App Comparisons for Au Pair Families
Find out which app is the best fit for your family — with comparisons that name the limits of every app, ours included.
How to choose an app for your au pair family
An au pair lives with you and works for you at the same time. That makes the coordination different from a normal family calendar: the week has working hours with legal limits, the au pair needs the children’s routines and emergency details, and both parents have to see the same plan without forwarding messages.
Most families start with the tools they already have and switch once something breaks: a missed pickup, a dispute about hours, a document nobody can find. The comparisons below each put one of those tools next to AuPairSync, so you can see what you would gain and what you would give up.
AuPairSync vs. Cozi
Cozi is a solid family organizer — but lacks au pair-specific features. See the difference.
See comparison →AuPairSync vs. WhatsApp + Google Calendar
The combination most families start with. When it works — and when it stops being enough.
See comparison →AuPairSync vs. OurHome
OurHome gamifies chores. AuPairSync is built for au pair coordination. The direct comparison.
See comparison →AuPairSync vs. TimeTree
TimeTree is a handy shared calendar app — but it lacks au pair-specific features like working hours tracking and document storage.
See comparison →AuPairSync vs. Babysitting Pro
Babysitting Pro is built for individual care sessions. AuPairSync is built for sustained coordination with a live-in au pair.
See comparison →AuPairSync vs. PairTrack
AuPairSync with presets for Germany and the US, seven languages and a 30-day trial with no card, compared with PairTrack. Every row has a source and a checked-on date (16 October 2026).
See comparison →Best App for Au Pair Families
An honest comparison of all the popular apps — with clear recommendations for who should use which.
See comparison →What to check in any app
- Working hours. Can you see how many hours your au pair works each day and week? Programs set limits, and they differ by country. Check a week against the rules
- One calendar per child. School, activities and appointments should be filterable by child, so the au pair sees what matters today.
- Tasks with context. A task that carries its photo, due date and questions in one place saves the back and forth of a chat thread.
- Documents. Visa, insurance and the agreement belong somewhere safer than a group chat.
- Everyone in the household. Both parents and the au pair need access, ideally in a language the au pair reads comfortably.
The limits on hours and pocket money per country are on the au pair rules by country pages, every figure with its official source.
Which comparison to read first
- You run everything in WhatsApp and Google Calendar
- Start with the comparison that shows when this combination is enough and when it stops working. AuPairSync vs. WhatsApp + Google Calendar →
- You already use a family organizer
- Read Cozi for a general family planner, OurHome if chores and rewards for the kids are the focus, TimeTree if you mainly share a calendar. AuPairSync vs. Cozi →
- You book babysitters rather than host an au pair
- Care by the session is a different job from living together for a year. AuPairSync vs. Babysitting Pro →
- You are weighing another au pair app
- PairTrack is built around the US J-1 programme. The comparison gives every row a source and the date we checked it. AuPairSync vs. PairTrack →
- You want every option side by side
- The overview rates messengers, shared calendars, family organizers and spreadsheets feature by feature. All tools compared in one table →
How we write these pages
We make AuPairSync, so read these pages knowing who wrote them. Each comparison names what the other app does well and where AuPairSync is not the better fit. Apps change: check the other app’s current features before you decide.
Ready to Get Started?
AuPairSync is free for 30 days, then €4.99 a month for the whole family. Setup takes under 5 minutes.
