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#1 calendar app for families

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

Howbout app UI showing a master family calendar. The color-coded tabs for different family members make it easy to see school sports, family meals, and pet care responsibilities at a glance, reducing the mental load for parents.

Share calendars as a family

Share calendars with your family and keep track of school, work, appointments and weekends. Import events from work and school calendars too, all in one place.

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A shared family calendar view in the Howbout app for November 2026, featuring profile photos of family members—including parents and children—with a busy schedule of color-coded events like therapy, cinema, and brunch, showing how families stay connected.
Plan family vacations and milestones in one place. Use Howbout to coordinate travel details, chat about the itinerary, and receive notifications for special events like anniversary dinners, keeping everyone connected from anywhere.

Make plans easily together

Add all the details to your shared family calendar: locations, notes, reminders, and important info to keep your whole family in sync.

Instantly see who’s free when

See your family’s availability in seconds with a shared family calendar. Find a time that works for appointments, school events, weekends, vacations, and more!

Howbout app's availability checker for family scheduling, showing real-time status for four family members during an October event. The UI highlights that 2 members are 'busy' and 1 is 'maybe,' helping parents find a time for family dinners or outings without schedule clashes.
In-app messaging on Howbout's shared family calendar where users can react to life events, share photos for birthdays, and send encouragement for new jobs directly within the event thread.

Built-in chat for family

Howbout isn’t just a shared family calendar, it comes with built-in chat! Keep everyone updated, share photos and videos, and always stay in the know of changing family plans.

Planning with family is easy...

...on Howbout. Plan together the right way using a shared family calendar. Keep up with everyone’s availability, all their upcoming plans, and spend more quality time together as a family.

Howbout app UI showing a dedicated group page for families. Parents and kids can view their shared schedule, join group chats, and receive real-time notifications for upcoming events, keeping the whole household updated instantly.

Don't just hear it from us...

very helpful! I have a large family. it helps to plan things and family events!

-Leeanne Black

It’s a great way to plan things with friends, family, or anyone. It’s very easy to use which is great.

-onkleOpa

Love that the kids can add their events and we can all see it!

-Janeen Shoffner

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

-Kelly Pearce-Frost

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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