The family group chat that actually gets things decided.
iMessage carries your family’s words. Blinko carries the moments — what you’re doing, when, and who’s in. Every account comes with a private Family circle — no setup, no algorithmic feed, no strangers — where dinner gets planned on a card everyone can RSVP to, errands get owners, and a quick 📍 “I’m home” tells everyone what they need to know.
Free forever on iOS & Android. No ads. No algorithmic feed.
Your family’s space. Ready before you are.
Every Blinko comes with a private Family circle — no setup, no algorithmic feed, no strangers. It’s where dinner gets planned, errands get split, and everyone knows everyone got home.
Plan dinners together — post the plan, the family RSVPs on the card.
Share spots you love — the taco place worth the drive, the dentist that takes Saturdays.
Check in — a quick 📍 “I’m home” tells everyone what they need to know. It’s a message you send — never a location that’s tracked.
Invite anyone — send a text with a personal invite code. Even the least techy family member lands right in the circle.
Family is private by design. No location tracking, no map of your family, no data sold. Ever.
Plan it, and it actually happens.
Type “dinner Sunday at 6” and the family has a real plan — time, place, RSVP buttons on the card. Grandparents without the app RSVP from a link in their browser.
Any saved spot becomes an invitation: pick a time, choose your people.
Post a plan into any group chat — the whole group can join and RSVP inline.
Built-in reminders and one-tap add-to-calendar, in your time zone, always.
Moments are better together.
Share a spot with friends and it arrives as a card, not a link — because the people around a moment belong with the moment. Everywhere else, the group chat is where you talk about doing things and the doing happens in three other apps. Here the conversation is the container. A plan is a card with RSVP buttons on it. A task is a card someone can tick. A shopping list is one card, updating as your partner moves through the shop. One live card per thing, in the thread with the people it involves.
Spots in chat — “how about this place?” with the photo, the map, and the hours attached.
Tasks — one owner, a due date, a polite nudge. No more “who was bringing what?”
Lists — the shop, the packing, the party. One card reading 3 of 7, moving as somebody ticks.
Check in — one tap on the plan when you arrive. A message you send, not a location anyone keeps.
Common questions
Do I have to set up the family group?
No. Your Family circle is created with your account, private from day one. It’s just you until you invite someone.
Does Blinko track my family’s location?
No. A check-in is a message you choose to send — like texting “I’m home” — never a location that’s tracked or a map of your family.
What if my parents aren’t good with apps?
Send them a text invite with a personal code. Joining is one tap plus a quick free download, and plan RSVPs work from a browser link with no app at all.
Is Blinko free for families?
Yes — free forever, no ads, and completely free: every feature is included, there is no paid tier and nothing to upgrade to.
Your life happens beyond your screen.
Blinko helps you hold onto it. Free forever — every feature, no paid tier. Installs in 30 seconds, works offline, travels well.
Never lose a moment. Download the Blinko app.
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