There’s no shortage of chatter about tweens, teens, and AI, but most of it is centered on how kids use AI. But what about what AI can do for parents? It turns out there are a number of exciting AI-assisted parenting apps that can help with everything from meal planning to calendar coordination to advice on how to parent in a digital world.
Here’s a roundup of six of the best AI-assisted parenting tools available.
| AI parenting tool | What it’s best for | Available on |
| Ollie | Meal planning | iOS, Android |
| Goldee | Scheduling, to-do lists, kid logistics | iOS |
| BestInterest | Co-parenting communication | iOS, Android |
| Tern | Family vacation planning | iOS, Android, Web |
| Cleo | Budgeting for families | iOS, Android |
| BrightCanary | Monitoring your child online + digital parenting advice | iOS |
Use it for: Meal planning
Why you’ll love it: Coming up with dinner ideas every single night can be a drag. Add food allergies, busy schedules, and picky eaters into the mix, and family mealtime can quickly go from joyful to soul-sucking.
Ollie is an AI-powered assistant that lightens the load by planning meals and generating grocery lists based on your family’s preferences. It learns from your habits, likes, and dislikes in order to better fit your needs. You can even snap a picture of your fridge for last-minute meal ideas without a trip to the store.
Use it for: Scheduling, to-do lists, and kid logistics
Platforms: iOS
Why you’ll love it: Nothing quite prepares you for the sheer volume of logistics involved in raising humans. Think about how much time you would get back if you weren’t constantly tracking extracurricular activities, PTA events, and birthday party invites.
That’s where the Goldee app comes in. It uses AI to scan kid-related messages, emails, screenshots, and images, and adds them to a shared family calendar. It also creates to-do lists and sends you reminders. You can even use voice memos to interact with Goldee. For example: “Goldee, can you tell me when the volleyball banquet is and remind me two days ahead?”
Use it for: Co-parenting situations
Why you’ll love it: BestInterest is designed to transform the struggles of co-parenting into peaceful and productive communication. The app leverages AI to review and filter out messages that aren’t child-focused — keeping divorce baggage and personal issues out of the mix — to minimize conflict and prevent co-parents from saying something they’ll later regret. P
Parents can establish communication boundaries, such as receiving batched notifications once daily. BestInterest also offers a geotagged, non-editable journal to assist parents going through legal proceedings like custody disputes.
Use it for: Family vacation planning
Why you’ll love it: Finding a slot in your family’s busy activity schedule to take a trip is hard enough, let alone taking the time to actually plan it. Tern takes the hassle out of family vacations by curating an itinerary based on your family’s needs and preferences.
After entering your destination and travel dates, the app walks you through a quiz on everything from your kids’ ages to family dietary restrictions and travel styles, and then customizes a day-by-day plan to please the whole family.
Use it for: Family budgeting
Why you’ll love it: Even though you’re no longer paying for daycare, tweens and teens aren’t exactly cheap to raise. That’s why it’s more important than ever to make your family’s dollars stretch. Like other budgeting apps, Cleo aggregates data from your accounts into a real-time picture of your spending. But its AI component is where Cleo stands out as a great tool for parents.
You can ask the chatbot whether you can afford takeout instead of cooking dinner or identify areas where you can cut back in order to put more toward that college savings account you’ve been neglecting. It also identifies your worst spending habits, rates your spending, and sends you motivation to encourage you to stick to your budget.
Use it for: Monitoring your child’s internet use and getting digital parenting advice
Platforms: iOS
Why you’ll love it: Have you ever looked at your kid, hunched over their device, and realized you have no idea what they’re up to on the internet? BrightCanary is an AI-assisted parenting tool that monitors your child’s activity online and alerts you when they engage with something concerning. It’s the most comprehensive monitoring available for Apple devices to help keep your child safe and on track across every app they use.
But knowing there’s a problem is only half the battle with parenting. That’s why BrightCanary’s AI parenting chatbot, Ask the Canary, is tailored to answer your toughest digital parenting questions with emotional insight and thoughtful conversation starters.
Ask it how to talk to your teen about sexting, if Marvel Rivals is appropriate for tweens, or how to teach your child independence online while making sure they stay safe.
