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Maple is shutting down. Move your family's week in one evening.

Maple closes on December 31, 2026 and deletes everything in the account, including its links to the school and team calendars it was syncing. Here's how to save what matters, get your calendars back, and set up the week somewhere new.

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December 2026Thursday

Maple closes. The account and everything in it are deleted.

92 days left to move

What goes away on December 31

Maple's notice is short. Here's what it means for your family's week.

Everything in the account

Lists, tasks, events, notes, photos and everyone you invited. Maple says there's no way to recover any of it afterward.

Your calendar connections

The links to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook and TeamSnap go too. School and team schedules stop flowing in, right as January starts.

Who does what

The pickups you split with your partner and the afternoons the sitter covered. You'll set that up again wherever you land.

What you only kept in Maple

Chore rotations, packing lists, and the coach's number you never saved to your phone.

Nobody bought the app, so there's no migration button and no default place your data goes. Each family moves itself.

Move your family in one evening

Three steps. The first two work whichever app you choose. Sit down at a laptop while Maple still runs, and try to finish before the holidays fill up December.

  1. Any app

    Save what only lives in Maple

    • Check Maple's Settings for an export or download. The notice asks you to export but doesn't say how, so look there before anything else.
    • Screenshot the lists you'd hate to retype: routines, chore charts, packing lists, and the sitter's and coach's numbers.
    • Save the photos you uploaded to your camera roll or a shared album.
    • Screenshot the calendar connections screen, so you know which feeds were flowing where.
  2. Any app

    Take your calendars back to the source

    Your Google, Apple and Outlook calendars aren't going anywhere. What disappears is Maple's link to them. Subscribe to each school or team feed directly:

    Google Calendar
    Other calendars › From URL
    Apple Calendar on a Mac
    File › New Calendar Subscription
    Outlook on the web
    Add calendar › Subscribe from web
    TeamSnap
    On the web, open the team's Schedule › Settings › Sync Calendar / Export and copy the link.

    Once a feed comes straight from the school or the league, it no longer depends on any app staying open.

  3. In Fambul

    Set up the week somewhere new

    • Paste the same feed links into Fambul. School and team events sit on your family board, and Make a task turns any of them into a to-do.
    • Upload the screenshots from step 1. Fambul reads each list and shows you every item with the wording it found. Nothing lands on your board until you tick it.
    • Invite your partner, then hand the first afternoon to your sitter or a grandparent.
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If handing things off is what you'll miss

A shared calendar shows who's busy. Fambul is built for the part of Maple that took things off your plate.

  • Hand off a stretch of the day

    Pick who and the hours. The tasks in that window go with it, along with your note. They accept, decline or ask a question first.

  • Caregivers see their hours and nothing else

    A sitter or au pair gets that window's tasks and the family info you choose to share. When the window ends, so does the access.

  • Thanks is part of the app

    A thank-you button on finished tasks, and an optional Sunday recap of what everyone covered.

  • Your data leaves when you say so

    Export everything from Settings whenever you like. After this year, you'll want that.

Is Fambul the right move for you?

Pick the app that matches how you actually used Maple.

Fambul fits if

  • You and your partner split pickups, errands and appointments.
  • A sitter, au pair or grandparent covers regular afternoons.
  • Your week runs on school and team schedules you want in one place.

You may not need it if

  • You mostly used Maple as a shared calendar. Google or Apple Calendar with family sharing does that for free.
  • You want meal plans and recipes. Fambul doesn't do those.

What to know about Fambul today

  • It's in beta and starting school by school in Boston. Families anywhere can join.
  • It reads calendar feeds. It doesn't write tasks back to your Google or Apple calendar yet.
  • It runs in your phone's browser and adds to your home screen, with no app store download.
  • You can export all of your family's data from Settings at any time.
For Maple families

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Questions Maple families are asking

When exactly does Maple shut down?

December 31, 2026. Accounts and data stay accessible until then. After that the account is closed, and Maple says all data is deleted with no way to recover it.

Was Maple acquired, or did it shut down?

Both, in that order. Wander, a travel company, acquired Maple's team in July 2026 to work on its WanderOS platform. The deal covered the people rather than the app, so the app is winding down on its own.

Will my data move to another app automatically?

No. There is no migration button and no default destination. Whatever you want to keep, you take out yourself before December 31.

Does Maple have a data export tool?

Maple's notice asks users to export their data but doesn't say how. Check Settings first. If there's no export, screenshot the lists you'd miss and save any photos you uploaded.

What happens to the calendars Maple was connected to?

The connections to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook and TeamSnap are deleted with the account. Your calendars themselves are fine. Subscribe to each school or team feed at its source so the schedules keep coming.

What happens to my Maple subscription?

Annual plans won't renew. Monthly plans stay active until December 31, 2026. Ask Maple directly about anything you've already paid for.

Do I have to retype my routines and lists?

Screenshot them first, which saves the information whichever app you pick. Fambul can read a list from a photo and shows you every item it found. Nothing is added to your board until you tick it.

Can Fambul bring in my school and team calendars?

Yes. Paste the subscription link from ParentSquare, TeamSnap or another calendar feed, and those events appear on your family board and stay up to date. Fambul doesn't write tasks back to Google or Apple Calendar yet.

What does Fambul cost if I'm coming from Maple?

Nothing. The whole Fambul platform is free for every family, always, including parents, caregivers and grandparents. There is no trial, subscription or paid tier.