The commitment
You paid, so you go.
When you join a plan, you pay your part: your share of the costs, or the RSVP the host set on a free plan. It does not come back, so everyone who says yes actually goes. Here is every rule, in plain words, with a calculator.
In plain words
It is not a deposit.
What you pay to join covers three things: your share of the plan’s costs, your spot (the RSVP), and a group of new people who actually show up.
It is charged when the plan happens. You do not get it back for showing up, the same way you do not get a concert ticket refunded for going. And you do not get it back for cancelling or not coming, because your spot was held for you and the group planned around you.
That is the whole idea: once you have paid, you go. Nobody wants to waste money they already spent, so plans on Kept Plans are full of people who came.
At a glance
What happens to what you paid
- You show up
- It paid for your plan
- You cancel
- No refund
- You do not show up
- No refund
- Tapped join by mistake
- Not charged if you cancel within 15 minutes
- Host, weather or minimum
- Not charged, automatically
The rules
Every case, one table.
| What happens | What you pay | Why |
|---|---|---|
| You show up | What you paid to join | It covered your share and your spot. |
| You cancel, any time | What you paid to join. No refund | Your spot was held for you. Cancelling still frees it and tells the host. |
| You do not show up | What you paid to join. No refund | The group planned around you. |
| You tap join by mistake and cancel within 15 minutes | Nothing | Everyone mis-taps. Only if the plan is more than 2 hours away. |
| The host cancels | Nothing, automatically | Not your call, not your cost. |
| Weather cancels the plan | Nothing, automatically | Nobody controls the sky. |
| The plan does not reach its minimum | Nothing, automatically | Half a game is not the plan you joined. |
| The host removes you | Nothing | You did not get the plan you paid for. |
These rules come from the live settings.
Try it.
Put in the whole bill and how many people are splitting it, or the RSVP on a free plan, and choose what happens. See exactly what you pay and where it goes.
You pay to join
$14
- Charged
- $14
- Not charged
- $0
You paid to join and you went. Your share covered the plan, and nobody settles up afterward.
Rules from the live settings. The full policy.
Plans with costs
Split the bill before it shows up.
Some plans cost money: a court, a dinner table, lanes, gas for a trip. The cost is split evenly and shown as your share before you join, so nobody chases anyone for money afterward. Your share is your RSVP, so there is nothing on top.
Your share covers the thing
You see it before you join, and it is paid when the plan happens. You pay your part, you take part.
Skipping it still costs your share
The host already paid for the court or the table, counting on you.
Host cancels, you pay nothing
If the plan does not happen, you are not charged.
Where the money goes
It pays for the plan and the people who run it.
Your share of the costs goes to the host, to pay for the court, the table or the gas, plus any host fee for running it. The service fee on plans with costs goes to Kept Plans.
An RSVP is split: 50% goes to the host, who set up the plan and holds your spot, and 50% goes to Kept Plans.
Example: a $10 RSVP
$10 per RSVP
- $5 To the host
- $5 To Kept Plans
On your statement
One line from Kept Plans.
After you join, your bank may show a pending line from Kept Plans for the amount. When the plan happens, it becomes a charge.
If the plan does not happen, the pending line drops off and you are not charged. Most banks clear it within a few days; a few take longer.
If you ever see a charge for a plan that did not happen, tell us from the plan and we will put it right.
Reliability
Show up, and your RSVP gets cheaper.
Your Kept rate is the share of plans you kept. Trusted people pay half the RSVP the host set. On a $10 RSVP, that is $5.
People with a pattern of no-shows pay double: $20 on the same plan. Keep a few plans and it comes back down.
- 1NewThe host’s RSVP. Everyone starts here.
- 2BuildingThe host’s RSVP. Your record starts to show.
- 3ReliableThe host’s RSVP. Some plans ask for Reliable.
- 4TrustedYou pay half the host’s RSVP.
Why pay to join? We are testing it, honestly.
Paying to join is our bet that people who paid turn up. We are measuring it against free signups, and we will publish what we find when there is enough data.
Questions, answered
Do I get my money back when I show up?
No. It is not a deposit. It is what you pay to join: your share of the plan’s costs, or the RSVP on a free plan. It is charged when the plan happens. The only time you are not charged is when the plan does not happen.
What will I see on my card statement?
A line from Kept Plans for the amount you paid to join. Your bank may show it as pending until the plan happens, then as a charge. If the plan does not happen, the pending line drops off; how fast depends on your bank.
How much does it cost to join?
On a plan with costs, your share, shown before you join. On a free plan, the RSVP the host set, also shown before you join. Hosts pick their own price.
Can I use a debit card?
Yes. With a debit card, the amount may come off your available balance when you join, before the plan happens.
Where does the money go?
Your share of the costs goes to the host, to pay for the court, the table or the gas, plus any host fee for running it. RSVP money is split: 50% to the host and 50% to Kept Plans. The service fee on plans with costs goes to Kept Plans.
Do you give refunds?
Only when the plan does not happen: the host cancels, the weather cancels it, or it does not reach its minimum. Then you are not charged, or you are refunded in full if the charge already went through. There are no refunds for cancelling or not coming. The payment and refund policy has every case.
If I miss a paid plan, do I still pay?
Yes. The price covers the thing itself, like a court or a dinner seat, and it was held for you. If the host cancels, you pay nothing.
What happens if I do not show up?
You still pay, the same as a ticket you did not use. It also counts in your Kept rate. One miss does not define you, and your rate recovers as you keep plans.