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Last updated: 2026-09-23

Comparisons of shared family apps, written the boring way: every price and every free-plan limit is read off the vendor’s own page, with the source link and the date we checked it. No scores, no “winner”, and no claim to have tested other people’s apps for a month.

We publish Family Magnet, so our own row in every table is a claim and the rest is reporting. The source links are there so you can check us.

• Best shared family calendar apps in 2026: what each free plan actually gives you

  Prices and free-plan limits for five shared family apps, each one taken from the vendor's own page and dated.

  Updated 2026-09-23

• Cozi alternatives in 2026: what the free plans give you

  What Cozi's free plan restricts, and which four apps give that part away — with the price of each paid tier.

  Updated 2026-09-23

• How to share a calendar on iPhone

  Apple's own steps, plus the requirement that stops most families: everyone you share with needs an iCloud account.

  Updated 2026-09-23

• How to share a Google Calendar with your family

  Google's own steps, its five permission levels spelled out, and which one a family actually wants.

  Updated 2026-09-23

• Best shared calendar apps in 2026: which one fits who you are sharing with

  The best shared calendar depends on who is on it: a partner, a whole family, or relatives who will not sign up. What each app gives free, sourced.

  Updated 2026-09-23

• TimeTree alternatives in 2026: when a shared calendar is not enough

  TimeTree's free calendar is hard to beat; the alternatives are about what it does not do — lists, expenses, and relatives without accounts.

  Updated 2026-09-23

Specific questions, answered

• My parents won't create another account. How do they join our family board?
• Our family lives in three time zones. How do we share one calendar?
• Can one app handle both a shared shopping list and family expenses?

Family Magnet is a free shared board for one family — notes, calendar, shopping list and expenses in one place, in fifteen languages. See how it works, or read the product fact sheet.