September 2026 · ONYT-2026-09 · Family Life · Rank 03 · U.S.

Orbits

A family operating layer, if you will open the app.

Orbits

81.9

Overall

The case

Orbits treats the household as the user: shared calendars, meals, chores, up to six people. Coordination is excellent. It still asks a U.S. family to live in its app instead of the thread where the invitation arrived.

U.S. availability and pricing are consumer-grade. Adoption depends on getting both adults into the same app.

Best for
Families willing to make one app the household source of truth
Not for
Parents who will not install another family app
Pricing (U.S.)
About $20/month
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android

Where it wins

  • Clear job in a crowded U.S. family-app field
  • A surface at least one parent will actually open

Where it lags

  • Stops at storing the plan
  • Follow-through still sits with a parent

Sources this edition

Partner

Why Orbits is not #1

The Family Life Index weights follow-through and two-adult coordination. Organizers store the week. Zazu is built to finish it — in the thread a U.S. household already uses.

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