Stop managing your family across group texts, shared Google calendars, and sticky notes on the fridge. Papalocal gives your family a private hub — shared calendar, activity feed, managed kids accounts with parental controls, family goals, and connections to other families you trust. Free to start.
Your family's life is scattered across 5 different apps: a group text for logistics, Google Calendar for schedules, a shared photo album nobody updates, a notes app with the grocery list, and whatever social media your kids are on that you can't monitor. None of it is connected. None of it is private. None of it is designed for families.
Papalocal's Family Hub is built from the ground up for real families. One private space where everything — calendar, goals, activities, contacts, kids — lives together. Connected to the rest of Papalocal so your family life and business life don't have to be separate apps.
Everything below comes with a free Papalocal family account. No data selling.
Month, week, and day views. Events, tasks, and schedules from every family member — all in one calendar. Drag-and-drop to reschedule. Map view shows where events are.
FreeCreate accounts for your children with PIN-based login, age-appropriate restrictions, and parental oversight. Control who they connect with, what they see, and what they access.
Parental ControlsSee what your family is up to — new goals, completed tasks, events, serves, news, and schedule updates. Like a private social feed, just for your family and connected families.
FreeSet family goals (save for a trip, read 20 books, volunteer 10 hours) and break them into tasks. Track progress together. Celebrate wins as a family.
FreeSet chores daily, weekly, every other week or monthly. Kids prove each one with before-and-after photos taken in the app, an AI coach gives a checklist and one tip, and you approve with one tap. Approved chores earn Stars.
NewSet a game timer for each child that only your PIN can override. Kids trade the Stars they earn from chores for more game time, at the rate you choose.
NewFind and connect with families you know and trust. Share activity feeds, see each other's events, and coordinate together. Mutual confirmation — both families agree.
Family NetworkHead, co-owner, parent, grandparent, child, uncle, aunt, cousin — real family structure, not just "member 1, member 2." Roles determine who can edit what.
FlexibleCreate managed accounts for your children. They get their own login (with a PIN), but you control everything — who they connect with, what content they can access, and what features they can use. When they turn 18, their account graduates to a full account with all their history intact.
Your family's private social feed. Goals set, tasks completed, events added, serves logged, ratings given — every family activity shows up here. Connected families see each other's highlights too, creating a warm, private network of the families you care about.
Connect with other families — grandparents, cousins, close friends who are like family. Share calendars, see activities, coordinate events. Both families must agree to connect.
Both families must accept the connection. No one-sided follows. Real trust, real relationships.
Connected families' activities appear in your feed. See what the grandparents are up to, coordinate with cousins, stay close.
See connected families' events on your calendar. Plan holidays, birthdays, and get-togethers without the back-and-forth texts.
We're building the operating system for family life. Here's what's on the roadmap:
Track grades, homework, reading logs. See progress across subjects. Set academic goals.
Control what music, videos, and books each child can access. Age-appropriate by default.
Plan vacations together. Budget, itinerary, packing lists, reservations — all shared.
Track family spending, set savings goals, manage allowances. Teach kids about money.
There's no real competitor — because nobody builds for families. They build for individuals.
| Feature | Papalocal | Google Calendar | Family Wall | Group Texts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shared family calendar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Managed kids accounts | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Parental controls | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Family activity feed | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Family-to-family connections | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Goals & tasks | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Member roles (real family structure) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Connected to CRM/business/church | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to start | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Private — no data selling | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
No scheduling a call. No waiting. Enter your info and you're live.