MyListResortCozi alternative: how MyListResort compares
Both apps keep a household in one place. They are built around different centres of gravity: one starts from the family calendar, this one starts from the list you already open at the shop. Everything below about the other product is taken from its own published pages, and dated.
How they compare
| Feature | Cozi | MyListResort |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Cozi publishes three tiers: a free tier, Gold at $39 a year, and Max at $79 a year. Max is where its AI tools are listed, including generated recipes and built-for-you meal plans.1 | One paid tier at $14.99 a year or $2.99 a month, which is under a fifth of the top tier above. |
| Ads | Cozi lists an ad-free experience among the features you get by upgrading to Gold.1 | Ad-free at free and paid tiers. |
| Roles and view-only access | Cozi’s FAQ says everyone you include in your account has full access to view, add, edit and delete any data in it, and that Cozi does not offer a restricted access option. It documents a read-only calendar feed separately, which shares one member’s calendar outward rather than limiting access inside the account.2 | Owner, member and view-only roles, enforced by the database rather than hidden in the app. |
| Importing an outside calendar | Cozi documents working with other calendar programs such as Google Calendar, Outlook and Apple Calendar, through a read-only feed of appointments to or from Cozi.2 | Offered since 2026-08-19, read only: connect a Google account and its events show on your MyListResort calendar. They cannot be edited here, and only the person who connected them can see them. |
| Calendar history on the free tier | Cozi documents that its free version lets you enter events from the Agenda view for the next 30 days, and that Cozi Gold gives unlimited future calendar access.2 | Events can be entered for any future date on either tier, free or paid. |
| Family calendar | Cozi lists a shared family calendar as a central feature, available on its free tier.1 | A shared calendar too, in Agenda, 30 days or Family views, colour-coded by who each event belongs to, with an avatar row that narrows the grid to whoever you tap. |
| Chores with an allowance tally | Cozi lists a chore list for kids among its to-do features. Its Features Overview does not mention points, an allowance tally or a payout record.3 | A chore board with points or money per task, and a running payout ledger per child. |
| Maintenance schedules | Cozi’s Premade Checklists page offers seasonal home maintenance as checklists to copy, and does not describe a repeating schedule that comes back on its own.4 | Repeating intervals for home and car upkeep, so the filter or the service is due on its own schedule. |
| Progress boards | Cozi’s Compare Plans page does not mention a board or kanban view.1 | Progress boards with statuses you name, drag between columns, assignees and priorities. |
| Working with no signal | Cozi documents offline use for shopping lists: it saves them on the device, and says changes made offline sync when you reconnect.5 | Item level changes queue offline too, and the app tells you what it queued rather than pretending the write landed. |
| Once-opened freshness | Cozi’s Compare Plans page does not list expiry dates, shelf life or freshness reminders among its features.1 | Once-opened shelf life from the USDA FoodKeeper data, with a reminder before it turns. |
Shelf-life windows come from the USDA FoodKeeper, published by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (public domain). These are quality estimates, not food-safety determinations or guarantees: actual condition depends on storage and handling, and harmful bacteria may not have obvious signs. Follow package and official guidance; when in doubt, throw it out.
Everything in this section is taken from Cozi's own published pages: 1Cozi: Compare Plans, 2Cozi: FAQ, 3Cozi: Features Overview, 4Cozi: Premade Checklists, 5Cozi: Shopping Lists. Checked 18 Aug 2026. Products change. If you find something here that is out of date, tell us and we will correct it. MyListResort is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cozi. Product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
What MyListResort does
Once-opened freshness
Mark an item opened and the app shows an estimated quality window, using its built-in shelf-life guidance for hundreds of products. Scan a product barcode to add it without typing. No fridge inventory to maintain. Freshness is opt-in, per item, and it pings your phone as the estimate approaches.
These dates are quality estimates, not food-safety determinations; storage and handling vary, so follow package and official guidance and discard food when in doubt.
A calendar the whole house can read
Appointments, deadlines and events in Agenda, 30 days or Family views. The Family grid runs days across and hours down, with each event in the colour of the person it belongs to and an avatar row that narrows the grid to whoever you tap. Anyone on the list can answer, and say who is covering the pickup, so the school run is not settled in a group chat.
Family recipes, shared
Keep a family recipe as a shareable list: ingredients plus steps, shared view-only so it stays exactly as you wrote it, and one tap adds every ingredient to a grocery list. Capture one from a page you are reading, or paste it in. Grandma’s pasta, out of the group chat.
Lists for everything
Groceries, chores with an allowance tally, home and car maintenance on a repeating interval, packing, projects on a board. One app instead of one per job.
Common questions
- Is there a good Cozi alternative?
- MyListResort is worth a look if your week runs on the list as much as on the calendar. It keeps a shared calendar in Agenda, 30 days or Family views, plus the shopping list, the recipe box, and a shelf-life clock on food you have already opened.
- MyListResort vs Cozi: which should a family pick?
- Pick Cozi if the family calendar is the centre of your week. Pick MyListResort if the list you take to the shop is the thing you open every day, and you want it to track how long food lasts once opened.
- Is MyListResort cheaper than Cozi Gold?
- Yes. MyListResort charges $14.99 a year or $2.99 a month for a household of up to 8. Cozi publishes Gold at $39 a year and Max at $79 a year on its own plans page.
- Does MyListResort show ads?
- No. MyListResort is ad-free on every tier, free and paid. Cozi lists an ad-free experience among the reasons to upgrade to Gold.
- Can I try MyListResort without moving my whole household over?
- Yes. Start one list in MyListResort and see whether it sticks before you think about the rest. Nothing needs the whole household signed up on day one.
Free covers 2 shared lists with up to 4 people on each, and freshness tracking on 5 items at a time. The paid plan lifts those caps.