Family organizers · Updated
Maple alternatives (Maple shuts down Dec 31, 2026)
Maple’s homepage says it “has been acquired by Wander and will sunset on December 31, 2026,” and that all data will be deleted with no way to recover it. That’s according to Alfie, which checked Maple’s notices on Sep 16, 2026.[1] Alfie also reports that Maple’s iOS and Android apps have already been pulled from the App Store and Google Play.[1]
Maple did a lot: AI school-email summaries, AI meal plans with Instacart checkout, chores, lists and calendar sync. So it’s unlikely one app replaces all of it. Below are replacements grouped by the job Maple was doing for you.
Quick picks by situation
- Maple read your school emailsSense, Ohai, Nori, EmailSnapshot, School Daily
- You want a nightly text with tomorrow’s planFambot
- Maple planned your mealsOllie, Samsung Food, Plan to Eat
- You want a classic organizer with lists and recipesCozi
These picks match each tool’s listed features to the situation. They are not hands-on test results yet.
Side-by-side comparison
AI family organizers
| Tool | AI features | Pricing as shown | Free plan | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sense | Forward school emails/photos/PDFs/WhatsApp → events, lists, chores, meals | Free (10 AI actions/mo); Premium $6.99/mo or $59.99/yr on web | Yes | [2] |
| Ohai | Assistant 'O' scans newsletters, team schedules, PDFs, photos; 2-way calendar sync; Instacart lists | Free version; Premium from $9.99/mo | Yes | [3] |
| Nori | Voice/photo/email intake; AI chat planning; AI chore charts | Free (10 AI uses); Plus $7.99/mo or $59.99/yr per family | Yes | [4] |
| Family Works Waitlist | School-email AI extraction; AI meal plans; browser kiosk mode | TBD (waitlist) | Not listed | [5] |
| Cozi | Max: AI event import, recipe creation, meal planning | Free; Gold $39/yr; Max $79/yr (compare-plans page) | Yes | [6] |
School-email parsers
| Tool | AI features | Pricing as shown | Free plan | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fambot Beta | Reads Gmail + Google Calendar; nightly text plan | Free while in beta | Yes | [7] |
| Parently | Read-only Gmail scan; per-child daily brief | 30 free digests, then $3/mo | Trial only | [8] |
| School Daily | Daily summary of school emails; calendar sync | Free | Yes | [9] |
| EmailSnapshot | Forwarded school email → digest of dates/action items | Personal $9/mo; Family $18/mo; Pro $24/mo; 7-day trial | Trial only | [10] |
Meal planning
| Tool | AI features | Pricing as shown | Free plan | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie | Text-based assistant; AI meal plans + grocery orders (Amazon/Instacart/Walmart) | Assistant: Free 50 msgs/mo, Everyday $25/mo, Always-On $100/mo. Ollie for Meals app: $9.99/mo or $79.99/yr | Yes | [11] |
| Samsung Food | AI-personalized weekly meal plans; Vision AI food list | Free; Food+ $6.99/mo or $59.99/yr | Yes | [12] |
| Plan to Eat | No AI marketed (recipe import/planner) | $5.95/mo or $49/yr (per affiliate help page) | Not listed | [13] |
What to save before December 31
- Calendars connected to Google, Apple or Outlook already have their events in that account, so the shutdown doesn’t touch them.[1]
- Meal plans, lists, chores, folders and the family inbox live only in Maple. Alfie could not find an export feature and suggests copying or screenshotting them while you can still sign in.[1]
- Inbox access is a privacy choice. Fambot and Parently read your Gmail (Parently describes a read-only scan), while EmailSnapshot and Sense work from emails you forward to them.
Dad’s take Coming soon
I’m testing these with my own family’s real school emails and weekly meals. Until I’ve done that, I won’t pick a winner. Subscribe below and I’ll send the verdict when it’s ready.
Sources
- Alfie: Maple shuts down on 31 December 2026 (updated Sep 16, 2026; Alfie is a competing calendar app)
- Sense: pricing/feature source (getsense.ai)
- Ohai: pricing/feature source (usecarly.com)
- Nori: pricing/feature source (support.heynori.com)
- Family Works: pricing/feature source (family.works)
- Cozi: pricing/feature source (cozi.com)
- Fambot: pricing/feature source (usecarly.com)
- Parently: pricing/feature source (parently-ai.com)
- School Daily: pricing/feature source (schooldaily.email)
- EmailSnapshot: pricing/feature source (emailsnapshot.com)
- Ollie: pricing/feature source (ollie.ai)
- Samsung Food: pricing/feature source (support.samsungfood.com)
- Plan to Eat: pricing/feature source (learn.plantoeat.com)
Pricing and features as shown on these pages, checked Oct 17, 2026. Vendor pages that rank their own product are labeled as competing vendors.