What this 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.
Hi — I'm Kenneth. I built Kithcal for my own family first. The people who help with our kids are spread across iPhones, Androids, and "I don't do apps," so any calendar that requires an Apple ID or Google account leaves someone out. Kithcal is the calendar that runs on a link instead. If it works for us, I hope it works for your family too.
— Kenneth Lam
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 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 infrastructure at family scale, so there's no cost to pass on. Family-scale use stays free, forever.
If a lot of families end up using it, I might add paid tiers later for bigger groups or extras. Family-scale stays free either way.
What it isn’t
Kithcal isn't a Google Calendar competitor. No recurring meetings, no time blocks, no multi-calendar overlays, no work calendars. It's 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 word English used to have for the people in your orbit.