For parents sharing care across two homes

One rota for two homes.

KidRota gives both parents the same calm calendar. Pick a pattern once and it fills in months ahead. When plans change, ask for a swap, and nothing moves until it's agreed.

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Free while it's being tested. In testing on Android now.

How it works

Three steps, and the calendar is the same on both phones.

  1. Set up your family

    One parent creates the family and invites the other. Add each parent's name and colour, and the children's first names.

  2. Pick a pattern

    Choose a pattern, the start date and who starts, and KidRota builds the calendar months ahead. When plans change, ask for a swap, cover or time away. These sit on top of the pattern, so the pattern itself never changes.

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  3. Agree changes

    Pick the days you'd like to swap, and the days you'll take in return if you want to, with a reason if you like. The other parent can accept, decline or suggest other dates. Once accepted, both calendars update.

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Common patterns, built in

Each shows one fortnight, starting on a Monday. If yours doesn't fit any of them, draw your own, from one to four weeks long.

The rest of the week, in one place

Around the rota sit the clubs, the jobs and the details both homes need, shared with the other parent and kept up to date for both of you.

Events that know the school calendar

Add one-off or recurring events, such as swimming every Tuesday. A recurring event can follow the school holidays, so a term-time-only lesson skips half-term and the holidays on its own.

A shared to-do list

Note the jobs that come with sharing care, from a form to sign to new school shoes, and tick them off. Both parents can see who's doing what and what's still open.

An agenda on your home screen

The widget lists the days ahead, showing who has the children each day with that day's events and to-dos underneath. You can see the week without opening the app.

A shared information vault

Keep the details both homes need in one place, such as school and club contacts and clothes and shoe sizes, so neither of you has to ask by text. The vault isn't for health or medical information.

Built so neither home is favoured

One version of the truth

Both parents see the same calendar, the same requests and the same history.

Nothing changes until it's agreed

A swap waits for an answer, so nobody plans around a change that hasn't been agreed.

A clear record

Every request and reply is logged with the date and time it was made.

No chat

KidRota has no messaging of its own. A request can carry a reason and a reply can carry a note, and that's all.

Only what's needed

For the children, KidRota asks only for first names. No adverts, and your information is never sold.

Neutral wording

Each parent is shown by the name they chose. No labels, no sides.

What it costs

Free

KidRota is free while it's being tested. If we start charging, we'll tell you in advance and you can choose whether to continue.

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Questions

Is KidRota legal advice or mediation?
No. It's a scheduling tool. If a court order sets your arrangements, the order comes first, whatever the app shows.
What does the other parent see?
The same calendar, requests and history that you see.
Do the children use it?
No. KidRota is for parents aged 18 and over.
Which phones does it work on?
It's being tested on Android now.
Can I delete my account?
Yes, at any time, on the Family tab or by emailing info@cosala.co.uk. How to delete your account has the steps, and the privacy notice explains what happens to your information.