is $2,150 for 5 nights on the booking Amina posted, so $430 each.
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Zanzibar · arrivals and costs
Sheet · 5 people, 2 tabs
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WhatsApp group · answers from the bookings people posted
What it does

Everything the organiser usually does alone.

Reads every booking

Flight confirmations, hotel and villa bookings, tickets and screenshots from anyone are kept and read, so the details are one question away.

Answers the repeat questions

"What time is check-in?" "Where's dinner on Saturday?" Whoever asks, it answers in the group from what's been posted.

Remembers who said what

"Post your flights by Sunday" is noted. If Sunday passes with nothing from them, it reminds them in the group.

Sheets everyone can open

Arrivals, rooms, who's bringing what and costs split however you like, as a Google Sheet linked in the chat, or added to Splitwise if your group uses it.

Finds and books

Restaurants, activities, what's open on the day. It books through the apps you connect or its own browser with your saved logins, after your OK.

Dates in the calendar

Puts the trip or the event in your Google Calendar and can send invites to the people you name.

How it works

Set up in minutes, in plain English.

  1. Add it to the group

    Link your phone and add Cicada's WhatsApp or iMessage number to the trip or event group.

  2. Post bookings as they happen

    Confirmations, screenshots and PDFs. Nobody needs to tag it for them to be kept.

  3. Ask, or hand it the admin

    "Make a sheet of arrivals." "Find dinner for 8 near the villa on Saturday." It answers in the group.

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Questions

Questions, answered.

Can everyone in the group use it?

Anyone in the group can name it with a question, and if a few people ask at once it answers them all in one reply. It's your agent, so bookings and anything sent out happen on your say-so.

Can it book things?

Yes, through the apps you connect, or with its own browser using logins you save in your private vault. Set it to ask first and every booking waits for your OK.

Can it collect money from people?

No. It never moves money. It can keep the sheet of who has paid what and remind people of a date they agreed to; the paying is up to them.

Is it only for trips?

No. Weddings, birthdays, team offsites, a school fundraiser: anything a group organises in a chat. It keeps the files, answers the questions and remembers the dates people agree to.

What about people who aren't in the group?

Ask it to email someone and it drafts the email in your inbox for your OK. If they use Cicada too, it can ask them through their own agent and bring their answer back word for word.

What does it cost?

Every workspace starts with 300 free credits. You add a card at sign-up and nothing is charged until you run low; then it's $25 for 200 credits, automatically, with no subscription. Credits meter the work agents actually do, and plans start at $99 a month.

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