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Routines

In beta

Daily routines that reset themselves, on the family TV

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).

Its routine app gives each person morning, after-school and bedtime checklists that repeat on the days you pick and reset at midnight. Give a routine a start time and it sits on their timeline, or leave it anytime and it just fills their list.

See how to set one up

Updated · Feature status checked September 28, 2026

A TV on the living-room wall above a wooden mantel, showing FamilyOrganization.app.
Zoe's list on the TV: her routine items and chores, ticked off with the remote (demo family). Try it: hover over or tap a person on the TV to see their day, then click or tap again to open their task list. Demo: Zoe's task list is open on the TV, with Make bed, Feed the cat, Pack soccer bag and Brush teeth. She checks off Pack soccer bag, then Brush teeth, and her count goes from 2 of 4 to 4 of 4 done.

Short answer

How do routines work in FamilyOrganization.app?

A routine is a named checklist for one person, or a rotation, that repeats on a schedule and resets itself every midnight.

You set it up once in the iPhone app: a name, the items, and a repeat rule (every day, weekdays, the days you choose, or once on a date). Give it a start time and a length, or make it anytime.

The TV does the rest. A timed routine appears on that person's timeline as a block that shows how many items are done, and its items land in their task list up to two hours before it starts. An anytime routine stays off the timeline and sits in the list all day.

Kids tick items off with the TV remote, so no phone or tablet is needed, and their progress ring turns green as the list gets done. At midnight every routine starts fresh for the next day.

Timeline or list

Do routines show on the TV timeline, or just in the to-do list?

Both work: a timed routine shows on the timeline and in the list, and an anytime routine only fills the list.

Use a start time when the order of the day matters, like a morning routine that has to finish before the bus. On the timeline it takes up the time it needs, drawn to scale next to everything else in that person's day, and the red NOW line moves toward it: that's how timed routines on the visual timeline work.

Leave it anytime for jobs with no deadline, like feeding the cat or practicing piano. It stays out of the timeline and waits in that person's list until it's done. By default a timed routine's items appear two hours early; you can change that, and set them to disappear after a while. Jobs that happen once, rather than every day, belong somewhere else: one-off to-dos and the task queue live in the planner.

Timed and anytime routines on the TV
FeatureTimed routineHas a start timeAnytime routineNo start time
On the TV timelineYes, as a block that shows how many items are doneNo, it stays off the timeline
In the person's task listYes, from 2 hours before it starts (you can change this)Yes, all day
Counts toward their progress ringOnce its start time passesAll day
Can disappear after a whileYes, optionalNo
Resets at midnightYesYes

How it works

How do you set up a routine?

Once, on your iPhone. After that the TV shows it every day it repeats, and it resets itself at midnight.

  1. Step 1: Name it and add the items

    “Morning” with get dressed, breakfast, teeth and bag, for example. Add as many items as the routine needs.

  2. Step 2: Pick the days, the time and who

    Every day, weekdays, chosen days or once on a date; a start time and a length, or anytime. Give it one person, or two or more to rotate it between them, like the chores that rotate between kids.

  3. Step 3: Tick it off on the TV

    Kids open their list with the remote and tick each item. At midnight the routine resets for the next day.

Short answer

What are 5 daily routines?

Five daily routines most families use are a morning routine, an after-school routine, daily chores, a dinner routine and a bedtime routine.

Each one is a short checklist tied to a moment in the day, so nobody has to remember the steps or be reminded of them. Start with the one that causes the most friction in your house, usually mornings or bedtime, and keep it to four or five items.

In FamilyOrganization.app, the morning and bedtime routines usually get a start time, so they appear on the timeline and count down with the rest of the day. After-school jobs and chores often work better as anytime routines that wait in the list. For a checklist you can copy, see a school morning routine that gets everyone out the door on time.

Five daily routines, with example checklists
FeatureWhenExample checklist
MorningBefore school or workGet dressed, breakfast, brush teeth, pack bag
After schoolArriving homeShoes away, lunchbox in the sink, snack, homework folder out
ChoresAny time of dayFeed the cat, trash to the curb, tidy your room
DinnerEarly eveningSet the table, eat together, clear your plate
BedtimeThe hour before bedBath, pajamas, teeth, pick tomorrow's clothes, read

Short answer

What is a good daily schedule for a 4 year old?

A predictable rhythm matters more than exact times: wake, breakfast, play, outdoor time, lunch, quiet time, dinner, bath and bed at about the same times each day.

Young children can't read a clock yet, so they lean on the order of the day: breakfast always comes after getting dressed, and a story always comes before lights out. Keep the fixed points steady and let the gaps between them flex.

In FamilyOrganization.app, put the fixed points in as timed routines, such as a four-step bedtime at 7:00. Each one sits on the child's timeline on the TV, and the red NOW line moves toward it, so a four-year-old can see bedtime coming without asking how long is left. Questions about sleep or naps belong with your pediatrician.

Short answer

Can a routine follow a calendar event?

Yes. Link a checklist to a calendar event, and it appears every time that event comes round, at the event's own time.

Soccer practice is the classic case: cleats, water and shin guards. Link the packing list to the event and it takes that day's practice time and length, instead of a schedule of its own, so it moves when practice moves.

The link matches the event's exact title, ignoring capitals and spaces at either end. Renaming the event breaks the link, so keep the name the same, or link the checklist again after you change it.

Short answer

Which app is best for daily routines, and is there a free one?

For one person, a free habit or to-do app on your phone is a fine place to start; for a family, the best routine app is the one everyone can see without opening an app.

Three things to check before you choose a routine app for the whole family:

  • Can kids see and tick off their own routine without a phone or tablet?
  • Does it reset by itself each day, and repeat only on the days you pick?
  • Does it show the routine next to the rest of the day, so time is visible?

FamilyOrganization.app puts each person's routines on the TV you already own, drawn on their timeline and checked off with the remote. Pricing will be announced at launch, and there is no hardware to buy. We make it, so weigh this answer with that in mind.

Optional

Can AI make me a daily schedule?

Yes. Chat assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude can draft a daily schedule or a routine if you tell them the ages, the start times and what has to happen.

Give it the fixed points first (school start, practice, bedtime), then the jobs, and ask for a short checklist for each part of the day. For example: “Make a school-morning routine for a 7-year-old who leaves at 7:45, five steps, with times.” Check the result: an assistant doesn't know your family, and a routine only works if it fits the real mornings in your house.

A connector that lets Claude or ChatGPT add routines straight to FamilyOrganization.app is in development. AI stays optional: today you create routines in the iPhone app. How the AI connector will work.

Families said

What did families say about routines on the TV?

When the TV was shared in Facebook groups in September 2026, families told us which daily jobs they wanted on it.

“Even daily reminders to tick off like brushed teeth and put on deodorant etc”

Kat W. · Facebook · Sep 2026

“…keep us on track of after school activities/games/tests/homework/chores”

Yaritza M. · Facebook · Sep 2026

“…i love that the task just sits on the tv instead of repeatedly asking them to do something”

LittleMagic R. · Facebook · Sep 2026

Comments are quoted verbatim. Read more from the community.

Where it works

Where do routines work?

On Roku TVs and the iPhone app, both in beta. Apple TV, Fire TV, Google TV and Android are coming soon.

On your TV

  • RokuRoutines on the timeline and in each listIn beta
  • Apple TVComing soon
  • Fire TVComing soon
  • Google TVComing soon

On your phone

  • iPhoneCreate and edit routinesIn beta
  • Android phonesComing soon

FAQ

Questions about routines

Do routines show on the TV timeline?

Timed routines do: they appear on the person's timeline as a block that shows how many items are done.

Read the full answer: Do routines show on the TV timeline?

Anytime routines have no start time, so they stay off the timeline and just fill the person's task list all day.

Which days can a routine repeat on?

Every day, on weekdays, on the days of the week you choose, or once on a date.

Read the full answer: Which days can a routine repeat on?

Every routine resets at midnight.

Can a routine rotate between kids?

Yes.

Read the full answer: Can a routine rotate between kids?

Give a routine two or more people, and FamilyOrganization.app picks whose turn it is each day, so the phone and every TV agree.

Do kids need a phone to check off a routine?

No.

Read the full answer: Do kids need a phone to check off a routine?

Kids check off routine items on the TV with the remote. A parent sets routines up in the iPhone app.

Where do I create routines?

In the iPhone app today.

Read the full answer: Where do I create routines?

The TV shows them and ticks them off; it doesn't create them. A Claude and ChatGPT connector that can add routines is in development.

How much does it cost?

Pricing will be announced at launch.

Read the full answer: How much does it cost?

There is no hardware to buy, because it runs on a TV you already own.

Put tomorrow morning's routine on the TV tonight.

Routines are in beta on Roku and iPhone now.

  • No new screen to buy
  • No tablet for the kids