Comparison

A Basic Girls Guide vs FamFam

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

Head to head
About

A Basic Girls Guide

This app helps you organize your life, balancing social commitments, work, and personal well-being. It features a calendar, to-do lists, journaling, and motivational content to keep you on track and feeling happy.

Highlights
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly calendar planning
  • Event planning and invitations
  • To-do list with reminders
  • Journaling and reflection
  • Daily affirmations and horoscopes
  • Period tracking tool
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Download the BGG App and get ready to live your most organised, fulfilled and happy life. In this day and age, it’s hard to balance the perfect social life, work commitments and life admin whilst also living a healthy lifestyle. THE BGG APP is the one organisational tool you need to stay on track in all areas of your life. It’s your little best friend in your pocket keeping you accountable. It’s modern and cool design makes being organised feel FUN. Download now to set your goals, resolutions and upcoming events in one easy-to-use app. Features include: • Use the calendar to plan and view your daily, weekly and monthly schedule. • Plan and invite friends and colleagues to events and meetings. • Use the to-do list and reminders to get sh*t done. • Reflect with the journal feature. • Share your events, plans and journal entries with your friends and followers on social media. • Stay motivated with daily affirmations and weekly horoscopes. • Track your period with the period tracking tool. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Using this app requires an active subscription, available on a monthly or yearly basis. Our subscription options are listed below. You will have access to all features of the app with the Pro Monthly or Pro Yearly subscription. • Lite Monthly • Lite Yearly • Pro Monthly • Pro Yearly Pricing varies depending on your country. Monthly users are automatically billed per month, renewing automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period in your iTunes Account Setting. Yearly users are billed the total annual fee from the purchase date and will renew automatically as well unless you turn off auto-renew in the iTunes setting. Terms of use: https://abasicgirlsguide.com/pages/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://abasicgirlsguide.com/pages/privacy-policy Contact: https://abasicgirlsguide.com/pages/contact-us

About

FamFam

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FamFam is the family coordination app that keeps everyone on the same page, or at least in the same chapter. Remember when someone said "I'll grab milk on the way home" and you ended up with four cartons? Yeah, FamFam fixes that. MEAL PLANNING & DINNER CHECK-INS - Plan the week's dinners together. "What's for dinner?" is no longer a philosophical question asked at 5:47pm, it's right there in the app. - Dinner check-ins show who's home for tea, and who's bringing a plus one. - Reminders nudge everyone to check in, so the cook knows how many plates to put out. SHOPPING LISTS & TO-DO LISTS - Add items and AI sorts them into aisle categories, because life's too short to scroll past shampoo when you're looking for sausages. - Everyone sees updates in real time, so no more "I didn't know you already bought that" conversations in the kitchen. - Heading to the shops? Let the family know with one tap so they can get their last-minute requests in before you leave the driveway. - Permission-based lists, so Dad can't find out you've been planning a surprise skydive for his 50th. FAMILY SCHEDULE - One calendar for the whole household. School pick-ups, dentist appointments, that thing your partner definitely told you about three times. All in one place. - Describe an event in plain words and let AI add it for you. Public holidays included. RECIPES - Save family favourites, discover new ones with AI suggestions, or scan a recipe straight from a cookbook with your camera. - Pick the week's meals and FamFam builds the shopping list, with doubled-up ingredients merged. HOW IT WORKS - FamFam is free to use. One family member subscribes to FamFam Plus and everyone else gets it too. No per-seat pricing, no "but there's five of us" mental arithmetic. One price, whole family, sorted. - Try Plus free for 14 days. Whether you're a household of two or a small football team, FamFam keeps the everyday stuff from turning into everyday drama. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.famfam.life/privacy

Screenshots

A Basic Girls Guide4 screens
FamFam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FamFam at every 3 weeks against A Basic Girls Guide's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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. A Basic Girls Guide sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and FamFam sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A Basic Girls Guide ships an update every 2 months, FamFam every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
A Basic Girls Guide versus FamFam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Basic Girls GuideFamFam
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.2 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB57 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperA Basic Girls GuideSteven Bengtson

Bugs and requests

A Basic Girls Guide

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App down for extended periods
  • App crashes frequently
  • Journal entries not saving
  • App is buggy
  • App keeps crashing/shutting down
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  • Laggy performance
  • Annoying pop-up on app open with no exit
  • Constantly needs verification code
  • Continue button half hidden
  • Event start times default to today

Requested features

26 requests
  • Multi-touch dates for same time
  • Repeat events (fortnightly, annually, daily checklist)
  • Journal view of entries
  • Edit and rearrange to-do list items
  • Easier deletion of to-do list items
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  • Option to type every X days for recurring events
  • Label tag options for color codes
  • Weekly, monthly, yearly goal completion tracking
  • Pop-up for completed goals
  • Widgets for quick overview
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Online access across platforms (laptop)
  • Import from Apple Calendar
  • Sync phone calendar instead of Google Calendar
  • Ability to swipe through weeks
  • Event start times not defaulting to today
  • Hide completed days in calendar view
  • Save different to-do lists
  • Habit trackers or streaks
  • Tick off goals
  • Add an event by selecting day in weekly view
  • Multi-add events at same time every day
  • Arrows to flick between days on to-do list
  • Date remains on selected day when creating new event
  • Sync phone calendar
  • Add recurring birthdays and anniversaries

FamFam

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

A Basic Girls Guide

Subscriptions4
  • Lite (Monthly)$3.491 Month
  • Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Lite (Yearly)$32.991 Year
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  • Pro (Yearly)$51.991 Year
One-time2
  • A Basic Girl's Guide$37.99
  • Social Media Course$59.99
1 purchases

FamFam

Subscriptions1
  • Plus$1.991 Month

Questions

Is A Basic Girls Guide free?
A Basic Girls Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FamFam free?
FamFam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do A Basic Girls Guide or FamFam have ads?
Neither A Basic Girls Guide nor FamFam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A Basic Girls Guide or FamFam?
A Basic Girls Guide ships an update every 2 months, and FamFam every 3 weeks. Most recently, A Basic Girls Guide was updated on November 3, 2026 and FamFam on October 31, 2026.

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