Cozi Alternatives in 2026: 6 Family Organizer Apps Compared (Free and Paid, iPhone and Android)

Disclosure: Codot is one of the apps below, and it's our product. The Okafor family below is fictional, written to show how one week of pickups might run. Cozi details come from cozi.com and its US App Store listing; every other app's details come from its own site, App Store listing or help pages, all checked November 5, 2026.

TL;DR:

• Most people looking for a Cozi alternative are reacting to one of three things: ads in the free version, paying $39 a year for Gold to remove them, or the new $79-a-year Cozi Max tier that holds the AI features.
• Codot is our pick if one adult hands out pickups and errands: you say it, and it lands on Grandpa's phone. Sharing tasks with family is free.
• If you only need a shared calendar, Google's Family calendar and shared iCloud calendars are free and show no ads. TimeTree is the best dedicated shared calendar app, with ads in the free version.
• If the grocery list is what keeps you in Cozi, AnyList is the stronger list and recipe app at $14.99 a year per household.
• If you want location sharing and a family chat, FamilyWall does both; location is part of its $44.99-a-year Premium.

At a glance

Why are families looking for a Cozi alternative in 2026?

The usual reasons are ads and price tiers. Cozi's free plan covers a "Shared family calendar," "Shopping & to-do lists" and a "Recipe library," and its US App Store listing says the app contains advertising. Cozi Gold is $39 a year, described on cozi.com as "Ad-free calendar and list tools for easier family organization." It adds month view on mobile, calendar search, change notifications and a birthday tracker (Cozi Gold).

The newer tier is Cozi Max at $79 a year on the homepage and $79.99 a year on the Cozi Max page. Cozi describes it as "Everything in Gold, plus AI that does the busywork": AI Event Import from email, an AI Meal Planner and an AI Recipe Creator (cozi.com). So a family that wants the AI help now pays twice what Gold costs.

The other push this week is Ollie AI, a family assistant that shuts down on November 6 (what to save before Ollie closes), followed by Maple shutting down on December 31. Before moving your family's schedule anywhere, run through the six questions in why family AI assistants keep shutting down.

Cozi is still well liked, with 4.8 stars from about 402,000 ratings on the US App Store. Leave for a specific reason, and pick the app that fixes it.

Which Cozi alternatives let you hand tasks to family by voice?

Use Codot when one adult does most of the family's remembering and needs to hand pickups and errands to the others: you say "remind Grandpa to pick up Mia from swim Thursday at 5" and it lands on Grandpa's phone. Codot replaces the "who's doing what, and when" part of Cozi, by voice, for a family where one adult carries most of it. It's a voice-first AI assistant on iPhone, Android, the web and Apple Watch. You say a sentence; it creates the task, the reminder or the calendar entry, and it can hand that task to another person's phone.

Take the Okafors in the fictional town of Cedar Hollow. Hannah and Owen both work. Owen's father, Walt, lives ten minutes away and helps with pickups. Mia is 9 and swims on Thursdays; she has no account. Theo is 16 and has his own phone. Hannah, Owen, Walt and Theo installed Codot and added each other as friends.

Monday, November 9, 7:40: one sentence to Grandpa

In the drop-off line, Hannah reads the swim coach's email: Thursday practice ends at 5 this week. She says:

"Remind Grandpa to pick up Mia from swim Thursday at 5."

Codot shows a share card, Hannah taps Confirm once, and the task appears in Walt's own list on his phone, due Thursday, November 12, at 5:00. Adding friends and handing tasks to each other are on the free plan.

In Cozi the pickup would sit on the shared calendar until Walt looked. Here it's Walt's own task, on his phone.

Every other Friday: the standing pickup

Walt also picks Mia up from school every other Friday. Owen set it once:

"Every other Friday at 3:15, remind Grandpa to pick up Mia from school. Start this Friday."

That starts Friday, November 13, then November 27 and December 11. Codot understands schedules like "every other Friday" and "the first Saturday of the month," and a task you assign to someone else can repeat. Repeating tasks are Codot Max.

A birthday saved on a contact

Walt turns 70 on March 14. Hannah says "Walt's birthday is March 14, he'd like a framed photo of the kids," and Codot saves it on Walt's contact, with the gift idea as a note. Contacts with notes and birthdays are on the free plan, so when someone asks "what was Grandpa hoping for?" in February, the answer is there.

Theo's timetable from a photo

Theo photographs his printed school timetable, and Codot adds each class to his calendar as a weekly entry. When a time on the page is unclear, Codot says it guessed, so check those lines.

We walked through the other ways to do this in how to add a class schedule to Google Calendar or iPhone Calendar.

7:00 on Hannah's iPhone: the daily briefing

On iPhone, Codot makes a daily briefing each morning at 7:00 with the day's reminders, news and a short summary. Hannah reads it before the kids are up: Walt has Mia at 5, Theo's dentist visit is at 4, the swim fee is due Friday. The daily briefing is part of Codot Max and is iPhone only.

Codot also writes its tasks into Google Calendar, Apple Calendar or Apple Reminders, so Hannah sees them next to everything else. It doesn't read the events that were already in those calendars.

The free plan covers tasks, calendar entries, notes, contacts, voice input and handing tasks to family. Codot Max adds timed and repeating reminders, the daily briefing, scheduled automations and email triage for $12.99 a month or $99.99 a year (20x the free plan's usage). New accounts get 7 days of Max free, then return to the free plan without being charged.

TimeTree: the closest thing to Cozi's calendar on its own

TimeTree is the usual pick when people only used Cozi for the calendar. It's rated 4.9 from about 93,000 ratings on the US App Store, on iPhone and Android. The free version shows ads too. TimeTree Premium is $4.49 a month or $44.99 a year, which the App Store listing describes as "No ads, hourly calendar, attach files." That's slightly more than Cozi Gold, for a calendar without lists or recipes.

Google's Family calendar and shared iCloud calendars: free, no ads

If everyone already has a Google account, you may already have a family calendar. Google's help page says: "When you create a family on Google, a calendar called "Family" is automatically created." Anyone in the family can change events on it (Google Calendar help).

For an all-Apple family, a shared iCloud calendar does the same job. Apple's iPhone guide says you can share an iCloud calendar with other iCloud users and "let them add or change events" (Apple Support). Apple Reminders adds a shared list where you can assign items to people; per Apple, "You can only assign a reminder after you have shared that reminder list" (Apple Support).

Both are free and ad-free. Neither has a recipe box or meal planner, and the Apple route needs every family member on an Apple account.

AnyList: if the grocery list is the reason you stayed

AnyList is the better list app, and it's where we'd send people whose favorite part of Cozi was the shopping list. Its App Store listing says you can "Instantly share your grocery list with your partner or roommates," with items checked off in real time. Recipes can be saved from websites and turned into a shopping list.

AnyList Complete costs $9.99 a year for one person or $14.99 a year for a household, and adds a meal planning calendar and recipe import from the web (App Store listing). It has no family calendar, so pair it with Google's or iCloud's.

FamilyWall: calendar, chat and location in one app

FamilyWall is the alternative for families who want what Cozi doesn't do: location sharing and a family messenger. Its free version includes a shared calendar, shopping and task lists, recipes, messaging and a family gallery. Premium is $7.99 a month or $44.99 a year on the US App Store and covers budget tracking, meal planning and location, where you can "Locate family members and receive notifications for arrivals and departures" (App Store).

What about a wall display like Skylight or Hearth?

If the thing you miss is a big calendar on the kitchen wall, look at a display rather than another app. Skylight's Calendar Plus plan is $79 a year and adds meal planning, a chore chart and Sidekick, which imports events from forwarded school emails (Skylight). Hearth Display covers calendars, routines and meal planning under "One subscription, no add-ons" (Hearth). Both are built around the screen, so check the device price too.

How to choose a Cozi alternative

Start from the reason you're leaving:

• One adult notices everything and has to hand it to the others: Codot. Say it once and the task lands on Grandpa's, your partner's or your teen's phone. Pair it with a shared calendar and AnyList if you also want a family view and a grocery list.
• You're tired of the ads and only use the calendar: Google's Family calendar or a shared iCloud calendar, free.
• You want a dedicated shared calendar with event comments: TimeTree, and pay for Premium if ads bother you.
• You miss the grocery list and recipes most: AnyList, plus a free shared calendar next to it.
• You want location sharing and a family chat: FamilyWall Premium.
• You want a screen on the wall: Skylight or Hearth.

Codot handles who does what and reminds each person on their own phone; AnyList can keep the shared grocery list and recipes next to it. Everyone who receives tasks has their own Codot account, so a parent holds the reminders for younger kids without phones.

Our family organizer comparison for moms goes deeper on capturing versus coordinating.

FAQ

What is the best free alternative to Cozi?

For a free shared calendar with no ads, use Google's Family calendar, which is created automatically with a Google family group, or a shared iCloud calendar. For a free grocery list, AnyList's free version shares lists between people in real time.

Is there a Cozi alternative for both iPhone and Android?

Yes. TimeTree, FamilyWall, AnyList and Codot all have iPhone and Android apps, and Google Calendar runs on both. Apple's shared iCloud calendars and Reminders lists need Apple accounts.

Is Cozi Gold or Cozi Max worth it?

Cozi Gold is $39 a year and removes ads, adding month view on mobile, calendar search, change notifications and a birthday tracker. Cozi Max is $79 a year and adds AI Event Import from email, an AI Meal Planner and an AI Recipe Creator. If your family lives in Cozi daily, Gold is the reasonable upgrade.

How is Codot different from Cozi?

Cozi is a shared family hub that everyone fills in and checks. Codot is a voice AI assistant: one adult says "remind Grandpa to pick up Mia Thursday at 5," taps Confirm, and the reminder lands on Grandpa's phone, free. Repeating pickups, timed reminders and a 7:00 daily briefing on iPhone are Codot Max at $12.99 a month.

Can one parent assign tasks to the rest of the family?

Yes. In Codot, family members add each other as friends, and one sentence like "remind Theo to take out the recycling Tuesday" puts the task in Theo's own list on his phone. Handing tasks to family is on the free plan, and those tasks can repeat on Codot Max.

What do people on Reddit recommend instead of Cozi?

We didn't base this comparison on forum threads. In the Cozi alternative lists we read, TimeTree, Google Calendar and FamilyWall came up most, so they're compared above with prices from their own pages.

If you're the one in your family who remembers every pickup, try handing the next one over by voice: get Codot on the App Store or Google Play.