Use a tablet
An old iPad or Android tablet can become the family calendar before you buy anything new.
A digital family calendar display for the screen you already own.
Farmark turns an iPad, Android tablet, smart monitor, TV browser, laptop, or wall screen into a private family calendar display. Parents can update the schedule from phones, and the household still gets one readable home calendar.
Kitchen or mudroom
Put the family schedule where everyone already walks past it in the morning.
Start with the PWA
Try the home-display routine first, then decide whether a bigger wall screen is worth it.
Built for families who like the wall-calendar idea, not the hardware bill.
Dedicated family calendar devices can be helpful, but plenty of households already have an old iPad, Android tablet, spare monitor, kitchen TV, or browser-capable screen. Farmark is the software layer that makes those screens useful for the family schedule.
- Connect Google Calendar and add Apple, school, sports, or shared calendars with iCal links.
- Import school flyers, sports screenshots, camp sheets, and appointment cards with Photo Schedule Import.
- Use display pairing for a shared home view that stays separate from private account controls.
- Keep the same schedule readable on phone, tablet, desktop browser, and home display.
What screen should you use?
Start with the easiest screen in your house. The right display is the one your family will actually glance at during breakfast, homework, dinner, and the scramble out the door.
iPad or Android tablet
Best first test. Set it on a counter or mount it near the family drop zone.
Smart monitor
Good for a larger kitchen, home office, command center, or shared desk.
TV browser
Useful when you want the calendar visible from across a room and already have a browser-capable TV setup.
Laptop or desktop browser
Helpful for planning, cleanup, imports, and checking the calendar during work hours.
How Farmark becomes a home calendar display
- Create the family calendar. Start the PWA, add the household, and choose the people who need to appear on the schedule.
- Bring schedules in. Connect Google Calendar, add Apple or school feeds with iCal links, and use Photo Schedule Import for flyers, sports screenshots, camp sheets, and appointment cards.
- Pair the display. Open Farmark on the shared screen so it shows the calendar without exposing private account controls.
- Keep phones useful. Parents can still update and check the schedule from phones while the home display stays readable for everyone.
Good fits for Farmark
Old tablet
Give an unused iPad or Android tablet a job as the family calendar screen.
Smart monitor
Use a browser-capable screen in the kitchen, office, mudroom, or command center.
TV browser
Open the family display on a TV or attached browser device for a larger household view.
Parents' phones
Carry the same calendar in your pocket without making the home display the only place to check.
Why this is different from a dedicated digital wall calendar
A dedicated digital wall calendar gives you one packaged device. Farmark gives you a shared calendar system that follows the family: home display, phones, tablets, and browser. That matters when the schedule changes in the car, at practice, at work, or while someone is holding a paper flyer.
- Use the hardware you already own first.
- Keep a visible home calendar without locking the whole family to one screen.
- Import real-world schedules instead of typing every event from scratch.
- Move to a bigger wall screen later if the habit sticks.
Digital family calendar display FAQ
Can an iPad be a family calendar display? Yes. Farmark can run as a PWA or in a browser, so a tablet is usually the fastest first display.
Can I use Apple Calendar? Yes. Farmark supports Apple/iCloud calendars through iCal links, alongside Google Calendar and other shared feeds.
Can Farmark run on a TV? Yes, if the TV or attached device has a usable browser. For the easiest setup, start with the display support guides below.