For anyone saving up for a trip
See what your savings buy
on the ground.
Say where you're going, when, and how you like to travel, and Ground Value works out what the days there will cost. Then every time you put money aside, it shows what that's worth in the local money, what it buys at the other end — beers, bowls of phở, nights in a hostel or a five-star hotel — and how much of the trip is paid for, a day at a time. Everything stays on your own phone: no account, and no bank login.
Free: no trial, no account and nothing to buy. Works offline.
- Where you're going, when, and how: backpacker, mid-range, comfort or luxury.
- A budget for the days there, from what a day usually costs in that style.
- Every amount you add, shown in the local money as you type it.
- What it buys on the ground: local beers, meals, nights and rides, in local words.
- How much of the trip is paid for, as a percentage and in days.
- What to put away each week to have it all by the day you leave.
- Several trips at once, and a picture of your progress to share.
- 33 destinations priced in detail, and anywhere else priced by region.
- No account and no bank login. Every trip stays on your phone.
A one-minute look around
Three made-up trips: backpacking in Vietnam, a ski trip to Japan, and a week in Fiji that's already paid for.
A one-minute tour with captions and no sound, so you can watch it anywhere. Every trip and amount in it is made up.
On the phone, the iPad or the laptop
Made for the phone in your pocket on pay day. On an iPad or a computer the trip spreads over two columns, so it all fits on one screen.
Made-up trips on a laptop, an iPad and a phone. Tap any screen to see it full size.
What it does
A savings goal is just a number. Four days in Lisbon is a reason to skip the takeaway tonight.
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A budget for the days there
Pick where you're going, your dates and a travel style: backpacker, mid-range, comfort or luxury, each with its own daily cost there. Ground Value works out the budget, with a buffer for the unexpected if you want one. Flights aren't included.
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In their money, as you type
Every amount you add shows what it's worth at your destination before you save it: dong, yen, euros, baht or rupiah. A hundred Australian dollars is about 1,700,000 dong in Vietnam.
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What it buys on the ground
Local beers, coffees, street food, a nice dinner out, a night in a hostel or a five-star hotel, a ride on the metro. Each place has its own prices and its own words: bowls of phở in Vietnam, a pint in London, an onsen visit in Japan.
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Paid for, in days
A big percentage and a bar for the whole trip, and a square for each day on the ground that fills green as it's paid for. In Vietnam, backpacking, every $33 is another day.
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A moment for every deposit
Adding money gets its own screen: what it's worth there, what it buys, the days it added and the new percentage, with a little confetti at a quarter, a half, three quarters and the lot.
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On track for the day you leave
A countdown to the first day, and what to put away each week to have it all by then. Fully funded trips say so, and trips you've been on stay as a record.
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Every trip in one place
The ski trip and the summer holiday side by side, each with its own budget, its own deposits and its own progress, and the total you've put aside across them all.
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Share how far you've come
Make a picture of your progress, the percentage and the days paid for, to send to whoever you're going with. It's made on your phone and goes only where you send it.
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Anywhere you're going
33 destinations are priced in detail, from Bali and Bangkok to Lisbon, Reykjavík and the Gold Coast. Anywhere else is priced from the region it's most like, in the money they use there.
A look inside
Real screens from Ground Value, with made-up trips.
How it works
Set your trip
Where, when, and how you like to travel. The budget for the days there shows as you choose.
Add money as you save
Pay day, a tax refund, the twenty you didn't spend. A couple of taps, with a note if you like.
See what it buys
In the local money, and in beers, meals and nights at your destination.
Watch it fill up
The percentage, the days paid for, and what to put away each week until you go.
Pricing
Ground Value is free. There's no trial, no account and nothing to buy.
Ground Value
Free every feature
As many trips as you like, every travel style and every destination, with backups and the share picture. No card and no sign-up.
How it's free
Our other apps a banner along the bottom
A small banner along the bottom shows Idle Ideas' other apps, one at a time. It's built into the app: no ad network and nothing tracked.
Right now
Open now nothing to pay
Open it in your browser and start a trip. Put it on your home screen and it works with no signal.
Where your data lives
- Your trips and deposits are stored in your browser on your phone
- There is no account and no sign-in, and nothing connects to your bank: you type in what you've put aside
- A backup is one file, saved wherever you choose, and it's how you move to a new phone
- The share picture is made on your phone and goes only where you send it
- The banner of our other apps is part of the app and fetches nothing. A tap goes through idleideas.com.au, which counts which app it came from and went to (nothing about you), then opens that app's page
What it isn't
- A bank or a savings account. It doesn't hold or move money; it keeps track of what you've put aside.
- A quote or financial advice. Its costs and exchange rates are typical examples for planning, not live rates or prices you'll be charged.
- A booking site. It doesn't book anything, and its budgets don't include flights.
Put it on your phone
Ground Value is a web app that installs like a normal app. No app store needed, and it works with no signal.
iPhone or iPad
- Open Ground Value in Safari.
- Tap the Share button.
- Choose Add to Home Screen, then Add.
Android
- Open Ground Value in Chrome.
- Tap the three-dot menu.
- Choose Add to Home screen or Install app.
Laptop or desktop
- Open Ground Value in Chrome or Edge.
- Click the install icon at the right of the address bar.
- It opens in its own window from then on.
Questions
Where do the prices and exchange rates come from?
They're typical examples, rounded and set in October 2026, for planning and for motivation. They aren't live rates or quotes, and real prices vary by city, season and how you travel. The app says so beside its price lists and in Settings.
Does it connect to my bank?
No. You type in what you've put aside, whenever you like, from wherever you keep it. Nothing connects to a bank, and there's no account to sign up for.
How are the days paid for worked out?
What you've saved, divided by what a day there usually costs in your travel style: $33 a day backpacking in Vietnam, say. The percentage also counts the buffer, so every day can be covered while the trip still reads a little under 100%. The app says when that's the case.
Is the budget per person?
Yes, for the days on the ground: somewhere to stay, food and drink, getting around and a little to do and see. Flights aren't included.
What if where I'm going isn't on the list?
Add it as somewhere else: give it a name, pick the region it's most like and the money they use there. Its costs come from typical prices in that region.
Does it work with no signal?
Yes. Once it's on your home screen it runs fully offline, so you can add money from anywhere.
What happens if I lose my phone?
Your trips were only on that phone, so you'd restore from your last backup. A backup is one small file, saved from Settings, and restoring it on a new phone brings back every trip and deposit.
Is it really free?
Yes. Every feature and as many trips as you like, with no trial and nothing to buy. A small banner along the bottom of the app shows our other apps, one at a time; that's how it pays its way. It doesn't track you.
Ground Value is open.
Free, no account and nothing to buy. Start with where you're going and when, then watch the trip fill up.