A free Doodle alternative that nobody has to sign up for

Doodle invented the group date poll and it still does the job. What it does not do is the rest of the evening — and lately, not much of the free tier either. If you are here because you wanted a poll and got a pricing page, this is the short version of the alternatives.

What people actually want from Doodle

Almost everyone arriving at a date poll wants the same three things: put up a few dates, send one link, see which date wins. No accounts, no app, no adverts in the middle of it.

Where it starts to grate

The free poll is fine for a one-off. The friction shows up around it: ads on the answer page, upsells before you see the result, and a grid that is genuinely hard to read on a phone — which is where every single person you send it to will open it.

And a poll ends at the date. You still have to go back to the chat and sort the place, the time, who is booking and who has actually committed.

What to use instead

For a pure date poll and nothing else, a free date poll is all you need — pick the nights, send the link, watch the tally.

If the date is the start rather than the end, use something that carries on: WeShould turns the winning night into a real plan with a place, a rough cost, a deadline and a reminder, and still lets everyone answer from a link with no account.

  • Free to organise, free to answer.
  • Nobody but the organiser installs anything.
  • The answer page is built for a phone, not a spreadsheet.
  • The winning date becomes a confirmed plan, not a screenshot.

Being fair to Doodle

If you are booking meetings with clients, syncing a work calendar or scheduling across time zones, Doodle is better at that than we are, and it is not close. This is a tool for friends deciding on a Friday.

Common questions

Is there a completely free Doodle alternative?
Yes. Our date poll is free to create and free to answer, with no account required on either side.
Do people need an account to answer?
No. They tap the link, tap the dates that work and close the tab. That is the whole job.
Does it work in WhatsApp?
Yes — paste the link into the group chat. It opens in the browser, so nobody has to leave the conversation for long.