Comparison

Shared, the Family Organizer vs TimeBud

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Shared, the Family Organizer

This app helps families organize their lives by sharing calendars, tasks, lists, expenses, documents, and memories. It offers specific tools for separated parents to manage custody schedules and communication, aiming to reduce mental load and improve family coordination.

Highlights
  • Shared family calendar and agenda
  • Co-parenting custody schedule management
  • Shared tasks and grocery lists
  • Family budget and expense tracking
  • Centralized family documents
  • Private family social feed and chat
Features
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Shared truly simplifies family life! The app was designed to lighten your mental load and make communication smoother between all family members — whether you are a couple, separated parents, or a blended family. Securely share with your loved ones all appointments in the calendar, custody schedules, tasks, grocery lists, expenses, documents and your best memories! Because organization becomes even more complex after a separation or divorce, Shared offers features especially designed for separated parents. Download Shared FOR FREE and make your parenting life easier! --- SHARED CALENDAR & FAMILY AGENDA --- Discover the shared calendar designed for families: • Plan all your appointments and your children’s on one shared calendar • Sync Shared with your other calendars (personal or work) to get a 360° view of all your agendas • Set reminders for the whole family: everyone is notified at the right time, no need to chase after anyone anymore --- ARE YOU SEPARATED? --- Shared simplifies your co-parenting custody schedule! • Easily set up your alternating custody schedule and share it if you like with people close to you. You can create custom custody schedules for school holidays in just a few taps. • Something unexpected? Propose a custody swap in one click to your co-parent and track the custody distribution in real time. Designed for co-parenting, Shared simplifies communication between separated parents and avoids misunderstandings and conflicts. It becomes easy to manage your parental custody schedule, organize the family calendar and keep track of your children’s activities. --- SHARED TASKS & GROCERY LISTS --- Thanks to shared task and grocery lists, everyone takes part in the family organization: goodbye mental load for just one person, hello teamwork! Share household task schedules, grocery lists and more with your family. Set reminders so you don’t have to repeat anything and find them directly in your shared calendar. --- BUDGET TRACKING --- Shared takes care of your family budget! With detailed summaries, everyone always knows where things stand. With expense tracking by category, you get the insights you need to take action. Choose the expenses to share and Shared automatically calculates reimbursement amounts based on the chosen split. No more arguments about money! --- SHARED DOCUMENTS & CONTACTS --- Centralize all important family documents by category, accessible at any time. Need your co-parent or nanny to access a document or a contact? Select what you want to share and with whom. --- FAMILY SOCIAL NETWORK & CHAT --- Share photos and updates with your family through the family social feed or chat, fully privately and without ads. On Shared, your personal data is strictly private and confidential. --- SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS --- Become a Premium member to unlock all features. Once subscribed, all members of your Circle benefit from Premium features. No commitment, cancel anytime. By subscribing to Premium, you accept Shared’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. There are 2 Premium subscription types: • Yearly • Monthly Your payment will be processed via the App Store for a one-year or one-month period, with automatic renewal at the end of the period unless cancelled at least 24h before the renewal date. Your subscription and the deactivation of automatic renewals can be managed in your Apple account settings after purchase. https://share-d.com/en/conditions-generales https://share-d.com/en/politique-de-confidentialite

About

TimeBud

Features
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Type Slots. Copy. Done. Timebud makes cross-timezone scheduling painless. Type your available meeting slots, add the cities where your colleagues are located, and Timebud instantly shows what those times look like for everyone. Tap Copy to paste a clean, ready-to-send message into Slack or email — no mental math, no spreadsheets. WHO IT'S FOR Remote teams, freelancers, and anyone who regularly coordinates meetings across time zones. FEATURES Planner -Enter your candidate time slots and see them converted to every registered city's local time — all at once. Copy a formatted message for Slack or email with one tap. Cities — World Clock -Real-time clock for all your registered cities. Reorder by drag, delete with a swipe, add any time zone in the world. PRO — ONE-TIME, $2.99 -Unlock unlimited cities, the free slot generator, and home screen widgets. One purchase, no expiry. Widgets (Pro) -See your cities' current times on your home screen or lock screen — without opening the app. Free Slot Generator (Pro) -Paste your calendar's busy blocks and Timebud automatically finds the open windows. No more manually scanning your calendar. No subscription. No account. Your data stays on your device.

Screenshots

Shared, the Family Organizer4 screens
TimeBud4 screens

Verdict

The call

Shared, the Family Organizer and TimeBud are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shared, the Family Organizer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and TimeBud sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Shared, the Family Organizer versus TimeBud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShared, the Family OrganizerTimeBud
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShared SASYasufumi Chikama

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Shared, the Family Organizer

Subscriptions4
  • Shared Premium Monthly14 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Shared Premium Monthly1 Month trial$6.991 Month
  • Shared Premium Yearly14 Days trial$54.991 Year
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  • Shared Premium Yearly1 Year trial2 variants$54.991 Year
1 purchases

TimeBud

One-time1
  • TimeBud Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Shared, the Family Organizer free?
Shared, the Family Organizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeBud free?
TimeBud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shared, the Family Organizer or TimeBud have ads?
Neither Shared, the Family Organizer nor TimeBud shows ads.

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