Questions about Haven

Haven AI Family Calendar is a native iPhone app, available on the Apple App Store, that helps you and your partner share a family calendar, add plans with AI, and prepare for the week. It combines a shared iCloud calendar with review-first imports, calendar questions, familiar-place suggestions, checklists, reminders, and briefings.

Start with setting up your shared family calendar, or see the current product facts.

Haven helps share the scheduling work by giving both partners the same family plan and ways to add, check, and prepare for events. Assign responsibility, keep preparation details with appointments, and use briefings so one person doesn’t have to repeat the schedule.

You still agree who does the work. Our guide to sharing the mental load offers a five-step routine.

Keep the parts that work. Look for details still living in texts or one person’s memory, such as a form deadline, what to pack, or who will arrange an appointment. Haven can bring those details together with imports, checklists, calendar questions, and briefings.

Read what Haven adds to Apple Calendar or how Haven works alongside Google Calendar.

Set up the shared calendar together, add a few real plans, and let each partner try adding an event and checking the day. Start with a benefit they care about, then agree who will keep which plans up to date. You don’t need to be a tech expert or configure every feature at once.

See how to get your partner on board, with husband-focused and wife-focused starting points.

Haven is a family calendar and scheduling app, not an ADHD treatment or clinical tool. Its quick entry, visible plans, checklists, briefings, and reminders may be useful to people who prefer more scheduling support, but Haven does not claim to diagnose or treat ADHD.

See practical ways to share the scheduling work.

You can ask Haven questions about events on your calendar, such as when an appointment is, what’s coming up, or who is assigned to a plan. Haven uses your calendar information to answer, so you don’t have to remember which day to search.

• “When’s Maya’s next dentist appointment?”
• “What’s coming up this weekend?”
• “Who’s driving to soccer practice?”

You can also create an event in everyday language: “Maya’s checkup November 12 at 10am at Oak Street Pediatrics.” That prepares an event for you to review, rather than simply answering a question. If an answer returns events, you can share the schedule as text through the iPhone share sheet.

See the calendar question and memory examples or the Haven calendar question demonstration.

Haven’s AI helps you add events from a sentence, turn readable photos and messages into plans, and find events by asking a question. It can also suggest familiar places for a child and activity, so adding the next lesson takes less typing. You review imported events and suggested details before saving.

You don’t need to start a chat to keep up with the day. Briefings, reminders, and the widget bring the plan back to you. Briefings use Google Gemini with relevant calendar details to help you prepare.

See how to add events and ask questions about your calendar.

Yes. Type the event in everyday language, including the date, time, people, and location you know. Haven prepares the details so you can check them before saving. For example, start with “Theo piano Tuesdays at 4 at Maple Music,” then review the repeat pattern and location.

See the sentence-to-event and familiar-place examples.

Yes. Haven can suggest familiar places for a child and activity when you add plans. For example, a swimming lesson can suggest the pool you’ve used for that child, so you don’t have to search for the address again. Review the suggestion before saving, especially if the activity has changed venues.

This is how Haven Memory helps with repeat plans: it suggests a familiar place rather than promising to remember everything about your family. See the familiar-place example.

No separate Gemini app or subscription is needed to use Haven’s built-in features. Add an image, sentence, or question directly in Haven. Some AI requests may be processed using Google Gemini, as described in the privacy policy; that is different from requiring you to set up a personal Gemini account.

Read the AI processing disclosures and the photo-to-calendar guide.

Yes. Send Haven a readable photo or screenshot, review the events it finds, choose what you need, and save the plans to your family calendar. It works with material such as school newsletters, invitations, paper schedules, and practice times.

1. Open the image on your iPhone.
2. Use the share sheet to send it to Haven, or choose it inside Haven.
3. Check the dates, times, locations, and selected events.
4. Save, then add any useful family or preparation details.

Follow the photo and screenshot-to-calendar guide.

Yes. Haven accepts pasted event details as well as readable images and public event links. Include the date, year, time, and location when you have them, then check the prepared events before saving. Pasting a text list can also create separate checklist items on an event.

See ways to bring plans into Haven.

No. You review proposed events and choose what to save. Check the year, times, location, and repeats, and leave out dates that don’t apply to your family. Sending a screenshot doesn’t authorize Haven to scan other emails or add every date without your review.

The screenshot walkthrough shows the review step.

Use a clear image with the complete dates, year, times, and location visible. Correct any missing or incorrect details before saving. If a schedule is long, try smaller readable sections and check for duplicate events between imports. Confirm ambiguous times with the original sender.

See image-import checks or contact Support.

Start with the tools on your current phone. Haven is designed for iPhone, while other calendar tools may support different devices. Choose based on the calendar and sharing experience your family needs, rather than one image-import feature alone.

The iPhone photo-to-calendar guide explains the different starting points.

Yes. Haven supports repeating events as well as one-time, all-day, overnight, and multi-day plans. Review the dates, times, repeat pattern, and end date after importing or connecting a schedule, particularly at the start or end of a season.

See bringing a season into your family calendar.

Haven currently allows up to 10 image imports per device per day. Use clear images and readable sections for long schedules, and check for duplicate events across imports. Text entry and compatible connected schedules provide other ways to add plans.

See the image-import guide or contact Support if an import is failing.

Yes. On a supported iPhone with Apple Intelligence, Visual Intelligence can offer Add to Calendar when a screenshot contains event details. Availability depends on device, software, language, region, and the image. Review the event before saving.

Haven adds family-specific coordination to the saved plan, including assignments, preparation, briefings, and pickup details. See the Apple option and Haven workflow.

No. Attaching a photo keeps the image with an event; importing reads its dates and details to prepare calendar events. In Haven’s image-import flow, review the events found in the picture and select which ones to save.

See the photo-to-calendar walkthrough.

Yes. Share a readable public event page from Safari or paste its URL into Haven. Haven prepares event details for review before you save. Public pages work best; a page that requires a login or relies heavily on scripts may need a screenshot instead.

See answers about adding events from website links.

Open the public event page in Safari, use the share sheet to send the link to Haven, and review the event details it finds. You can also copy the URL and paste it into Haven. Check the date, time, and location before saving.

Follow the public-link import answers.

From a readable public page, Haven can prepare dates, times, locations, event notes, and useful source links for review. What it finds depends on what the page actually contains. Confirm details that are incomplete, ambiguous, or not part of the main event.

See the event-page questions and limitations.

No. Sharing a public event page is a one-time import, not a subscription to that website. Review later changes yourself and update the saved event if needed. Compatible connected calendar feeds are different: Haven checks those when you open the app.

Compare public-link import with connected sports schedules.

Use a readable screenshot or paste the relevant event text instead. Include enough context to identify the date, year, time, and location. Review the prepared event before saving, particularly when the source contains multiple sessions or ticket options.

Use the screenshot-to-calendar steps as a fallback.

Yes. Selected calendars from accounts already connected to your iPhone, including Apple, Google, and Outlook or Exchange, can appear alongside Haven. Those outside events are read-only and private to your own Haven view. Your partner sees the shared Haven calendar.

You can keep using Apple Calendar or Google Calendar. See Haven alongside Apple Calendar and Google Calendar with Haven.

No. Outside calendars connected to your own iPhone remain private in your Haven view. If a work trip or appointment affects the family, open it and use Copy into Haven, review the separate event, and save it to the shared family calendar. That doesn’t give your partner access to the source calendar.

See keeping work events private.

No. Copy into Haven creates a separate reviewed event rather than editing the outside calendar. If the original event later changes, check the saved Haven copy and update it as needed. Outside events shown in Haven stay read-only.

Read how copying an outside event works.

No. You choose the screenshots, photos, text, and public links you provide. Haven does not passively scan your whole inbox or all your messages to find appointments. AI features can process relevant information for your request; iCloud calendar storage does not mean every AI request stays entirely on your device.

See the privacy policy and product reference for the storage and processing distinctions.

Haven keeps a rolling history of time-stamped on-device snapshots of events, checklists, family profiles, and saved places. Those local copies provide an additional recovery layer alongside iCloud sync. Sync keeps the shared plan up to date; it is not the same as keeping earlier snapshots.

See the product reference or contact Support if you need help with recovery.

No. Haven does not allow Google Gemini to use your data to train its models. Haven also does not store the data sent to Gemini on its own servers. Your family calendar is stored in iCloud; AI features send the relevant information to Gemini for processing.

For briefings, Gemini summarizes calendar event titles. Turning off briefings stops sending titles for those summaries. Read the AI privacy disclosures.

Yes. Haven supports compatible GameChanger, TeamSnap, and SportsEngine calendar feeds. School schedules such as ParentSquare may also work when a compatible calendar link is available. Connect the feeds, choose the child, and review the combined family schedule.

Follow seeing all your kids’ sports calendars in one place.

Haven checks compatible connected feeds when you open the app. Moved practices and new games can update while family notes and checklists stay with the events. Open Haven before planning the week; don’t treat the connection as a promise of continuous background updates.

See the sports connection steps.

No. A screenshot or photo captures the schedule at the time you import it. Update the event when the coach changes the plan. When available, use a compatible team-calendar connection for a season that changes, and open Haven to check for updates.

See paper schedules versus connected feeds.

Keep the team app for coach messages and team communication. Haven brings a compatible schedule into the family calendar so it can sit beside school dates, appointments, and other plans, with your family’s notes, checklists, and arrangements.

Read the sports calendar guide.

Haven’s morning briefing previews upcoming events and their times, with a useful heads-up when the schedule shows something actionable, such as a relevant conflict or an unassigned drive. Quiet days get a clear-day message instead of unnecessary warnings.

See briefing examples and the daily briefing answers.

Yes. Choose your morning briefing time in Haven’s notification settings. Pick a time when checking the plan is useful to you, and confirm that notifications are enabled on your iPhone.

See answers about Haven’s briefings.

Haven includes a Friday weekend preview and a Sunday week-ahead briefing as well as the daily briefing. The Sunday briefing follows your morning briefing time, helping you review the family’s week before it starts.

See week-ahead and widget examples.

Preparation reminders use the checklist you created or reviewed for the event, rather than guessing gear from its title. Keep the items your family needs on the plan, then check or update them as arrangements change.

See preparation lists and reminders.

Yes. A readable birthday invitation can prepare the party event and an earlier gift reminder for review. A dated RSVP can also become a reminder when the invitation provides a deadline. Check the details, then keep the gift, card, location, and other preparation with the plan.

See the birthday and checklist examples.

Yes. With a saved home address and event location, Haven can estimate the drive and show a leave time, with reminders that account for traffic. Estimates start from home, so check the route separately if you’re leaving work or another activity.

See leave-time reminders.

Haven does not need continuous location tracking for its home-based leave estimates. It uses your saved home address and the event location to estimate travel. If you start somewhere else, check that route yourself.

Read the travel-time guide and privacy policy.

Yes. Keep the items on the event checklist so useful preparation can accompany the plan and its reminders. Review the list yourself, especially for trips, special equipment, or instructions that weren’t in the source material.

See event preparation examples.

Yes. Set the pickup arrangement and reminder on the event, confirm the collection time, and choose who will collect. Pickup can appear as its own moment on the day timeline, with the associated leave time and family assignment.

See shared event and driver examples.

Yes. Haven’s Next Up widget keeps upcoming event details on your Home Screen, including the next plan and useful timing information. The wider widget can also show checklist items or what comes next, so the calendar stays useful without opening the app.

See the widget and briefing examples.

Yes. Haven has separate driving and pickup assignments on an event. Choose the people responsible for each trip, check the times, and confirm any arrangement with a helper who doesn’t share your calendar.

See family assignment examples.

Yes. Haven can surface relevant overlapping events involving the same person or assigned driver, but it does not guarantee that every route or handoff is possible. Allow for travel, parking, and getting between venues, even when the event times don’t overlap.

See checking a busy sports day.

Yes. Turn off briefings to stop Haven from sending calendar event titles to Google Gemini for briefing summaries. Gemini is used to summarize those titles. Other AI features, such as calendar questions or image imports, process information for their own requests when you use them.

Read how briefing data is handled.

Yes. Invite your partner through Haven’s iCloud sharing flow so you can both use and update the shared family calendar. One subscription covers the full calendar for both partners. Agree who handles incoming plans and preparation so maintaining it is shared too.

See the setup guide.

Yes. One monthly or yearly subscription includes you and your invited partner’s full shared family calendar. You don’t need a second partner plan or paid accounts for children. Children and other helpers can have profiles for family planning rather than separate calendar logins.

See current pricing and family access.

Haven shares the family calendar between one adult and one invited partner. You can add up to 8 additional people, including grandparents, friends, and kids, to help organize pickups. Those profiles do not create separate shared-calendar logins, so confirm a helper’s arrangements directly and share the details they need.

See Haven’s access model.

Haven is currently designed for iPhone. It does not offer an Android app or family web dashboard. If one partner uses Android, a cross-platform calendar may be a better fit. Check Jam or TimeTree alongside your family’s needs.

Haven costs $5.99 per month or $49.99 per year in the US. One plan includes you and your partner’s full shared family calendar. The annual plan includes a 7-day trial for eligible new subscribers. Regional pricing and eligibility can vary, so check the offer before subscribing.

See plans and download.

In Haven, open Settings → Manage Subscription to open Apple’s subscription sheet. You can also open your iPhone’s Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions and select Haven. Review the plan, renewal date, and available options shown by Apple.

For help, visit Help & Support.

No. Haven is a subscription app, while Apple Calendar is included with Apple devices. Haven’s monthly or annual plan covers both partners and adds family-focused entry, calendar questions, briefings, preparation, and coordination tools. Choose it for the workflow you’ll use, rather than simply to share dates.

Read Apple Calendar or Haven.

Cozi has a free plan, so Haven is not the cheapest starting point. Cozi’s paid tiers include different tools. Haven has one monthly or yearly subscription covering the full shared calendar for both partners. Compare the current plans and the features you actually need.

See Haven vs Cozi and its official pricing sources.

Haven lists $5.99 per month or $49.99 per year in the US, including you and your partner’s full shared family calendar. Jam lists $15.99 per month or $120.00 per year, covering up to 12 family members. Promotions and regional offers can differ.

See the price table and current official source before subscribing.

Maple’s farewell notice lists December 31, 2026 as its sunset date and also refers to a 90-day account-access window. Check your account notices and preserve important information now, rather than assuming access lasts until a particular day.

Read Maple’s notice, what to save, and how to export your calendar.

Haven can replace the shared-calendar part of your setup if you and your partner use iPhones. It focuses on events, calendar questions, briefings, preparation, and coordination. It does not replace Maple’s full meal planning, recipe library, family inbox, and household task system.

Read Moving on from Maple? Meet Haven and the detailed transition guide.

Haven can connect calendar events and repeats through Maple’s Google Calendar connection and a private iCal link while that source remains available. Save a separate calendar file when permissions allow, review important dates after connecting, and preserve non-calendar information separately.

Follow how to export your Maple calendar.

Do not depend on it. A calendar feed needs its source to remain available. Preserve a separate file where permissions allow and verify your new calendar before relying on it. The feed is not a full account migration or a permanent backup.

See file exports versus feed connections and what to save before Maple closes.

Yes. Start with next week’s plans, invite your partner, and try adding events, asking calendar questions, and choosing useful briefings. Keep your existing information until you’ve checked the new calendar. Review repeats, multi-day plans, and important appointments before switching fully.

See the Maple-to-Haven transition steps.

Haven does not offer a full Jam account transfer. Preserve important information, check the calendar-sharing or export options available in your Jam account, and review the plans you bring over. Start with next week before changing the setup your family depends on.

See trying Haven alongside Jam.

Haven does not offer a full Cozi account migration. Check available calendar-sharing or export options and preserve important information before switching. Recipes, meal plans, and household lists are not imported as a complete Cozi account.

See Haven vs Cozi.

Yes. TimeTree documents Event Scan, and Haven accepts readable photos and screenshots for review before saving. Choose based on devices, sharing, and how you want to use the saved events, rather than image capture alone.

See Haven vs TimeTree and the Haven screenshot walkthrough.

Haven is a focused iPhone calendar for two partners who want helpful event entry, calendar questions, iCloud sharing, and briefings. Cozi is broader, with household lists, recipes, meal planning, and cross-platform access. Choose based on the work your family wants one app to handle.

Read Haven vs Cozi for the fit and plan differences.

Haven accepts readable screenshots and photos, pasted text, and public event links for review before saving. Cozi Max advertises AI Event Import for email-based event creation. Check Cozi’s current plan and supported inputs rather than assuming that feature is included in every tier.

See the comparison and official Cozi sources.

Haven focuses on an Apple-native iPhone family calendar, with iCloud sharing, review-first entry, calendar questions, memory, and useful briefings. Jam is a broader family organizer with Android, web, and separate caregiver and child access. Both support family logistics; compare the whole experience and access model.

See Haven vs Jam for product demonstrations and switching guidance.

You can use the connection while your Maple account and its Google connection remain available. Changes that reach the Google calendar can be picked up by Haven. Edits in Haven do not write back to Maple, and source access should not be treated as a permanent backup.

Check your account notices and follow the export and connection guide.

If your family mainly needs shared dates and alerts, Apple Calendar may be enough. Haven adds a focused workflow for review-first imports, calendar questions, familiar-place suggestions, briefings, checklists, and family coordination. Choose based on the scheduling work you want help with.

See Apple Calendar or Haven for the benefits of upgrading.

Check that you’re signed into the Google account connected in Maple. Review Maple’s calendar connection and permissions, then confirm that the events actually appear in Google Calendar before copying a link. Haven can only read events that reach that source calendar.

Follow the Maple-to-Google steps.

Use Google Calendar’s website on a computer to open the calendar’s settings and Integrate calendar section. Work or school administrators may restrict access or export options. If the private address isn’t available, contact your administrator or the calendar provider about the permissions you need.

See the private-feed connection steps. Keep a secret calendar address private; it can grant access to the feed.

A Google link containing ?cid= adds a calendar to Google; it is not the private iCal feed Haven needs. Open that calendar’s settings in Google and copy its Secret address in iCal format, often ending in basic.ics, then review the connection in Haven.

Use the Maple connection guide.

Contact support@havenforfamilies.com and tell us which step you’re on and what happened. Include your iPhone model and app version if relevant. Crop or cover personal information in screenshots where possible, and don’t include a private calendar-feed address.

Open Help & Support for a prefilled email and the setup guides.

Check which calendar contains the event. An event saved to a personal or work calendar will not automatically appear in a different shared calendar. In Apple Calendar, review the event’s calendar field and confirm that you and your partner are viewing the same shared calendar.

See Apple Calendar sharing and troubleshooting. In Haven, use Copy into Haven to review and save a separate outside event into the family plan.

For a shared iCloud calendar, check the invited person’s sharing permissions and whether Allow Editing is enabled. The owner manages that access in Apple Calendar. Sharing a view and granting editing are separate permissions.

Follow the Apple Calendar sharing guide. If you need help with Haven’s partner invitation instead, contact Support.

No. The Haven connection uses the calendar’s private Secret address in iCal format, not a public calendar link. Keep that address private: someone with it can read the feed. If it is exposed, reset it in Google Calendar and reconnect using the new address.

See the private-feed instructions. Only provide the private address in Haven’s intended connection field, not public messages or screenshots.