Cozi is one of the most established family organizers, with more than fifteen years behind it and over 20 million members since it launched. It gathers a shared calendar, lists, a recipe box and chores in a simple, proven app. But in May 2024 the free tier was tightened, and it is the 30-day calendar limit that has sent many people looking for an alternative.
This page sets out when Cozi is still the right choice and when it is not. If you only want a shared family calendar, there are good alternatives, both free and paid. If you want something Cozi has never had, shared expenses and receipt scanning in the same app as the calendar, the answer is a different one. We go through the alternatives fairly, with what each is good and less good at, and close with a short side-by-side between EpiHem and Cozi.
What happened to Cozi?
Cozi is still around and still capable. What changed are the terms on the free tier. Since May 2024 the free calendar view shows only about 30 days ahead, and the free tier carries ads. To see further and drop the ads you need Cozi Gold, at roughly USD 39 per year, or Cozi Max at roughly USD 79 per year, which adds AI-generated meal planning among other things.
One thing is worth weighing beyond the price: Cozi has never had expense splitting or receipt scanning. It covers calendar, lists, a recipe box and chores well, but the household's money has to live in another app.
Is Cozi still worth it?
Short answer: yes, if you only want a family calendar with lists and recipes, and the 30-day limit does not bother you. Cozi is proven, simple and broad enough for many families. Switching just because something changed is rarely worth the effort.
If something chafes, it is usually one of two things, and they point in different directions. If the capped calendar is the only thing that bothers you, the simple fix is to pay for Cozi Gold: the limit and the ads go away, and you avoid switching apps. If instead you want the household's money, shared expenses and receipts, in the same app as the calendar and the lists, you are after a different kind of app. Money has never been part of Cozi, and that is where EpiHem comes in.
The alternatives
TimeTree, if the calendar is enough
TimeTree is one of the largest shared calendars in the world, with around 70 million registered users as of late 2025, and the shared calendar is its strength. If you only want to share a schedule, it is a strong and largely free alternative. The flip side is that it is calendar-first: lists exist only as simple notes, and meal planning, expense splitting and receipt scanning are all missing. The free tier carries ads; Premium removes them and is roughly USD 45 per year.
FamilyWall, if you want breadth
FamilyWall is the closest thing to a complete family organizer here. It gathers a shared calendar and shared lists, adds meal planning on Premium, and beyond that has things EpiHem does not: a family chat and real-time location sharing. Premium is roughly USD 45 per year. The important limitation: FamilyWall has budget tracking, but no true expense splitting that works out who owes whom, and no receipt scanning that reads the line items. If you want to split an expense against a receipt, you will need a separate app alongside it.
Maple, the young all-in-one challenger
Maple is a smaller, AI-driven startup positioning itself as an all-in-one for the family. It is worth keeping an eye on, but on the money side the same limitation applies as for FamilyWall: a budget sheet rather than a debt balance between members, and no receipt scanning. As a family organizer it is an option; as a solution to shared expenses it is not.
EpiHem, if the finances come too
EpiHem is our own app, so weigh our description accordingly. The difference from Cozi and the others is that the household's finances sit in the same app as the rest. A shared calendar and shared lists are free for a household of up to 4 members, and Premium adds what the others lack: receipt scanning with expense splitting, meal planning, projects with budgets and statistics. A single subscription covers the whole household with up to 8 members, at EUR 6.99 per month or EUR 49.99 per year, shown in your local currency in the app store, with a 14-day trial and no card required. All data is stored within the EU, it is ad-free, and we never sell your data. The interface is also modern and easy to get going with. The limitations: EpiHem has no chores feature yet (coming soon; Cozi has one), and it is new, without Cozi's long history.
EpiHem versus Cozi, side by side
Because Cozi and EpiHem appeal for partly different reasons, it is worth setting them against each other directly, with two of the broader alternatives alongside. Prices and features are checked in July 2026. On mobile you can scroll the table sideways.
| Feature | EpiHem Our app | Cozi | FamilyWall | TimeTree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shared calendar | Yes Free | Partial 30-day view on free | Yes | Yes |
| Shared lists | Yes Free | Yes | Yes | Partial notes only |
| Meal planning | Yes Premium | Partial recipe box | Yes Premium | No |
| Chores | No Coming soon | Yes | Partial assignable to-dos | No |
| Expense splitting: who owes whom | Yes Premium | No | No budget only | No |
| Receipt scanning that reads line items | Yes Premium | No | No | No |
| Free tier | Calendar, lists, up to 4 members | With ads, 30-day view | Yes | With ads |
| Premium price | EUR 6.99/mo or EUR 49.99/yr | Gold about USD 39/yr | about USD 45/yr | about USD 45/yr |
Competitors' prices are the USD figures the vendors publish themselves; the local price varies by app store. EpiHem publishes its price in both euros and kronor. Checked July 2026.
In short: Cozi and EpiHem overlap on calendar and lists, but differ on two things that often decide the choice. Cozi is more proven and has recipes and chores well established, but no household finances. EpiHem adds expense splitting with receipt scanning, is ad-free and EU-hosted, but is newer and lacks Cozi's history. If the calendar is the main thing, Cozi or TimeTree often win; if the finances come too, EpiHem does.
Which alternative fits you?
- Just a shared family calendar, ideally free: TimeTree, or Google Calendar if you already live in Google. Simple and goes a long way.
- A broad organizer without any need for finances: FamilyWall. Calendar, lists, meal planning, chat and location sharing gathered together.
- Happy with Cozi apart from the 30-day limit: Cozi Gold. The paid tier removes the limit and the ads; that can be simpler than switching apps.
- Want calendar and lists plus shared expenses and receipts in one place: EpiHem. What Cozi does not do, in an app that does the rest too.
To see the whole field, not just the Cozi alternatives, there is a broader survey in our full comparison of household apps, and we expand on the idea of gathering everything in one app in our guide on the all-in-one household app.