Create your household

Start your family's shared home in under a minute.

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A household is your family's shared space in Oona. The first grown-up sets it up and becomes the owner.

Set it up

  1. Open Oona and create your account, or sign in.
  2. On the welcome screen, tap Create a household.
  3. Type a Household name, like The Smiths.
  4. Add Your name and pick Your colour.
  5. Tap Create household.

That's it. You land on the Home screen, ready to add lists, plans and your family.

What being the owner means

  • You're the owner, so you can invite everyone and manage the household.
  • You can change the household name and your details later in Settings.
  • Owners and parents can add or remove members; other members can't.

Already been invited?

If someone has sent you an invite instead, tap Join with a code on the welcome screen and enter the 6-character code. See Add your family for how invites work.

Finding your way around

The bottom of the screen has Home, Lists, Calendar, Chores and Feed, plus a More button in the bottom-right. Everything else, like family members and settings, lives under More. On a computer, More is the menu down the left side.

Still stuck? Email support@oona.co.nz or send us a message — a real person in New Zealand will help.