The Cozi alternative for UK households
If you're weighing up a Cozi alternative, it usually isn't because the calendar let you down — Cozi's shared calendar is genuinely good, and millions of families rely on it. It's because a calendar holds dates, and a household has documents, renewals, records and costs living behind those dates. Here's an honest comparison.
Cozi is a hugely popular shared family calendar and lists app — colour-coded, everyone can add to it, and it's very good at exactly that.
Why families look for an Cozi alternative
You've outgrown the calendar
Cozi is a much-loved shared calendar with lists, recipes and family messaging, and it does that well. But it doesn't hold the documents, records, renewals or the money behind your household — so someone still has to remember when the MOT is due, or notice a policy quietly renewing.
The free tier changed
Since May 2024, Cozi's free tier shows a 30-day calendar window and the app is ad-supported, with ads that can appear inside your lists; its paid tiers (roughly £30–£65 a year in Cozi's pricing) remove the ads and unlock more. That's a fair trade for some families and a nudge to look elsewhere for others — no judgement either way.
You'd rather keep your calendar and add a brain around it
You don't have to leave the calendar your family already checks. Daisy publishes an ICS feed you can subscribe to from Google or Apple Calendar, so it sits as the records-and-renewals layer around whatever calendar you already use.
“It knows all your admin info... when your MOT is due to expire, how much you pay.”
Daisy vs Cozi, side by side
An honest comparison. Where Cozidoes something Daisy doesn't, we say so.
| Daisy | Cozi | |
|---|---|---|
| Shared calendar & lists | Yes — plus an ICS feed into Google or Apple Calendar. | Yes, and it's the core strength: colour-coded and everyone can add. |
| Documents & records | People, pets, vehicles, property and their documents kept as structured records. | Not offered. |
| Renewals & expiries | Tracks MOT, insurance, passports and more, and reminds you ahead of each one. | Not offered. |
| Household budget | A live budget that keeps itself current from one costs ledger. | Not offered. |
| Assistant that acts | Drafts records, costs and events from a photo or a message — you confirm. | Not offered. |
| Ads | None, ever. | Ad-supported on the free tier, including ads that can appear in lists; paid tiers remove them. |
| UK-native | Built around UK life — MOT, council tax, TV Licence, £. | US-flavoured. |
Comparison based on public information about Cozi as of July 2026. Details change — check Cozi's own site for their latest.
Where Cozi might still be right for you
To be fair to Cozi: if what your family needs is a shared calendar and lists that everyone already knows how to use, Cozi is a strong, well-established choice with an enormous following. Daisy is younger and newer, and it isn't trying to win the calendar. It's for households that have outgrown the calendar and want the documents, renewals and budget underneath it — kept current for them.
What makes Daisy different
- UK-native: MOT, council tax, TV Licence, renewal letters and £ — the dates and documents a British household actually juggles, not a US template.
- Records that act: snap a photo of a policy and it becomes a structured record, a reminder before it renews, and a line in your budget.
- Confirm-first: Daisy drafts the work and asks for a yes — nothing is ever saved until you confirm it.
- Private by design: your household is isolated on its own, nothing is ever hard-deleted, and there are no ads, ever.
Everything your household runs on, in one private place.
Set up your household in minutes. Add the people, pets and things you look after — Daisy takes it from there.