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What is the Hub?
The Hub is a shared card on your dashboard that keeps your household organized. It appears as the first card alongside your earner cards and includes these features:
📢 Board
Post announcements and reminders for everyone to see. Pin important messages to keep them at the top.
✅ Checklists
Create reusable checklists for trips, events, or routines. Assign items to earners and archive for later.
🛒 Shopping List
A shared list anyone can add to. Check off items as you get them, and clear completed items with one tap.
🍽️ Meals
Plan breakfast, lunch, and dinner for up to 3 weeks. Save favorites, get Pinterest inspiration, and add ingredients to your shopping list.
🏆 Goal
Set a shared goal for your group. Track progress as earners contribute points toward the target.
🎁 Wishlists
Each earner has their own wishlist. Add items with links, prices, and tags. Share with family and friends.
🩺 Care Card
Store emergency info, allergies, medications, and house rules. Share securely with babysitters via PIN-protected link.
💡 Profile-Specific: Each profile has its own Hub data. Your Family profile has a separate board, shopping list, meals, and goal from your Classroom profile.
Hub Names by Profile
The Hub adapts its name and labels based on your profile type:
- Family: Family Hub — Board, Shopping, Family Goal
- Classroom: Classroom Hub — News, Supplies, Class Goal
- Homeschool: Homeschool Hub — Board, Supplies, Class Goal
- Personal: My Hub — Notes, Shopping, My Goal
📢 Using the Board
The Board is always visible at the top of the Hub card. Use it for quick messages, reminders, or notes.
- Tap "+ Post" to add a new announcement
- Check "Pin" to keep a message at the top
- Tap ✕ on any post to remove it
💡 Ideas: Chore reminders, schedule changes, encouragement notes, or weekly family meeting topics.
💡 Real-Time Sync: When the Board is expanded, it automatically syncs across devices every few seconds. Changes made on one device appear on others without refreshing.
✅ Using Checklists
Checklists help you coordinate tasks for trips, events, or recurring activities. Tap the Checklists section to expand it.
Creating a Checklist
- Tap "+ New Checklist" to create one
- Give it a name (e.g., "Vacation Packing", "Game Day Prep", "Birthday Party")
- Add items to the checklist
Managing Items
- Tap the checkbox to mark an item as done
- Assign items to specific earners using the dropdown
- Tap ✕ to remove an item
Archiving & Reusing
- When a checklist is complete, tap "Archive" to save it for later
- Archived checklists can be restored and reused
- Great for recurring events — archive your "Beach Trip" checklist and restore it next summer
Reset & Delete
- Tap "Reset" to uncheck all items (keeps the checklist intact)
- Tap "Delete" to permanently remove a checklist
💡 Tip: Create a "School Morning" checklist with items like "Pack lunch", "Check backpack", "Grab water bottle" and assign each to the right kid.
🍽️ Using Meals
The Meal Planner helps you plan breakfast, lunch, and dinner for up to three weeks ahead. Tap the Meals section to expand it.
Week Navigation
- Use the tabs to switch between This Week, Next Week, and In 2 Weeks
- Today is highlighted in purple
- Each day shows three meal slots: 🌅 Breakfast, ☀️ Lunch, 🌙 Dinner
Adding & Editing Meals
Tap any meal slot to open the edit modal:
- Type a meal: Enter any meal name in the input field
- Quick Ideas: Tap a suggestion chip to fill it in instantly
- 🎲 Surprise Me: Get a random meal suggestion
- 📌 Pinterest: Opens Pinterest search for meal inspiration
⭐ Favorites
Save meals you make often so you can quickly reuse them:
- Tap the ☆ star next to the meal title to add it to favorites
- Starred meals show ⭐ in your recent meals list
- Use the toolbar's ⭐ Favorites button to see all your saved favorites
- Favorites are stored locally on your device
🕐 Recent Meals
The edit modal shows your recent meals for that meal type (breakfast, lunch, or dinner):
- Up to 5 recent meals appear as tappable chips
- Favorites show with a ⭐ icon
- Tap any chip to fill it into the input field
🛒 Add to Shopping List
Add ingredients for a meal directly to your Hub shopping list:
- Enter ingredients in the text area (one per line)
- Tap "Add to Shopping List" to add each ingredient as a separate item
- Ingredients are saved per meal — next time you plan that meal, they auto-fill
- If no ingredients are entered, a reminder is added instead
💡 Tip: Once you've entered ingredients for "Cottage Cheese Egg Bake", they'll auto-fill whenever you type that meal name again.
Toolbar Features
The toolbar above the meal grid has four buttons:
- 📋 Copy Week: Copies last week's meals to the current week — great for repeating a meal plan
- ⭐ Favorites: View and manage your saved favorite meals
- ⚙️ Settings: Set dietary restrictions (vegetarian, gluten-free, etc.) and favorite cuisines
- 🖨️ Print: Opens a print-friendly view of the current week's meal plan
💡 Tip: Use Copy Week at the start of each week if you like to repeat your meal rotation. Then just tweak the days that need changes.
🏆 Using the Goal
Set a shared goal that everyone works toward together. Earners contribute points and the progress bar fills up.
Creating a Goal
- Tap "Set a Goal" to create one
- Enter a goal name (e.g., "Pizza Night")
- Set the point target (e.g., 500 points)
- Add a reward description (optional)
Tracking Progress
- Progress updates automatically as earners earn points
- The progress bar shows how close you are to the target
- Points earned AFTER the goal was created count toward it
- Tap "Edit" to change the goal or target at any time
🎉 Reaching the Goal
When your goal reaches 100%:
- A celebration banner appears: "🎉 Goal Reached!"
- A "Done! Claim Reward" button appears at the bottom
- Tap "Done" to trigger a confetti celebration
- The goal is automatically cleared so you can set a new one
Clearing a Goal
- Tap the red "Clear" button next to Edit to remove the current goal
- You'll be asked to confirm before clearing
- Use this if you want to start fresh or change direction
💡 Examples: Pizza Night (500 pts), Movie Trip (1000 pts), New Game (750 pts), Ice Cream Outing (300 pts)
🎁 Using Wishlists
Each earner has their own wishlist for birthdays, holidays, or anytime. Tap the Wishlists section to expand it.
Adding Wishlist Items
- Select an earner from the dropdown
- Tap "+ Add Item" to add a new wish
- Enter the item name (required)
- Optionally add: link to product, price, image URL
- Select a tag: Birthday, Christmas, Anytime, or custom tags
Managing Items
- Tap an item to edit it
- Tap ✕ to remove an item
- Items with links show a clickable button to view the product
Sharing Wishlists
Share wishlists with family and friends so they know what to get:
- Share One: Tap "Share" on an individual earner's wishlist to share just that list
- Share All: Tap "Share All" to generate one link that shows all earners' wishlists together
- Recipients can view items and "claim" them to avoid duplicate gifts
- Claimed items are hidden from kids (configurable in Hub Settings)
Custom Tags
- Go to Hub Settings (gear icon) to customize wishlist tags
- Add tags like "Easter", "Back to School", or "Just Because"
- Tags help organize items by occasion
💡 Tip: Share the "All Wishlists" link with grandparents before birthdays. They can see everyone's wishes in one place and claim items to avoid duplicates.
🩺 Using the Care Card
The Care Card stores important information about your kids and household — perfect for sharing with babysitters, grandparents, or caregivers. Tap the Care Card section to expand it.
Earner Information
For each earner, you can store:
- Allergies: Food allergies, environmental allergies, etc.
- Medications: Current medications and dosages
- Medical Conditions: Asthma, diabetes, etc.
- School Info: School name, pickup time, teacher name
- Special Notes: Bedtime routine, comfort items, fears
Household Information
Store household-wide info:
- Emergency Contacts: Names and phone numbers
- Pediatrician: Doctor name and phone
- House Codes: WiFi password, garage code, alarm code
- House Rules: Screen time limits, snack rules, bedtime
- Pet Care: Feeding schedule, medications, vet info
Sharing with Babysitters
Share your Care Card securely:
- Tap "Share" to generate a secure link
- Set a 4-6 digit PIN that the recipient must enter
- Choose what to share: All info, Household only, or Earners only
- Send the link and PIN to your babysitter
- They can view the info on any device without logging in
- Tap "Stop Sharing" to disable the link at any time
💡 Tip: Update your Care Card before date night. Share the link with your babysitter so they have everything they need — allergies, bedtime routine, emergency contacts, and WiFi password.
⚙️ Hub Settings
Customize which Hub sections appear for your profile. Tap the gear icon (⚙️) in the Hub card header to open settings.
Toggle Sections
Turn sections on or off based on what you need:
- Each section has a toggle switch
- Disabled sections are hidden from the Hub card
- Your data is preserved even when a section is hidden
- Settings are saved per profile (Family, Classroom, etc.)
Profile Defaults
Different profile types have different defaults:
- Family: All sections enabled
- Classroom: Meals and Care Card disabled by default
- Homeschool: All sections enabled
- Personal: Wishlists and Care Card disabled by default
Wishlist Settings
- Custom Tags: Add your own tags beyond Birthday/Christmas/Anytime
- Hide Claimed Items: When enabled, items claimed by gift-givers are hidden from kids' view
Hiding the Entire Hub
If you don't need the Hub at all:
- Go to Settings → App Preferences
- Toggle "Hub Card" off
- The Hub card will no longer appear on your dashboard
- Turn it back on anytime — your data is preserved
