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#1 calendar app for co-parenting

Howbout is the best shared calendar for co-parenting that makes planning and staying organised easier. Track school runs, appointments, and weekends, and see what everyone’s doing at a glance.

Take the stress out of the school run. This Howbout monthly view shows how parents can sync on 'Pick-up' duties and children’s activities like 'Football' and 'Study group.' By sharing a visual source of truth, co-parents can reduce back-and-forth texting and ensure no appointment or practice is ever missed.

Share calendars as co-parents

Share a calendar and keep track of pick-ups, drop-offs, school events, appointments, and weekends. Import events from work and school calendars, so everyone stays in sync.

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This Howbout monthly view allows co-parents, grandparents, and caregivers to see the entire family's rhythm. From tracking therapy sessions and dance classes to visualizing holiday rotations, Howbout provides a shared source of truth that reduces scheduling stress and keeps the focus on the kids.
With Howbout, co-parents can easily invite one another to school plays, sports try-outs, and birthday parties. This screenshot shows 'Jake’s try outs' as a shared event, providing a neutral, organized space to coordinate attendance and share details like location and time without the stress of a long text thread.

Make plans easily together

Add all the details to your shared co-parenting calendar: locations, notes, reminders, and important info. Remembering the details of handover days is a breeze with Howbout.

Instantly see who’s free when

See each other’s schedule and everything the kids have on in one place. Instantly check availability and a time that works for school events, appointments, weekends, holidays, and more.

Howbout’s instant availability checker lets co-parents instantly see overlaps in their schedules. Whether you're planning a custody swap or a school meeting, find a time that works for everyone without the stress of a long text thread.
Howbout allows co-parents to share photos and celebrate milestones like birthdays in a dedicated event chat, while keeping essential custody logistics like 'PICK-UP DAY' front and center. It’s the easiest way to stay in sync for the sake of the kids.

Built-in chat for co-parents

Howbout isn’t just a shared co-parenting calendar, it also has built-in chat! Keep each other updated, share photos and videos, and stay on top of changes to the kids’ plans in one place you can both access.

Co-parent planning is easy...

With Howbout! Co-parenting can be a big transition, but we makes it easier. Stay on the same page with availability, school events, and the kids’ upcoming plans, so everything runs smoother for everyone.

Howbout’s group profiles allow co-parents to build a 'shared schedule' that everyone can access. From birthday parties to 'Dad’s weekend' hand-offs, get instant notifications for new invites and keep the logistics in one organized place, away from your personal inbox.

Don't just hear it from us...

We are using this for a split family keeping all the kids activities together. it works really nice so far!

-Kelly Pearce-Frost

I have my daughters father use this app with me to sync our schedules to better help us co parent. I love the Gif’s you can put on your calendar events and the reminders for important things 10 out of 10 would recommend

-Macsauce98

My kids could never catch on to a physical family calendar, but this digital process is 1 million times better and they love it! Thanks!

-Janeen Shoffner

My husband has an android and I have an iPhone this works awesome with juggling, extra curricular activities, kids, groceries, etc!

-lecthomas12

Why Howbout?

7M+ downloads
2B+ views across socials
100+ countries
150M total events added
4.8/5
from 75k+ reviews
Make plans that actually happen. Join 5M+ users on Howbout to share calendars with friends, see live social feeds, and chat inside every event. Download for free.

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