New · Free for one household

The shared family calendar that actually works when both parents use it.

Coverage planning so handoffs stop getting negotiated by text. School flyers turned into events. Childcare receipts ready for tax season — automatically.

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★★★★★Built by parents who got tired of the same Sunday-night argument.

FamCove on iPhone — Tomorrow's calendar with school drop-off, pediatrician, soccer pickup, and family dinner color-coded by parent.

As seen on:Product Hunt·r/Parenting·The School Mum·Cup of Jo·The Sunday Edit

The problem

Running a household feels like running ops for a small startup.

The average two-kid family tracks events across iCloud, Google Calendar, the school's PowerSchool portal, the daycare's Brightwheel app, the soccer team's TeamSnap, three group chats with grandparents and sitters, and a paper flyer stuck to the fridge. Nobody has a single source of truth, and the cost shows up as missed pickups, double-bookings, and the same argument every Sunday night.

FamCove replaces that pile with one calendar that every adult in your household sees. Events are color-coded by parent. Each event has a coverage plan — who's got the kid — so handoffs stop being negotiated by text.

Features

Everything in one place — built for real households

From the morning drop-off scramble to filing taxes in April, FamCove is the layer between your family and chaos.

One calendar, every parent

A shared family calendar on iOS and the web. Color-coded by adult so you instantly see who has tomorrow morning's drop-off.

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Coverage planning

Every event tagged with the parent who's got the kid. Unassigned events trigger a 6:30 AM reminder until someone claims them.

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School-PDF importer

Forward the PTA email or scan the flyer. FamCove parses the dates and turns them into events you can review and approve.

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Childcare reimbursements

Every booking, payment, and receipt logged. Export a single CSV at year end for FSA, DCFSA, or IRS Form 2441.

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Co-parent friendly

Designed for separated households. Court-ready audit log of every change, message, and handoff.

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Family chores

A chore tracker that the whole household actually uses. Weekly streaks, fair-share rotation, no nagging required.

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apps the average parent juggles

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calendar that finally fits all of it

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Coverage planning

Stop negotiating handoffs by text.

Every event on a FamCove calendar has a coverage plan: who's actually responsible for the kid. We surface unclaimed events 12 hours ahead so you fix them in advance, not at 7:14 AM.

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Color-coded by adultOne look tells you who's on what.

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Smart morning-of remindersPush at 6:30 AM if any event is still uncovered.

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Custody templatesWeek-on-week-off, 2-2-3, every-other-weekend — all built in.

Illustration of two parents sharing a calendar grid with color-coded coverage assignments.

Illustration of a school flyer being transformed into calendar events.

School-PDF import

Forward the PTA email. We'll do the data entry.

Dump the school year-calendar PDF, the daycare's spring schedule, the soccer roster — FamCove parses dates, names, and times and proposes events you review with one tap.

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Email-to-eventForward to add@famcove.com — it lands as a draft.

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Photo captureSnap the fridge flyer; the OCR + parser does the rest.

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Review-before-addDrafts queue for one tap-to-approve so nothing sneaks in.

Childcare receipts

April you'll thank past-you for FamCove.

Every booking, payment, and provider tax ID logged in one place. At year end you export a single CSV that drops straight into your FSA, DCFSA, or IRS Form 2441 workflow.

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Provider directoryEINs, license numbers, contact info — never lost again.

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Receipt OCRPhoto a paper receipt; it auto-attaches to the right booking.

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FSA-ready exportOne CSV, sorted by provider, total, and tax year.

Illustration of receipts being filed into an FSA-ready folder.

We were on three different calendar apps and still missed two pickups in a month. After a week on FamCove the “wait, was that you?” texts just stopped.

Priya R.Two-kid household · Brooklyn

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is FamCove?

FamCove is a shared family calendar and household-organizer app for iOS and the web. It gives every adult in a household one calendar with coverage planning (who's got the kid for each event), a school-PDF importer that turns flyers into calendar events, and a childcare reimbursement tracker for FSA / DCFSA / tax filing.

How is FamCove different from Cozi or FamilyWall?

FamCove adds three things the leaders don't: per-event coverage planning, a school-PDF / email importer, and FSA-ready childcare receipts. We're also ad-free (Cozi shows ads in the free tier) and built specifically with co-parenting in mind, including a court-ready audit log.

Is FamCove free?

Yes — the core shared calendar, coverage planning, and basic chore tracking are free. A paid tier unlocks unlimited events, school-calendar sync, and the reimbursement tracker.

Does FamCove work for separated or co-parenting families?

Yes. Co-parenting was a primary design target. FamCove keeps a court-ready audit log of every change, message, and handoff, and the coverage-planning model maps cleanly to custody schedules.

What devices does FamCove support?

Today: iPhone and iPad, plus a web companion at famcove.com. Android is on the roadmap.

Does FamCove sell my family's data or use it to train AI?

No. FamCove does not sell your data, does not run advertising, does not include third-party tracking SDKs, and does not use your data to train AI models. You can export everything as JSON at any time and delete your account in two taps.

One calendar. Every parent. Zero double-bookings.

Free to start. Set up takes less than five minutes.

Co-parenting calendar with the court-ready audit log built in

Custody schedules, swap requests, in-app messaging, and a tamper-evident audit log — all in one app. Free, with no per-parent subscription fee.

Download on iOS — Free How the calendar works

Why co-parents need more than a regular shared calendar

When you're co-parenting across two homes, a regular shared calendar app falls down on three things: it doesn't model custody schedules, it doesn't keep an audit log of who changed what, and it puts personal events (your work calendar, your dating life) in the same view your ex sees.

FamCove was designed from day one for separated households. Custody schedules are first-class. Every event has a "who's got the kid" field that maps to a 50/50, 60/40, or any custom split. The audit log records every event, message, change, and handoff with timestamps you can't edit. Personal layers are private — your co-parent only sees events that involve the kids.

FamCove vs OurFamilyWizard vs TalkingParents

Feature	FamCove	OurFamilyWizard	TalkingParents
Cost (per parent/year)	Free	~$144	~$108
Shared family calendar	Yes	Yes	Limited
Custody schedule modeling	Yes	Yes	Yes
Court-ready audit log	Yes	Yes	Yes
In-app messaging	Yes	Yes	Yes
Childcare reimbursement tracker	Yes	Limited	No
School-PDF importer	Yes	No	No
Designed for non-court use too	Yes	Less so	Less so

OFW and TalkingParents pricing reflects 2026 published rates and may change. Source: vendor public pricing pages.

What's in the FamCove audit log?

FamCove logs every action that affects shared family records:

Event created, edited, or deleted (who, when, before/after values)
Coverage plan changes (who picked up the kid for an event)
Swap requests and their resolutions
In-app messages
Handoff checklists and their completion status
Childcare bookings and payments

Export the entire log to PDF at any time. Filter by date range, child, or event type before exporting.

Frequently asked questions

What's the best co-parenting calendar app?

For most US co-parents, FamCove is the strongest option in 2026 because it gives you a court-ready audit log of every change and message, per-event coverage planning that maps to custody schedules, and FSA-ready childcare expense tracking — without the lawyer-grade pricing of OurFamilyWizard or TalkingParents. FamCove is free; OFW and TalkingParents charge $99–$200 per parent per year.

Is FamCove court-admissible like OurFamilyWizard?

FamCove maintains a tamper-evident audit log of every event, message, change, and handoff that you can export at any time. Whether a specific export is admissible depends on your jurisdiction — the same is true of OurFamilyWizard. We export in a clean, paginated PDF format that judges and attorneys recognize.

Can my ex see my private events on FamCove?

No. FamCove only shows your co-parent the events that involve the kids. Personal calendars (work meetings, dating, your own appointments) are private. Each adult in a household has their own personal calendar layer that the other adults can't see.

How does coverage planning work for custody schedules?

Every event has a coverage plan field — who's got the kid. For custody schedules, you set it once on a recurring event and it propagates. Swap requests go through an approval flow that's logged in the audit log. The other parent gets a push notification when you propose a swap.

Can I message my co-parent through FamCove?

Yes. FamCove includes in-app messaging scoped to a specific event or a child, so context isn't lost. Every message is in the audit log alongside the events it relates to.

Try FamCove for free today

No subscription. No per-parent fee. Court-ready audit log included.

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