# Kinboard

> Kinboard is an iPhone family organiser for UK parents and carers. It keeps a shared family diary of school dates, clubs, parties and appointments, and reads dates from school letters, newsletters and web pages on the iPhone itself. Free to use; Pro is a one-off £4.99 payment with a 14-day free trial. No subscription, no adverts, no tracking, and nothing is sent to AI companies.

Key facts:
- Platform: iPhone, iOS 17 or later. No Android or web version.
- Price: free; Kinboard Pro £4.99 once (more than 2 children, unlimited letter photo and PDF reads, calendar links, copy to iPhone Calendar, PDF summary). Shared with the household through Family Sharing.
- Data: stored in London, UK (Supabase on AWS). Can be used with no account, entirely on one iPhone.
- Sign in: one-time email codes, no passwords. Families join with single-use 8 character invite codes.
- Made for the UK: Department for Education school search (England), INSET days, half terms, bank holidays, NHS GP, dentist and optician search.
- Maker: Pixel Owl, an independent UK developer. Contact: support@pixelowl.dev

## Pages

- [Kinboard](https://kinboard.pages.dev/): Kinboard is the family diary for UK parents that reads school letters on your iPhone. Free, or £4.99 once. No subscription, adverts or tracking.
- [Features](https://kinboard.pages.dev/features/): Everything Kinboard does: shared family diary, school letter reading, UK school search, clubs, parties, health details, chores, pocket money and reminders.
- [Prices](https://kinboard.pages.dev/pricing/): Kinboard is free. Pro is a single £4.99 payment with a 14-day free trial. No subscription.
- [How it compares](https://kinboard.pages.dev/compare/): How Kinboard compares with shared family calendars, AI inbox assistants and kitchen wall screens.
- [Privacy policy](https://kinboard.pages.dev/privacy/): How Kinboard handles your family's information. No adverts, tracking or analytics; stored in the UK.
- [UK GDPR and your rights](https://kinboard.pages.dev/gdpr/): How Kinboard follows UK GDPR, and how to see, download or delete your data.
- [Security](https://kinboard.pages.dev/security/): How Kinboard protects families' details, and how to report a security problem.
- [Terms of use](https://kinboard.pages.dev/terms/): The terms for using Kinboard.
- [Help and contact](https://kinboard.pages.dev/support/): Answers to common questions about Kinboard, and how to contact us.

## Features

### The family diary

- 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 summary (Pro): Print the next weeks for the fridge, or send them to a grandparent or childminder.
- Copy to iPhone Calendar (Pro): Put everything in the iPhone's own Calendar as well, if that's where you look.

### Reading letters and newsletters

- 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.

### School and clubs

- 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 links (Pro): 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.

### Each child, and the grown-ups

- 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.

### Chores and pocket money

- 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.

### Reminders

- 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.

### Family, privacy and safety

- 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.