Product Case Study

SoLoFamilyPlan — Shared Life Operating System

A family productivity platform that unifies shared calendars, chores, meal planning scaffolding, and collaborative tools into a secure Supabase-backed dashboard for modern households.

SoLoFamilyPlan shared family dashboard

Client Snapshot

SoLoFamilyPlan is SoLoVision's comprehensive household operating system. It empowers families to coordinate schedules, chores, and meal planning while maintaining strong data privacy. Built with Next.js 14, Supabase, and a rigorously tested component system, the platform brings enterprise-grade tooling to everyday life management.

Product Type
SaaS Platform / Family Productivity
Industry
Family Operations & Home Management
Launch Date
September 2025
Status
Private Beta
Business Model
Subscription with Tiered Households

Development Timeline

18 weeks

Tech Stack

Next.js 14, Supabase, Tailwind, React Query

Pilot Cohorts

25 families

The Coordination Gap at Home

Most families juggle calendars, chores, and meal planning across disconnected apps, text threads, and spreadsheets. Critical information gets lost, accountability is unclear, and privacy is compromised when using consumer social platforms. We set out to build a secure, unified workspace tailored to the realities of modern households.

Fragmented Tools

Families relied on a patchwork of calendar apps, shared notes, and messaging threads—none designed for holistic family coordination.

Lack of Accountability

Chore tracking and follow-ups required manual reminders, creating mental load for parents and frustration for everyone else.

Meal Planning Chaos

Meal planning lived in spreadsheets with no connection to grocery lists or family dietary preferences, making execution inconsistent.

Privacy Concerns

Popular collaboration tools monetize or expose data. Families needed first-class security and row-level access controls.

Product Development

Shipping a Household Operating System

We combined service design research with rapid technical iteration. The product evolved from an authenticated dashboard MVP into a modular platform with chore management, calendar workflows, and meal planning foundations—all protected by Supabase row-level security.

Discovery & Service Design

Interviewed ten households, mapped daily coordination pain points, and translated insights into a prioritized roadmap spanning calendar, chores, and food workflows.

Platform Architecture

Designed Supabase schema with RLS policies, built shared form components, and established design tokens to ensure consistency across feature verticals.

Feature Sprints

Launched authenticated dashboard, family setup wizard, shared calendar, chore assignments, and meal plan scaffolding with typed API routes and React Query caching.

Observability & Hardening

Integrated Logflare, performance budgets, automated RLS verification scripts, and extensive contract tests before releasing to pilot families.

Project Objectives

Unify Family Operations

Provide a single source of truth for schedules, chores, and planning tasks so families can quickly understand who is doing what and when.

Reduce Mental Load

Automate reminders, track progress, and surface insights so family leads are no longer project-managing via text threads.

Protect Household Data

Employ Supabase row-level security, encrypted storage, and strict policies to keep sensitive family information private.

Create Extensible Foundations

Build modular systems for meal planning, memories, messaging, and integrations so future feature sets can ship quickly.

Core Team

A nimble squad collaborated closely with stakeholders, ensuring every decision aligned with business objectives and technical realities.

Product & Engineering Lead

Focus: Strategy, Architecture, Full-Stack Delivery

Shaped the product vision, designed Supabase schema, and implemented Next.js routes, ensuring type-safe coordination across features.

Product Designer

Focus: Experience Design, Design System

Crafted family-friendly UI, codified design tokens, and validated flows with pilot households to balance simplicity and depth.

Frontend Engineer

Focus: Interactive Workflows, Component Library

Implemented calendar interactions, chore management UI, and responsive layouts using Radix primitives and Tailwind.

Backend Engineer

Focus: Supabase Integration, API Contracts

Developed typed API routes, enforced row-level policies, and automated database maintenance scripts to keep data integrity high.

Four-Week Timeline

Weeks 1-4

Research & Foundations

Household interviews, service blueprinting, Supabase schema design, and authentication scaffolding.

Weeks 5-8

Dashboard & Family Setup

Delivered onboarding wizard, family creation flow, and responsive dashboard with live household metrics.

Weeks 9-12

Calendar & Chores

Shipped shared calendar with attendance tracking, chore assignments with points system, and reminder automations.

Weeks 13-18

Meal Planning & Hardening

Built meal plan data models, grocery list generators, performance monitoring, and extensive Supabase RLS audits.

Design System Highlights

The visual language blends cinematic depth with a confident accent palette, reinforcing the team’s dedication to clarity and innovation.

Family-First Design Language

Warm, approachable visuals with card-based layouts, soft gradients, and typography optimized for quick scanning.

Accessible Interaction Patterns

Keyboard navigation, high-contrast modes, and progressive disclosure keep experiences inclusive for all ages.

Modular Components

Reusable panels, stats cards, charts, and forms ensure new feature verticals inherit consistent styling out of the box.

Content Strategy

Household Operating Narrative

Storytelling centers on reducing the "invisible labor" of running a home, resonating with parents and caretakers.

Feature Deep Dives

Documentation highlights how calendar, chores, and meal planning connect, with quick-start guides for each workflow.

Roadmap Transparency

Public specs outline upcoming memories, messaging, and integrations so pilot families can anticipate what's next.

Technical Highlights

Next.js 14 App Router

Leverages React Server Components, streaming UI, and dynamic API routes for a responsive household experience.

Supabase Row-Level Security

Comprehensive policies restrict data access to household members, with automated scripts verifying integrity on deploy.

Typed API Contracts

Shared TypeScript types between server and client ensure inserts and queries remain type-safe, reducing runtime errors.

React Query State Management

Cache orchestration keeps dashboards live and responsive, with background revalidation for household updates.

Observability & Performance

Logflare integration, performance budgets, and automated linting enforce reliability as the platform scales.

Retail API Integrations

Kroger Developer API support and scraping fallbacks lay groundwork for smart grocery lists and meal planning automation.

Visual Showcase

SoLoFamilyPlan centralizes the daily operations of a busy household with an elegant, data-rich dashboard that works seamlessly across devices.

Before

Before: Chaos Across Apps

Families juggled Google Calendar invites, chore spreadsheets, and messaging apps—leading to missed events, forgotten chores, and duplicated effort.

  • Calendars, chores, and meal plans stored in separate tools
  • No unified overview of who is responsible for what
  • Manual reminders causing mental overload for parents
  • Limited accountability or progress tracking
  • Privacy concerns when using social platforms for coordination
SoLoFamilyPlan dashboard showing shared calendar, chores, and meal plan widgets

The production dashboard surfaces upcoming events, assigned chores, meal plan prep, and quick actions in a single glance.

Designed for Every Device

Responsive layouts ensure coordination continues on phones, tablets, and desktops, with optimized touch targets for younger family members.

Component highlights

  • Mobile-first navigation with quick tasks
  • Tablet-optimized calendar for family planning sessions
  • Desktop dashboard with analytics and admin tools
  • Consistent experiences across shared devices

Results

Measurable Impact & Client Praise

87%

Reduction in missed household tasks reported by pilot families

Baseline0%
Current87%

3 hrs / wk

Average time saved on planning and follow-up per household

Baseline0 hours
Current3 hours

95%

Net promoter score from private beta cohort

Baseline0 NPS
Current95 NPS
We finally have one place where everyone knows the plan. The kids can see their chores, my partner sees meal prep steps, and I’m no longer sending reminder texts all day.

Pilot Family Member

Household Lead

Metrics collected during the three-month private beta (July–September 2025).

Elevating Household Operations

SoLoFamilyPlan demonstrates how thoughtful product strategy and robust engineering can modernize home coordination. The platform gives families the clarity and accountability they need without compromising privacy.

  • Unified calendars, chores, and meal planning into a single dashboard
  • Automated reminders reduced daily follow-up messages by 60%
  • Structured pathway for future memories, messaging, and smart home integrations
  • Proved Supabase RLS policies at scale with multi-family pilots
  • Established extensible design system for rapid iteration on new feature verticals
  • Delivered developer tooling (RLS auditors, lint suites) to keep quality high as the product grows
  • Positioned SoLoVision to productize family operations for communities and care networks

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