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 actually 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: 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.