What Kithcal is.
Kithcal is a shared family calendar for childcare handoffs. One link, any device, no app to install, no Apple ID or Google account required. The people who help with your kids — your partner, your parents, your siblings, your neighbor — all see the same schedule and can claim the slots that need covering.
Why it exists
Most calendars either lock you into one ecosystem (Apple, Google) or require everyone to have the same kind of account. That doesn't work for families. The people who actually help with your kids are spread across iPhones, Androids, and "I don't do apps."Group texts work for a week, then turn into noise. Important things — Wednesday pickup, Saturday morning, the new pediatrician's number — get lost.
Kithcal is the calendar that runs on a link, not a platform. Anyone can open it. Anyone can claim. Nobody has to install anything.
How it stays free
Kithcal runs on free tiers — Vercel for hosting, Supabase for the database and auth, Resend for email, Cloudflare for DNS and the domain. Everything fits comfortably inside those limits for one family. Family-scale use stays free, forever.
If Kithcal gets used by lots of families, we'll eventually add paid tiers for bigger groups or premium features — custom domains, unlimited members, integrations. Your family calendar stays free.
What we’re not
Kithcal isn't a Google Calendar competitor. We don't do recurring meetings, time blocks, multi-calendar overlays, or work calendars. We're a tool for one specific thing — coordinating who's watching the kids — done well.
The name
Kith (noun): your friends, neighbors, and relatives — the people in your life. From the Old English cȳððu, "knowledge" or "familiar people." Paired with kin(your family), it's the older, deeper word for the people who actually show up.
Built with
Next.js · React · TypeScript · Supabase · Resend · Cloudflare · Tailwind CSS · Vercel