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FamilyOrganization.app

Visual schedule

In beta

A visual timeline of the whole family's day, drawn to scale on your 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 visual timeline is a visual schedule app you read from the sofa: each person's day is drawn to scale on the TV, with a red NOW line that moves, so kids can see how long until the next thing.

See how it works

Updated · Feature status checked September 28, 2026

A TV on the living-room wall above a wooden mantel, showing FamilyOrganization.app.
Zoe's timeline on the TV, with a red NOW line (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: a red line marks now at 3:22 PM; a GET READY block and a TRAVEL block lead into soccer practice at 4:00 PM, and a banner reads LEAVE IN 07:01.

Short answer

What is a visual schedule for ADHD?

A visual schedule for ADHD shows the day as blocks, pictures or a line you can see, instead of times you have to hold in your head.

Many ADHD kids and adults find time hard to feel. A visual schedule helps make time visible: what is happening now, what comes next, and how much time is left before it.

On FamilyOrganization.app, each family member gets a timeline of the day drawn to scale on the TV, with a red line marking the current time (the NOW line). A longer event takes more room, so time becomes a distance you can see. Before each appointment the TV adds a GET READY block sized to that person's own get-ready time, a TRAVEL TIME block and a LEAVE IN countdown.

It is ADHD-friendly by design, not a treatment. For guidance, see CHADD or ADDA, and our ADHD-friendly family calendar page.

How it works

How does the visual timeline work?

You add your people and calendars on your iPhone once, and the TV draws each person's day from then on.

  1. Step 1: Add your people

    Add everyone with a photo, a color and their own get-ready time. Kids don't need accounts, email or a phone.

  2. Step 2: Bring in the calendar

    The iPhone app reads the calendars already on your phone (iCloud, or Google and Outlook accounts added to it) and gives each calendar to a person: the family calendar from your iPhone. Sync is one-way, phone to TV.

  3. Step 3: Put it on the TV

    Sign in on the TV with the remote, or pair it with a 6-character code from the iPhone app. Pick whose day it shows: one person or the whole family.

Routines with a start time join the day too: see timed routines on the timeline. The timeline shows today; the planner and the meal menu on the TV hold the week.

A TV on the living-room wall above a wooden mantel, showing FamilyOrganization.app.
The TV at 3:22 PM: Zoe leaves for soccer in 7 minutes (demo family).

On the screen

What's on the screen?

One row of person cards across the top, and one person's day drawn to scale underneath.

On the timeline

NOW line
A red line at the current time. It moves every second.
GET READY
Prep time before an event, sized to that person.
TRAVEL
Drive time, then the event itself.

Around it

Person cards
One per person, with a ring that turns green as their list gets done.
LEAVE IN
A banner that counts down to walking out the door.
Chores
Open a card with the remote to check off chores with the TV remote.

Comparison

How is a timeline different from a calendar grid or a list?

A calendar grid shows slots and a list shows order, but a to-scale timeline shows how much time is left before the next thing.

Before each appointment the TV adds GET READY and TRAVEL blocks and a LEAVE IN countdown, which grids and lists leave to you. Brief Wi-Fi drops don't blank the screen: the day keeps counting down. For the countdown on its own, see the leave-by countdown.

Timeline, calendar grid and list compared
FeatureTo-scale timelineFamilyOrganization.appCalendar gridDay, week or month boxesListTo-dos in order
Shows how long things takeYes: a longer event takes more roomPartly: slots look the same sizeNo: every line is the same height
Shows how much time is left before the next thingYes: the gap between the NOW line and the next blockNo: you work it out from the clockNo
Shows prep and travel time before an appointmentYes: GET READY and TRAVEL blocks, then LEAVE INOnly if you add them by handNo
Best forToday, for each person, at a glancePlanning weeks and months aheadJobs with no fixed time

Short answer

Can a smart TV be used as a digital calendar?

Yes. A smart TV can work as a digital family calendar when an app puts the day on the screen and keeps it there.

FamilyOrganization.app does this on Roku today, in beta. It turns a Roku TV the family already owns into a family dashboard, so no dedicated wall screen is needed. Events come from the calendars on your iPhone (iCloud, or Google and Outlook accounts added to the phone) and show on the TV color-coded by person. Sync is one-way, from the phone to the TV.

The TV version is built to stay on like a wall calendar. On store installs, set your Roku's screensaver timeout to off so the day stays visible. Brief Wi-Fi drops don't blank the screen. Apple TV, Fire TV and Google TV versions are coming soon.

A TV is big and shared, so kids can read it from across the room without a device of their own.

Who it's for

Who is a visual timeline for?

It's for families who lose track of time: ADHD and time-blind kids and adults, young children, and busy households.

  • ADHD and time-blind families

    Time you can see, not just a number on a clock. The NOW line shows how far away the next thing is.

  • Kids who can't read a clock yet

    A block getting closer to the red line is easier to read than 3:40. Their own color and photo mark their row.

  • Busy, many-schedule homes

    Everyone's day in one place, on the screen the whole family already looks at, with nobody asking what's next.

More screens

Can it run on more than one TV?

Yes. Put it on as many TVs as you like, including a kid's bedroom TV, and choose whose day each one shows.

You choose the person on each TV with the remote. After a restart a TV opens on the Family view, so pick the person again. Each extra TV is another free app install, not another screen to buy.

Families said

What did families say about the timeline?

When the TV timeline was shared in Facebook groups in September 2026, families told us what it meant to them, in their own words.

“This is amazing! It’s made for the way I think.”

Anonymous · Facebook · Sep 2026

“…is there a screen you can see everyone’s schedules together so you can see if there’s any over laps…”

Stacy P. · Facebook · Sep 2026

“I need count downs, I have terrible time blindness.”

Ashley M. · Facebook · Sep 2026

Comments are quoted verbatim. Read more from the community.

Short answer

Is there a free visual schedule builder?

Yes. Printable picture-card templates, whiteboard charts and general design tools with schedule templates are free visual schedule builders.

They work well for a fixed routine that rarely changes. What they can't do is move with the day: a paper schedule doesn't know that practice moved to 5:00, or that the drive will take longer today.

FamilyOrganization.app builds the schedule from the calendars already on your iPhone, then draws it to scale on the TV for each person, with a NOW line that moves every second. It is in beta on Roku and iPhone now. Pricing will be announced at launch, and there is no hardware to buy, because it runs on a TV you own.

A printed picture schedule by the door is a good free first step. When you want the schedule to update itself, join the beta.

Where it works

Where does the visual timeline 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

  • RokuShows each person's timelineIn beta
  • Apple TVComing soon
  • Fire TVComing soon
  • Google TVComing soon

On your phone

  • iPhoneSet up people and calendarsIn beta
  • Android phonesComing soon

FAQ

Questions about the visual timeline

Does the visual timeline work without a phone?

Kids don't need a phone: they read their timeline on the TV and check off chores with the remote.

Read the full answer: Does the visual timeline work without a phone?

A parent uses the iPhone app once to add the family and bring in the calendar. An Android app is coming soon.

Which TVs does it work on?

Roku, in beta now.

Read the full answer: Which TVs does it work on?

Apple TV, Fire TV and Google TV versions are coming soon, and our page on where it works lists the status of each one.

Does the TV stay on all day?

It is built to stay on like a wall calendar.

Read the full answer: Does the TV stay on all day?

On store installs, set your Roku's screensaver timeout to off in the Roku settings, so the day stays on screen.

Does the timeline show the whole week?

No.

Read the full answer: Does the timeline show the whole week?

The TV timeline shows today, for one person or the whole family. The meal menu and the planner on the TV have week views, and the iPhone app shows the full calendar.

How do I create a visual schedule?

Pick one part of the day, list its steps in order, give each a picture or a short word, and put it where everyone will see it at that time of day.

Read the full answer: How do I create a visual schedule?

FamilyOrganization.app builds it for you from the calendars on your iPhone and the routines you set, then draws each person's day on the TV.

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.

See your family's day on the TV you already own.

The visual timeline is in beta on Roku and iPhone now. Apple TV, Fire TV and Google TV are coming soon.

  • No new screen to buy
  • Kids don't need a phone