For chaperones

A chaperone app for school trips: your group, the schedule and who is missing

You were handed eight students and a lanyard. The Trip Binder puts everything else on your phone: your group with photos, the day's schedule, where to meet, the details you need about each child, and a live count of who is here.

Your group, with faces

Open the trip and see your students with their photos, bus and count-off number. Tap one for their emergency contacts, allergies, dietary restrictions, medical notes and the medicines their family allows.

Mark attendance as you see them

Tap students present as they board. Every chaperone is working the same live list, so the organizer sees the total fill in without walking the aisle. If someone is missing, one tap on Notify staff sends all staff one message with names, not a flurry of texts.

When the signal drops

Buses, subway stations and hotel basements lose signal. Open the trip once on Wi-Fi before you leave, and the phone app keeps your group, their emergency contacts and health details, and the schedule with no connection. Attendance and bus count-offs you mark offline are saved on the phone and sent when the signal comes back.

Always know where to be next

The schedule shows what is happening now and what is next. When the organizer sends a meeting point, tapping it opens a map with walking directions to the exact spot. On iPhone, a countdown to the end of the current event can sit on your Lock Screen.

Students can reach the adults

Every traveler has one chat that goes to all staff at once, so a lost student is never writing to one adult whose phone is in a locker. Announcements from the organizer arrive as notifications, and urgent ones break through Do Not Disturb.

Common questions

Do chaperones have to pay or create a complicated account?
No. Chaperones never pay. The organizer sends an email invite; you open the link, sign in with Google, Microsoft or an emailed code, and the trip appears.
What student information can a chaperone see?
Chaperones see the names, photos, group, bus, emergency contacts and health information of the students they look after. If the organizer restricts you to one group, you see that group.
Does the chaperone app work on Android and iPhone?
Yes. The Trip Binder is a free download for iPhone and Android. The trip is also on the website, in any browser.

Step-by-step guides

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Try it on your next trip

Day trips are free at any roster size — unlimited travelers and chaperones. Build the trip on the web, then run it from the The Trip Binder app on iPhone or Android.