Cozi: The free family-organizer app — a shared calendar, lists, and meal planner that lives on everyone’s phone. (iOS · Android · web (a phone app, not a wall screen) · Free with ads · Cozi Gold ~$30/yr (ad-free + reminders + extras))
Cornerstone: Turn any spare screen into a family command center — routines, chores, calendar, meals, shopping, pets, who’s-home, home upkeep organized room by room — plus JQ, your family’s AI home assistant, and greetings, nudges & sleep stories in your own voice. No hardware to buy.
| Feature | Cornerstone us | Cozi |
|---|---|---|
| No hardware to buy (runs on a screen you own) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Up-front cost | •$0 | •$0 |
| Always-on glanceable wall screen | ✓ | ✗ |
| Routines & chores with points/streaks | ✓ | ✗ |
| Chores that earn spendable credit | ✓ | ✗ |
| Routine freshness (last-done → green/yellow/red) | ★only here | ✗ |
| Home upkeep on a cadence (furnace, dryer vent…) | ★only here | ✗ |
| Upkeep organized room by room | ★only here | ✗ |
| AI “plan the day” scheduler | ★only here | ✗ |
| Shared calendar overlay | ✓ | ✓ |
| Meal plan / what’s-for-dinner | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shared shopping list | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pet-fed tracker | ✓ | ✗ |
| Who’s-home board | ✓ | ✗ |
| AI home assistant (ask + voice commands) | ★only here | ✗ |
| Intercom (talk to a screen) | ★only here | ✗ |
| Wake to a parent’s voice (voice alarms) | ★only here | ✗ |
| Greetings, nudges & goodnight in a parent’s own voice | ★only here | ✗ |
| Sleep stories on the screen | ✓ | ✗ |
| Full sleep stories read in a parent’s own voice | ★only here | ✗ |
| Kids’ safe, logged AI chat | ✓ | ✗ |
| Weekly recap (dashboard + optional email) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Cartoon-ify a photo into an avatar | ✓ | ✗ |
| Photo frame when idle | •coming | ✗ |
| Works on your phone too | ✓ | ✓ |
Prices verified July 2026.
No hardware to buy. Set it up in a few minutes.
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