Neighbourhood book club, 14 members
Free Events tier. First Tuesday monthly. Rotating host (so capacity changes per meeting). Dietary collection. Reading list visible. Free for everyone.
Built for community book club hosts
The free RSVP tool that lets you actually enjoy your book club
Recurring monthly meetings, host rotation, capacity caps for whoever's hosting, and dietary collection for the wine + cheese. No app for your members. No fees, ever, for free meetings.
Freeforever for free meetings
Zeroapp downloads
90ssetup time
Book club host admin shouldn't take longer than the discussion
Most book clubs run as group chats with someone counting "yes" replies before each meeting. It works for the first six months. By month nine you have 14 active members, four of whom are silent, two of whom you accidentally text the wrong location, and the host of next month's meeting needs to know dietary preferences for 12 people.
Who's In gives book clubs the same easy WhatsApp-shareable RSVP experience that running clubs and yoga studios use, but tuned for how book clubs actually work. Recurring monthly meetings with rotating hosts. Host's-house capacity (8 in a small lounge, 14 if it's the dining room). Dietary collection for potluck-style meetups. The book of the month visible on the booking page so members never forget what to read.
Free forever for free meetings. If members chip in for the host's wine through Stripe, it's 2.7% plus Stripe's card processing on what's collected.
Sound familiar?
You're not alone. These are the challenges we hear every day.
WhatsApp threads bury the meeting details
Half your group chat is about the book. Half is about Sarah's new puppy. The actual meeting time + address is somewhere in the middle, only mentioned twice, three weeks ago.
Meeting details lost in the chat
Host's house has a capacity. WhatsApp doesn't.
Sarah's living room holds 8 comfortably. Your group is 14. Without a way to cap the meeting, you're either over-crowded or watching the most enthusiastic readers fight to confirm first.
More readers than chairs
Dietary preferences are a manual chase
Sarah's hosting and asking what everyone wants. Three vegetarians, one gluten-free, two who hate olives. By the time she's collected this in the chat, half the answers are buried.
Dietary answers buried in replies
Half the group forgets what book they're reading
You voted on the book six weeks ago. Three days before the meeting, two members message: "wait, what's the book again?" Now you're scrolling back through the chat to find the title.
"Wait, what's the book again?"
Built for the way book clubs actually meet
Recurring monthly meetings
Monthly on the same date, set up once: up to 12 meetings are created together. Edit one specific month's host or location without breaking the recurring pattern.
Per-meeting capacity caps
Sarah's hosting in May (capacity 8). David's hosting in June (capacity 14). Each meeting gets its own capacity. Auto-promoting waitlist when someone drops.
Current book + reading list pinned
The book of the month displays on the meeting page. Add a reading list of upcoming books. Members can find both at any time without scrolling through chat.
Dietary collection at signup
Switch on the dietary and allergy questions at signup. The host sees every answer on the dashboard and in the CSV export.
Reminder before the meeting
Members get up to three email reminders: a week before (when the meeting is that far out), the evening before and the morning of, with the date, time and address. Signed-in members who add a phone number and keep WhatsApp notifications on also get the morning-of reminder on WhatsApp.
Zero app — works in any browser
Members tap your link in the WhatsApp group, RSVP in two taps, done. No download. No account. No password. Their RSVP is in their email.
Three book clubs, three setups
Author-talk subscription, $20/quarter
Studio plan ($15.83/mo annual). Quarterly author guest speaker. Members pay $20/quarter via Stripe for the author's appearance fee. Capped at 25 attendees per session.
Charity-themed book club fundraiser
Free Events tier with paid bookings. Annual fundraiser meeting at a venue, $25 per attendee, proceeds to literacy charity. Who's In's 2.7% is about 68¢ a ticket, plus Stripe's card processing.
Why book clubs leave WhatsApp polls + email
vs WhatsApp polls
Fine for 6 friends. Breaks fast at 12+ active members. No capacity caps for host's-house meetings, no waitlist, no dietary collection. The book of the month is buried in the thread.
vs Eventbrite
Built for ticketed events with hundreds of attendees. Overkill for a 14-person book club. Every RSVP goes through a checkout. Too expensive for free meetings.
vs Google Calendar invite
No RSVP confirmation, no capacity, no dietary collection, no reminder beyond the calendar event. Members "tentatively" accept and never actually confirm.
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Frequently asked
Real questions from book club hosts.
- Is it really free for our monthly meetings?
- Yes. The Events tier is free forever for free meetings. Unlimited meetings and RSVPs, with up to three automatic reminders: a week before (when the event is that far out), the evening before and the morning of. The 2.7% fee only applies if you collect money — for example, $5/person for the host's wine fund or a $20 author-talk fee.
- Can different members host with different capacity limits?
- Yes. Each meeting has its own capacity. Sarah hosts May at capacity 8 (small lounge). David hosts June at capacity 14 (dining room). Auto-promoting waitlist if anyone drops out. Each meeting page also shows the host's address.
- Can I show the current book on the booking page?
- Yes. Each meeting has its own description where you can add the book title, author, and any host's notes ("snacks provided, BYOB"). Add a reading list for upcoming books so members can plan ahead.
- What about collecting money for the wine + cheese?
- Add a price per attendee — say, $5 toward the host's wine fund. Stripe handles checkout. Funds go straight to the host's account. Or set it free and collect cash on the night.
- What if a member can't make it last-minute?
- They tap "drop out" on their RSVP. The waitlist auto-promotes the next person. Both get email confirmations. The host's confirmed list updates automatically.
Set up your book club in 90 seconds
Free forever for free meetings. No app for your members. Less admin than a single text thread.
Free forever for free meetings
Per-meeting capacity (different host houses)
Dietary collection built in
Current book pinned to every meeting page