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Cozi Family Organizer vs Qustodio

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Cozi Family Organizer

Parenting & Family

The must-have family organizing app

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Qustodio

Parenting & Family

The best parental control app for families

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Cozi Family Organizer the free version carries advertising, and removing it requires Cozi Gold at $39; Qustodio monitoring requires installing a separate Kids App on each child device in addition to the parent app
  • They diverge on capability: Cozi Family Organizer covers Shared family calendar, Qustodio covers Web filtering & blocking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Cozi Family Organizer and Qustodio actually diverge.

Attributes where Cozi Family Organizer and Qustodio differ
AttributeCozi Family OrganizerQustodio
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Kindle
Founded20052012

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Parenting & Family).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Cozi Family Organizer

  • Shared family calendar
  • Color-coded schedules
  • Shopping lists
  • To-do lists
  • Meal planner
  • Recipe box
  • Birthday tracker
  • Journal & notes

Only in Qustodio

  • Web filtering & blocking
  • Screen time limits
  • App blocking & control
  • Location tracking
  • Calls & SMS monitoring
  • Social media monitoring
  • YouTube monitoring
  • Panic button

Both cover

  • SSL encryption
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Cozi Family Organizer

  • Sharing one family calendar across everybody's phonesnot Qustodio
  • Keeping shared shopping and to do lists for a householdnot Qustodio

Qustodio

  • Blocking apps and inappropriate web content on a child's devicenot Cozi Family Organizer
  • Setting screen time limits and screen-free periods for childrennot Cozi Family Organizer
  • Tracking a child's location and getting arrival and departure alertsnot Cozi Family Organizer

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Cozi Family Organizer

  • The free version carries advertising, and removing it requires Cozi Gold at $39
  • Calendar search is a paid feature, so the free version cannot search its own calendar
  • Free accounts are limited to one reminder per event, against three on Gold
  • Month view on mobile, the birthday tracker and change notifications are all behind Gold

Qustodio

  • Monitoring requires installing a separate Kids App on each child device in addition to the parent app
  • The Android kids app requires Device Administrator, Accessibility and VPN permissions to filter content and prevent uninstall
  • Web content filtering works by running a VPN service on the child's device
  • On Huawei devices battery-saving mode must be disabled for Qustodio to work
  • The product is available in only eight languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Japanese and Chinese
  • Coverage is limited to Windows, Mac, iOS, Kindle and Android devices

Pricing, plan by plan

Cozi Family Organizer

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Shared family calendar
    • Shopping lists
    • To-do lists
  • Cozi Gold$29.99/year
    • Everything in Free
    • Ad-free experience
    • Calendar search

Qustodio

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 1 device
    • Basic web filtering
    • Daily activity reports
  • Small Plan$54.95/year
    • 5 devices
    • Advanced web filtering
    • App controls
  • Medium Plan$96.95/year
    • 10 devices
    • All Small features
    • Family locator
  • Large Plan$137.95/year
    • 15 devices
    • All Medium features
    • Priority support

Which should you pick?

Choose Cozi Family Organizer if

  • You need shared family calendar.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want color-coded schedules.
Cozi Family Organizer review

Choose Qustodio if

  • You need web filtering & blocking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Kindle.
  • You also want screen time limits.
Qustodio review

Questions people ask

Is Cozi Family Organizer or Qustodio better?
Neither clearly leads. Cozi Family Organizer starts at Free and Qustodio at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Cozi Family Organizer or Qustodio?
Cozi Family Organizer starts at Free and Qustodio at Free.
Does Cozi Family Organizer or Qustodio run on more platforms?
Cozi Family Organizer runs on Web, Ios, Android. Qustodio runs on Web, Ios, Android, Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Kindle.
Can I use Cozi Family Organizer for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Cozi Family Organizer best used for?
Cozi Family Organizer is most often used for sharing one family calendar across everybody's phones, keeping shared shopping and to do lists for a household. Of those, sharing one family calendar across everybody's phones and keeping shared shopping and to do lists for a household are not what Qustodio is typically brought in for.
What can Cozi Family Organizer do that Qustodio cannot?
Cozi Family Organizer covers Shared family calendar, Color-coded schedules, Shopping lists, To-do lists. Qustodio covers Web filtering & blocking, Screen time limits, App blocking & control, Location tracking. Both handle SSL encryption, Cloud deployment, Web support, Ios support.
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