Frequently Asked Questions

No. Potniq assumes you've already booked. We calculate the timing between your stops. Think of us as the layer between your calendar and your booking confirmations.

You book where you're going. We calculate when you need to leave.

No, and that's by design. Potniq is for the traveler, not the venues. It's in our name.

Services that offer recommendations typically do so because they earn referral fees. That means they serve the venues they recommend, and the travelers using them are the product. We'd rather charge you directly and stay on your side.

Our MVP currently calculates:

• Flights (with airport timing rules: 2 hours domestic, 3 hours international)
• Driving routes (car, taxi, rideshare with real-time traffic)
• Timeline visualization for multi-day trips

Coming soon:

• Public transit
• Train schedules
• Walking routes
• Ferry schedules

We use multiple data sources and assume the worst-case scenario. You'll always have enough time.

• Real-time traffic data (current conditions, not historical averages)
• Google Maps routing algorithms
• Airport-specific timing rules
• Actual check-in requirements

Eventually, we'll check conditions in the background as your departure approaches and notify you if anything changes.

Google Maps has "arrive by" and "depart at" options. We use them — along with their routing and traffic data — as our foundation.

The difference is orchestration.

With Google Maps, you check each leg separately. When your meeting moves, you recalculate. When you add a dinner, you work out how it fits. When your flight lands late, you start again.

Potniq calculates your entire trip at once. Change one thing, everything downstream updates. Soon, we'll monitor conditions as your departure approaches and alert you when something shifts.

We're not replacing Google Maps. We're removing the manual work of using it fifteen times across a three-day trip.

Absolutely. The tool works for any multi-leg journey where timing precision matters. Business travel is our primary focus because the stakes are higher (missed flights = missed deals), but vacation travelers benefit from the same calculated peace of mind.

Accommodations function as "temporal hubs." When you add a hotel, Potniq treats it as your base for that time period. All activities during your stay calculate transit from that location.

This also works for multi-city itineraries. Combine multiple flights with hotel stays in different cities, and we'll calculate the timing for the entire journey.

Your first 3 itineraries are free. After that, you can decide if it's useful enough to pay for.

We'll offer multiple tiers to suit different budgets, including a lifetime plan: pay once, use forever.

Not yet. The MVP is web-based (works on mobile browsers). Native apps are on the roadmap post-launch.

We're focusing on getting the core timing calculations right before building platform-specific experiences.

To create itineraries and calculate routes, yes. But your saved itineraries are available offline.

Land in a new city with no data? You can still pull up your hotel address, your meeting location, your departure times. No fumbling through email confirmations on airport wifi.

Potniq is currently web-only (works in any mobile browser). Native apps are planned, but the offline capability works now.

Coming soon. MVP launch focuses on the core calculation and visualization experience. Export (PDF, calendar integration) is planned for post-launch.

Edit any leg, and Potniq recalculates everything downstream. Flight delayed? Update the arrival time and watch your entire schedule adjust automatically.

You can also add legs to an existing trip. Start with a couple of flights and a hotel, then add your meetings and reservations as your diary fills up. Exactly as you already do.