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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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.

FamCove vs Cozi: which family organizer fits your household?

Both apps share calendars across parents. The differences are in coverage planning, ads, school import, and pricing. Here's the side-by-side.

The TL;DR

Cozi is the older, more feature-complete family organizer — calendar, shopping list, recipe box, family journal. Free tier shows ads; Cozi Gold is $39.99/year and removes them.

FamCove is newer, narrower, and built around three jobs Cozi doesn't do: per-event coverage planning, a school-PDF importer, and FSA-ready childcare receipts. No ads in any tier. iOS only today.

Pick FamCove if you have kids in school, struggle with handoff coordination, or claim childcare on FSA. Pick Cozi if you want the recipe box, you're on Android, or you've already trained your household to use it.

Feature-by-feature

Feature	FamCove	Cozi (Free)	Cozi Gold
Price	Free / paid	Free	$39.99/year
Ads	None	Banner ads	None
Shared family calendar	Yes	Yes	Yes
Color-coded by parent	Yes	Yes	Yes
Per-event coverage planning	Yes	No	No
School-PDF importer	Yes	No	No
FSA / DCFSA receipt export	Yes	No	No
Co-parent audit log	Yes	No	No
Chore tracker	Yes	Limited (to-dos)	To-dos + reminders
Recipe box	No	Yes	Yes
Shopping list	Roadmap	Yes	Yes
Document vault	Yes	No	No
iOS	Yes	Yes	Yes
Android	Roadmap	Yes	Yes
Web	Yes	Yes	Yes

Cozi pricing and features sourced from cozi.com (April 2026).

When Cozi is the right pick

Your household is Android-only or mixed-platform
You want a recipe box in the same app
You don't mind banner ads on the free tier
You've already trained your family to use Cozi and switching is friction

When FamCove is the right pick

Coverage handoffs are an active source of friction in your household
Your kids' schools generate a lot of PDFs and emails you currently enter manually
You claim childcare expenses on FSA / DCFSA / IRS Form 2441
You're co-parenting and want an audit log without the OFW subscription fee
You don't want ads in a family app

Frequently asked questions

Is FamCove a Cozi alternative?

Yes. FamCove is a direct alternative to Cozi Family Organizer, with three differentiators: per-event coverage planning, school-PDF import, and FSA-ready childcare receipts. FamCove is also ad-free where Cozi shows ads on the free tier.

Should I switch from Cozi to FamCove?

Switch if your household struggles with coverage handoffs, deals with a lot of school flyers, or claims childcare on FSA / DCFSA. Stay with Cozi if you rely on the recipe box, the family journal, or you have an Android-only household (FamCove is currently iOS-only).

Is FamCove ad-free? Cozi shows ads.

Yes, FamCove has no advertising in any tier. Cozi's free tier shows banner ads in the calendar; Cozi Gold ($39.99/year) removes them. We considered the same model and decided we'd rather charge a little more for the paid tier than show ads to families.

Can I import my Cozi data into FamCove?

Cozi exports your calendar as ICS (iCalendar) format, which FamCove imports. Recipes and journals don't transfer — we don't have those features. The shopping list import is on the roadmap.

Does FamCove cost more than Cozi?

FamCove free is comparable to Cozi free (with no ads). FamCove paid is priced similarly to Cozi Gold but with different tradeoffs — FamCove's paid tier focuses on school-PDF import volume and reimbursement tracking; Cozi Gold focuses on ad removal and recipe storage.

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