App news
Weekday and weekend notification times — daily summary v2
Different notification times for weekdays and weekends, an evening push that shows 'tomorrow: 3 events', or skip weekends entirely. You decide — the app adapts.
·7 min read
FamilyBoard Blog
Practical tips for busy families.
App newsReal-time push family calendar — how notifications now work
Inbox and handoff notifications used to wait until someone opened the app. Now they appear on the lock screen within seconds. Here's what changed and why.
·6 min read
App newsHand off a calendar event via iMessage — one tap
Grandma doesn't have FamilyBoard. You still loop her in via iMessage — time, place, and a short note come pre-written. One tap and it's sent.
·6 min read
App newsForward school emails to calendar — AI does the rest
Forward an email from school or coach to your private FamilyBoard address — AI reads out time, place, and things to bring. You approve in the Inbox.
·6 min read
App newsEditable rolling schedules — change them when life changes
Practice time moved? Edit an editable rolling schedule in place — change the cycle, anchor week, or a single template without losing your history.
·6 min read
App newsShare availability in month view — 8 seconds to booking
The coach sees all of May in a green calendar instead of 96 time slots. Free days highlighted, one click opens the slots, booking creates the event for you.
·6 min read
App newsShare availability in month view — the coach sees all of May at a glance
Send a link where others can book time with you. The recipient sees the whole month with your free days marked in green — not an endless list of 96 time slots.
·4 min read
App newsDaily summary, morning and evening — the app that gives the morning rhythm
A push notification in the morning with today's events and one in the evening with tomorrow's. Different times for weekdays and weekends, or skip weekends entirely — you decide.
·4 min read
App newsHand off the activity via iMessage — when grandma isn't in the app
Need grandma to do the pickup? Hand the activity off to someone without FamilyBoard via iMessage with time, place and a short note pre-rendered. One tap, the message is sent.
·4 min read
App newsForward the email from school — AI puts the event on the calendar
Get a private alias address per family. Forward field-trip emails from school, practice schedules from the coach, reminders from the pediatrician — the AI extracts time, place and attendees and proposes the event in the Inbox.
·4 min read
App newsFridays only, please — weekday filter on availability sharing
Limit which weekdays a recipient can book when you share availability. Made for every-other-weekend parents, shift workers, and anyone with an uneven schedule.
·3 min read
App newsShared family lists — groceries, packing and to-dos in one place
No more sticky notes on the fridge. FamilyBoard now has shared family lists in four flavours — shopping, packing, to-do and other — visible to the whole family in real time on iOS and web.
·3 min read
App newsStop typing 'Riverside Park' for the fiftieth time — place suggestions in FamilyBoard
When you fill in the location for a new event, FamilyBoard suggests places from your family's last 200 events. A small thing that saves minutes every week.
·3 min read
App newsOvernight shifts in the calendar — now it's clear you finish at 07:00, not start
Before, a 21:00–07:00 shift appeared identical on both days and looked like a double shift. Now day two shows a clear 'finishes 07:00' with a back-arrow — so nobody second-guesses anymore.
·3 min read
App newsLeave on time — travel times right inside the event
No more 'we have to leave NOW' five minutes too late. When an event has a location, FamilyBoard works out when you need to leave and tells you.
·3 min read
App newsImport from your iPhone calendar — bring everything across in one go
You shouldn't have to type in 200 historical events to switch to FamilyBoard. One tap pulls them in from iOS Calendar — and duplicates can't happen.
·3 min read
App newsYour family calendar in Apple and Google — ICS subscription
FamilyBoard now publishes a private feed that Apple Calendar, Google Calendar and Outlook can subscribe to. Family events show up in your work calendar with no manual copying.
·3 min read
App newsThe dog, the cat, the rabbit — pets in your family overview
Add your family's pets to FamilyBoard with chip number, breed, vet contact and allergies. Visible to everyone in the family and linked bonus family.
·3 min read
App newsFamily documents — school PDFs, insurance papers and the lease in one place
Stop hunting through Mail, Files and SMS for that permission slip. Family documents is a shared folder for everyone in the family — private and secure.
·3 min read
App newsType 'Mia soccer' — we'll add the emoji
Event titles in FamilyBoard now get an automatic emoji based on the words you write. Faster visual scanning of Today and the calendar — especially for kids learning to read.
·3 min read
App newsAllergies, blood type, emergency contact — kids' essential info in one place
Per-child health info in FamilyBoard. Blood type, allergies, doctor, emergency contact. Visible to both parents and bonus family. Stop second-guessing in the ER.
·3 min read
App newsDay, week, month — and finally week numbers in the calendar
New segmented tabs in the calendar to switch between day, week and month views. Plus a w-column with ISO week numbers in the month grid, for everyone who thinks in w18 rather than dates.
·3 min read
App newsTwo families, one calendar — how Bonus Family works in FamilyBoard
Co-parenting after a split? Link two families in FamilyBoard so you both see the events that matter — without losing control of your own calendar.
·2 min read
App newsAI weekly meal plan — stop deciding what's for dinner, start eating it
Write one sentence about how your family eats. FamilyBoard suggests 7 dinners and a deduplicated shopping list you can save in one click.
·3 min read
App newsAI packing list — from empty bag to full pack in ten seconds
Type the trip name, the dates and the kids' ages. FamilyBoard generates a complete packing list tuned to weather, length and who's coming.
·3 min read
Family PlanningShared family calendar vs. a paper planner: which wins?
Paper planners feel calm and digital calendars feel powerful — but which one actually keeps a family in sync? A side-by-side comparison.
·4 min read
Family PlanningHow to set up a family calendar that actually gets used
A practical step-by-step guide to setting up a family calendar the whole household will keep using — not abandon after two weeks.
·5 min read
Family PlanningFamily calendar with reminders: why auto-alerts beat manual check-ins
Smart reminders turn a passive calendar into a system that actually reaches the whole family at the right moment. Here is how to use them well.
·5 min read
Family PlanningFamily calendar for shift workers: rotating schedules that stay in sync
Shift work makes a normal family calendar fall apart. Here is how to build a rotating-schedule family calendar that handles nights, 2-2-3, and on-call without manual upkeep.
·5 min read
Family PlanningBest family calendar app for busy parents in 2026
A fair, opinionated roundup of the best family calendar apps in 2026 — what each one does well, where it falls short, and how FamilyBoard compares.
·4 min read
Family PlanningHow to coordinate kids' activities without losing your mind
A practical, field-tested guide to keeping soccer, piano, playdates, and pickups from turning every week into a logistics war room.
·5 min read
Family PlanningRolling schedules: how shift workers can plan family life
A real-world walkthrough of how a nurse and a teacher run a 4-week rolling schedule, with templates you can copy today.
·5 min read
Family Planning5 mistakes families make with shared calendars (and how to fix them)
The five most common reasons shared family calendars break down — and the small changes that make them stick.
·4 min read
ParentingThe mental load of family planning — and how to share it
The invisible work of running a family rarely shows up on the calendar. Here's how to make it visible — and actually split it.
·5 min read
App UpdatesWhy we built FamilyBoard
A founder story about a Swedish family of five, two careers, three kids, and every family-calendar app falling short.
·4 min read
ParentingSetting boundaries with kids' digital calendars
When should a child start using the family calendar? A privacy-first, age-appropriate guide for parents.
·5 min read
ProductivityFamily meal planning meets calendar planning
Most meal planning fails because it's disconnected from the week it has to survive. Here's how to plan dinners against the calendar, not apart from it.
·4 min read
Family PlanningHosting visitors? Here's how to coordinate without a spreadsheet
In-laws, old friends, cousins with kids — a practical playbook for hosting overnight guests without the usual logistical chaos.
·4 min read
ParentingCo-parenting after separation: tools that help, not hurt
A calm, practical look at what makes shared scheduling work between separated parents — and how to avoid the features that create more conflict.
·5 min read
ProductivityFrom chaos to calm: a 7-day family planning challenge
A one-week, one-task-a-day plan to transform how your family handles its schedule. No app required, but a shared calendar helps.
·4 min read