Parenting & Family · head to head
Cozi Family Organizer vs UrbanSitter

Cozi Family Organizer
Parenting & Family
The must-have family organizing app
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -

UrbanSitter
Parenting & Family
Find trusted babysitters and nannies fast
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Cozi Family Organizer the free version carries advertising, and removing it requires Cozi Gold at $39; UrbanSitter the App Store listing, seller of record UrbanSitter, LLC, shows the app as free to download and discloses no price for its premium membership
- They diverge on capability: Cozi Family Organizer covers Shared family calendar, UrbanSitter covers Sitter search.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Cozi Family Organizer and UrbanSitter actually diverge.
| Attribute | Cozi Family Organizer | UrbanSitter |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | freemium | subscription |
| Founded | 2005 | 2011 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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 UrbanSitter
- Sitter search
- Social network matching
- Background checks
- Online booking
- Payment processing
- Review system
- Calendar integration
- Mobile notifications
Both cover
- Google Calendar
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
- English language 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 UrbanSitter
- Keeping shared shopping and to do lists for a householdnot UrbanSitter
UrbanSitter
- Finding babysittersnot Cozi Family Organizer
- Date night childcarenot Cozi Family Organizer
- Recurring childcarenot Cozi Family Organizer
- Nanny searchnot 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
UrbanSitter
- The App Store listing, seller of record UrbanSitter, LLC, shows the app as free to download and discloses no price for its premium membership
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
UrbanSitter
Free- FreeFree
- Browse sitters
- View basic profiles
- Limited bookings
- Premium$35/month
- Unlimited bookings
- Full sitter profiles
- Priority access
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.
Choose UrbanSitter if
- You need sitter search.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want social network matching.
Questions people ask
- Is Cozi Family Organizer or UrbanSitter better?
- Neither clearly leads. Cozi Family Organizer starts at Free and UrbanSitter at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Cozi Family Organizer or UrbanSitter?
- Cozi Family Organizer starts at Free and UrbanSitter at Free.
- Does Cozi Family Organizer or UrbanSitter run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- 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 UrbanSitter is typically brought in for.
- What can Cozi Family Organizer do that UrbanSitter cannot?
- Cozi Family Organizer covers Shared family calendar, Color-coded schedules, Shopping lists, To-do lists. UrbanSitter covers Sitter search, Social network matching, Background checks, Online booking. Both handle Google Calendar, Cloud deployment, Web support, Ios support.
Related pages
More on Cozi Family Organizer
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