Why shared access is so important

Everyday life with children is rarely a one-person job — and apps that only have room for one parent create new points of friction. One parent ends up in the driver's seat, the other becomes a passenger. That's not good for anyone — and in many families, it leads to the app stopping being used altogether.

Routined lets both parents have equal access to the child's data, settings, and history. No "main account", no "sub-accounts", no hierarchy.

When parent collaboration makes the biggest difference

For shared custody

When the child commutes between two homes, consistency is key. If the morning routine is the same in both homes — the same steps, the same visual support, the same reward system — confusion is drastically reduced. And since both parents have the same rights, you can share the responsibility for maintaining the routines.

For work or travel

If mom is traveling, dad can still see what happened today, which routines were done, what the mood was like according to the mood tracker. No one loses track of the child's daily life just because they're not home.

When parents have different preferences

Mom might want strict times, dad might want more flexibility. With both as administrators, you can work together — discuss, adjust, update without one feeling controlled or excluded.

How QR code invitation works

You who already have the Routined account go to settings and select "invite partner". A QR code is displayed on your screen. The partner opens their Routined app and scans the code. Done — the partner is now connected to the same family and sees the same data.

The QR code is more secure than a link in an email because it must be scanned physically — it cannot be forwarded or left in a thread where the wrong person can see it.

What is shared and what is private

Shared between both: children's profiles, routines, calendar events, rewards, history, statistics, and mood check.

Private per parent: own solo routines and own viewing mode for yourself. What you build for yourself is not seen by the other parent.

Security and trust

Both parents have the same rights — that also means both can remove or change things. Have a brief dialogue when you start about who takes primary responsibility for different parts (who builds the morning routine, who keeps track of rewards) so that you don't overlap work or accidentally delete each other's changes.