Link another household

Some family logistics span two homes: a co-parent, grandparents who do Wednesdays, an aunt who does the school run in an emergency. Connections lets two households plan together without either seeing the other’s private life.

Linking

1. More → Connections.
2. Tap Share a code and send it to the other household.
3. They tap Enter a code and type it in. You accept their request, and you are linked.

What they can see

Free and busy, not detail. A linked household sees when you have something on, not what it is. Your chores, your children’s PINs and everything else stay yours.

Your grown-ups’ first names, from version 1.16.0 of the app. So they can pick one of you as someone they’re going with on an event, which invites your family to it. Your children are never listed.

That is the whole design. Two families sharing a calendar in full is not something most people want, and it is usually the reason they end up using no shared tool at all.

Finding a time

With a link in place, Plan with family finds slots that work for both households — which beats four messages and a guess.

Shared events

Either household can propose an event. The other RSVPs. If plans diverge, the event forks rather than one household silently overwriting the other’s version, so nobody arrives on the wrong day because somebody else edited it.

What needs Pro

Sharing your own code, finding a time and proposing an event need Pro. Entering a code someone sends you, and replying to their invitations, are free, so grandparents don’t need to pay to join in.

Unlinking

Remove the connection at any time, from either side. It takes effect immediately and needs no agreement from the other household.