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How-tos for the everyday family stuff: the calendar, the grocery list, sales and coupons, meal plans, chores and the house. Each one is useful on its own, with or without Kithful.
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· Work calendar + family calendar
How to put your work calendar on the family calendarShare an Outlook, Google or iCloud work calendar with your family, read-only: where to find the link, what to share, and what your employer may not allow.
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· Blog post
How to save your Mealime recipes before it shuts down on October 21Mealime shuts down October 21, 2026 and has no export. A 10-minute way to save your favorite recipes and meal plan, and where to take them next.
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· Switching from Cozi
A Cozi alternative without the 30-day calendarA Cozi alternative with no calendar limit and no ads on the free plan: to-dos by person, chores, meals and sales. How to bring your Cozi calendar with you.
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· Family organizer apps compared
Family organizer apps compared: prices and who each one is forCozi, FamilyWall, TimeTree, Calendara, Skylight, OurFamilyWizard, Google, Apple and Kithful compared: prices checked on each company’s site, and who each fits.
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· Switching from Mealime
Mealime is shutting down. Save your recipes first.Mealime shuts down Oct 21, 2026 with no export. Save your favorites in 10 minutes, see where Mealime’s recipes are going, and try a free alternative.
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· Skylight Calendar alternative
Skylight’s best tricks, without buying a screenSkylight’s photo-to-calendar, chore chart and meal planning without a wall screen. Kithful does them on your phone, free, with optional Plus at $39.99/year.
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· Blog post
Receipt scanning for groceries: what works, what fails, and whyWhy grocery receipts trip up scanner apps (abbreviations, promo lines, faded paper) and how to get a pantry list from a photo you can actually trust.
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· Household maintenance schedule
A household maintenance schedule you’ll actually keepA simple home maintenance schedule: monthly, every 3 and 6 months, and yearly jobs, plus the car. Copy it, or let Kithful turn it into reminders.
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· Age-appropriate chores
Age-appropriate chores for kids (ages 2 to teens)Chores kids can do at every age, from putting toys away at 2 to cooking a meal as a teen, plus how to start and a chore app that tracks it.
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· Color-coded family calendar
How to make a color-coded family calendarSet up a color-coded family calendar on paper, Google, Apple or Kithful: one color per person, one for everyone, colors that stay readable.
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· Grocery list by store
How to make a grocery list by store (and by aisle)Split one grocery list by store, then sort each store by aisle so you walk it once. Category list to copy, plus how Kithful does it with sales and coupons.
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· Weekly family meal plan
How to make a weekly family meal planPlan a week of family dinners in 15 minutes: check the calendar, use what you have, pick 4–5 meals, make one grocery list. Sample week and how Kithful does it.
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· Scan a schedule to your calendar
How to scan a paper schedule into your calendarTurn a photo or PDF of a practice schedule or school calendar into calendar events, check them before they’re saved, and avoid the usual scanning mistakes.
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· Chore chart app
A chore chart app your kids can use before they can readKids tap “I did it!”, a parent approves, and allowance or screen time adds up. A chore chart app with picture-based Kid Mode and no kid accounts.
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· Grocery list app with deals
A grocery list that knows what’s on sale this weekA shared grocery list that notices what you’re low on and shows this week’s sales from your stores on those items, next to what you usually pay.
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· Family calendar app
One family calendar, with everyone’s work calendars on itOne family calendar with a color for each person. Pull in Outlook, Google or iCloud calendars (work ones too), and add events from a photo, a PDF or a text.
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· Switching from Maple
Maple is shutting down. Here’s where your family can go.Maple shuts down Dec 31, 2026 and deletes all data. How to export your family’s info first, and how Kithful covers the calendar, to-dos, meals and lists, free.
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Get early accessLast updated 2026-10-08. Kithful isn’t affiliated with the apps named here; their names belong to their owners.