Familia

Plans, tasks, and everything a family calendar can't hold

5.0•2 reviews•

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Plans, tasks, and everything a family calendar can't hold

5.0•2 reviews•

20 followers

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Familia is an iPhone app for plans, tasks, shared responsibilities, lists, and recurring reminders. Capture things by voice, text, or photo and turn them into something actionable. Built by AI. Stress tested by a family of six humans.

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Launch tags:Calendar•Artificial Intelligence•Family

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OpenAI

GPT-6 Astra Challenge

What real task does your product handle with GPT-6 Astra?

Maker

GPT-6 Astra is used in Codex to develop and refine Familia, rather than as its in-app AI model. It helps implement features, debug issues, refine UI design, and validate changes through builds and tests. Familia itself uses different (cheaper) models for now, but could be also using Astra in case the app takes off.

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23d ago

Maker

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Hi product hunters! 👋

I’m a dad of four little boys, and my AI agent, Chad, has been building Familia to help us keep everyday family life organized.

The first usable version was ready in about a week. I started using it right away, and after roughly another week, I stopped using my personal Google Calendar. Seriously.

Since then, we’ve been refining Familia around real life: the things we forget, the plans that change, and the little details that make an app easier to use every day.

My wife has been using it as her everyday organizer for several weeks now, too. Once she saw how simple it was, it became part of her routine. For me, that’s been an even bigger milestone.

With four little kids and no help from grandparents or a babysitter, we need more context than a calendar entry gives us: when practice starts, what the kids need to bring, who’s taking them, and who’s picking them up. Then there are all the tiny tasks that live in someone’s head - usually my wife’s.

One very ordinary example:

Before Familia: My wife texts me: “Please bring toilet paper up from the cellar.” I’m in my office upstairs. I reply, “Sure.” The next day: “You didn’t bring the paper up, did you?” Typical.

With Familia: She says to the app: “Remind Zdenek to bring toilet paper up from the cellar today.” I get a notification, confirm the task, and choose when I want to be reminded.

She no longer has to keep track of it for me.

Familia brings that everyday coordination together:
- Today’s overview: tasks, plans, deadlines, and unfinished items from previous days. Check your own day or another family member’s.
- A shared family board: see the bigger picture of what’s coming up and who’s doing what.
- Voice, text, and photo capture: turn everyday input into tasks and plans. Voice is the one I use most.
- Recurring reminders and shared lists: postpone or skip reminders, pause them during vacations, and keep lists for anything from groceries to feature ideas.
- Invitations and personal booking links: make coffee with friends or a visit with extended family easier to arrange.
- Natural-language search: ask questions like “Who’s picking up the kids next Tuesday?”
- Connections to AI assistants: manage tasks and plans through your preferred assistant, while keeping a simple app where the whole family can check what’s next.

Chad and I have been building, testing, and improving Familia with Codex for several months. When GPT-6 Astra became available, I started using it in that ongoing work. In my experience, it pays much closer attention to detail and design, and needs fewer iterations to get to what I intended. I’ve also started working with it on go-to-market strategy, marketing, and design beyond the app itself.

Our family has been the testing team throughout. Now I’d love to learn what other families need - and what we’ve missed.

What’s one small thing you keep having to remind someone in your family about / or someone reminds you all the time?

P.S.: Familia is currently available for iPhone only.

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29d ago

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@ethicaldaddy I really like this idea, we currently use Google Calendar, but I love the additional functionality that @Familia provides. Are you considering options for Familia to integrate with Google or iCloud calendars in the future. I also appreciate the lifetime option for founders, how long will that be available? Best of luck with the launch.

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23d ago

Maker

@codeandsea Thank you for kind words Brent! We already support Google and Apple calendars in one-way read-only mode, so you never miss anything what’s in your legacy calendars 😁

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23d ago

Mantra Timer

@ethicaldaddy - Awesome, thanks for letting me know.

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23d ago

Maker

@codeandsea And regarding the lifetime plan, it’s usage is capped to 500 until sold

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23d ago

Mantra Timer

@ethicaldaddy - Thanks for the clarification, and do all members of my family need to sign up or does one membership cover a family?

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23d ago

Maker

@codeandsea it’s a family membership - it covers all members

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23d ago

Mantra Timer

@ethicaldaddy Perfect, I've just signed up for the lifetime plan.

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23d ago

Maker

@codeandsea Thank you Brent, appreciate that. Let's stay in touch (sent you an invite on LI) - in case of any issue or if you get an idea for improvements, feel free to reach out to me directly.

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23d ago

Mantra Timer

@ethicaldaddy - Accepted and thanks.

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23d ago

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23d ago

Sticky notes for your family’s plans? Coming soon to Familia. 📝

A packing list for Saturday s match. A few ideas for a birthday party. A quick note about what to bring.

We re working on Google Keep-style sticky notes in Familia - with the option to attach them directly to a task or plan, so the little details stay with what they belong to.

Coming soon! What would you put on your first note?

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24d ago

Horizontal or vertical planner? Feel free to choose!

We listen to your feedback. Starting with version 1.283, your Familia lets you choose between horizontal board (my favorite one) and calendar-like vertical board. Which one do you like more?

p/familia-family-planner

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25d ago

One football match, three times to keep track of. How would you organize it?

Hi everyone... I m building Familia, and here s an example family planning scenario that captures what I m trying to make easier.

Our little one has a football match in another town on Saturday:

- The match runs from 3 5 pm.

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Familia

Plans, tasks, and everything a family calendar can't hold

Plans, tasks, and everything a family calendar can't hold

Forum Threads

Sticky notes for your family’s plans? Coming soon to Familia. 📝

Horizontal or vertical planner? Feel free to choose!

One football match, three times to keep track of. How would you organize it?

Forum Threads

Sticky notes for your family’s plans? Coming soon to Familia. 📝

Horizontal or vertical planner? Feel free to choose!

One football match, three times to keep track of. How would you organize it?

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