Guides for running a home

Free, practical guides from the makers of Convivo.

• Moving from Maple? Here's how to bring your household to Convivo
  Maple shuts down on December 31, 2026. How to move your calendar, lists and family details to Convivo, a private household organizer that's free during its beta.
• A Cozi alternative for couples who share a home
  Want more than a family calendar? Convivo adds bills, home maintenance, trips and records to the calendar and lists, with no ads and private-by-default sharing for couples.
• A home maintenance app that remembers for you
  Pick the jobs your home needs — filters, gutters, water heater, pool, septic — and Convivo schedules and reminds you, with your contractor's details on each job.
• A shared to-do list that keeps some things private
  Share the grocery list and the chores, keep the gift ideas and personal tasks to yourself. In Convivo every list and task is private until you share it.
• Split household bills with your partner, without a bank login
  Track every household bill with its due date, record who paid what, and settle up in the fewest payments. No bank connection needed.
• Convivo compared with Cozi, Maple, FamilyWall and HomeZada
  An honest comparison of household and family organizer apps in 2026: what each is best for, prices from their own sites, and where Convivo differs.
• Convivo questions and answers
  What Convivo is, who it's for, what it costs, how private it is, whether it uses AI, and which phones it works on.
• The home maintenance checklist (printable)
  A free printable home maintenance checklist: monthly, quarterly, seasonal and yearly jobs for any house, with a one-line how-to for each.
• What to keep in a household binder
  The contacts, documents, care sheets and accounts every household should have in one place — and a quick way to print it all as an emergency binder.
• How couples split bills fairly: four ways that work
  Four common ways couples split household bills — 50/50, proportional to income, one pot, and by category — with the trade-offs of each.

Updated 2026-10-11.