What is Family Errands?
Family Errands is a shared space for family life — one place to plan tasks and events, agree who’s taking what, and see what’s done. Create shared tasks with checkable items, smart reminders (including location-based), a family calendar for birthdays and events, and home-screen widgets. One subscription covers up to 5 people. 14-day trial.
Problem
Users coordinate tasks and events efficiently within families using physical lists, manual reminders, or coordination through group chats or generic task management apps, leading to cluttered communication, missed deadlines, and unclear task ownership.
Solution
A mobile app offering a shared space for families to create tasks with checklists, set smart/location-based reminders, manage a family calendar, and track progress via home-screen widgets. Example: Assign grocery lists with location-triggered alerts.
Customers
Parents managing household responsibilities, busy professionals with families, and multi-member households needing structured coordination (ages 25-50, tech-savvy, with children).
Unique Features
Location-based reminders, family-specific subscription (covers 5 users), integrated calendar for birthdays/events, and iOS/Android widgets for instant task visibility.
User Comments
Simplifies family coordination,Reduces mental load with reminders,Centralizes chores and events,Works offline for accessibility,Affordable for multiple users
Traction
Launched in 2023, supports iOS/Android, offers 14-day trial, subscription model (pricing unlisted but implied as family-friendly), featured on ProductHunt with 500+ upvotes.
Market Size
The global household management software market is projected to reach $12.7 billion by 2027 (Statista, 2023).
