Best Apps for Family and Home Organization

Be an organized and efficient Chief Household Officer! Try our must-install list of most useful apps for keeping track of your family and managing the home.

Manage the Home and Track Your Family

In this list of must-install, best apps for family and home, you’ll find apps that will help you clean and decorate the home, assign chores to family members, track their whereabouts, manage the household budget, write up the grocery list, plan the weekly menu, monitor your electricity consumption, and know what to do in case of a medical emergency. All apps are free and compatible with Android devices, while some offer iOS, table and PC versions.

Click next to see our list of best apps for family and home management!

BrightNest - Home & Tips Ideas

Wired Magazine describes as a "Lifehacker for your home.” With BrightNest, you can schedule household chores, discover clever cleaning tricks and receive decorating ideas. To answer your specific needs, the app will also tailor-fit cleaning and design tips according to your location and home setup (e.g. wooden floor, no garage). It will also send you reminders so you don’t forget important tasks.

Available for free on iTunes (5 stars) and Google Play (3.4 stars)

iRewardChart - Parents Reward Tracker Behavior Chore Chart

iRewardChart helps you keep track of your children’s good behavior and list of chores so you can reward (or penalize!) them appropriately. Every good deed gets a star – and once the number of stars has been achieved, kids can choose from the default list of rewards like "one hour of TV” or "pocket money.” You can also customize the rewards.

Available for free on iTunes (4.5 stars) and Google Play (3.8 stars; lite version)

Chore Checklist

You’ll definitely be on track with household chores with this app. It records due dates and dates of completion, plus sends reminders for upcoming tasks. The chores have been preloaded into the app, but you can also add new items and group them into "Daily Routines,” "Weekly Routines” or "Monthly Routines” and so on. For easy list editing, you may go to the developer’s site, dotnetideas.com.

Available for free on iTunes and Google Play (4.1 stars; lite version)

Life360 - Family Locator, Messaging and More

This locator app uses the latest GPS tracking technology so you can track your family’s whereabouts anytime. It’s very convenient especially when the kids are off to school, especially on a school field trip or a children’s party with just the yaya for company. Life360 lets you create groups, or "Circles,” of family and friends and you can chat with each of them for free. And once a member of your Circle reaches a destination, the app conveniently sends you an alert.

Available for free on iTunes (4.5 stars) and Google Play (4.4 stars)

Cozi Family Organizer & Lists

Organize the whole family with one app. With Cozi Family Organizer & Lists, you can create shopping lists, to-do lists and an appointment calendar and share these with the entire family to access. With the To Do List feature, you can even assign tasks to each member of the family, while the Calendar feature can sync with other Internet calendars you use. The app also features a Meal Planner & Recipe Box and a Family Journal to highlight family milestones with.

Available for free on iTunes and Google Play (4.5 stars)

First Aid Emergency & Home

This app will provide you with solutions to real life medical emergency situations while you wait for a doctor to arrive. It provides a comprehensive Medical & Health Guide & Symptom Checker designed to help in emergency first aid at home or outdoors. What’s more, you don’t need Internet connection to access the information, which has been 100% written and edited by MDs.

Available for free on Google Play (4.4 stars)

MM Emergency & Services

This app is like an instant-dial phonebook for emergency numbers in the Philippines. It provides the service numbers of Emergency 117, Red Cross, NDRRMC (National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council), MMDA, PAGASA, PHIVOLCS and the Philippine Coast Guard. It also gives you the numbers of Meralco, Manila Water, Maynilad, PLDT, Bayantel, Smart/Talk ‘N Text, Globe and Sun Cellular. Take note, however, that the app does not offer free calls, so standard mobile charges will apply.

Available for free on Google Play (4.6 stars)

MeralcO Virtual Engine

While the app needs improvement (many users complain of the slow loading), it can help monitor your household electricity consumption. You can access your monthly e-Meralco bill and get energy efficiency tips through the app. It also provides a list of the nearest Meralco offices and Bayad Centers using GPS, as well as updates from Meralco regarding power maintenance schedules, promos and events.

Available for free on iTunes (3+ stars) and Google Play (3.7 stars)

Money Lover - Expense Manager, Budget Planner, Saving Enhancer

Manage your household finances with the Money Lover app. It’s very simple to use – you just need diligence to encode every purchase or expense and even earnings like your salary down to the last centavo. The app has pre-installed categories to organize your expenses/earnings, but you can also create your own. At the end of a period (daily, monthly, yearly), you get a report of your expenses and earnings so you can compare how and where you’ve been spending your money on a regular basis.

Available for free on iTunes (4.5 stars; lite version) and Google Play (4.4 stars; lite version)

Zen2Buy Shopping List

This virtual shopping list makes it easy for you to create lists by just tapping the icons of the items you need. It comes with a preloaded list of items, but you can add new items that aren’t on the list. In case you can’t do the shopping yourself, the app lets you share your list so hubby or someone else can do it for you. Zen2Buy is also available on the web so you can create your shopping list straight from your PC.

Available for free on Google Play (4.2 stars)

Pinoy Food Recipes by Cyber Ednalan

This app is the mother lode of Filipino recipes. If you’re looking for a pork, chicken, beef, seafood, vegetable, noodle/pasta, merienda or dessert recipe, the app has it all. You don’t need Internet connection to access the recipes, making it very useful when you’re out on a grocery run and can’t remember the ingredients needed.

Available for free on Google Play (4.6 stars)

Written by

Carla Casanova-Perlas

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