A couples calendar is one calendar for the plans you share, separate from your own. Junto gives you that from a link: you create it, send it to your partner, they type their first name, and you both see the same plans on any phone. It is free for two people, with no app and no account.
Free for couples. Takes under a minute.
Most couples start by texting plans. That works until the dinner on Friday is buried under fifty messages and one of you booked a work trip that weekend. A shared calendar puts every joint plan in one place you both look at.
The hard part is rarely the calendar. It is getting both people onto it. One of you is on Android, the other on iPhone; one lives in Google Calendar, the other refuses to make another account. A calendar that opens from a link removes that argument.
You make the calendar and share one link. Your partner opens it, types a first name, and the browser remembers them from then on. Either of you can add a plan, and each plan shows who is going.
Couples rarely plan only with each other. The same link works for friends: send it to the couple you travel with, and everyone sees the trip, the dinners and who is going to each. Private calendars are free up to 8 people, so four couples fit before anything costs money.
If you would rather keep your couple plans separate from the group plans, make two calendars. One calendar can follow another's events, so the group trip can show up on your calendar for two without the friends seeing your private plans.
After a one-time unlock of $4.99 plus tax per calendar, each of you can connect the calendar to an AI assistant such as Claude (ChatGPT is still in testing). Then you can ask "what do we have this weekend?" or "add dinner with my parents on Sunday at 7" in the chat you already use.
The assistant acts as you, with your rights. It cannot delete plans, remove your partner or pay for anything. The setup guide is on the AI page.
There are good couples calendars. The question is what each one asks of you two, and whether you pay every month for it.
Shared calendars couples use
| Option | Each person needs | Cost for two | Good at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Calendar | A Google account | Free | Couples who already live in Google |
| iCloud Calendar | An Apple Account on iCloud | Free | Couples who are both on iPhone |
| TimeTree | The app and an account | Free with ads; Premium $4.49/mo or $44.99/yr | Chat on plans, unlimited members |
| Cozi | An account | Free with a 30-day window and ads; Cozi Gold $39/year | Running a household: lists, meals |
| Cupla | The app and an account | Listed at $4.99/mo or $34.99/yr | Built only for couples |
| Junto | A first name | Free up to 8 members | Any phone, no account, adding friends |
Google and Apple checked November 6, 2026; TimeTree and Cozi on their own pages September 23, 2026; Cupla's price as listed on third-party comparison pages, not on its own site.
Junto is a shared calendar, nothing more. It has no chat, no shared shopping or to-do lists, no meal plans, no chores and no location sharing. It does not sync two ways, so a plan you add in your phone's calendar stays there.
If you want one app to run the household, Cozi or a similar organiser fits better. If you want the two of you, and sometimes your friends, on the same plans without anyone installing anything, this is what it is for.
Free for couples. Takes under a minute.
The one you will both open. If you both use Google Calendar, share a calendar there. If you are both on iPhone, use a shared iCloud calendar. If you are on different phones or one of you will not make an account, Junto opens from a link and asks only for a first name. Try it for a week before deciding.
It can be. Google and iCloud sharing are free with an account on that system. TimeTree is free with ads. Junto is free for private calendars up to 8 members, so a couple never pays for the calendar itself. The only paid part is the optional one-time $4.99 unlock, for more members or an AI assistant.
Yes. It runs in the browser, so iPhone and Android work the same: open the link, type a first name, done. That is the case iCloud cannot handle, because Apple shares private calendars with iCloud users only. Junto also gives each of you a sync link for the calendar app on your own phone.
Yes, if you add the sync link. Junto shows it on the calendar page: paste it into Apple Calendar under Add Subscription Calendar, or into Google Calendar on a computer under From URL. Shared plans then appear beside your own. The sync goes one way, so add new joint plans on the shared calendar.
Yes. A private calendar is only visible to people who join with its link, and the admin can remove a member. Many couples keep one calendar for the two of them and a second for a friend group. On Junto one calendar can follow another, so the group trip shows on your calendar for two without friends seeing your private plans.
No. It works in Safari, Chrome or any phone browser. You can save the page to your home screen so it opens with one tap, like an app would. Junto has no app in the App Store or Google Play, and nobody needs one: the link is the whole setup for both of you.
Yes, after the one-time $4.99 plus tax unlock for that calendar. Each of you makes a personal connection link and adds it to an assistant such as Claude. Then you can ask what is planned this weekend or add a dinner. Junto keeps the assistant limited: it cannot delete plans, remove anyone or pay.
Cupla and TimeTree are apps: each person installs one and makes an account, and both have paid subscriptions. Junto runs in the browser with no account, and the paid part is a one-time unlock, not a subscription. TimeTree has chat on plans and unlimited free members; this one has no chat. Pick the trade that suits you two.
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Last updated 2026-11-06