What you’re wondering
And what your suspicious friend would ask.
Privacy
What can be seen, who sees it and when it’s deleted.
Who sees my starting point?
In a plan, only you and, if someone adds it for you, that person. It’s used to find places and deleted when the plan’s over. If you save it in a group, it only shows on that group’s page and only if you turn that on.
Can people see which way I’m coming?
People in that plan who already know you can see your journey by default: how you’re travelling and when you’ll arrive and, if you go by car, taxi or public transport, the route without its start. Nobody in the plan sees your starting point. You’re told first, and one tap on ‘Don’t share’ stops it in that plan, and in all of them from Account › Starting points.
Do they know what I need?
Nobody in the group does. Your limits, must-haves and preferences are only used to choose places.
Does this website use cookies?
No. This website doesn’t use cookies or analytics. The app has its own cookies page.
What does a venue see about me?
Nothing of your plan. Venues don’t see plans, people or starting points: they only manage their listing.
When does my starting point get deleted?
When the plan ends. If you save it in a group, after 30 days, unless you save it again.
Is my data encrypted?
Yes. Your starting point, limits and needs are stored encrypted.
How do I delete my account?
From Account: you confirm, type ‘delete’ and the account goes, along with everything of yours.
Can I download my data?
Yes. Download all your data is in Account, and you don’t have to ask anyone.
Using it
Where a plan comes from and who decides what.
Do I have to sign up?
No need. Whoever gets the link joins from their browser. Email and name are optional.
How do I invite people?
With a link for each person and, coming soon, a single one for the group chat. Whoever opens it joins from their browser. Links expire when the plan starts.
What if someone forwards the chat link?
Who decides the place?
The group. Someone suggests an option and each person says if it works for them.
What if a place has odd opening hours?
Can I book a table or pay in the app?
No. You book and pay directly with the venue. Wambree charges nothing for either.
How much does Wambree cost?
Free for people meeting up, and nothing’s paid inside the app: no bookings, no bills. Venues have a free listing, with paid plans on the way.
Is there a chat inside the app?
No. Wambree doesn’t have its own chat: everyone gets their link wherever you usually talk.
What happens if no place suits the whole group?
Options ‘with a small tweak’ come up: each says what it asks and of whom, and that person decides. They’re never passed off as a match.
Can the time or place be changed afterwards?
Can I drop out of a plan?
Can I add someone who doesn’t use a phone?
Yes. The organiser adds them by name and types in their starting point. Not their needs, though: each person says those.
What happens if the chosen place closes?
The plan tells you and the organiser can look for another place.
Cities
Where it works today and how the route is worked out.
Which cities does it work in?
Madrid, Zaragoza and Barcelona. We’re starting with these three.
Does it work out public transport?
Does Wambree work in my city?
Today it finds places and works out journeys only in Madrid, Zaragoza and Barcelona. Vigo, Santiago, Valencia, Seville, Granada, Bilbao, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Santander, Valladolid and Burgos are on the way, with no date yet, and for each one you can ask us to let you know.
Are journey times exact?
They’re estimates and labelled as such: car and taxi have no real-time traffic, and public transport is a typical journey.
What’s Explore?
The catalogue of places in Madrid, Zaragoza and Barcelona, for browsing without a plan. You search by activity, area or name.
Installing
Just enough to get in, and nothing more.
Do I have to install anything?
No. Wambree works in your phone or computer’s browser, and you can add it to your home screen.
How do I put it on an iPhone?
Open Wambree in Safari, tap Share, then ‘Add to Home Screen’.
How do I put it on an Android?
Open Wambree in Chrome and choose ‘Install app’ from the menu.
How do I sign in from another phone?
With your email, if you added it, or with your recovery key, which is private: whoever has it can get in.
Venues
If what you’ve got is a bar, read on.
I’ve got a venue, how do I get listed?
Ask for an access code, add your venue from your phone and it goes live after review.
Can I add photos and events?
Yes. Photos are reviewed before they’re published, and events show up in Explore and on your venue’s listing.
How much does it cost for a venue?
The listing’s free. The paid plans, Sobremesa and En cartel, are on the way and can’t be bought yet.
Does paying move me up in a group’s search?
When a group’s looking for a place, what counts is the journeys and what each person needs. No plan changes that order: promotion only exists in Explore and in the collections.
