Comparison
A WhenIsGood alternative where the whole group sees the answer
WhenIsGood has been a quiet favorite at colleges and offices for years: no sign-up, no password, paint the times that work. If you're looking for an alternative, it's usually not because it's broken. It's because the way your group plans has moved to phones and group chats. Here's a fair comparison, and how it stacks up against When2meet.
What WhenIsGood does well
According to its own FAQ (checked October 2026), WhenIsGood gets a lot right:
- Free, with no ads. Its FAQ says everything on the site is free, with no adverts.
- No account needed. Everything works without one. If you want an account, you log in with a six-digit code sent to your email, with no password.
- Fine-grained times. You can work in 15-minute or 30-minute steps, and change the hour range.
- Useful results. Times that work for everyone show in green; "near miss" times show small red dots for each person who can't make it. You can temporarily exclude someone from the analysis, and respondents are ordered from most to least flexible.
- Email alerts for each response, if you ask for them, and an iCal file for the chosen time.
- Time zones, if you turn on "Use Timezones" when creating the event: each invitee then sees the proposed times in their own zone.
If it works for your group, there's no reason to switch.
How the two work differently
Who sees the results
On WhenIsGood, invitees paint their times and send a response; the organizer opens the results page with a results code (or from their account) and, in the words of the FAQ, "will let you all know when is good". On whenfor.us there's no separate results page: everyone with the link sees the heatmap and the best time on the same page they answer on, updating live. That changes the group dynamic. People see that six friends already answered, and the answer is visible the moment it exists.
Codes and update links
Without an account, WhenIsGood gives the organizer a results code to keep, and gives each respondent a unique link to come back and change their answer (or emails it to them). Lose the code, and the FAQ suggests looking in your browser history. On whenfor.us the organizer gets one organizer link that the same device also remembers, and participants just open the event link again on the same phone to edit their times.
The answer in words
WhenIsGood shows the answer in the grid, with colors and dots. whenfor.us adds one sentence at the top: "Thu 7–9 pm works for 7 of 8 (not Sam)". On a phone, a sentence is faster to read than a grid.
Deciding and telling the group
On WhenIsGood, clicking a time in the results shows who can and can't make it, with an iCal link, and with time zones on you get text to email everyone. On whenfor.us the organizer taps "Pick the final time": everyone sees "It's on!" with who can come, can add it to their calendar, and the organizer gets a picture and a ready message to post in the group chat.
Language
WhenIsGood's language setting changes how dates and times are written; the rest of the site is in English. whenfor.us is fully available in English, German, Spanish, French and Brazilian Portuguese.
Side by side
| whenfor.us | WhenIsGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and ads | Free, no ads | Free, no ads |
| Accounts | None, for anyone | Optional (email code, no password) |
| Setting up | Pick days and hours; you then mark your own times | Paint the times you propose; invitees answer within them |
| Results | On the event page, for everyone with the link, live | On a results page for the organizer (results code or account) |
| Best time | Heatmap plus a sentence naming who's missing | Green for everyone, red dots for near misses |
| Time steps | 30 min to 4 h slots | Hourly grid, or 15 or 30 min steps |
| Time zones | Automatic for every viewer | When "Use Timezones" is on |
| Notifications | None | Optional email alert per response |
| Final time | "It's on!" for everyone, calendar file, picture and message for the chat | Popup with who can make it and an iCal link |
WhenIsGood vs When2meet
The two are often compared because both are free, old-school and need no account. The main differences, from each site's own pages:
- Ads: WhenIsGood says it has none. When2meet's about page says ads help cover some of its costs.
- Setting up: on WhenIsGood the organizer paints the proposed times first. On When2meet you choose possible dates (or "Days of the Week") and an earliest and latest time.
- Weekly events without dates: When2meet offers "Days of the Week" surveys, where it expects everyone to be in one time zone.
- Results: WhenIsGood keeps them on a separate results page with a code; it also offers email alerts per response.
whenfor.us takes the grid idea both share and builds it for answering on a phone, from a group chat link. Our full When2meet comparison and When2meet vs. Doodle go into more detail.
When to stick with WhenIsGood
- You want 15-minute precision, for example for short meetings.
- You want an email every time someone answers.
- You'd rather keep the results to yourself as the organizer.
When whenfor.us is the better fit
- Your group answers on phones, straight from a group chat.
- You want everyone to see the answer, not just the organizer.
- You want a clear "it's on" moment you can share back in the chat.
- Some people are abroad and shouldn't have to think about time zones.
Questions people ask
Is WhenIsGood free?
Yes. WhenIsGood's FAQ (checked October 2026) says everything on the site is free, with no adverts, and works without an account. whenfor.us is also free, with no ads and no account for anyone.
What is the difference between WhenIsGood and When2meet?
Both are free availability grids with no account needed. WhenIsGood has no ads, lets the organizer paint proposed times first and keeps results on a separate page opened with a results code. When2meet shows ads and offers "Days of the Week" surveys without dates.
Can everyone see the results on whenfor.us?
Yes. Everyone with the link sees the heatmap, the best time and who is free when, live, on the same page where they mark their times.
Can I import my WhenIsGood event?
No, but a new event takes about 15 seconds: name, days, hours, done. Then post the link in your group chat.
