Cozi Is the #1 Mobile App and Website to Keep Today’s Modern Family Organized as Kids Head Back to School and Adults Get Serious After Summer’s End
SEATTLE, WA (PRWEB) July 29, 2013 -- Cozi, the #1 family organizer app and website that manages the family calendar, creates shopping lists and tracks to do items in one place, last week released the latest version of its mobile app with new and improved calendar and list features that simplify family life like never before. In early July, Cozi surpassed its 10 millionth user – that means more than 10% of all U.S. households with kids now organize their lives with Cozi.
For today’s modern family, keeping everyone connected and on the same page can be challenging. When the start of school gets close, it's natural for families to feel the urge to get organized - kind of like a new year's resolution. Cozi is designed to keep the household humming by helping to coordinate events and the new school routine / activities on the calendar, communicate who’s doing what, and keep shared lists so that anyone can stop by the store to pick up the side dish for dinner. With the creation of a Cozi family account, all family members access the same information – via computer or mobile device – to check the schedule (color-coded by person), create a shopping list, or organize household chores and activities.
NEW FEATURES AND IMPROVEMENTS ARE RELEASED
• NEW feature - Shopping Mode: The no-fuss way to shop, optimized for the best in-store experience. Ever.
o No-dim full-screen view: your shopping list stays on and in portrait orientation on your mobile screen. Even if you put your phone in your pocket to inspect some produce, your list is visible and in place when you get it back out, just like a piece of paper.
o Checked items instantly move to the bottom to clear the list as you shop.
o Items added by other family members are immediately highlighted, so that Mom can add a grocery item to the list while Dad is shopping. No more coming home with a full bag of groceries but not without the one thing needed to make dinner!
• NEW feature - Calendar Change Notifications: this top-requested customer feature is a quick and easy way to keep everyone in the know, even when plans change.
o Alert others when an appointment is added or a change is made to an existing one. No follow up messages, phone calls or emails to the spouse and kids necessary. Simply turn on the notify feature when you make the change and voila, Cozi takes care of communicating the change to those who need to know.
o Find out when there’s a schedule change or another family member adds an appointment to the calendar.
• Numerous improvements to Shopping Lists and To Do Lists
o Easier item check-off
o Drag and drop list items to rearrange the order
o Streamlined editing options all on the same screen
A MODERN FAMILY USING COZI
Frances Frost, wife, mother of four, author and blogger, first started using Cozi to organize her busy family in 2010. She regularly updates the family account via her tablet and smart phone. And now that some of her children are older and have email accounts, they, too, are logging into Cozi and organizing their own lives.
Life is very busy in the Frost household! With two working parents, Frances’ PTA and Girl Scout duties, the kids’ tennis, basketball and swimming practices, games, and meets, chorus rehearsals, and other school activities, not to mention grocery shopping for a family of six, Cozi works overtime to help keep everyone on the same page and life ticking like clockwork.
“My family loves Cozi,” says Frances Frost. “Especially as we transition from a lazy summer to the reality of the much busier back to school season, we rely on Cozi daily to keep our busy family organized. My two younger children (10 and 8) know to check our weekly calendar, which I print off for them, to see what the family is doing. My oldest two daughters (14 and 12) log in to organize their own activities: sports, rehearsals, etc. Now that Lauren will be a freshman in high school, she even checks Cozi to see if the family has anything else scheduled before she makes plans with friends. Cozi also helps to keep my husband and me in sync, and makes it easier to determine what needs to be picked up at the grocery store, or decide who should pick the kids from basketball practice, choir rehearsal or a play date.”
BACK TO SCHOOL GOODIE BAG FOR ALL NEW COZI ACCOUNTS CREATED BETWEEN JULY 25 AND SEPTEMBER 12
From July 25 through September 12, anyone who signs up for a free Cozi account on the Web or via the Cozi Family Organizer mobile app (available in the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Amazon, and NOOK Store) will receive the Cozi Back to School Goodie Bag, brimming with savings (a total value of more than $100) from fabulous family-friendly products and services including: Artkive, ChicoBag, Lunchables, Mabel’s Labels, Red Apple Reading, See Kai Run, VolunteerSpot, zulily, and more.
ACCOLADES FOR COZI
This year, Cozi has been the recipient of numerous awards and accolades.
• 2013 Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal of Approval Winner for Software and App Product Excellence. http://www.ptpamedia.com/product-listing?cat=11
• Endorsement by TV Host and Digital Lifestyle ExpertTM Mario Armstrong in a 6/26/13 segment on the TODAY Show, where he named Cozi as the #1 Must-Have App for a Better Life. http://www.today.com/video/today/52316389#52317213
• 2013 Mashable #1 App for your Personal Life
http://mashable.com/2013/03/04/personal-life-apps/
ABOUT COZI:
Cozi is the family technology company dedicated to simplifying everyday life, easing communication and connecting busy families. Cozi's signature product, Cozi Family Organizer, has more than 10 million users and is the leading solution for busy families to manage schedules and activities, track grocery, shopping and to do lists, plan meals and store recipes, organize household chores and keep family memories. Cozi Family Organizer is accessible across multiple platforms—from any PC or Mac at cozi.com or via mobile and tablet apps for iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) and Android (including Kindle Fire and NOOK tablets). Cozi Family Organizer is free to use, or families can upgrade to Cozi Gold, the ad-free version with premium productivity features. Located in Seattle, WA, Cozi was founded by veterans of Microsoft and Amazon with a vision for creating technology that brings families together. The company also regularly connects to its members on social media via Facebook.com/CoziFamily and @CoziFamily.
LISA AMORE, AMORE Mktg + PR LLC, (202) 506-3056, [email protected]
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