Family organizer · AI chief of staff
Run the house together, with a chief of staff on call.
HouseChief keeps your family's calendar, meals, groceries, chores and to-dos in one calm place. Ask for help in plain language and it plans, reminds and follows up, then waits for your OK before anything changes.
HouseChief is an AI chief of staff for families. It keeps the family calendar, meals, groceries, chores and to-dos in one place, proposes updates, and waits for a parent to approve them. It works in any browser on your phone, tablet or computer, plus a wall display.
Get your family's week under control. Free for 30 days, then $9.95/month with base AI usage included, plus paid AI usage beyond that. Cancel anytime in settings. No ads, and your data is never sold.
Rain after 4, so Maya's practice moved to the gym. Tacos tonight; tortillas are on the list. Leo's library books are due tomorrow.
- Mon Lemon chicken and rice
- Tue Turkey tacos
Works with Google Calendar, iCloud, Outlook, OneDrive, and with the AI assistant you already use.
See it for real
The real app, with a made-up family.
Your Chief of Staff
Ask in plain language. Approve with a tap.
“Plan dinners for next week.” “Move Leo's piano lesson to Thursday.” “What do we need for Maya's party?” Your Chief of Staff knows the calendar, the meal plan and the lists, so it answers with your family in mind.
- It proposes, you decide. Calendar changes, meal plans, emails and projects wait for your Approve.
- A morning briefing on your phone: today's plans, the weather and what needs you.
- Routines and a small team. Set up a weekly review, or add agents for meals, school or travel, each with its own thread.
- Talk or type, and add a photo of a flyer or a school email to get it on the calendar.
- Mon Lemon chicken and rice
- Tue Turkey tacos
- Wed Salmon and green beans
- Thu Slow-cooker chili
- Fri Homemade pizza night
Calendar
One calendar the whole family can read.
Everyone gets a color, so a glance tells you who's where. Connect Google Calendar, iCloud or Outlook and changes go both ways: add practice in HouseChief and it shows up on your phone's calendar too.
- Week, month and agenda views, with repeating events.
- Two-way sync with Google Calendar, iCloud and Outlook; other calendars by subscription link.
- Choose which calendar each event goes on, or set a default for new events.
- Skip or change one day of a repeating event without touching the rest.
Meals and groceries
From “what's for dinner” to a list sorted by aisle.
Plan the week, keep your recipes in one box, and send the ingredients to the grocery list in one step. The list sorts itself by aisle, so the store run is one lap, not three.
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for the week.
- A recipe box with links and ingredients, and dinners that repeat every week.
- Separate lists for different stores, plus any checklist you like.
Kids and chores
Chores the kids actually check off.
Each kid sees their own chores with big, friendly checkboxes. Done chores earn stars, streaks build up, and stars buy rewards you approve. Kids don't need an email or a password.
- Assign a chore to one kid, to anyone, or rotate it week to week.
- A rewards store with parent approval.
- A PIN keeps kids from switching into a parent's view.
And a lot more
Built for the way families really run.
To-dos and projects
Due dates, owners, reminders and repeats. Plan a birthday, a trip or a move from a template and the dates count back from the big day.
A wall display
Put an old tablet on the kitchen wall: today and tomorrow, the kids' chores, dinner and the grocery list. It dims at night.
Forward an email
Send the school newsletter or a party invite to your family address. The dates and to-dos land in your Inbox to approve.
Share links for helpers
Give grandparents or a sitter a read-only link to the schedule. No account, no lists, no notes, and you can turn it off anytime.
Connect your AI assistant
Connect HouseChief to the AI assistant you already use. It can look things up, add to your lists, save a recipe, or send something to your Inbox.
Coloring pages and stories
Make a coloring page or a short early-reader story starring your kid's favorite things, ready to print.
Errands on the web
Your agent can fill in a form or look up a reservation in its own browser. It stops and asks you before it submits anything.
Home upkeep
Air filters, smoke alarms, the gutters. HouseChief remembers when they're due so you don't have to.
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Privacy and control
Your family's information stays your family's.
Kept to your household
Everything you add belongs to your family's household. Only your family sees it, plus anyone you give a read-only share link.
The AI asks first
Changes to the calendar and meals, emails, new projects and anything submitted on a website wait for a parent's Approve. Quick list additions come with Undo.
Kids get read-only helpers
A kid's Buddy helps with homework and checks their day. It can't change anything, browse the web or see parents-only lists, and parents can read the chats.
No ads. Never sold.
HouseChief does not show ads inside the app, and family data is never sold. When advertising measurement is turned on, Meta (Facebook and Instagram) can count a page view, a sign-up, and a finished sign-up. Kids' names, chores, calendars, photos and chats are not sent to Meta. Visits to these public pages are counted without cookies or personal information.
How it works
Set up in an evening. Useful by breakfast.
Create your family
Your name, your email and a family name. The link we email you signs you in. It takes about a minute.
Add the kids and your calendar
Add each kid with a color and an emoji, invite the other parent, and connect Google Calendar, iCloud or Outlook.
Ask your Chief of Staff
“What's on this week?” is a good first question. Then hand it the meal plan.
Pricing
Free for 30 days, then $9.95/month with base AI usage included, plus paid AI usage beyond that.
A card is required to start the trial. After 30 days, your plan renews at $9.95/month with base AI usage included, plus paid AI usage beyond that. Cancel anytime in settings. If your family uses up the included base AI in a month, AI features pause until next month unless you turn on extra AI. You only pay for extra AI you choose, up to the limit you set.
Questions
What is HouseChief?
HouseChief is a family organizer that keeps a household's calendar, school dates, lists, meals and chores in one shared place. It works in any browser on your phone, tablet or computer, plus a wall display.
Do I need to download an app?
No download is needed. HouseChief works in any browser on your phone, tablet or computer, plus a wall display.
How much does HouseChief cost?
HouseChief is free for 30 days, then $9.95/month with base AI usage included, plus paid AI usage beyond that.
Does HouseChief use AI?
Yes. HouseChief uses frontier AI models to help organize family plans and tasks.
Who is HouseChief for?
Busy parents and households who want everyone to see what is coming up and who is responsible for what.
Is HouseChief a Cozi or Skylight alternative?
Yes. Families looking for a shared calendar plus chores and meal planning, with an optional wall display, can use HouseChief in any browser. See the Cozi alternative, the Skylight alternative, the FamilyWall alternative and the Hearth alternative.
How do school emails get onto the calendar?
Forward the email to HouseChief, review the dates it finds, and approve them onto the family calendar. A step-by-step routine is in get school emails onto your calendar.
How is HouseChief different from Cozi, Skylight, FamilyWall or Hearth?
HouseChief combines calendar, chores, meals and groceries in a browser, with no hardware to buy, and uses frontier AI models to turn forwarded emails into calendar items you approve. The dated comparisons are the Cozi alternative, Skylight alternative, FamilyWall alternative and Hearth alternative pages.
Is there an app for my phone?
HouseChief runs in the browser on iPhone, Android, tablets and computers. Add it to your Home Screen and it opens like an app, with notifications for reminders and the morning briefing.
Do my kids need an email address?
No. Kids are profiles inside your family, with no login. Any signed-in device can switch to a kid's view, and a parent PIN keeps them from switching back.
Does it work with Google Calendar, iCloud and Outlook?
Yes, both ways. Choose which calendars to show, and events you add in HouseChief can go to your Google, iCloud or Outlook calendar; you pick which one per event, or set a default. Most work Outlook accounts work too, though some workplaces need IT to approve HouseChief first. Other calendars (school, sports) can be added with a subscription link.
Who can see our information?
Only the people in your family. Kids see their own chores and to-dos, never parents-only lists or settings. Share links show helpers a read-only schedule and nothing else. We don't sell your data or show ads. More in the privacy summary.
What can the AI do on its own?
It can look things up, answer questions, remember what you ask it to, and add items to a list (with Undo). Calendar and meal changes, emails, new projects and anything it would submit on a website wait for a parent to tap Approve. It never types passwords or card numbers.
Give your family a chief of staff.
Free for 30 days, then $9.95/month with base AI usage included, plus paid AI usage beyond that. Set up takes about a minute.
