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.

One click with Google or Apple·or get a magic link·iPhone, iPad & web

★★★★★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

$3.2k

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calendar that finally fits all of it

5 min

to set up your household

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.

One shared family calendar across every adult, every device

FamCove is a shared family calendar app — every adult sees the same events on iPhone, iPad, or the web. Color-coded by parent. With a coverage plan on every event.

Download on iOS — Free Family calendar overview

What is a shared family calendar?

A shared family calendar is a single calendar that every adult in a household can see and edit, designed specifically for the events families coordinate around: school days, sports practices, doctor visits, custody handoffs, work travel that affects pickups, and the birthday party next Saturday at 2 PM that someone has to remember to RSVP to.

The simplest way to share a family calendar is to use the built-in tools — iCloud Family Sharing on iPhone, or a shared Google Calendar. Those work fine for couples without kids. Once you add kids to the picture, you start needing things those tools don't do well: color-coding by adult (so you can see at a glance whose responsibility tomorrow's drop-off is), a coverage plan per event, school-event import without manual entry, and chore tracking.

How to set up a shared family calendar with FamCove

Download FamCove on your iPhone or iPad (free).
Sign in with your email — FamCove sends a magic link, no password.
Tap Settings → Invite and enter your co-parent's email.
They install FamCove and sign in. Both phones now show the same shared family calendar.
(Optional) Connect your existing iCloud or Google Calendar so work and personal events show up alongside family events.

That's it. Setup takes under five minutes.

What FamCove's shared family calendar does that Google/iCloud doesn't

Color-coded by adult, not by calendar. You can immediately see who has tomorrow's drop-off without reading event titles.
Coverage plan per event. A required field on every event with kids: who's got the kid? Unassigned events get a morning-of reminder.
School + activity importer. Forward a PTA email or scan a flyer; FamCove turns it into draft events.
Notifications tuned for family logistics. Not just event-start alerts — reminders for uncovered events, weekly digest emails, push notifications when your co-parent makes a change.
Audit log. Every change is recorded. If you ever need a court-ready record (custody disputes, etc.) you have it.

Frequently asked questions

How do I share a family calendar with my spouse?

Easiest path: install FamCove on each adult's phone, sign in with email, and have one parent invite the other from Settings → Invite. Both phones now show the same shared family calendar with events color-coded by parent.

What's the best shared calendar app for couples and families?

For couples-only, the Apple Family Sharing calendar or a shared Google Calendar both work fine. For households with kids, you want a real shared family calendar app like FamCove because of features that single-user calendars don't have: coverage planning per event, school-PDF import, and kid profiles.

Can I share a family calendar across iPhone and Android?

FamCove is currently iOS-only with a web companion at famcove.com — Android users can use the web view. Native Android is on the roadmap. If you need cross-platform native today, Cozi or FamilyWall are good options.

How is a shared family calendar different from a Google or iCloud shared calendar?

A Google or iCloud shared calendar gives you one shared list of events. A shared family calendar app adds: per-event coverage planning, color coding by parent (not by calendar), a chore tracker, kid profiles, document vault, and notifications tuned for family logistics (e.g. morning-of reminders for uncovered events).

Is the FamCove shared family calendar free?

Yes. The shared calendar is free with no ads. A paid tier unlocks unlimited events, school-calendar sync, and the reimbursement tracker.

One shared family calendar. Free.

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