Cozi vs Howbout

Cozi is a family organizer for coordinating schedules, activities, shopping, tasks, and meals. Its shared, color-coded calendar supports reminders and agenda emails, while shared grocery lists can be emailed to someone picking up the shopping. Families can also create to-do, chore, packing, and other lists, with no stated limit on the number of lists. The recipe library stores recipes, supports weekly dinner planning, and can add ingredients to a shopping list. Calendar feeds to and from Google Calendar, Outlook, and Apple Calendar are read-only. One account supports up to 12 family members, and everyone included can view, add, edit, and delete account data. Cozi is available on the web and through iOS and Android apps. Cozi Free costs nothing. Cozi Gold costs $39 a year, and Cozi Max costs $79 a year. A two-week Gold trial is available when subscribing on the web, but not through app store subscriptions. Cozi says it does not offer phone support or restricted access for family members on an account.

Howbout is a social planning and calendar app for coordinating time with friends, family, roommates, and other groups. Its shared calendar shows whether friends are free, busy, or possibly available on a proposed date. Plans include a name, place, time, RSVP details, and reminders, with a chat for messages, photos, videos, GIFs, tickets, and other information. You can share plans with Friends, Close Friends, or only yourself. Invitations and plan changes generate notifications, while reminders and home-screen widgets keep details visible. Howbout connects directly to Google Calendar and can sync through a phone’s native calendar, including Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, and Outlook. Events can be exported to the native calendar and shared with calendar apps when export is enabled. The app runs on Android and iOS. The Free plan costs nothing; Howbout+ adds premium customization and additional planning features, with prices varying by country and platform.