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Homent vs Cozi vs TimeTree vs Helpy for Hong Kong families
Compare Homent with Cozi, TimeTree, and Helpy if you share a household with a domestic helper, school pickups, and elders. Prices checked August 2026.
Homent vs Cozi vs TimeTree vs Helpy
If you need a shared calendar, Cozi and TimeTree already do that. If you need meals, receipts, and a helper salary slip in Hong Kong, Helpy is built for it. Homent is a household board for four jobs: live pickup for school, class, and clinic; an A4 printout for the fridge; notices, to-dos, and dinner without another chat; and an optional no-camera care sensor. It is not a medical device.
Homent is a product of Neural Teller Limited in Hong Kong. It is not Homent Capital, not the Homent food-delivery apps, and not Homent Living.
Who this page is for
Dual-income Hong Kong households that already have a helper (or are about to), kids who need pickup, and often an elder who will not open a new app.
Side by side (August 2026)
| Homent | Cozi | TimeTree | Helpy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Pickup status + fridge print + helper/elder on one board | Shared calendar, lists, meals (US-style family OS) | Shared calendars with comments on each event | HK helper ops: meals, receipts, salary slip |
| Live who-is-on-pickup | Yes | No (event exists; pickup person is not a first-class status) | Comments on the event, not a pickup status | Tasks, not live pickup/drop-off |
| Fridge / A4 print | Yes, table or calendar, up to a month | Lists and some print workflows | Not the job | Meal PDF export |
| Idle iPad wall board | Yes (Display app or browser) | Phone/web | Phone/web | Phone/web |
| Helper as a role | Caregiver / parent / admin; helper sees their own to-dos and pickups | Shared login culture | Shared calendar invite | Built for helper + family, plus salary slip |
| Elders who will not use an app | Paper A4; optional no-camera presence sensor | Paper if you make it | No | Meal PDF |
| HK languages | EN, 繁, 简 | EN-first | 13 languages, including 繁/日 | EN + translations; HK helper-focused |
| Price (checked 24 Aug 2026) | Family app free forever. Sensors US$38 + SF Express. | Free with ads. Gold ~US$39/yr. Max ~US$79/yr. | Free with ads. Premium ~US$4.49/mo or US$44.99/yr. | Free (3 family + 1 helper). Core HK$88/mo. Pro HK$118/mo. |
Cozi Gold and TimeTree Premium prices are from 2026 third-party roundups, not those companies’ own pricing pages. Confirm on cozi.com and timetreeapp.com before you treat them as current. Helpy prices are from helpyfam.com/plan. Homent prices are from the FAQ.
When to pick which
Pick Cozi if the household already lives in Cozi, you want grocery lists and a recipe box, and nobody needs live pickup status. WeekendHK has already written about Cozi with 工人姐姐. That is a real, working setup.
Pick TimeTree if the pain is “who is doing the 4pm pickup?” as a comment thread, and you want a clean shared calendar with a huge Asia user base.
Pick Helpy if the pain is meals, shopping receipts, and generating a helper salary slip. That is Helpy’s public feature list. Homent does not claim those.
Pick Homent if the pain is: the helper needs to see *her* pickups and to-dos; you need to know *who is on the run right now*; grandpa will only look at paper on the fridge; and you might later add a no-camera presence ping. You update once. Phones, an optional wall tablet, and the printout stay in sync.
You can use more than one. Homent imports selected Google Calendar days (read-only), then you set attendees and pickup so work stays off the family board. See Google Calendar and helper privacy.
What Homent is not
- Not a medical, clinical, or life-safety product.
- Not a camera or microphone.
- Not a paid family-app subscription — the app is free forever. Care sensors are sold separately.
Create a family at homent.app (no credit card). Invite with a link or QR. Optional: Display app on an idle tablet, or a care sensor at /care-sensors.
FAQ
Is Homent a Cozi or TimeTree killer?
No. They are calendars. Homent is the HK household board for pickup, print, helper roles, and an optional sensor.
Does Helpy do school pickup status?
Helpy’s public pages emphasise meals, to-dos, expenses, family info, and helper salary slips. Live pickup/drop-off status is Homent’s job.
Can I keep Google Calendar?
Yes. Import only the days you choose, read-only, then set attendees and pickup. Work can stay in Google.