Frequently asked questions

Anything only one person (or household) can use at a time: power tools, boats, campervans, spare rooms, ski gear, DVDs, a sewing machine, a pizza oven. If two people can't use it simultaneously, AllDibs can schedule it.

Each member of an item gets a budget of midweek credits (Mon–Fri) and weekend credits (Sat–Sun), set by the host. Booking a day spends one credit of the matching type. The moment a booked day has passed, that credit returns to you automatically.

Because weekends are what everyone fights over. A separate, smaller weekend budget means one person can't claim every Saturday while technically staying under a generic limit.

Cancelling immediately frees the days for others, and every not-yet-passed day goes back into your credit budget.

Whoever creates an item is its first host. Hosts set credit limits, manage the invite link, promote other members to co-host, and can remove members. Hosts can also hand off or share the role.

Every item has a private invite link. Send it over any chat; whoever opens it and signs in becomes a member. Hosts can regenerate the link at any time to cut off old invites.

Yes — your first 5 items are free forever, with unlimited members. Need more room? Buy another 5 items for $5, a one-time payment with no subscription. Buy as many blocks as you like.

Both kinds: an item you created and an item someone invited you to each count as one item toward your own limit. Sharing an item you created doesn't cost your other members anything — their limit is separate from yours.

Every item has a Files section for manuals, receipts, insurance documents, checklists — anything the group needs. Plus one hero photo so everyone knows which drill is which.