How to invite people to a shared household

A Household brings together up to 4 people — you and three others. “Members share one shopping list, meal plan and pantry.” Everyone keeps their own account.

Setting up your own household needs the Family plan. Joining a household someone invites you to is free, on any plan.

Set up a household

1. On the phone open More → Household, in the browser Settings → Household.
2. Enter a Household name, e.g. “The Smiths”.
3. Tap Create household.

Your current shopping list, plan and pantry move into the household — and stay there if you ever leave it.

Invite members

1. In Household, tap Invite.
2. In the Invite a member window, enter an email address and send.
3. You’ll see “Invitation sent”, and the invitation appears under Sent invitations with its expiry date.

If the person doesn’t have an account yet, they’ll get an email with a code for their first sign-in (see the article on creating an account).

Once the household has 4 people, you’ll see “The household is full — no more people can join.”

Accept an invitation

The invited person opens Household and, under Invitations (“From …”), chooses Join or Decline.

Your recipes stay yours

“Your recipes stay yours — members only see the ones you share with them.” In a recipe, turn on Share with household. Members will see it, but only you can edit it.

Changes to the household

• Rename — a new name for the household.
• Remove from household — the owner can remove a member. Shared things stay in the household, and that person starts with an empty list, plan and pantry.
• Leave household — you leave and start from empty. When the owner leaves, ownership passes to the longest-standing member.

When the Family plan ends

The household and accounts stay. Only the sharing stops — everyone sees their own list, plan and pantry. Renew the plan and everything is shared again.