What is Ohai?
Ohai is an AI household manager you text, talk or email to handle family calendars, reminders, meal plans and shopping lists for busy parents. It was founded by Sheila Lirio Marcelo, the founder and former CEO of Care.com, and launched in January 2024. Its assistant, called O, is available as an iPhone app and through text message and email.
Ohai is designed around the mental load of running a home. You forward school emails, sports schedules or photos of flyers, and it pulls out dates and deadlines and adds them to a shared family calendar that syncs with Google, Outlook and Apple calendars. You can text it a reminder, ask for a meal plan with a grocery list, or assign tasks to family members. For complex requests it combines AI with human review. Parents use it to coordinate schedules, stay on top of school admin, plan the week's meals and share chores so one person is not carrying the whole household on their own.
Main Features
- Turns forwarded emails, PDFs and photos into calendar events and deadlines.
- Syncs Google, Outlook and Apple calendars into one family view.
- Creates reminders and to-dos from a text or voice message.
- Plans meals and builds grocery lists.
- Assigns and tracks tasks across family members.
- Uses human review for complex requests.
How to Get Started with Ohai
- Download Ohai from the App Store and create your household.
- Connect your Google, Outlook or Apple calendars.
- Text, speak or forward an email to Ohai with a task or schedule.
- Invite family members to share the calendar and tasks.
Ohai Pricing
Ohai has a free version with basic reminders, meal planning and lists. Individual Premium costs $9.99 per month, Premium Plus for two people costs $19.99 per month and Premium Group costs $29.99 per month, adding shared calendars and family task coordination.
Who Should Use It?
- Working parents managing several kids' schedules.
- Co-parents sharing a family calendar.
- Caregivers coordinating appointments for relatives.
- Families drowning in school and sports emails.
- Households planning meals and grocery runs.
Ohai Alternatives
- Motion: AI calendar that plans work and personal tasks
- Reclaim AI: smart scheduling for Google Calendar users
- Samsung Food: meal planning and shopping lists with recipes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ohai free?
Yes, Ohai has a free version with reminders, meal planning and lists. Premium plans start at $9.99 per month.
What is Ohai used for?
Ohai is used to manage family schedules, reminders, meal plans and school admin. You can text, talk or forward emails to it.
Does Ohai work with Google Calendar?
Yes. Ohai syncs Google Calendar, Outlook and Apple Calendar into one shared household view.
Who founded Ohai?
Ohai was founded by Sheila Lirio Marcelo, who previously founded Care.com. It launched in January 2024.