Plannie vs Cozi: worth switching?
Cozi is the app many families started on. Plannie is what the next decade of that looks like: member colours everywhere, habits with rewards, a real meal grid, kiosk mode for the kitchen tablet, and an assistant that reads school paperwork.
Feature by feature
| Plannie | Cozi | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No ads · sync included | Ad-supported · 30-day window |
| Paid plan (family) | $99/yr Premium | $39/yr Gold · $79/yr Max |
| Two-way Google & Outlook sync | ✓ | Google sync |
| Member colours across every view | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chores with rewards & family goals | ✓ | ✗ |
| Weekly meal grid + recipe library | ✓ | Recipes & menus |
| AI import (photos, PDFs, email inbox) | Premium | $79/yr Max, event import |
| Wall-display kiosk mode | ✓ | ✗ |
| Open API & MCP for your own agents | ✓ | ✗ |
Cozi plan facts from cozi.com's own FAQ and compare-plans pages, checked 5 August 2026.
Stay with Cozi if…
Price is everything and the basics are enough. Gold at $39/year is the cheapest ad-free family calendar around, and two decades of history mean it isn't going anywhere.
Choose Plannie if…
You want the calendar to carry the whole household: chores the kids do because tickets and rewards exist, meals planned on a real weekly grid, a tablet on the wall in kiosk mode, and school paperwork that files itself.
Frequently asked
What is the main difference between Plannie and Cozi?+
A generation of design and the family layer. Cozi is the long-running budget option: shared calendar, lists and recipes, with ads on the free plan and AI import reserved for its $79/year Max tier. Plannie is built around the household, with member colours everywhere, chores with tickets and rewards, a weekly meal grid, kiosk mode for a wall tablet, and an AI assistant, at $99/year for everyone.
Is Cozi really free?+
The free plan is real but ad-supported, and the free calendar works in a 30-day planning window. Cozi’s own FAQ describes entering events for the next 30 days from the Agenda view. Removing ads is Cozi Gold at $39/year; AI event import needs Cozi Max at $79/year. Plannie’s free plan has no ads and includes two-way Google and Outlook sync, lists and starter meal planning.
Can I move from Cozi to Plannie?+
If your events sync with Google or Outlook, connect that account to Plannie and the calendar carries straight over, two-way. For events that live only in Cozi, export or screenshot your Cozi calendar and let Magic Import read the dates in. Plannie Premium reads photos and PDFs directly into the calendar.
Does Cozi have chores and rewards?+
Cozi has to-do and chore lists, but no reward system. In Plannie, chores are habits: each member has their own column and time-of-day routine, completions earn tickets, and tickets are spent on rewards you define, plus shared family goals everyone contributes to.