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Google Calendar

Google Calendar day in January with a project update and dinner.
A January day, with dinner and a project update. App Store (opens in a new tab)

Google Calendar stays the shared week when both parents already live in Gmail.

Who it’s for

Both of you already open it.

Who should skip

Skip it as a new family app.

Google Calendar event with guests and a Google Meet link.
A meeting, with guests and a Meet link. App Store (opens in a new tab)
Google Calendar month with an out-of-office day.
The month, with an out-of-office day. App Store (opens in a new tab)

Price

Free with the Google account you already have.

Works on iPhone, Android, and the web.

Last checked

Google Calendar (opens in a new tab)

Setup on both phones

  • Share the calendar both of you check.
  • Turn alerts on for both phones.

What to put in it

  • The calendar both of you already open, if that is Gmail.
  • This week’s anchors, with alerts on for both phones.
  • An explicit share. A work calendar the other parent cannot see is not the week.

Checked against Cozi

Cozi is the family app when you do not already live in Gmail.

Read the Cozi review

The downside

A work calendar the other parent cannot see is not the week.

Next job

Official page

Google Calendar (opens in a new tab)