The FamilyWall Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about FamilyWall in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
FamilyWall
The Insider’s Guide
Family organizer with a shared calendar, lists and messaging
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among calendar and scheduling apps, read from FamilyWall’s own pages.
Made by Family & Co · checked Oct 9, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from FamilyWall’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on FamilyWall’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.8
GPA, above 44 of the 74 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade
FamilyWall is a family organizer from Family & Co, a company based in Paris. A family or other private group, called a circle, shares a color-coded calendar, shopping and to-do lists, a messenger, a contact book and a photo gallery on phones, tablets and the web. The paid Premium plan adds Google and Outlook calendar sync, a meal planner, a budget tracker, timetables, shared documents and location sharing with place alerts.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about FamilyWall, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Any family member can add or edit an appointment, and the calendar flips between one person's week and everyone's.
- 1
Best for one private app for the whole family's admin
Its own pages disagree on whether the free plan has ads.
- 2
Paid plans start at $3.75 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $4.99 per month, or $44.99 billed annually (Premium).
- 3
There is a free plan
Standard plan: shared calendar, shopping lists, to-do lists, messenger and contact book. The Premium page marks ad-free use and every other feature as Premium only.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
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Shared family calendar
A color-coded calendar shows one person's schedule or the whole family's at once. Any member can add or edit appointments, and reminders can be set for events.
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Shopping and to-do lists
Shared shopping lists can be browsed offline in the store. To-do lists can be private or shared, and individual to-dos can be assigned to chosen family members.
- 7
Messenger, gallery and contacts
Family members post messages in threaded conversations, share photos and videos in a private gallery, and keep contacts such as a babysitter or doctor in a shared directory.
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A 2.8 GPA, above 44 of 74
That is against the other calendar and scheduling apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of FamilyWall you could make: calendar and tasks. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
FamilyWall at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $4.99 per month, or $44.99 billed annually (Premium)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial of Premium
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Family & Co, since 2011
- Category
- Calendar & Scheduling
- Our grade
- 2.8 GPA, good
- Store rating
- 4.8 on the App Store, 24,054 ratings
The report card
Best for one private app for the whole family's admin
FamilyWall is a family organizer more than a calendar: one private circle shares a color-coded calendar, shopping lists, to-dos, a messenger and a photo gallery, on phones and the web. Syncing with Google or Outlook, the meal planner, location sharing and going ad free all need Premium, $4.99 a month on the website but $7.99 on the US App Store. Its own pages disagree on whether the free plan has ads.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Premium is $4.99 a month, or $44.99 for the year. That's the ordinary rate here: a quarter of the calendars in this directory start under $4.00 a month and a quarter above $10.00. Watch where you buy it, mind: the US App Store lists the monthly price at $7.99 against $4.99 on the website. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Standard gives you the shared calendar, shopping and to-do lists, messenger and contact book. The cap you'll hit first is sync: Google and Outlook calendars are Premium, and so is going ad free. Premium has a 30-day trial. |
| Features | B | The family's whole admin pile: color-coded calendar, shopping lists you can browse offline in the shop, to-dos you can assign, a messenger, a private photo gallery. Premium adds a meal planner that writes the grocery list, a budget tracker and a map with arrival alerts. |
| Ease of use | A | 4.8 from about 24,000 App Store ratings. Any family member can add or edit an appointment, and the calendar flips between one person's week and everyone's. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | iPhone, Android and the web, on phones and tablets, with Google and Outlook sync and any public calendar by URL. There's no desktop app and no API, and the sync is Premium only. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who FamilyWall is for
- Fits if you want the family calendar, shopping list and chat in one private app
- Works for households that plan meals and track a shared budget, on Premium
Who it is not for
- Tight if you're staying free and live in Google Calendar, because sync is Premium only
- Pricey if you pay monthly through the US App Store, at $7.99 against $4.99 on the website
- Skip it if all you want is a calendar, since much of this is lists, messages and photos
- Watch out: the meal planner, budget tracker, documents and location sharing are all Premium
- Watch out: Premium covers only the first 5 circles an account made, and its pages contradict each other on ads
Good to know
Good for
- Families who want a calendar, lists, messaging and photos in one private app
- Parents who want arrival alerts and a map of where children are (Premium)
- Households that plan meals and track a shared budget (Premium)
- Keeping separate circles for extended family, friends or neighbors
Worth knowing
- The US App Store listing gives the monthly Premium price as $7.99, above the $4.99 on FamilyWall's website and Google Play listing. The yearly price is $44.99 on all three.
- Google and Outlook sync, the meal planner, budget tracker, timetables, documents and location sharing all need Premium.
- Premium applies to the first 5 circles an account created; any further circles stay on the free plan and cannot be chosen manually.
- The Premium page lists ad-free use as a Premium benefit, although the About page describes FamilyWall as ad-free.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$3.75
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
FamilyWall has a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99 per month, or $44.99 billed annually (Premium).
Standard gives you the shared calendar, shopping and to-do lists, messenger and contact book.
Standard
$0
Shared calendar, shopping lists, to-do lists, messenger and contact book. The Premium page does not mark this plan as ad free.
Premium
$4.99
per month, or $44.99 billed annually
Adds Google and Outlook.com sync, meal planner, recipe box, budget tracker, timetable, documents, family locator and place alerts, without ads. One subscription covers a circle.
The free plan
Standard plan: shared calendar, shopping lists, to-do lists, messenger and contact book. The Premium page marks ad-free use and every other feature as Premium only.
Trying it first
30-day free trial of Premium
Read from familywall.com on Oct 9, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
About 25% less with annual billing
The Premium page lists $4.99 per month or $44.99 billed annually. Twelve monthly payments come to $59.88, so paying for the year costs about 25% less.
Stated on familywall.com
What the app costs elsewhere
Each country’s App Store price for “Monthly FamilyWall Premium”, against $7.99 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.
| Country | Price there | In dollars | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | ₺99,99 | $2.03 | 75% less |
| India | ₹ 299 | $3.09 | 61% less |
| Philippines | ₱ 199.00 | $3.17 | 60% less |
| Indonesia | Rp 59ribu | $3.30 | 59% less |
| Mexico | $89.00 | $4.89 | 39% less |
| Canada | $6.99 | $4.91 | 39% less |
| Germany | 4,99 € | $5.59 | 30% less |
| United Kingdom | £5.99 | $7.92 | about the same |
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
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Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Family organizer with a shared calendar, lists and messaging. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: tasks, calendar, file sharing.
Premium adds a meal planner that writes the grocery list, a budget tracker and a map with arrival alerts.
- Shared family calendar
- A color-coded calendar shows one person's schedule or the whole family's at once. Any member can add or edit appointments, and reminders can be set for events.
- Shopping and to-do lists
- Shared shopping lists can be browsed offline in the store. To-do lists can be private or shared, and individual to-dos can be assigned to chosen family members.
- Messenger, gallery and contacts
- Family members post messages in threaded conversations, share photos and videos in a private gallery, and keep contacts such as a babysitter or doctor in a shared directory.
- Calendar sync (Premium)
- Premium connects Google and Outlook calendars to the family calendar and can subscribe to any public or shared calendar through its URL.
- Meal planner and budget (Premium)
- The meal planner lays out the week's meals, imports recipes from the web and turns a plan into a grocery list. The budget tracker records shared bills and everyday expenses.
- Location and place alerts (Premium)
- A map shows family members' recent and real-time positions, and alerts tell you when someone arrives at a saved place such as home or school. Each member chooses who sees their location.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Google Calendar
- Outlook
FamilyWall is made by Family & Co, and has been around since 2011.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
44/74
Other calendar and scheduling apps it is graded above
FamilyWall's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 44 of the 74 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade, and level with 12.
It stands best on ease of use (A, above 62 of 74) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 3).
Its paid plans start at $3.75 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $6 for the category: 15 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 75 calendar and scheduling apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. FamilyWall’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 10 of 74
- CFree plan and trialAbove 3 of 74
- BFeaturesAbove 47 of 74
- AEase of useAbove 62 of 74
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 25 of 74
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 67 calendar and scheduling apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. FamilyWall is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of FamilyWall you could make: calendar and tasks. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $44.99 a year.
What you could make
- Calendar and tasks: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Storing and serving files for other people.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. FamilyWall’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Cozi, TimeTree, GroupCal, OurCal and Google Calendar
The 5 tools FamilyWall is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Cozi
Free plan · from $39/yr
Shared family calendar with shopping lists, to-dos and recipes.
- FamilyWall also covers file sharing.
- 3.2GPA
TimeTree
Free plan · from $4.49/mo
Shared calendar app for families, couples and groups.
- FamilyWall also covers file sharing.
- TimeTree also covers notes.
- 2.8GPA
GroupCal
Free plan · from $10/mo
Shared calendars for groups, teams and public audiences.
- FamilyWall also covers tasks and file sharing.
- 2.8GPA
OurCal
Free trial · from $6.99/mo
End-to-end encrypted shared calendar with a chat on every event.
- FamilyWall has a free plan. OurCal does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only FamilyWall lists a web app.
- Only OurCal lists a macOS app.
- 3.4GPA
Google Calendar
Free plan · from $7/mo
Online calendar from Google, free with a personal account.
- FamilyWall also covers file sharing.
- Google Calendar also covers booking links.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
15
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is FamilyWall free?
FamilyWall has a free plan. Standard plan: shared calendar, shopping lists, to-do lists, messenger and contact book.
How much does FamilyWall cost?
FamilyWall lists 2 plans. Standard: $0.
What platforms does FamilyWall work on?
FamilyWall is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does FamilyWall offer any discounts?
FamilyWall publicly lists the following: About 25% less with annual billing.
How is FamilyWall rated?
FamilyWall's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.8 out of 5 from 24,054 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 9, 2026.
Does FamilyWall have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. FamilyWall is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does FamilyWall have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. FamilyWall is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is FamilyWall open source?
FamilyWall is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.
What does FamilyWall integrate with?
FamilyWall's listing names Google Calendar and Outlook. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Does FamilyWall have a free trial?
Yes. 30-day free trial of Premium.
Who makes FamilyWall?
FamilyWall is made by Family & Co. It dates from 2011.
What are the alternatives to FamilyWall?
The closest alternatives to FamilyWall in our directory are Cozi, TimeTree, GroupCal, OurCal and Google Calendar.
How does FamilyWall compare with other calendar and scheduling apps?
FamilyWall's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 44 of the 74 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade, and level with 12.
Is FamilyWall good value for money?
ToolGPA grades FamilyWall C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $3.75 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $6 for the category: 15 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of FamilyWall?
The plain part of FamilyWall you could make: calendar and tasks. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from FamilyWall’s own pages on Oct 9, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from FamilyWall's own pages on 9 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-03-06.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Family & Co. Prices change, so check familywall.com before you buy.
- familywall.com/
- familywall.com/premium.html
- familywall.com/about.html
- familywall.com/sales.html
- support.familywall.com/en/support/solutions/articles/47001239196-what-is-included-in-familywall-premium-
- support.familywall.com/en/support/solutions/articles/47001239199-do-all-members-have-to-subscribe-to-benefit-from-the-premium-
- support.familywall.com/en/support/solutions/articles/47001268851-how-many-circles-can-i-have-with-a-familywall-premium-subscription-
- support.familywall.com/en/support/solutions/articles/47001013696-what-are-the-compatible-platforms-
- support.familywall.com/en/support/solutions/articles/47001013681-about-familywall
- apps.apple.com/us/app/familywall-family-organizer/id496889629
- play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.familywall&hl=en_US&gl=US
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- FamilyWall, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/familywall
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what FamilyWall’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. FamilyWall is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Family & Co. Prices and plans change: check familywall.com before you buy.