by ShadowTail Apps
Merritt Family Manager
Less scheduling. More living.
Merritt helps families coordinate the schedule, the chores, the meals, and the small logistics of everyday life — so the calendar stops being a source of stress and starts being a source of clarity.
The problem
Family life runs on a hundred small logistics.
Practices, pickups, appointments, chores — spread across group chats, sticky notes, and whatever calendar happened to be open. Something always slips.
How Merritt helps
Merritt isn’t just another calendar. It’s where the invisible work of running a family finally becomes visible — who’s doing what, what’s for dinner, who’s picking up who — so nothing lives only in one person’s head anymore.
Because the real problem was never “we don’t have a calendar.” It’s that everyone assumes someone else is handling it — and that someone is always the same person.
A Monday, from one shared list
Everyone knows what’s happening. Everyone knows who’s handling it.
Illustrative example — not a real family’s schedule.
Pack the soccer bag before practice
6:00 PM
Take the youngest to the dentist
4:30 PM
Grocery pickup on the way home
5:30 PM
Bedtime routine tonight
Evening
See it in action
Real screens from the app, shown with sample data.
What's inside
Shared calendar
One calendar the whole household can see, add to, and trust — synced with Google Calendar if you already use one.
Chores & rewards
Assign chores and tasks, and let kids earn rewards for getting them done.
Meals & groceries
Plan the week's meals and turn them straight into a grocery list.
Daily routines
Morning and bedtime checklists that keep everyone moving without the nagging.
Room for everyone
Parents, kids, caregivers — and pets — all get a place on the calendar.
Party & event planning
Guests, activities, and to-dos for the birthday party or family gathering you're hosting.
Why Merritt
Not another family calendar.
Built around responsibility, not just events.
Merritt tracks who's handling what, not just what's on the calendar.
One shared view for the whole household.
Parents, kids, caregivers, and pets — not just whoever owns the calendar app.
Coordination, not just scheduling.
Chores, meals, groceries, and routines live in the same place as the schedule, not scattered across five different apps.
Who it's for
Families juggling a lot, on purpose.
Busy households with more than one calendar to reconcile — parents, kids, caregivers, pets, and anyone else keeping the week running.
Questions families ask us
Is Merritt available yet?
Not for real households yet — we’re inviting families in as Merritt gets ready to launch. You can try the live demo with sample data right now, and get in touch to become one of Merritt’s founding families.
What will it cost?
Every plan starts with a 2-week free trial. After that, $5.99/month or $52.49/year — see the details below.
What platform does it run on?
Merritt works right in your browser and installs like an app — on a phone, tablet, Windows laptop, or Mac — so it keeps up with the family on the go, not just at a desk. No app store required.
Is my family's information private?
Yes — see our Privacy Policy for details on what we collect and how it’s used.
Pricing
One plan, full access — start with a 2-week free trial.
Pay as you go.
$5.99/month
after your 2-week free trial
Everything in Merritt — calendar, meals & groceries, chores & rewards, routines, and party planning — for the whole family.
Commit for the year, pay less.
$52.49/year
after your 2-week free trial
Everything in Merritt, billed once a year instead of monthly.
Want to be one of Merritt’s founding families?
Leave your email to join our founding group of families as Merritt gets ready to launch.
Prefer to talk it through? Get in touch.
Merritt Family Manager, by ShadowTail Apps