About Going Solo: Travel Friends
Welcome to Going Solo! An app designed to meet other solo travelers, and meet friends when you move to a new city. You can join groups in the area, create trip plans, find people going to the same next destination as you, match with a travel buddy, and more! If you are moving abroad, a solo traveler looking to meet new people, or anyone looking to make new friendships and find community, Going Solo is for YOU! Main Features: 1. NEARBY PAGE: travelers, groups, plans, and hangouts near you 2. TRIPS: search trips and find others going, join and create plans and groups 3. MATCHING: match with a travel buddy based on your interests and next destination (premium feature - a one-time payment of $3.99) 4. FEED: follow country pages, post collaboratively to share tips, plans, post travel journals, and travel photos 5. CHAT: chat on groups, plans, hangouts, and with individual users Solo travel is the most incredible and rewarding experience. We, the founders of Going Solo are solo travelers ourselves, so we understand that the best part of solo travel is the connections made along the way. We believe that making friends abroad should be as easy as sending one message. We know that it can get extremely lonely being on your own in a foreign country, and our mission is to make you feel like you will always have a friend anywhere you go when you have Going Solo app by your side. If you have been wanting to travel but don't want to go alone, our plans feature is the perfect way to find a trip bff! All you have to do is create or join a travel plan in the app and you have new besties to come along with you! If you're planning a trip but haven't left yet, our trip feature allows you to simply put the destination and travel dates where you plan to go to find people who have saved the same plan. Going Solo is more than just a travel app, it's an ambitious community who want to see the world but don't want to wait around for others. With Going Solo, you'll never feel alone on your trip, because you will always have a new trip bff. Join our community and create lifelong friendships that will make your travels even more memorable. With Going Solo, you may start your trip solo, but you'll never be alone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Going Solo: Travel Friends details
Going Solo: Travel Friends is a free Travel app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, developed by Going Solo LLC. It is rated 4.5 out of 5 from 444 ratings on the App Store, requires iOS 15 or later and is 138 MB to download. It was first released on May 17, 2023 and last updated on May 19, 2026.
- Category
- Travel
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (444 ratings)
- Price
- Free
- Current version
- 21.0.0
- Size
- 138 MB
- Requires
- iOS 15 or later
- Compatibility
- iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
- Languages
- English
- Age rating
- 17+
- Released
- May 17, 2023
- Last updated
- May 19, 2026
- Developer
- Going Solo LLC
Ratings breakdown
What’s new in Going Solo: Travel Friends
• New improved design to engage with other travelers. • Introduced video posts to show your travel reels and content. • Introduced picture and video attachments for chats to make it more fun. • Introduced identity verification to keep the app secure. • Bugs fixes and performance improvement.
Version 21.0.0 · Updated May 19, 2026
Going Solo: Travel Friends app privacy
The developer, Going Solo LLC, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers: Device ID
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Location: Precise Location
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, App Functionality
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Going Solo: Travel Friends | 4.5 / 5 (444 ratings) | Free | May 19, 2026 |
| tripbff - travel friends | 4.7 / 5 (3,898) | Free | Sep 24, 2026 |
| NomadHer: Solo Female Travel | 4.9 / 5 (183) | Free | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Couchsurfing: Stay, Meet, Host | 4.5 / 5 (9,340) | Free | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Travel Ladies | 4.8 / 5 (701) | Free | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Hostelworld: Hostel Travel App | 4.9 / 5 (78,301) | Free | Sep 15, 2026 |
| GAFFL - Find A Travel Buddy | 4.4 / 5 (248) | Free | May 5, 2026 |