Best Family Management App: Picniic

So many of you know this by know but I am juggling a full time career, this blog, co-parenting and I am a PR for G, so as a family, our schedules can be pretty hectic. This is where Picniic comes in. I was tired of the handwritten notes on the fridge and G not reminding me of his events and trying to plan around having my stepson so I did a quick google search and stumbled upon this amazing app. I fell in love immediately and couldn’t wait to share this with you.

My essentials in looking for a shared calendar are:

Easy to use
Color-coded for each family member
Still in active development (I want a product that will continue to be updated)
Push notifications for reminders

Picniic is a next-generation family organizer built with the goal of being the ‘operating system for the family home.’ It serves as a family management dashboard that brings all your activities, tasks and data together in one place, keeping everyone organized and on the same page.

In a nutshell, Picniic has a shared calendar (every family member has their own color); a family locator tool (think “Find My iPhone”); a meal planner, a to-do list, a shopping list, special event calendar (which syncs birthdays and anniversaries onto the shared calendar), and a family info locker where you can store key information like your medical details and other household information. For example, if you need to remember what prescription your kids glasses are, you can easily use the app to store all of this vital information. When you need to keep track of everyone in the family and all of their medical needs it can become overwhelming. Getting organized now and keeping all of these key records in one place will make your life much less stressful.

I have now successfully moved our family to Picniic (yes even G downloaded it and uses it!) It’s nice for us to have the latest updates – for eachother – right in the palm of our hands! No more “Babe, when is the phone bill due” or “babe, what date do we have Ji” My response is always the same – “Check Picniic!”

I admit that I often struggle with meal planning because it’s such a hassle. The Picniic app is loaded with recipes that are awesome. Type in an ingredient or a common recipe and it pops right up in the palm of your hand. The best part – one simple click at the bottom of the recipe and you can add all of the ingredients to your shopping list! As if that wasn’t good enough, you can also add your own personal or family recipes into the recipe binder. That is super helpful and actually makes it more of a reality that I will meal plan, and come home with every ingredient needed from the grocery store!