What each week held
Withheld: something was read in 1 week of the last 12. A series needs at least 2 to say anything a single reading does not.
What it declares
- shared family calendar
- color-coded family members
- shopping lists
- to-do lists
- meal planning
- recipe box
- email agenda reminders
- cross-device sync
As the company’s own pages describe it. Forge did not test any of these.
What users raised
- 30-day free calendar limit / paywall change
- one-way Google Calendar sync
- no parental controls or permission levels
- no data export
- ads in free tier / privacy concerns
- dated, cluttered interface
Themes people raised in public. A complaint is somebody’s opinion, not a measurement of the product.
Everything on record
7 observed claims. Newest first; the tag on each row is what kind of claim you are reading.
- COMPLAINTUSER OPINIONSep 30, 2026
A reviewer noted Cozi has no admin role, locked events, or permission levels, meaning anyone on a family account can delete any event, and that Cozi's own support confirmed the system allows users to "freely or mistakenly delete events."
Baseline complaint theme around lack of parental/permission controls, relevant for families with children on shared accounts.
www.usecalendara.com/blog/cozi-review-2026 - COMPLAINTUSER OPINIONSep 30, 2026
A Trustpilot reviewer described the shift to a paywalled model as happening with no notice, calling it "Scammy... Switched to a paid model with no notice."
Second independent sighting of the same paywall-change complaint theme, reinforcing it as a durable reputational issue.
www.trustpilot.com/review/cozi.com - COMPLAINTUSER OPINIONSep 30, 2026
Multiple reviewers reported the May 2024 introduction of the 30-day free calendar limit as a severe negative change, with one review site noting Trustpilot ratings averaging 2.1 stars and long-time users calling it a "bait and switch."
Baseline complaint theme — this is a recurring, independently-sighted grievance (also echoed on Trustpilot and Apple App Store reviews) about the free-tier paywall change.
www.usecalendara.com/blog/cozi-review-2026 - PRODUCTUSER OPINIONSep 30, 2026
A reviewer characterized Cozi's Google Calendar integration as one-way, noting that changes made in Google Calendar do not reflect back into Cozi, creating confusion for families using both.
Baseline complaint theme around sync limitations relevant to buyers comparing calendar interoperability.
www.usecalendara.com/blog/cozi-review-2026 - PRICINGCOMPANY CLAIMSep 30, 2026
A third tier, Cozi Max, is priced at $79.99/year and adds AI Event Import (turning emails/inbox invitations into calendar events), an AI Recipe Creator, and an AI Meal Planner on top of everything in Gold.
Establishes Cozi's AI-tier positioning and price point as a baseline competitive reference; could not independently verify this tier directly on cozi.com pricing page in this run.
www.usecalendara.com/blog/cozi-pricing-2026 - PRICINGFACTSep 30, 2026
Cozi's free tier limits the calendar to a 30-day future window; per Cozi's FAQ, free users can only enter and view events from the Agenda view for the next 30 days, while Gold subscribers get unlimited future calendar access and additional calendar views.
This is the core free-tier restriction driving upgrade pressure and user backlash; baseline for tracking future packaging changes.
www.cozi.com/faq/ - PRICINGFACTSep 30, 2026
Cozi's own FAQ confirms Cozi Gold costs $39 USD per year, covering everyone in the account across all their devices, and includes ad-free use, mobile month view, extra reminders, new event notifications, calendar search, and priority support.
Establishes the Gold tier price and feature set as the pricing baseline for comparison in future checks.
www.cozi.com/faq/
A record of what Forge read in public about Cozi — its own pages and what people wrote about it. Nothing here is a test of the product, a ranking or a score, and Forge has no relationship with this company.