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One family record, on every device
Updated September 2026
Homeschooling is rarely a one-device operation. One parent teaches the morning and the other covers the afternoon, the iPad lives on the kitchen table and the phone goes to co-op. Family Sync makes all of them the same record, carried by your own iCloud rather than by anything we run.
Both parents, one record
With Family Sync on, each parent logs from their own device and both are writing to the same family record. The subjects one of you checked off at 10am are already there when the other opens the app at two. There is no second copy to merge, no exporting a file back and forth, and no argument about which device has the real attendance count.
It works the same way across your own devices. Log on the phone, generate the review packet on the iPad, and the numbers agree because they came from one record.
Your iCloud, not our server
This is the part worth being precise about. Family Sync stores your records in the private area of your own iCloud account, readable only by your Apple Account. Homeschoolio has no server holding family records, no account for you to create, and no way to read what syncs. Apple moves the data between your devices exactly as it does for other apps you use.
That design is why the app can offer sync and still collect nothing. Our privacy policy spells out what that means in full.
Off until you say otherwise
Sync ships off. Nothing leaves a device until you turn on Family Sync in Settings, and the app is complete without it: logging, records, filings, and export all work on a single device with no connection at all. Turn it on when a second device or a second parent makes it useful, and turn it back off whenever you like.
Still keep backups
Sync and backup solve different problems, and it is worth keeping both habits. Sync keeps your devices matched, which also means a deletion travels. The one-file backup is a snapshot you control, holding every record and photo, and it stays free on every tier. Make one at the end of a term and you have something to restore from no matter what happens to a device.
How Homeschoolio helps
Family Sync is part of Homeschoolio Premium, at $44.99 a year with a 14-day free trial or $7.99 a month. Turn it on in Settings on each device you want included, with each signed in to the same Apple Account. Free record-keeping stays unlimited on a single device, and full PDF and CSV export is free forever either way.
Common questions
Can two parents use the same homeschool records?
Yes, with Family Sync turned on. Each parent logs from their own iPhone or iPad and both are writing to the same family record, so the day one of you logs at the kitchen table is already there when the other opens the app. It is the same record, not two copies you have to reconcile.
Where do my records go when sync is on?
Into your own iCloud account, in the private area only your Apple Account can read. Homeschoolio runs no server of its own, so your records do not pass through us, and we cannot read them. Apple carries them between your devices the same way it carries your other app data.
Do I have to turn sync on?
No. Sync is off until you switch it on in Settings, and the app is fully usable without it. With sync off, records stay on the device and move only through a backup file you create yourself.
Does the app still work offline with sync on?
Yes. Logging, records, and document generation all work with no connection. Changes made offline sync the next time the device is online.
What do I need for Family Sync to work?
Homeschoolio Premium, and each device signed in to the same Apple Account with iCloud Drive on. Turn on Family Sync in Settings on each device you want included.
Is Family Sync a replacement for backups?
Treat it as a convenience rather than an archive. Sync keeps your devices matched, which means a record deleted on one device is deleted on the others too. The one-file backup is the copy that captures a moment in time, and it is free on every tier, so keep making them.