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Hearth Display vs Our Life
Both stand on family calendar apps. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free trial AndroidiPhone
Hearth Display combines a family touchscreen, mobile companion, calendar connections, routines, lists, and meal planning. Buyers should account for the hardware cost and required paid membership.
Visit Hearth Display
Free plan iPhoneWeb
Choose Our Life if your household wants a shared calendar alongside recipes, meal planning, tasks, and shopping lists. The free plan has monthly photo-to-event and member limits; Plus Pro is the listed tier for two-way Apple Calendar sync and Google and Outlook sync.
Visit Our LifeThe facts
| Hearth Display | Our Life | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Android, iPhone | iPhone, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Family Membership — 3-Year: $5.76 a year | Plus: $4.99 a month |
| Plans published | 5 | 4 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | hearthdisplay.com | ourlifeapp.ai |
| On family calendar apps | #38 of 43 | #21 of 43 |
Hearth Display: what it does well
- Syncs Google, iCal, and Outlook calendars
- Supports recurring routines and children’s rewards
- Includes shared and private list options
- Companion App manages events and to-dos
- Offers Privacy Mode after inactivity
What to know first
- No free plan
- $629.10 hardware purchase
- Membership required for setup and premium features
- Daily view shows up to 24 hours
Our Life: what it does well
- Turns photos of paper notices into calendar events.
- Includes shared tasks, meal planning, and shopping lists.
- Offers guided cooking with step-by-step instructions and detected timers.
- Sitter links show a read-only agenda and expire automatically.
- Supports calendar connections including Apple, Google, and Outlook.
What to know first
- Free plan caps households at 6 members and photo-to-events at 10 monthly.
- Free plan has read-only Apple Calendar sync.
- The family data is not currently end-to-end encrypted.
- Android availability is described as coming shortly.
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