Head-to-head · Family Calendar Apps
Equal House vs Famnly
Equal House leads on 0 checks, Famnly on 1, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreEqual House · 6.8/10
- Free planboth
- Free trialonly Famnly
- Most featuresFamnly · 5 of 5
Equal House scores higher on our rubric for family calendar apps: 6.8 against 6.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #13 and #17.
Famnly offers location sharing; Equal House doesn't.
Equal House is the better fit for families focused on chores and equitable workloads. Famnly is the better fit for iPhone families needing rich household coordination.
- Equal House fits best
Families focused on chores and equitable workloads
- Famnly fits best
iPhone families needing rich household coordination
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Side by side
| Feature | Equal House 6.8/10 Visit ↗ | Famnly 6.4/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| Ranking | #13 in Family Calendar Apps | #17 in Family Calendar Apps |
| Best for | Families focused on chores and equitable workloads | iPhone families needing rich household coordination |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Free plan + paid |
| Starting price | £29.90/yr | $39.99/yr |
| Free plan | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free trial | — | 7 days |
| Deployment | Cloud, Mobile | Mobile |
| Platforms | iOS, Android | iOS |
| Support | Email, Docs | Email, Docs |
| Integrations | 4 integrations | 4 integrations |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market | Solo, Small business |
| Features Equal House 4/5 · Famnly 5/5 | ||
| Shared tasks | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reminders | ✓ | ✓ |
| Meal planning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shared shopping lists | ✓ | ✓ |
| Location sharing | — | ✓ (best) |
| Specs | ||
| Member limit | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
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| Our verdict | Equal House is a family planning app for households using iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. It brings shared events, dated tasks, chores, routines, meal planning, shopping lists, school-run rotas, child profiles, pocket money, and family… Read the review → |
Famnly is a shared family calendar app for households, parents, children, and co-parents using iPhone or iPad. Its core calendar uses color-coded columns with week, day, month, and year views, event locations, maps, push reminders,… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Equal House — where it wins
- Effort-weighted chores with Fairness Score and Auto-Balance
- Combines calendars, meal plans, shopping lists, and school-run rotas
- Kid Mode supports child profiles, stars, streaks, and pocket money
Where it doesn't
- Available on iOS and Android, with no broader platform coverage
- No location-sharing feature for families that need it
- Pro has no free trial and is limited to one subscription per household
Famnly — where it wins
- Combines calendars, chores, meals, shopping, and vacation planning
- Syncs Google Calendar, Outlook, Apple Calendar, and ICS feeds
- Offers child accounts, location sharing, widgets, and AI event capture
Where it doesn't
- Available for iPhone and iPad, not Android
- Free includes only one managed member
- Advanced coordination tools require the Pro subscription
- Equal House6.8/10 · Free plan
A mobile family planner built around chores, fairness scoring, and shared routines.
Visit Equal HouseFull verdict → - Famnly6.4/10 · Free plan · 7-day trial
A feature-rich iPhone family organizer with a capable free tier and paid household tools.
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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