Hoku: AI Group Trip Planner1.0.91 - App Store

Hoku is the Ultimate AI Trip Planner for Group Travel

Planning a group trip doesn’t have to be stressful. Hoku is an AI-powered trip planner built for travelers who want to plan smarter and faster, especially in groups. Whether you’re organizing a weekend getaway with friends, a family vacation, or a bachelor or bachelorette party, Hoku is the easiest way to build a full itinerary, collaborate in real time, and find amazing things to do all in one app.

AI Powered Trip Planning in Seconds
No more spreadsheets or group text chaos. Hoku’s smart trip planner builds your day-by-day itinerary in one tap.
. AI Trip Creation: Choose a destination and travel dates and Hoku builds a personalized plan instantly
. Add Smart Activities: Get curated suggestions based on your group’s vibe and location
. Viator Integration: Instantly find and book top-rated tours and experiences

Collaborative Group Trip Planner
Travel planning works better together. Hoku is designed to keep your whole group in sync.
. Real Time Collaboration: Everyone can contribute to the itinerary
. Unlimited Travelers: Invite your whole crew
. Group Chat and Notes: Keep everything in one place without app switching

Explore with Smarter Travel Suggestions
Don’t just plan a trip, experience it better.
. Activity Maps: Visualize your full itinerary on an interactive map
. Personalized Picks: Discover restaurants, landmarks, and hidden gems near you
. Location-Based Recommendations: We recommend top Viator activities based on your trip details

Coming Soon: More Trip Planning Tools
We’re always improving Hoku to be the best trip planner for groups.
. Budget tracking and expense splitting
. Calendar sync
. Travel notifications and reminders

Perfect For:
. Friends planning a group trip
. Couples traveling with friends
. Bachelor and bachelorette organizers
. Family vacations and reunions
. Weekend trips and spontaneous adventures
. Anyone looking for a better way to plan travel with others

Why Travelers Love Hoku
. “Hoku made planning our girls’ trip so easy”
. “The best trip planner I’ve used and I’ve tried a bunch”
. “The AI builder literally planned our whole vacation in seconds”

Built with real traveler feedback.
We’re a small team on a mission to make group travel easier, smarter, and way more fun.

Questions or ideas? Email us: support@hoku.travel

Terms of Service: https://hoku.travel/terms-of-service/

Version History - See who's in. Everyone taps I'm in, Maybe or Can't go, and the headcount at the top of your trip updates live. One tap reminds anyone who hasn't answered.
- Concerts and live events on your dates. Open Discover from your trip to see shows, games and tours happening while you're in town, with official Ticketmaster tickets.
- Ideas when your plan is thin. Hoku suggests spots and activities for days that are still open, and alerts you when an event is announced for your city during your dates.
- Easier to join and share. Invite links now last until the trip ends, you can find friends by email, and you can sign up and start planning right away.
- Report, block and delete. Report or block anyone from chats, member lists and profiles, and delete your account from inside the app. 1.0.91 Sep 30 Bug fixes 1.0.90 Sep 11 Bug fixes 1.0.89 Sep 9 Trip Weather — See a forecast badge on every itinerary day. Tap for hourly detail, a rain map, and alerts before rough weather hits your plans.

Dark Mode — Choose system, light, or dark.

Settings & Profile — Now one clean, unified screen.

Public Trips — One tap sharing, richer share cards, full itineraries on the web, and popular trips available as templates.

Offline Support — The app detects when you're offline, retries automatically, and keeps images cached so your trip is always ready to view. 1.0.88 Sep 7 Bug Squashing 1.0.87 Aug 5 - Pay friends back in a tap — save your Venmo, Cash App, PayPal, or Zelle, and settle balances right from the expense screen.
- Download a trip receipt — export all your trip expenses as a PDF or CSV.
- Share trips publicly — send anyone a public link to view your trip, no account needed.
- Cleaner expense views — tap any person to see exactly what's owed, and enjoy a tidier list with more room to scroll. 1.0.86 Jul 21 UI Improvements

Cleaner member management interface with intuitive 3-dot menus
Improved transit form with vertical field stacking for full address visibility
Enhanced visual hierarchy in trip members modal
Streamlined activity page with reduced button clutter
Better expandable FAB design with clearer action overlay
Improved lodging and transportation forms.
Cleaned up activity page options for less clutter
Improved transit form layout with vertical field alignment for better address visibility
Enhanced expandable FAB (Floating Action Button) with overlay for quick access to trip options
Improved Viator API integration with destination caching for faster activity loading.

Bug Fixes

Automatic retry logic for network failures in Viator API, user creation, and chat.
Fixed transit form autocomplete - selected locations now properly populate fields
Resolved calendar issues when adding lodging/hotels
Fixed friends list display and interaction bugs
Fixed transfer ownership dialog conditions for accurate permission checks
Fixed transit widget UI rendering issues
Corrected expandable FAB behavior and overlay interactions
Fixed security and performance issues in scratchpad sharing
Resolved scratchpad errors and data formatting inconsistencies
Fixed note collaborators visibility in activity feed
Resolved pinned messages panel errors
Fixed grey screen issue when opening app from notification tap 1.0.85 Apr 8 Bug Fixes:
• Fixed grey screen when opening from notifications
• Resolved scratchpad formatting issues
• Fixed attachment upload errors
Improvements:
• Enhanced permissions for trip editors
• Viewers can now chat and react to messages
• Better collaboration features
Stability:
• Comprehensive bug fixes and performance improvements
• Enhanced error handling and diagnostics Thanks for traveling with Hoku! 1.0.84 Mar 16 What's New in Version 1.2.0

MULTI-CITY TRIP PLANNING
Plan adventures across multiple cities with our new multi-city trip planner. Organize complex itineraries with stops in different destinations, all in one interface.

SMART EMAIL IMPORT
Automatically import travel bookings from Gmail. Hoku scans your emails and extracts flight details, hotel reservations, and activities to build trips instantly.

ENHANCED CHAT
- Threaded conversations for specific topics
- Pin important messages
- Typing indicators

TRIP GENIE
Your personal trip assistant makes it easier to customize and enhance itineraries with AI-powered suggestions.

EARN FREE FEATURES
Watch short videos to unlock premium features like AI trip planning and expense tracking without a subscription.

WEB APP SUPPORT
Access Hoku from any browser with full subscription purchasing available on web.

BUG FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS
- Fixed trip creation and editing issues
- Improved app performance and reliability
- Enhanced expense tracking with receipt-style UI
- Better map functionality with auto-zoom
- Smoother animations and visual polish
- Faster AI trip generation
- Fixed photo permissions and notifications
- Security and stability improvements 1.0.83 Feb 17 Hoku - What's New
Faster AI Trip Planning We have overhauled our AI to generate complete itineraries in under 90 seconds—up to 3x faster than before. We have also added new progress indicators to keep you updated while the AI works.

Better Attraction Details

Real-Time Info: View ratings, price levels, and "Open Now" status with full weekly schedules at a glance.

Viator Integration: Now featuring review counts and tour durations to help you choose the best activities. 1.0.82 Feb 4 • Fixed: Issue preventing marking expenses as paid
• Improved: Expenses UI now looks like a real receipt and supports settling balances between two people to prevent fluctuating totals
• Added: Auto-scroll — the app now automatically jumps to the current day in your trip
• Fixed (Android): Links now correctly open the related trip 1.0.81 11/23/2025 - Enhanced Search Experience: Redesigned all search fields with
consistent styling, light grey backgrounds, and clear buttons (X) for
quick text removal. Location field now properly displays trip
destinations when adding activities.

- Smart Map Auto-Zoom: Maps now automatically zoom to show all activity
markers on first load, eliminating the need to manually zoom out. Added
30% padding around markers and improved tile loading performance.

- Trip Genie UI Polish: Fixed navigation issues preventing duplicate
trip style pages, improved FAB overlay button consistency, and removed
debug logs for cleaner experience.

- Visual Refinements: Applied lighter border colors across the app,
increased input field heights to prevent text cutoff, and improved
spacing between form elements for better readability.

- Expenses export bug fix: Bug was preventing Iphone users from exporting their expenses 1.0.80 10/28/2025 - Fixed account creation issues - All new users now properly get their accounts set up. If you experienced signup
problems, they're now resolved.

- Faster activity adding - No more waiting! Activities now save instantly in the background with automatic retry
if your connection hiccups.

-Smarter image loading - Images automatically retry if they fail to load instead of showing error icons
immediately. 1.0.79 10/19/2025 * Updates to Hoku Premium Subscription Integration
* New quick edit activities feature
* Activity Attachments
* Improvements to trip expense tracking
- Ability to attach receipts
- Ability to download expense report
* Fixed Itinerary Map View Bug 1.0.78 10/10/2025 Fix Drag and Drop Feature 1.0.77 09/15/2025 New Document Attachments: You can now attach and share documents in the attraction details page for easier collaboration. 1.0.76 08/21/2025 • New: Quickly edit an activity by tapping and holding it.
• Bug Fix: Users can now update activity times without issues
• Improved: iOS widgets now have larger, easier-to-read text 1.0.75 08/13/2025 We added iOS widgets so you can track your next adventure without even opening the app. Destination, dates, and a live countdown, right where you can see it 1.0.74 08/12/2025 • Improved AI trip creation - now picks more unique and relevant images for your trips.
• Fixed a bug that stopped trips with lots of activities from exporting to PDF. 1.0.73 08/10/2025 • Activity Reactions & Comments – Stay in the loop with how your group feels about each activity. React or drop a quick comment to keep everyone synced.
• Individual Expense Tracking – Easily track who’s paid for what, making group trips smoother and less awkward when it’s time to settle up.
• Trip PDF Export (Premium) – Premium members can now export trips as PDF files—perfect for traveling without Wi-Fi or sharing with those who prefer paper copies. 1.0.72 08/06/2025 • NEW: Smart Group Expense Tracking!
- Effortlessly split bills with your travel squad
- Track who owes what in real-time
- See instant breakdowns of shared expenses
- Keep everyone in sync with your travel budget
• Export Expense Reports: Download detailed expense reports for your records 1.0.71 07/22/2025 Bug Fix: Notify user on reaction to message in chat. 1.0.70 07/14/2025 * Smarter Recommendations: Viator search results now highlight top-rated experiences first, making it easier to find the best activities.
* Faster App Performance: We’ve made under-the-hood improvements to speed things up and keep everything running smoothly. 1.0.69 06/02/2025 Performance Improvements 1.0.68 05/26/2025 Fixed an issue where Apple Sign-In could get stuck on the “Verify Email” page. 1.0.67 05/17/2025