The family app people open.

Every parent knows the pattern: a shared calendar or chore chart starts strong and is abandoned within weeks, because one parent ends up doing all the updating. The kids never open it, so it becomes another thing to nag about.

FamMedley had to work for very different people at once. A seven-year-old who cannot type an email address, a teenager who will only open something that feels like their own, and parents who want the overview without more admin. And because it holds a family's life, it had to be private by default.

We designed around motivation rather than lists. Every task, photo and vote earns points; points climb a weekly family leaderboard; and every Monday the week's top earner is crowned family champion. Parents turn points into rewards that matter in their house, like choosing the film or a day off chores.

Each family member got a way in that suits them. Children sign in by scanning a code from a parent's phone, with no email or password. Meal planning works like swiping on cards, so even the youngest can vote on dinner. Parents see a calm overview and a weekly recap written by an assistant, based only on the family's own activity.

Shared lists had to be trustworthy, so changes appear on everyone's phone the moment they happen, and the app keeps working without signal in the supermarket and catches up when it is back online.