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Free When2meet alternative, with no ads
When2meet's paint-the-grid idea is a good one, and Whenabouts works the same way, then ranks the best times and lets you lock one in. Here's how the two compare, from When2meet's own site.
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When2meet and Whenabouts, side by side
| What | When2meet | Whenabouts |
|---|---|---|
| Making a poll | From the home page, with a name, the days and the hours. | From the form, with a title, your name, the days and the hours. No account needed. |
| Dates or days of the week | Either: specific dates, or days of the week. | Either: specific dates, or days of the week. |
| Time zone | Chosen when you make it. | Taken from your browser when you make it, and named on the page. |
| Ads | Its pages carry Google ads, and it takes donations. | None, on any plan. |
Everything said here about When2meet is from its own pages, listed under “Where this comes from”, as they read on 29 October 2026. Things change, so check their site before you decide.
What else Whenabouts does
- A ranked list of up to five best times, each naming whoever can't make it.
- “Only times everyone can make” and “Without”, to see the results without one person.
- Lock in a time, and everyone who left an email gets it with a calendar file.
- Anyone who leaves an email gets a link to change their answer later, from any device.
- Names can stay hidden until you close the poll, so nobody follows the crowd.
- The grid works with a mouse, a finger, a keyboard, or as plain checkboxes with JavaScript off.
- Sign-up sheets and RSVPs, for when the question isn't “when”.
When When2meet might suit you better
- Everyone you're asking already knows When2meet, as a lot of students do, and you only need the grid.
- You'd rather nothing about the poll involved email at all.
- You like that it's run on donations, and you'd like to support it.
Questions people ask
- Is it as quick as When2meet?
- Making a poll takes about the same: a title, your name, the days and the hours. Answering is the same idea, painting the times you're free.
- Do people need an account to answer?
- No. They mark their times, type a name and press “Save my times”. An email is optional.
- Is Whenabouts free?
- Yes. Free has no time limit and no card to enter. A free page takes up to 200 responses, and a sign-up sheet up to 200 rows. A free page that nobody has answered for 12 months is deleted, with a warning first.
Where this comes from
Read on 29 October 2026. When2meet is a trademark of its owner, and Whenabouts isn't connected with it.