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Both are family organiser apps with a shared calendar and lists on the free plan. FamilyWall does more. Messaging is free, and its paid Premium plan adds a budget tracker, meal planner, documents and location sharing. Pick FamilyWall if you want more of family life in one app. Pick Cozi if you just want a calendar and lists.
For a couple, there's a free option too. A shared calendar from Google or Apple plus Lyven covers the calendar, the shared lists and meals. Lyven also does the part neither one does: one owner for each household job.
Prices as of 22 October 2026.
Cozi is a shared family calendar with to do and shopping lists. The free version has ads. It also locks the month view on your phone, search, extra reminders and alerts when someone adds an event. Cozi Gold unlocks them for A$59 a year on the Australian App Store, or US$39 in the US.
FamilyWall's free plan has a shared calendar, shopping and to do lists, family messaging and a contact book, with ads. You can assign a to do to someone in the family. Premium removes the ads and adds a budget tracker, meal planner, family documents and school timetables. It also adds location sharing with arrival alerts, and Google and Outlook calendar sync. It's A$66.99 a year or A$6.99 a month on the Australian App Store, and US$44.99 a year in the US. You get a 30 day free trial first.
Cozi's paid plan improves the calendar you already have. FamilyWall's reaches further, into money, documents and where everyone is. If you want one app for most of family life, pick FamilyWall. If you want a calendar and lists and nothing else, Cozi keeps it simple.
Cozi Gold costs less: A$59 a year against A$66.99 in Australia, and US$39 against US$44.99 in the US. One Cozi subscription covers up to 12 people on one account. FamilyWall Premium covers the first five circles you create, which is FamilyWall's name for a family group.
| FamilyWall | Cozi | Lyven | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar | Shared family calendar | Shared family calendar | Not a calendar. Pair it with Google or Apple's free one |
| Free plan | Shared calendar, shopping and to do lists, messaging, contact book, with ads | Shared calendar, to do and shopping lists, with ads | All of it: shopping lists in sync on both phones, meals that add to the list, one owner per job and a weekly check-in |
| Paid plan adds | No ads, budget tracker, meal planner, documents, timetables, location sharing, Google and Outlook sync | No ads, month view on your phone, search, extra reminders, alerts for new events, a birthday tracker, a shopping mode that moves ticked items out of the way | No paid plan today |
| Price, Australia | A$66.99 a year or A$6.99 a month | A$59 a year | Free to use |
| Price, US | US$44.99 a year | US$39 a year | Free to use |
| Free trial | 30 days | Two weeks, when you start on Cozi's website | Not needed |
| Who's covered | Your first five circles (family groups) | Up to 12 people on one account | Two adults, each with their own sign-in |
| Platforms | iPhone, Android and web | iPhone, Android and web | iPhone, Android and web |
| App rating, Australian App Store | 4.8 stars, about 3,800 ratings | 4.7 stars, about 18,600 ratings | New on the App Store |
A family organiser that reaches past the calendar into messaging, money, meals, documents and location.
A shared calendar with to do and shopping lists, for the whole family.
A household app for couples. Each job has one owner, and your shopping list and meal plan sit in the same app.
Both apps let you add a to do, and FamilyWall lets you assign it to someone. Someone still decides what needs doing and who does it. If that's always one of you, that's work too.
Lyven is a household app for couples that splits the home fairly: single owner per job, no scoreboard. Each job has one owner who notices it, plans it and does it, so nobody has to hand it out each week. Your shopping list and meal plan sit in the same app.
Use the free shared calendar from Google or Apple for the dates, and Lyven for who handles what. Both are free. Lyven is on the App Store, Google Play and the web.
It depends how much you want in one app. Cozi keeps to a shared calendar and lists, and Gold is A$59 a year in Australia. FamilyWall adds family messaging for free, and a budget tracker, meal planner, documents and location sharing on Premium, at A$66.99 a year. For a calendar alone, Cozi. For more of family life in one place, FamilyWall.
Yes, with ads. The free plan has a shared calendar, shopping and to do lists, family messaging and a contact book. Premium adds the budget tracker, meal planner, documents, location sharing, and Google and Outlook calendar sync.
As of October 2026, FamilyWall Premium is A$66.99 a year or A$6.99 a month on the Australian App Store, and US$44.99 a year in the US. You get a 30 day free trial first. Cozi Gold is A$59 a year in Australia and US$39 in the US.
You can put chores on a list in either, and FamilyWall lets you assign a to do to someone. Neither gives a job to one partner to own from start to finish, so someone still decides and hands things out. In Lyven, each job has one owner, from noticing it to getting it done.
Yes, for most couples. The free shared calendar from Google or Apple covers the dates, with no ads and nothing to buy. Lyven is free too. It keeps your shopping list and meals in one place, and gives each household job one owner.
Sources: FamilyWall's Premium page, Cozi's Gold page and FAQ, and both apps' Australian and US App Store listings, October 2026.
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