FAQ
Frequently asked questions
FamilyOrganization.app is the family organizer on the TV you already own, with an ADHD-friendly visual timeline for each person (Roku now; Apple TV, Fire TV and Google TV coming).
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Setup and hardware
What it is, what you need, and how to start.
What is FamilyOrganization.app?
FamilyOrganization.app is the family organizer on the TV you already own, with an ADHD-friendly visual timeline for each person (Roku now; Apple TV, Fire TV and Google TV coming).
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You set it up in the iPhone app, and everyone, kids included, checks off their chores on the TV with the remote.
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Do I need to buy new hardware?
No, FamilyOrganization.app turns a Roku TV the family already owns into a family dashboard, so no dedicated wall screen is needed.
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A Roku streaming player plugged into your TV works too.
Compare it with wall displays on digital family calendar comparisons.
How do I set it up?
Sign in on the TV with the remote, or pair it with a 6-character code from the iPhone app or familyorganization.app/pair.
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Then add your family in the iPhone app, with a color and get-ready time for each person.
Can I use it now?
Yes, the Roku channel and the iPhone app are both in beta now.
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The Roku beta takes up to 20 households, and the Roku Channel Store listing is waiting on certification. Join the beta and we'll be in touch.
TVs
Where it runs, and how it behaves on the wall.
Which TVs does it work on?
It works on Roku today, in beta.
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Apple TV, Fire TV (Fire OS models) and Google TV apps are coming soon. Samsung and LG apps aren't planned.
Status for every platform is on the platforms page.
Can a smart TV be used as a digital calendar?
Yes, a smart TV can be a family calendar: cast a phone, open a calendar in the TV's browser, run a dashboard app, or install a native TV app like FamilyOrganization.app on Roku.
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The app shows each person's day as a timeline and lets kids check off chores with the remote.
Will it stay on the screen all day?
It's built to stay on like a wall calendar.
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The Roku beta channel keeps the screen awake by itself; on Roku store installs, set the screensaver timeout to off.
Can I put it on more than one TV?
Yes, put it on as many TVs as you like, and choose whose day each one shows with the remote.
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Each extra TV is the app, not another device.
What if the Wi-Fi drops?
Brief Wi-Fi drops don't blank the screen: the day keeps counting down.
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The TV needs a connection to start.
Kids and chores
What kids can do, and what's still coming.
Can kids check off chores with the TV remote?
Yes, kids check off their chores with the TV remote, so they don't need a phone or tablet.
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Their progress ring and count update straight away, and the phone sees it too.
Do kids need their own accounts?
No, a parent adds kids to the family list, with a photo, a color and their own get-ready time.
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They don't need an email address or a phone.
Does it have rewards or points?
Not yet: rewards for kids' chores are coming soon.
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Today nothing shows points to a child.
Is there a kids app or screen-time control?
Not yet: a kids app with chores and rewards, and screen-time tools for parents, are planned.
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Today kids use the TV remote.
Calendars and time
How events get onto the TV, and how the countdown works.
Which calendars does it sync?
The calendars on your iPhone: iCloud, or Google and Outlook accounts added to the phone.
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Sync is one way, from the phone to the TV, color-coded by person.
Can I add events on the TV or by chat?
Not yet: events come from your iPhone's calendars.
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Two-way sync and adding events by chat are planned.
Does it work with Android phones?
Not yet: the Android app is built and coming soon.
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Until then, calendar sync needs an iPhone.
How does the leave countdown work?
Before each appointment the TV shows a GET READY block sized to that person's own get-ready time, a TRAVEL TIME block and a LEAVE IN countdown.
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With a home address set, travel time can use live driving times.
See the visual timer and leave countdown.
AI and voice
Claude, ChatGPT and Alexa: all optional, and all still in development.
Does it work with Claude or ChatGPT?
Not yet: the Claude and ChatGPT connector is in development and isn't open to families.
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When it is, a household admin connects it once, then asks in plain words to add tasks, plan meals or read out the day.
What it will do, and its privacy limits, are on the AI page.
Does it work with Alexa?
Not yet: an Alexa skill is in development, and it isn't available to families yet.
Do I have to use AI?
No.
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AI isn't involved in FamilyOrganization.app unless you want it to be, and everything works without it. Nothing is connected to an assistant unless a household admin chooses to.
Privacy and cost
Who sees your family's data, and what it costs.
Is my family's data private?
Yes, your family's data is visible only to your household, enforced in the database for every request.
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The AI connector, in development, is admin-only and can be revoked.
Read the privacy policy.
Can I delete my account?
Yes, from the iPhone app at any time.
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If you're the last admin, deleting your account deletes the household too.
Does FamilyOrganization.app need a subscription?
Pricing hasn't been announced yet; it will be announced at launch, and beta families hear first.
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There's no screen to buy either way.
How much does it cost?
Pricing will be announced at launch.
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It runs on the TV you already own, so there's no hardware to buy.
Still stuck?
Didn't find your question?
Ask us directly on the support page, and we'll answer by email.
Go to support, or read how we're building it on the build-in-public log.
Put your family's day on the TV tonight.
Join the beta on Roku and iPhone. Pricing will be announced at launch.
- No new screen to buy