Features

Everything Kinboard does

48 features, all on iPhone. Most are free; the few marked PRO come with the one-off Pro purchase.

The family diary

One diary for the whole family, the same on every phone.

Shared family diary: Everyone you invite sees the same diary, and changes appear on the other phones within a minute.
Today: What's on today and tomorrow, the weather, and anything new the family has added.
Colour for each person: Each child and grown-up has a colour and a photo or emoji, so you can see whose day it is at a glance.
Repeating entries: Weekly clubs and term-time lessons. Change one date, that date and the ones after, or all of them.
New from the family: When someone else adds, moves or cancels something, it shows on Today with a badge.
Private entries: Switch on "Only on my iPhone" for anything that shouldn't be shared, like a surprise or your own appointment.
Undo and Recently deleted: Every delete can be undone, and anything removed stays for 30 days, even if it was removed on another phone.
Bank holidays and weather: Bank holidays for England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, and a forecast on Today.
Widgets: Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show what's next, with the date on every entry.
Full page screenshots: Take a screenshot and Kinboard offers the whole fortnight as one page to send.
PDF summaryPRO: Print the next weeks for the fridge, or send them to a grandparent or childminder.
Copy to iPhone CalendarPRO: Put everything in the iPhone's own Calendar as well, if that's where you look.

The dates in a school letter, without retyping them.

Share sheet: Tap Share in Mail, ParentMail, a school app, WhatsApp, Safari or Files, and choose Kinboard.
Scan a paper letter: Use the camera on the letter from the book bag. Text is read on your iPhone.
Photos and PDFs: Pick a photo or PDF you already have. 3 free, then unlimited with Pro.
Web pages: Paste the link to a newsletter page and Kinboard reads the page.
Paste text: Copy a message from anywhere and paste it in. Always free.
Say it: Speak an entry, like "Party at Jumpin' Jacks on Saturday at two", and check it before saving.
You check before saving: Every date found is shown first, with who it's for and what to bring. Untick or fix anything before it's added.
UK school words: Understands INSET days, half term, non-uniform days, year groups and dates written the British way.

Built for UK schools and the clubs around them.

School search: Find your school by name or postcode from the Department for Education's list of schools in England.
Schools near me: Shows schools near you. Your location is used once on your phone and isn't stored.
Calendar linksPRO: Subscribe to a school or club calendar link and new dates are added by themselves.
Clubs and fees: Each club's day, time and cost, and whether this term is paid.
Kit reminders: PE days, swimming kit and instruments, the night before.
Parties and RSVPs: Reply-by dates and the venue, with present ideas kept on each child's profile.

The details you're always asked for, in one place.

Profiles with photos: A photo or emoji for each person, their school, class and teacher.
Sizes: Shoe size, clothes size, height and weight, so presents and school uniform fit.
Health details: Allergies, medicines, conditions, vaccinations, blood group and NHS number, only if you choose to add them.
NHS search: Find GP surgeries, dentists and opticians from the NHS list and save their numbers.
Check-ups: When each child last saw the dentist, optician or GP, so nothing slips.
Vitamins and medicines: Daily doses with a reminder and a tick when they're given.
Emergency info: One tap shares a child's key details with a babysitter or another parent.
Pets: Vets, vaccinations, insurance and microchip numbers for the four-legged family too.

For families that want them. Hide the tab if you don't.

Chores: Daily or weekly jobs for each child, ticked off as they're done.
Points and goals: Points for chores add up towards something they're saving for.
Pocket money: A running tally of what's owed and what's paid.
Your choice: Turn the Chores tab off in Settings and it's gone.

The nudge at the right time, not a stream of them.

Reminders: On any entry, as early as you like.
Morning and evening summaries: What's on today at breakfast, and what to get ready for tomorrow after tea.
Alerts list: Every reminder Kinboard has sent, in case one was swiped away.
Private notifications: Hide the details on the Lock Screen, so medicines and appointments aren't on show.

Sharing that's easy to set up and hard to get wrong.

Invite codes: Send an 8 character code. Each code works once, so a forwarded message can't let anyone else in.
Sign in without a password: A code is emailed to you. There's no password to forget or leak.
No account needed: Use Kinboard on one iPhone with no account at all. Sign in later, only if you want to share.
Face ID lock: Ask for Face ID or the passcode each time Kinboard opens. It's also hidden in the app switcher.
Backup and restore: Save everything to one file whenever you like, and bring it back on a new phone.
Delete your account: From Settings, in a couple of taps. Your family's shared data goes with the last grown-up to leave.

Kinboard works on iPhone with iOS 17 or later. Some reading features work best on newer iPhones.