Busy Branches
For iPhone & iPad
Your whole family's care, on one calm tree.
Bath nights, medications, dentist checkups, birthdays, and the little daily routines that keep everyone on track. Busy Branches remembers it all, so nothing slips.
No accounts. No sign-ups. No tracking.
What it does
Everyone under one tree.
Children, parents, grandparents — even the dog. Everyone gets a branch, a profile, and a schedule that quietly keeps itself up to date.
Care that never slips
Every checkup, refill, vaccine and growth spurt in one place. Busy Branches works out what's due next and tells you before it's late — not after.
- Baths, medications, checkups, haircuts and more
- Gentle reminders before things come due
- A running history of everything already done
- Sizes and notes kept on each person's profile
One schedule for the whole house
Stop holding five calendars in your head. The family schedule pulls everybody's care into a single list, sorted by what needs you first.
- See who's due for what, at a glance
- Log appointments as they happen
- Backdate a routine you forgot to tick off
- Add a note to anything you check off
Routines kids actually keep
Build routines like brushing teeth or tidy-up time, then watch the streaks grow. Check things off straight from the Home Screen widget — no need to open the app at all.
- Streaks that keep children motivated
- Interactive Home Screen widget, free for everyone
- A cork board with chores, notes and announcements
- Star leaderboard for whoever's winning the week
A warm recap every month
At the end of the month Busy Branches writes up what your family actually got through — who did what, how much everyone grew, and which routines held.
- Written in plain language, not a chart
- Every size change, tracked over time
- A document vault for insurance cards and records
- Export a clean PDF when a school or clinic asks
Private by design
Your family's information never leaves your family.
Busy Branches holds medications, doctors' names and scanned records — the kind of thing that should never sit on somebody else's server. So it doesn't. There is no account to make, because there is nothing to log in to.
- Stored on your deviceFamily members, medications, routines, history and scans all live in the app's own storage on your iPhone.
- Optional iCloud syncTurn it on and your data goes to your own iCloud account — never to a third-party server. Turn it off and nothing leaves the phone.
- Invite a co-parentYou both see the same up-to-date family, synced through iCloud's own sharing — with no middleman in between.
- No analytics, no ads, no trackersNothing is collected, nothing is sold, and there is no advertising SDK anywhere in the app.
A closer look
A tree that lives with you.
The tree changes with the weather outside your window and dresses up for the holidays — and you can repaint the whole thing in any of seven themes.
Pricing
Free where it counts.
Everything a family needs to stay on top of care costs nothing. Pro adds the on-device intelligence and the extras.
Busy Branches
$0
- Every family member, plus pets
- Care schedules and reminders
- Routines, streaks and the cork board
- The interactive Home Screen widget
- Document vault and PDF export
- Co-parent sync over iCloud
- This month's family recap
Busy Branches Pro
$0.99 / month · or $9.99 once, forever
- Add anything just by typing it
- Ask about your family, get an instant answer
- A warm weekly digest of the week ahead
- Smart routine ideas that fit each child's age
- Six extra tree themes plus holiday scenes
- Growth charts and size history
- The full archive of past recaps
Pro runs entirely on your device — the intelligence never sends your family anywhere.
Questions
Before you download.
Do I need to make an account?
No. There is no sign-up, no password, and no email address to hand over. Open the app and start adding people.
Can my partner and I share the same family?
Yes. Turn on iCloud sync and send a co-parent invite — you'll both see the same up-to-date family. It syncs through your own iCloud accounts, so nothing passes through a server of ours. Co-parent sync is free.
Does it work offline?
Completely. Everything is stored on the device, so the app works on a plane, in a basement, or with iCloud switched off entirely.
Can I add pets?
Yes — dogs, cats and anyone else with a vet appointment get their own branch, their own schedule and their own vaccination records.
What happens to my data if I stop paying for Pro?
Nothing is deleted, ever. Pro features switch off, and every family member, schedule, routine and document stays exactly where it was.
Is this a medical app?
No. Busy Branches is a personal organiser for the things your family already does. It doesn't diagnose anything and it isn't a medical record — always confirm timing and dosages with your own doctor, dentist or vet.
Plant your family tree.
Free on iPhone and iPad. About a minute to set up per person.
Download free on theApp Store