VotablyPick a day & time
Offer whole days, times of day, or exact times. Everyone marks each slot yes, maybe, or no, and a heat map shows exactly where the group overlaps.
- Free
- No account
- Share link
How it works
Pick the dates, then choose whole days, times of day, or exact times like 9:10 and 9:40.
Share one link. Everyone marks yes, maybe, or no for each date with no account needed.
A heat map lines up every response so the day with the most overlap stands out immediately.
What is a date poll?
A date poll, sometimes called a scheduling poll or a group scheduling poll, replaces the group chat thread where everyone lists which days they're free and someone tries to piece it together by hand. Instead, each person answers yes, maybe, or no against every candidate date directly.
Votably's version adds a heat map that lines up every response at a glance, so the date with the fewest conflicts is obvious without anyone counting by hand. Dates can be split into morning, afternoon, and evening blocks, or into exact clock times such as tee times, which matters when a group can meet on a given day but only at certain hours.
Because there's no account for the organizer or the voters, a date poll works well for a one-off event where asking everyone to sign up for a scheduling tool would kill the momentum. It's built for finding a single day that works for everyone, not for ongoing calendar management.
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Best for
Dinners and get-togethers
Find the one evening that actually works instead of scrolling through a long WhatsApp thread of maybes.
Trip and travel dates
Lock in the days a group trip can actually happen before anyone books flights or asks for time off.
Recurring game nights or clubs
Reopen the same poll each time to find the next date that works, without re-explaining the rules to anyone.
When to use something else
A date poll is built specifically for finding a day, not for picking between named options. If the group is choosing an activity, a restaurant, or anything else that isn't a date, quick poll or ranked choice fit better. For planning the rest of a trip once the date is set, such as splitting activity costs, budget split is a natural next step.
Questions people ask
- Is there a free group scheduling poll with no sign up?
- Yes. Votably's pick a day poll is a free group scheduling tool that needs no account for the organizer or for anyone responding. Share one link, everyone marks each date yes, maybe, or no, and a heat map shows the day that works for everyone.
- How do you find a date that works for everyone?
- Votably lines up every voter's yes, maybe, or no answers on a heat map, so the date with the fewest conflicts stands out immediately. There's no manual tallying: add the candidate dates, share the link, and the overlap becomes visible as responses come in.
- Can I ask where to go and what to eat in the same poll as the dates?
- Yes. On Votably you can add up to two more questions under the dates, each with its own voting method, such as an approval vote for the place and a quick poll for food. Everyone answers all of them from one link and the reveal reads out the whole plan together.
- Can I offer exact times like 9:10 and 9:40?
- Yes. Votably's pick a date and time poll can split each date into whole days, times of day, or specific clock times. Set a start, an end, and a step, then turn off any times that do not apply. Times show exactly as typed and are not converted between time zones, which suits a tee time or a dinner booking.
Decisions are kept for 30 days, then deleted. One vote per phone. The creator decides when results are revealed.