“Wait. I thought you had pickup.”
A calendar tells you what’s on. Kid Pickup tells you who’s actually going.
Most missed pickups aren’t anyone forgetting the kids. They’re two busy people each thinking the other one had it. The pickup was on the calendar. It just didn’t have a name on it.
Shared calendars, Cozi included, are good at showing what’s happening. They weren’t built to get one person to say “that one’s mine.”
A name on every pickup
Each pickup is either claimed by someone or marked OPEN on the calendar until it is.
You hear when it’s covered
When your partner takes Thursday, you get a notification. No “did you see my text?”
A heads-up when nobody has it
If a pickup is still open the day before, you both get a notification, a louder one three hours out, and another at two.
Backup is one invite away
Add the grandparents or the sitter when you need them. They don’t pay. Family covers three helpers; Premium covers up to eight people.
Posted. Claimed. Done.
Three steps, and a name on every pickup.
- This weekSwim pickupThu 4:30 PM · Riverside PoolOPEN🦖School drop-offFri 8:15 AM · Maple ElementaryDad has it🦄
Posted
Add the pickup: which kid, when, where. Everyone in your circle gets a notification and sees it on the calendar, marked open.
- 2:14nowCoveredGrandma Joan is doing the pickup for Leo on Thu, Oct 2 at 4:30 PM.1h agoNew pickupDad added a pickup for Leo on Thu, Oct 2 at 4:30 PM.
Claimed
Grandma taps to take it. Now it has a name on it, and you and the other parents get a notification that it’s covered.
- 4:00nowPickup in 30 minutesLeo at 4:30 PM, Riverside Pool.ThuNeeds someoneNobody has the drop-off for Mia on Fri, Oct 3 at 8:15 AM yet.
Reminded and done
Grandma gets a reminder before she leaves. And if nobody had claimed it, you’d have heard the day before, three hours out and two hours out.

Questions parents ask
Do we both need the app?
Yes, each of you installs it on your iPhone and joins the same family. One subscription covers you both.
Can both of us add and change pickups?
Yes. Parents and guardians can add, change and remove pickups. Helpers like grandparents see open pickups and their own, and take them on.
What if neither of us can do one?
Use Request Help. It puts an urgent pickup on the calendar and sends everyone in your circle a “Can you help?” notification with your note.
One price for your whole circle. See plans and pricing
Weighing up apps? Kid Pickup vs Cozi
Also for: Separated and blended families · Families who lean on grandparents · Daycare families · Families whose school uses a dismissal app
