If you're still using Cozi, you're probably losing 4+ hours every week to manual calendar entry. That's 200+ hours a year - time you could spend with your kids instead of typing events into an app.
After 12+ years of being a trusted family organizer, Cozi shocked its user base in May 2024 by suddenly restricting free accounts to only 30 days of calendar access. This meant families could no longer view events beyond next month or add future appointments without paying $40/year.
The backlash was immediate and intense. Longtime users felt betrayed. Parents who had relied on Cozi for years suddenly found themselves locked out of their own family schedules.
The Problems That Drove Families Away
1. The Surprise Paywall
"Been using cozi for years and now can't see past the next 30 days unless pay for upgrade - rendering it useless unless you do!"
- Trustpilot review, 2024What hurt most wasn't the pricing itself, but the lack of grandfathering for existing users. Families with years of data suddenly faced losing access to their schedules.
2. Technical Issues Getting Worse
Even before the paywall, Cozi users were frustrated with:
- Constant app crashes that lost unsaved changes
- Shopping lists that randomly reordered themselves
- Inconsistent features between iPhone, Android, and web
- Lost Alexa integration for grocery lists
3. Poor Customer Support
When families reached out for help, they found:
- Email-only support with days-long response times
- No phone number to call for urgent issues
- Unhelpful responses that didn't solve problems
"Cozi switched to a paid model with no notice. Very poor customer service."
- App Store review, 2024The Real Cost of Staying with Cozi
Here's what most Cozi users don't realize: the $40/year paywall isn't the real cost. The real cost is the 4+ hours you lose every week manually entering events that could be automated.
Think about it:
- Every school newsletter you read and manually transcribe
- Every sports schedule you type in by hand
- Every doctor appointment you copy from a confirmation email
- Every permission slip deadline you try to remember
That's time you could be reading bedtime stories. That's 200+ hours a year you're giving away.
What 500+ Families Found When They Switched to Sense
Frustrated Cozi users didn't just want another calendar app - they wanted something that gave them their time back. Here's what they found:
"I switched from Cozi after 8 years. The first time I forwarded a school email to Sense and watched it automatically add 6 events to my calendar, I almost cried. Why was I doing this manually for so long?"
- Dana M., Former Cozi user, Mom of 3Email Integration That Actually Works
Instead of manually entering every appointment, families can forward emails and watch Sense automatically extract:
- Doctor appointments with locations and times
- School events with all the details
- Sports schedules and practice changes
- Travel confirmations with flight details
Smart Organization Without the Work
Sense learns your family's patterns and helps organize information automatically. No more spending Sunday nights manually entering the week's schedule.
Built for Modern Families
While Cozi feels stuck in 2010, Sense was designed for how families coordinate today - through email, texts, and apps, not just manual calendar entries.
Making the Switch Takes 2 Minutes
The transition from Cozi to Sense is instant. Download the app, forward your first school email, and watch Sense do in 30 seconds what used to take you 10 minutes of manual entry.
You get 7 days of full access free - no credit card required. After that, the free plan (20 emails/month) works great for most families.
"I put off switching for months because I thought it would be a hassle. It took me literally 2 minutes. I wish I hadn't wasted all those weeks still doing things the old way."
- Tomás R., Switched from Cozi, Dad of 2Every Week You Wait Is Another 4+ Hours Lost
You've already read this far because something about Cozi isn't working for you. Maybe it's the paywall. Maybe it's the manual entry. Maybe it's just the nagging feeling that there has to be a better way.
There is. And 500+ families have already found it - 100 joined just this month.
The question isn't whether you'll eventually switch to something better. It's how many more hours you'll lose before you do.
