Lists

Tap New list, give it a name, and choose what kind of list it is:

• Shopping — items can be grouped by category, and anyone can tap I'll get it to claim an item so nobody buys it twice.
• Checklist — just tick things off. Good for packing, errands, and routines.

You can change the kind later. Every new family starts with a Groceries list.

For multi-step work with assignees and due dates, use To Do instead. For recurring household jobs, use Chores.

Open a list and tap Edit in the header to rename it and choose a card colour and emoji. These appear on the list card and make your lists easy to tell apart at a glance.

The list also has a pin button and a privacy toggle. A private list shows a lock icon and can only be seen by the member who created it — this applies to adults and children alike. Items added to a private list are never added to the family's suggestions or categories.

Pinned lists appear in a Pinned section at the top of the Lists page and as cards on your dashboard. Each card shows the list's progress and its first three items — check them off right on the card, or use the quick-add field to add an item without opening the list.

Open a list and type in the add-item field at the top. FamilyChaos suggests items your family has added before as you type — tap a suggestion to add it instantly. Shopping and Checklist lists keep separate suggestions.

If the item is already on the list, you'll see a message such as Milk is already on the list, with an Add anyway option.

On a Shopping list, give an item a category (managed in Settings → Lists) to keep the list organised by aisle. You can also attach a photo to an item.

Tap anywhere on an item to check it off. If you tapped the wrong one, tap Undo on the message that appears. To edit an item, use its pencil or ⋮ menu.

Items checked in the last 24 hours collect in a collapsed Done section. After that they move to Recently cleared, where you can restore them for 30 days. Checked items older than 30 days are deleted permanently.

Within a list, drag items to reorder them, or use the sort controls. Each list remembers its sort order on your device.

On the Lists page, drag lists up and down to reorder them. Search lists by name or filter them by kind (Shopping or Checklist); reordering pauses while a search or filter is on.

Archive a list you don't need right now instead of deleting it. An archived list keeps its items but disappears from the Lists page, the dashboard, and the wall display. Find it in the Archived section at the bottom of the Lists page, where you can restore it or delete it forever.

Deleting a list always asks you to confirm first. Archive and delete are in the list's ⋯ menu.

FamilyChaos remembers items your family has added before and surfaces them as suggestions. Any adult can add, edit, remove, or clear suggestions in Settings → Lists → Item suggestions.

The Meal Planner can generate a shopping list automatically from your weekly meal plan. Tap Add to List in the Meal Planner and FamilyChaos will aggregate all recipe ingredients for the week into a new list named after the date range (for example, Meal plan: Aug 11–17). The list appears alongside your other lists and can be edited, pinned, or checked off just like any other list.