KIN
KIN · Redmond, Washington, United States
What it is
KIN is a free shared family calendar from KIN in Redmond, Washington, designed to keep household schedules in one timeline. Family members can create or edit plans by holding to talk for voice input or by typing natural-language requests. The shared timeline combines events, reminders, to-dos, recurring plans, and assignments. Members can filter it by person and apply privacy controls to individual events. KIN provides Android and iOS apps, but it does not currently import or sync Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, or other external calendars. With in-app permission, voice and typed requests are sent to Cartesia for speech-to-text and Google Gemini for interpretation; Groq and OpenAI are listed as backup speech-to-text providers. KIN says data is stored with Supabase and is not sold, traded, or rented. It warns that recognition and interpretation can make mistakes, so dates and assignments should be checked.
For and against
For
- Shared timeline combines events and responsibilities
- Voice and typed plan entry are available
- Per-person filters and event privacy controls
- Free Android and iOS access
- KIN says personal data is not sold
Against
- No external calendar import or synchronization
- AI interpretation and speech recognition can be wrong
- In-app permission is required before requests are sent
- Future paid features may be introduced
The verdict
KIN puts family events, reminders, and assignments into one shared mobile timeline with voice or typed entry. Its lack of external calendar sync and its interpretation caveat are important before adoption.
Who it suits
KIN suits households that want one shared schedule on Android or iOS. It is less suitable for families needing synchronization with outside calendar services.
Plans and prices
Free
Shared family calendar · Voice and typed event entry · Events, reminders, and to-dos
Read 22 Sep 2026 · kincalendar.com
KIN
Currently may be offered for free · paid subscriptions or features may be introduced in the future
Read 11 Oct 2026 · kincalendar.com
On the record
- AI processing
- The privacy policy says voice or typed requests are sent to Cartesia for speech-to-text, Google Gemini for interpretation, and Groq and OpenAI as backup speech-to-text providers, with in-app permission required before sending.kincalendar.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Availability terms
- KIN's terms say continuous, uninterrupted availability is not guaranteed and that future subscription fees or paid features may be introduced.kincalendar.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Calendar sync
- nonekincalendar.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- Calendar tools
- KIN combines events, reminders, to-dos, recurring plans, and assignments in one shared timeline.kincalendar.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- KIN says it stores user data with Supabase, uses reasonable security measures, and does not sell, trade, or rent personal data.kincalendar.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Entry
- Family members can create or edit plans by hold-to-talk voice input or typed natural language.kincalendar.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- KIN does not currently import or sync Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, or other external calendars.kincalendar.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Interpretation limits
- KIN says speech recognition and AI interpretation can make mistakes and advises checking dates, times, recurrence, assignments, and reminders.kincalendar.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- ios and androidkincalendar.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- Origin
- The maker says KIN grew from its founder's experience trying to organize a growing family's schedules after 16 years as a software engineer at Microsoft.kincalendar.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy controls
- Family members can filter the timeline by person and use per-event privacy controls.kincalendar.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- KIN is a shared family calendar for keeping household schedules in one place.kincalendar.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Shared calendars
- Yeskincalendar.com · read 22 Sep 2026
