Cozi - Award winning applications designed for busy families or groups


Cozi - Award Winning Application For Family Life
Description: Whether you are a family of five with everyone running in a different direction, or a house full of friends who want to share schedules, to-do list and much more to make life easier, you will find Cozi worth the try. This web-based solution allows a family to synchronize their schedules, write a family journal, share to-do lists and so much more. There is also an application one can download to make access to the services easier from a smartphone. Click here to view a video tour that shows all the great things Cozi has to offer.
Cozi - Example of Calendar View for upcoming days
My favorite feature is the ability to color code the different members of the family so that you can easily see who needs to do what on a shared calendar as you can see in the example provided above. You can add or remove people from the view, so that you can see only your own commitments and even print them or overlay yours with everyone else's. Additionally, the calendar is smart in that if I type - Adam Baseball at 10 am, it will automatically assign the task to Adam and even assign its start time.

 There is one shared password and multiple people can access the account using their own email address as a username. You can email week in preview to all participants or any other mass message. The application allows you to set up reminders that can be texted to your phone or emailed. You can also sync your Cozi calendar with an outlook calendar if that works better for you. Additionally, many other add-on applications are being developed, including a babysitting app.

 Pros: All information in one place, with seamless sharing across multiple accounts.
Cons: I was not able to load the school calendar for my kids that go to a small private school. I found a few of the
Link: Cozi
Cost: FREE for basic version (everything described here) that includes advertisements on the page (as you can see in the calendar example screen shot), upgrade to Gold version available

 Disclaimer: Please note that all of the information provided above is accurate at the time of posting and works within the United States, though access to this tool may be limited in some other parts of the world. 

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