🔄 Data Sync
ParQwish's main sync method is file-based data transfer — no Wi-Fi pairing, no accounts required. You export a JSON file from one app and import it on the other. The same format works in both directions between the mobile app and the web planner. There's also an optional real-time Cloud Sync — see the callout below.
🔑 How the verification code works
Sync exports include a 6-digit code shown as both a number and a QR code.
The receiving device must enter or scan this code to confirm the file is genuine.
Archive exports skip the code — useful for personal backups where verification is not needed.
☁️ Also available: Cloud Sync
To turn on your own Cloud Sync from the Play page, sign in with your Apple ID — the one identity that stays consistent across your devices, on both mobile and web. Your wish catalog, day plan, and (for shared trips) collaborators' changes then stay in sync automatically and end-to-end encrypted, no file transfer needed. Joining someone else's trip as a collaborator has a lower bar — Apple, Google, an email link, or just "continue without an account" all work for that, since you're not the one who needs a durable identity to own the sync. It's free either way — no subscription required on either platform, on top of file-based transfer which always works without an account. It's a separate mechanism from the file export/import/archive flow described below: importing a file only updates the device you import it on, it does not automatically reach Cloud Sync collaborators on a shared trip. Use file transfer for a one-time device-to-device catch-up or a personal backup; use Cloud Sync for ongoing, real-time collaboration on a shared trip. The two can be used together. Planning with other people? See Inviting Collaborators below.
📱→🖥️ Export from Mobile, Import to Web Planner
Use after a park day to bring your data into the web planner for stats, photos, and GPS trail.
Found at the bottom of the Settings screen. Tap the Export tab if it isn't already selected.
Toggle on Rides, Shows, Dining, Outfits, Shopping, Wishes, and GPS Trail as needed. Set the date range to match your trip days.
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The code is also shown as a QR code — the web planner can scan it with your device camera instead of typing it in.
On iPhone, AirDrop to a nearby Mac is the fastest option. The file is named parqwish-export-YYYY-MM-DD.json.
You must have a trip selected before importing. If you haven't created one yet, tap + New Trip from the home screen first.
The web planner reads the file locally — nothing is uploaded to any server.
Choose Merge to add to existing data, or Replace to overwrite the trip's current data.
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🖥️→📱 Export from Web Planner, Import to Mobile
Use to push a trip plan you built on the web planner down to your phone before a park day.
Choose the categories you want to send — typically Wishes and Packing for pre-trip planning.
Use Sync when transferring to your phone. Use Archive for a personal backup copy.
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🗄️ Creating an Archive (Backup)
Archive exports have no verification code — ideal for personal backups you import later on the same device.
The archive file is identical in format to a sync export, but does not include a verification code hash. You can import it without entering a code.
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👥 Inviting Collaborators
Plan a trip together — free, no subscription required. Invites are sent from the web planner; anyone can accept one, on any device.
Only the trip's Owner can invite people or change anyone's access — this tab is invite-only management for owners, everyone else sees a read-only roster.
Editors can add, edit, and check off items but can't change trip dates, flight, or hotel details. Viewers can see everything but can't make changes. Every trip also has exactly one Owner (whoever created it), who can do both plus manage collaborators — ownership can't currently be transferred.
The link works for 48 hours. It carries its own encryption key in the part after the # — that key is never sent to or stored on any server, so the link itself is the only way to unlock the trip's data.
This works from a phone, tablet, or computer — the link opens the web planner in a browser, not the ParQwish Pal app. “Continue without an account” is quick but only works on that one device; adding an email afterward makes the access recoverable if they switch devices.
They're immediately taken into the shared trip with the role you set. Their name and a color badge now show up on items they add or edit, so everyone can see who did what.
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🛠️ Troubleshooting
"Invalid code" error on import
Double-check the 6 digits — it's easy to misread 0/O or 1/I. Try scanning the QR code instead of typing. If the file was modified after export, the code will fail.
Import button is greyed out on the web planner
You must select a trip before importing. Tap the trip selector on the home screen or Play page first.
Categories are missing after import
Check that the categories were toggled on at export time. Categories not selected at export won't appear in the import file.
GPS Trail category appears but trail doesn't show in Publish
Make sure the trail was recorded on the same date range as the export. Open Publish › Where You Walked and check the correct date card.
The invite link doesn't work
Invite links expire after 48 hours — generate a fresh one from Edit Trip › Collaborate. If it still fails, the trip may not have finished its initial cloud sync yet; wait a moment and try again.
I can't find the Collaborate tab on mobile
Inviting and managing collaborators is a web planner feature only. Mobile can join a trip (open the invite link in Safari) and sync content once you're a member, but generating invites and changing roles both happen from Edit Trip on parqwish.com.