April 18, 2026
RoadPple and Money - Here Is Exactly How It Works
We believe you should know where every dollar goes.
Money is a necessary part of every platform and we think you deserve to know exactly how it works on RoadPple. Whether you are a goer joining a trip or a planner building one, understanding where your money goes and why helps build the kind of trust that makes this community worth being part of. Here is a straightforward breakdown of how money flows on RoadPple.
How the money is split
On a standard planner-led trip, two parties earn. The planner and RoadPple.
RoadPple takes 20 percent. The planner keeps 80 percent.
On a Curated Trip, a third party earns. The Curated Trip Leader takes 10 percent of the trip revenue. The remaining 70 percent covers the actual cost of the trip including accommodation, activities, and local transport within the destination.
So what does RoadPple actually do with its 20 percent?
We are not a travel agency. We do not book your flights or hand you an itinerary. What we do is build and maintain the infrastructure that makes every trip on this platform safe, organized, and worth showing up for.
That 20 percent funds identity verification through Didit our trusted verification partner, payment processing, the Listing and Earnings tools planners use to manage their trips, the Chats section that keeps communication connected to the trip, customer support, and the platform technology that ties all of it together.
In short it is the cost of giving the planner of the friend group a platform that does the heavy lifting so they can focus on what they actually do. Making great trips happen for the people around them.
What planners actually earn
On a standard planner-led trip, planners keep 80 percent of everything collected from goers. How they use that 80 percent is entirely their decision. Some use it to cover the full cost of the trip for the group. Others use a portion to offset their own costs. That flexibility belongs to the planner.
What planners build on RoadPple is not just a trip. It is a reputation. Every completed trip adds to their ratings, their reviews, and their standing in the community. The earnings are real. So is what they are building over time.
What Curated Trip Leaders earn
A RoadPple Curated Trip Leader is not a planner. They do not handle the logistics, build the listing, or manage the booking. They are selected for one reason. They are the kind of person who naturally takes charge in a group, keeps the energy right, and makes an experience feel different from the moment they arrive.
On Curated Trips they earn 10 percent of the trip revenue. The remaining 70 percent of the planner's share covers the actual cost of the trip. Accommodation, activities, and local transport within the destination all come from that 70 percent.
What about goers?
Goers do not earn from trips. What they get is something different. A verified community of planners and fellow goers they can trust, a single place where the full plan lives and stays updated, and the kind of trip experience that happens when someone who actually cares about the details is running the show.
Every goer on RoadPple has verified their email, phone, and identity. Every planner has done the same. That is what their contribution to the trip price buys. Not just the experience itself but the trust and safety that surrounds it.
What is coming
RoadPple is building a premium tier for planners and goers who want more. WeCalendar to keep your friends and circle aligned on dates, availability, and upcoming trips so nothing falls through because of bad timing. MyTrip Sheet to give planners one consolidated view of every moving part of their trip. And Roadies AI to help planners build better trips faster and help goers find the right one.
The core platform stays free and fully functional. Premium is for the planners and goers who want to go further.
More on that soon.
Built to be honest
We built this pricing structure to be transparent because transparency is the foundation of trust. You should always know exactly what you are paying for, who benefits, and why.
That is the standard we hold ourselves to and the standard we ask every planner and goer on this platform to hold each other to.
Real trips. Real people. Real accountability.
