I’ve always used a personal calendar/planner, but that isn’t my daughter’s style, and the big wall or kitchen counter family calendar attempt was a complete fail. Between scheduling appointments (for her, me, the dog, the car, etc!) social activities, random babysitting jobs for her and deadlines for me, it’s been a major challenge to stay organized. I’ve asked my teenage daughter for months to look into a calendar app for the two of us. Overall though, the price is good for what you get (I NEVER pay for apps, but was willing to for this one!!) it’s been a life saver but could use some improvements. It could be a little smoother in that aspect.
Lastly, I added my kids as family members only to keep my husband and I in the loop of who is where, and it’s frustrating to have to uncheck their names in the “notify” section because they don’t have their own emails so I was getting five “notifications” since it was mine plus 4 of them until I started removing them. Also, I putting a ton of appointments was way easier on a desktop (at initial startup) than on the phone, but adding individual events is fine. You can’t just select an entire recipe and delete if you accidentally add it twice. Like when you transfer the ingredients to the shopping cart, you have to individually delete each item as needed rather than selecting multiple (at least on the mobile app, it sure how that part is on the desktop). The bad: not entirely super user friendly, in that it’s easy to do things but not as easy to undo them. I appreciate that my husband and I can keep track of what’s going on and what’s needed all in one place. I LOVE the recipe tab and like that it is easy to transfer those ingredients to the shopping cart. The good: It successfully fulfills the purpose of having a ‘family management app’ and it’s nice that it has the ability to notify family members of events with multiple reminders. You can manage your subscription in iTunes.Ĭozi privacy policy: Cozi terms of use: BusyMomOfFourPlusAHubby You may cancel your subscription at any time by turning off auto-renew in your iTunes account at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your subscription automatically renews each year at $29.99 within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Your subscription is charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Cozi also offers an optional ad-free premium subscription called Cozi Gold which gives you additional features like Birthday Tracker, more reminders, mobile month view, change notifications and more.
"Cozi is a FlyLady-approved application." –The FlyLadyĪll the features listed above are free."This thing is indispensable for busy families" –CNET.It looks clean, organized and uncluttered, regardless of hectic schedules." –The Wall Street Journal My only regret is that I waited this long to start using it." –PC World "Cozi is, in short, ridiculously handy.
The whole family shares one account that everyone can access using their own email address (as specified in Settings) and the shared family password.No matter where or how your family signs in to Cozi, everyone will be looking at the same information.Your Cozi calendar, shopping lists, to do items, and recipe box are accessible from any mobile device or computer.Cook from your phone with helpful features like the no-dim button that keeps your screen on while you're cooking.Add ingredients to your shopping list quickly and schedule meals onto your calendar.Organize all your recipes in one place that's accessible anytime, anywhere - at home or at the store.Create to do lists for anything - a shared to do list for the whole family, chore checklists for the kids, a vacation packing checklist.See items added by other family members in real time, and never forget the one thing you really need to make dinner.Everyone in the family will always know what you need at the grocery store.Subscribe to other calendars you use like your work calendar, school calendars, personal calendars, and team schedules.Send automated daily or weekly agenda emails to any family member.Set reminders for yourself or others in the family so no one misses practice or an important event.Keep track of everyone’s schedules in one place with a simple color-coded calendar.With a shared calendar, reminders, grocery list and more, Cozi is a 3-time Mom’s Choice Award Winner and The TODAY Show “must-have app” for a better life.Ĭozi is free, easy to use, and available from any mobile device or computer. Cozi Family Organizer is the surprisingly simple way to manage everyday family life.