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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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.

The free family calendar that doesn't show you ads

FamCove is genuinely free for one household — shared calendar, chore tracker, family vault, coverage planning, and a webcal:// feed every parent can subscribe to in their existing calendar app. No credit card. No trial. No ads. Forever.

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What's included on the free tier

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Shared family calendar

One calendar both adults see in real-time. Add events from web or iOS, color-code by category, drag-to-reschedule on web week view.

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Coverage planning

Mark events that need a parent's attention, assign who's on it, see gaps in the next two weeks. Stops the "wait, who has the kid?" panic.

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Chore tracker

Weekly chore rotation with fair-share allocation across adults and older kids. Streak counter for the kids who care.

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Family vault

Encrypted storage for vaccination records, insurance cards, school handbooks. Searchable and exportable any time.

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webcal:// subscription feed

Each parent gets a unique link they can add to Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook. FamCove events show up next to your work meetings.

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Family clocks (multi-timezone)

Live local times for every member of the household — useful when one parent travels or grandparents are in another time zone.

Free family calendars compared

Most "free" family apps either show ads, require a Google account, or gate the actually useful features. Here's the honest landscape:

App	Ads on free	Coverage planning	Chore tracker	Document vault	Subscribe feed
FamCove (free)	None	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cozi (free)	Full-screen ads	✗	Limited	✗	✗ (paid only)
TimeTree (free)	Banner + interstitial	✗	✗	✗	✗
Google Family Calendar	None	✗	✗	✗	✓
FamilyWall (free)	Banner	✗	✓	Limited	✗

How FamCove stays free

We don't show ads. We don't sell data. We don't track you. The free tier is sustained by households who upgrade to Plus ($4.99/mo or $39.99/yr) for unlimited AI imports, school-PDF auto-extract, and premium household tools — usually after a few months of use, when their kids' schedule outgrows the soft limits.

About 8% of free users typically upgrade. That's enough to keep the lights on without compromising what free actually means.

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Frequently asked

Is FamCove really free?

Yes. The Free tier covers a single household, the shared calendar, basic chore tracking, the family vault, coverage planning, and email magic-link / Google / Apple sign-in. No ads. We make money when households upgrade to Plus ($4.99/mo or $39.99/yr) or Co-Parent ($8.99/mo or $69.99/yr) for unlimited AI imports and other power features.

What's the catch with the free version?

Soft limits: 25 events, 5 programs, and 5 payments per month. AI imports (school-PDF, email-to-event) are 3/month on free. The webcal:// subscribe feed is unlimited even on free. There are no ads.

Is FamCove free forever or is it a trial?

Free tier is forever-free, not a trial. Upgrades unlock more — they don't unlock features the free tier loses.

How does FamCove make money if it's free?

Two paid tiers — Plus ($4.99/mo or $39.99/yr) and Co-Parent ($8.99/mo or $69.99/yr) — cover unlimited AI imports and premium features. Some free households upgrade once their kids' schedule fills up.

What free family calendars actually have ads?

Cozi free shows full-screen interstitial ads. TimeTree shows banner + interstitial. Google Calendar's Family Calendar is free without ads but lacks coverage planning, chore tracking, and document vault. FamCove free has zero ads.

Free family calendar that works without Google?

Yes — FamCove works without a Google account. Sign in with email magic link or Apple ID. Google Calendar sync is optional, not required. Other free options like TimeTree and FamilyWall also support email-only sign-up.

Can I use FamCove free with a co-parent?

Yes. Free tier supports two adults in one household. The co-parent tier adds court-ready audit log, schedule-swap workflow, and reimbursement ledger — but the basic shared calendar with both parents is on free.

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