KIN
KIN is a shared family calendar that brings household schedules into one place.
What KIN is
KIN is a shared family calendar that brings household schedules into one place. On its iOS and Android apps, family members can add or change plans by holding to talk or typing a natural-language request. Events, reminders, to-dos, recurring plans, and assignments appear together in a shared timeline, which members can filter by person. Per-event privacy controls let families limit the visibility of individual plans. KIN has no calendar sync and does not currently import Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, or other external calendars. Its privacy policy says voice and typed requests are sent for speech-to-text and interpretation only after in-app permission, naming Cartesia and Google Gemini, with Groq and OpenAI as backup speech-to-text providers. KIN says it stores data with Supabase, uses reasonable security measures, and does not sell, trade, or rent personal data. It cautions that speech recognition and AI interpretation can make mistakes, so dates, times, recurrence, assignments, and reminders should be checked. The Free plan is free; KIN says paid subscriptions or features may be introduced in future.
Good
- Shared timeline combines events, reminders, to-dos, and assignments.
- Plans can be added by voice or typed requests.
- Timeline filters and per-event privacy controls are available.
- Free plan is free.
Watch out
- No external calendar import or sync.
- Speech recognition and AI interpretation can make mistakes.
- Future paid features or subscriptions may be introduced.
Who it suits
KIN suits families who want to coordinate plans, reminders, and household tasks in a shared mobile calendar. It may not fit households that need their existing external calendars imported or synced.
Verdict
KIN brings household plans and tasks into a shared calendar, with voice and typed entry on iOS and Android. Families should account for the lack of external calendar sync and check AI-interpreted details.
Plans and prices
From KIN's own pricing page, checked 22 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Shared family calendar · Voice and typed event entry · Events, reminders, and to-dos |
| KIN | Free | Currently may be offered for free · paid subscriptions or features may be introduced in the future |
The facts
Each one read from KIN's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI processing
- The privacy policy says voice or typed requests are sent to Cartesia for speech-to-text, Google Gemini for interpretation, and Groq and OpenAI as backup speech-to-text providers, with in-app permission required before sending.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Availability terms
- KIN's terms say continuous, uninterrupted availability is not guaranteed and that future subscription fees or paid features may be introduced.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Calendar sync
- nonechecked 22 Sep 2026
- Calendar tools
- KIN combines events, reminders, to-dos, recurring plans, and assignments in one shared timeline.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- KIN says it stores user data with Supabase, uses reasonable security measures, and does not sell, trade, or rent personal data.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Entry
- Family members can create or edit plans by hold-to-talk voice input or typed natural language.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- KIN does not currently import or sync Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, or other external calendars.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Interpretation limits
- KIN says speech recognition and AI interpretation can make mistakes and advises checking dates, times, recurrence, assignments, and reminders.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Origin
- The maker says KIN grew from its founder's experience trying to organize a growing family's schedules after 16 years as a software engineer at Microsoft.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy controls
- Family members can filter the timeline by person and use per-event privacy controls.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- KIN is a shared family calendar for keeping household schedules in one place.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Shared calendars
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Redmond, Washington, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- ios and androidchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Platforms
- KIN is available on iPhone and Android; the product guide says it does not offer web, Mac, Windows, iPad, or Apple Watch apps.checked 11 Oct 2026
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