Dateful - Date Night Planner
Date Ideas & Itineraries
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Tell Dateful the vibe and who you're with — it crafts the whole date in seconds. Real venues, live events, a route that flows. Made for nights out, friends, and family.
Plan a date you'll actually look forward to.
Tell Dateful what you're in the mood for — chill, romantic, adventurous, social — and it builds a night worth showing up for. Real venues. Current events. A route that flows from drinks to dinner to whatever's next.
— Pick your vibe, time, neighborhood, and what kind of stops you want
— Get a full itinerary with a walking-friendly route between spots
— Swap any stop you don't love, or refine the whole plan in plain English
— Save it to your calendar in one tap
— After, post a photo and short review — just for your circle
THE SOCIAL LAYER
Dateful is built around the people you actually go out with. Add your close friends. See where they've been. Share where you're going. No public feed, no strangers, no algorithm — just a small private space for the people whose recommendations you actually trust.
Every post is friends-only by default. You can also keep posts private to yourself. There is no public mode.
NOT JUST FOR DATES
Dateful works for any plan with someone you actually want to see. Friend hangout. Family dinner when relatives visit. Out-of-town friend in town for a night. Same questionnaire, same itinerary engine — just plans that flow.
WHY MADISON FIRST
Generic planning apps spit out the same five restaurants everyone already knows. Dateful is built around Madison's actual scene — the Terrace, State Street, Atwood, Willy Street, the Square. Hand-curated venues, real-time event data from Ticketmaster and venue calendars, and a writer's eye for what makes a night actually feel like a night.
If you live in or visit Madison, this is the app you wish existed.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Open Dateful, tap Plan
2. Answer a few quick questions
3. Get an itinerary in seconds, with venue details, distance, and why each stop fits
4. Tweak it until it's right
5. Save, invite a friend, go
FREE TO USE
3 plans per week on the free tier. No ads, no tracking, no selling your data.
DATEFUL PLUS
Dateful Plus unlocks unlimited planning for people who go out often — no weekly cap, plus unlimited swaps and refines on every date. $9.99/month or $59.99/year (save about 50%). Dateful Plus is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase confirmation. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings.
Terms of Use: https://trydateful.com/terms
Privacy Policy: https://trydateful.com/privacy
PRIVACY
We don't track you across other apps. We don't sell your data. Photos you post are scanned automatically for safety, and you can report or block anyone. You can delete your account at any time from Settings — it permanently removes everything.
Made with care in Madison, Wisconsin.
Questions: hello@trydateful.com
What's new in 1.0.2
• Sign in with Apple — create your account in one tap.
• Event posts — share the shows and nights out you're going to (or just went to).
• Fixes & polish
The developer, Jason King, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- Contacts
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Jason King
- Size
- 51.2 MB
- Category
- Social Networking
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
18+
- 18+
- Frequent
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Contains
Advertising
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Dateful Plus $59.99
- Dateful Plus $9.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Jason King