Parenting & Family · head to head
OurFamilyWizard vs Cozi Family Organizer
Cozi Family Organizer
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The short version
- Only Cozi Family Organizer has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: OurFamilyWizard each co-parent needs a separate paid subscription, so a two parent household pays twice; Cozi Family Organizer the free version carries advertising, and removing it requires Cozi Gold at $39
- They diverge on capability: OurFamilyWizard covers Shared parenting calendar, Cozi Family Organizer covers Shared family calendar.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which OurFamilyWizard and Cozi Family Organizer actually diverge.
| Attribute | OurFamilyWizard | Cozi Family Organizer |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $12.99/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Ios, Android, Web | Web, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 2001 | 2005 |
Identical on both: 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 OurFamilyWizard
- Shared parenting calendar
- Secure messaging
- Expense tracking
- Payment requests
- Info bank
- Journal entries
- ToneMeter
- Court-admissible records
Only in Cozi Family Organizer
- Shared family calendar
- Color-coded schedules
- Shopping lists
- To-do lists
- Meal planner
- Recipe box
- Birthday tracker
- Journal & notes
Both cover
- Google Calendar
- Apple Calendar
- Outlook
- Cloud deployment
- Ios support
- Android support
- Web support
- English language support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
OurFamilyWizard
- Documenting communication between separated or divorced co-parentsnot Cozi Family Organizer
- Sharing a custody schedule, expenses and child information in one recordnot Cozi Family Organizer
- Producing court admissible records of messages and parenting timenot Cozi Family Organizer
Cozi Family Organizer
- Sharing one family calendar across everybody's phonesnot OurFamilyWizard
- Keeping shared shopping and to do lists for a householdnot OurFamilyWizard
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
OurFamilyWizard
- Each co-parent needs a separate paid subscription, so a two parent household pays twice
- Subscriptions are sold in one year and two year terms rather than month to month
- The Basic plan at $110 a year is receive only for calls and includes just 1 GB of storage
- Essentials caps calling at 45 minutes a month and expense payments at 24
- Call recording and transcription require the Max plan at $299.88 a year
- Unlimited storage and unlimited certified records require the Premium plan or higher
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
Pricing, plan by plan
OurFamilyWizard
$12.99/month- Monthly$12.99/month
- Shared calendar
- Secure messaging
- Expense log
- Annual$99/year
- All Monthly features
- 2 months free
- Priority support
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
Which should you pick?
Choose OurFamilyWizard if
- You need shared parenting calendar.
- You work on Ios, Android, Web.
- You also want secure messaging.
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.
Questions people ask
- Is OurFamilyWizard or Cozi Family Organizer better?
- Neither clearly leads. OurFamilyWizard starts at $12.99/month and Cozi Family Organizer at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, OurFamilyWizard or Cozi Family Organizer?
- Cozi Family Organizer has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $12.99/month for OurFamilyWizard and Free for Cozi Family Organizer.
- Does OurFamilyWizard or Cozi Family Organizer run on more platforms?
- OurFamilyWizard runs on Ios, Android, Web. Cozi Family Organizer runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Cozi Family Organizer for free?
- Yes. Cozi Family Organizer has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. OurFamilyWizard starts at $12.99/month.
- What is OurFamilyWizard best used for?
- OurFamilyWizard is most often used for documenting communication between separated or divorced co-parents, sharing a custody schedule, expenses and child information in one record, producing court admissible records of messages and parenting time. Of those, documenting communication between separated or divorced co-parents and sharing a custody schedule, expenses and child information in one record are not what Cozi Family Organizer is typically brought in for.
- What can OurFamilyWizard do that Cozi Family Organizer cannot?
- OurFamilyWizard covers Shared parenting calendar, Secure messaging, Expense tracking, Payment requests. Cozi Family Organizer covers Shared family calendar, Color-coded schedules, Shopping lists, To-do lists. Both handle Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, Cloud deployment.