FamCove
Web appSign up free

Activity coverage that doesn't live in your head

FamCove tracks drop-off and pickup as independent slots on every recurring kid activity. Auto-fair rotation across both parents. Sibling-overlap detection before it bites you. One-tap swap when life shifts.

Why drop-off and pickup are separate slots

Most family calendars treat an event as one block — one owner, one chunk of time. That's wrong for kid activities. The reality is two distinct moments:

🌅

Drop-off owner

Often the parent whose morning routine passes the location, or whose meetings start later. Independent of who picks up.

🌆

Pickup owner

Often the parent who works closer to the activity, or whose calendar is freer in the late afternoon. Different person, different time.

♻️

Both rotate independently

Mom does this Tuesday's drop-off and pickup; next Tuesday Dad does drop-off but Mom still picks up because of his standing 5pm meeting. The fairness algorithm tracks both slots separately.

The four pieces that ship together

1. Activity templates

Define soccer practice, dance class, after-school care once. Set the days of the week, time, location, default drop-off + pickup parents. Done.

2. Auto-fill with fairness

One tap generates the next 4 weeks of calendar events with drop-off + pickup pre-assigned via a rotation that balances the load over time.

3. One-tap swap

Click any event in the calendar, hit Swap on the drop-off or pickup chip. The slot reassigns and a notification fires to your partner.

4. Weekly load heatmap

Dashboard shows a 7-day × parent grid colored by pickup load. Imbalanced days surface visually, so you don't realize at the end of the week one parent did 8 of 10 pickups.

Built on the coverage system you already trust

Activity coverage extends FamCove's existing coverage planning (which has been flagging school closures + half-days as "needs coverage" since day one). Same UI patterns, same notifications, same dashboard surface — just with two slots per event instead of one.

Set up your first activity free →

Frequently asked

What's activity coverage?

Activity coverage is FamCove's term for who's responsible for each kid's recurring activity event — separate from the activity itself. The activity is 'Soccer practice, Tuesdays + Thursdays at Lincoln Field'. The coverage is 'Mom drops off, Dad picks up — usually'. Both pieces are first-class so changing one doesn't disturb the other.

How does it differ from Google Calendar's shared calendar?

A Google shared calendar shows the event. It doesn't tell you who's on the kid for that event. FamCove tracks drop-off and pickup as independent slots — separate avatars on every event — and surfaces who-covers-what in a weekly heatmap on your dashboard.

Does FamCove auto-assign drop-off and pickup?

Yes. Define an Activity once with default drop-off + pickup parents. Tap Auto-fill 4 weeks. FamCove generates the events with drop-off and pickup rotated fairly across both parents. You only touch a slot when life shifts.

Can I override an auto-assigned slot?

Yes — every auto-filled event has Swap buttons in the inline panel. One tap reassigns the slot to the other parent and fires a notification so it's never silent.

What happens when sibling activities overlap?

FamCove detects when 2+ kids need pickup at the same time at different locations and surfaces the conflict on your dashboard before it happens. You'll see 'Tomorrow at 5pm: Mira at dance, Eli at soccer — you'll need two drivers'.

Does this replace my regular calendar?

No — it lives alongside it. Activity events show up on your FamCove calendar and on any calendar app that subscribes to your FamCove webcal:// feed. Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Outlook all see them.

Is this paid?

Free tier covers a single household with one activity. The Family tier ($7.99/mo) unlocks unlimited activities + auto-fill + the weekly load heatmap. Most multi-kid households upgrade within their first month.