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Launching in Ottawa
Make the family week feel lighter.
School + activity
Kidzo helps parents connect with families already part of your child’s school and activity community.
The shared week
Together, they can coordinate private carpools, share school and activity runs, plan playdates, and manage reminders in one place.
Start a class
Have an idea for a class or activity? Start one and invite local families to join.
Launching in Ottawa
Make the family week feel lighter.
Kidzo helps parents connect with families already part of your child’s school and activity community.
Together, they can coordinate private carpools, share school and activity runs, plan playdates, and manage reminders in one place.
Have an idea for a class or activity? Start one and invite local families to join.
How did you hear about Kidzo?optional
Private groups. Parents drive. You approve every family.
9:41This week
Carpool
Ridgemont group · 4 families you approved
🚙School run · 8:15
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One open day
Thursday is open.
Anyone in your group can take it.
Wednesday · Luis drivesPickup · 3:20 PM
›Friday · You driveTwo kids · school entrance
›Next weekFour days covered · Thursday open
›Thursday is yours. The group can see the update.
9:41Discover
Discover
⌕ Search classes or venues
Listing opened — registration stays with the organizer.
9:41Weekend
Playdate
Saturday at the park
2:00–4:00 PM · the park by the library
BringWater bottle · sun hat
✓Group chat“See you by the library.”
2ReminderSaturday · 1:30 PM
›Going. Only this group sees the plan.
9:41Your class
Teach
People3 families raised a hand
3ChatsOne new message
1RemindersSaturday · 9:00 AM
›Class cardOn the board · Ottawa
›Class tools opened.
Scroll — the car drives
Ottawa private beta
Thank you for being one of the first families.
Before we launch, we are trying Kidzo with the first families. Pick your phone and the download starts.
💙Parents drive. You approve every family. Nothing is public.
iPhone: TestFlight installs Kidzo as a beta. No developer settings. Android: the file is signed by Kidzo. Your phone asks once to allow this install — not Developer options. We show the steps when you tap Android.
Get the beta app
Free · Ottawa and the surrounding area · updates arrive on their own
How did you hear about Kidzo?optional
Only so we can reply, and tell you when something changes in the beta. Nothing else, ever. We write from hello@kidzo.ca.
What happens next
Install, then one real week.
That is the whole test. Real plans, with a family you already trust.
1
Install
iPhone uses TestFlight (no extra settings). Android downloads a Kidzo file; the phone asks once to allow that install. Kidzo shows as a beta on both — that is expected.
Stuck? Reply to any email from hello@kidzo.ca and a person answers.
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Set up your week
Add your kid, the school or the activity, and one family you already trust. The week takes shape from there — no group chat to start, nothing to announce.
Ten minutes, once.
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Tell us what was confusing
A reply to the email is enough. Screenshots welcome, never required. Fixes ship most weeks and arrive on their own the next time you open the app.
Expect rough edges. You are first.
What the beta is not
Plain answers, up front.
- ✕Not a ride service.No strangers, no fares, no drivers for hire. Only parents you invite or approve share rides.
- ✕No money between families.Kidzo does not set fares, process payments or pay anyone to drive. Anything families arrange, they arrange privately.
- ✕Not in other cities yet.Ottawa and the surrounding area only. Other cities come later.
- ✕Not public.Nothing you enter in the app appears on kidzo.ca. Groups, plans and addresses stay with the families on them.
What we ask
Use it for one real week.
- 1A school run, a class, a Saturday at the park.Real plans with a real family.
- 2Invite one family you already trust.Not the whole class. Kidzo grows one approved family at a time.
- 3Say what was confusing.Once is enough. It is the most useful thing a first family can do.
Trust, in plain language
Parents coordinate. Kidzo keeps it clear.
The full list is on the safety page. Data and deletion are in the privacy policy. Questions: hello@kidzo.ca.