Ollie, the family assistant that lived in your texts, is shutting down on November 6, 2026. In a farewell letter, Ollie's team said that every user will get a text with an export of their data. If Ollie helped you keep track of permission slips, early release days, and school reminders, you may be wondering how to keep that support in place. We're parents too, and we know how much it helps to have a hand keeping up with school updates.

Here's what to do before November 6, and how you can use Fambot to keep your family running smoothly once Ollie is gone.

What to do before November 6

• Save your Ollie export. When the text arrives, save it somewhere you'll actually find again, like your notes app or an email to yourself.
• Check that your refund comes through. If you have questions, Ollie's team asks you to reach out to hello@ollie.ai.
• Move recurring reminders onto your calendar. Trash night, Thursday swim, the monthly library book return. Anything that only lived in your chats with Ollie needs a new home.
• Give your partner or caregiver a heads-up. If they used Ollie too, let them know it's going quiet so nobody's waiting on a reminder that won't come.
• Remove Ollie's access to your accounts. Once you've got what you need, open your Google or Microsoft account settings, find the list of connected third-party apps, and remove Ollie. It's a good habit for any app you stop using.

What to look for in a replacement

Most parents didn't sign up for a family AI assistant because they love AI. They signed up because school sends a lot. Weekly newsletters. Teacher emails. Sign-up links. The "reminder: tomorrow is pajama day" that lands at 9:47 p.m.

Having something read all of that and tell you what matters is hard to give up once you've had it. So before you go back to digging through your inbox, here are a few questions worth asking about whatever comes next:

• Does it find things on its own, or do you have to forward emails and take screenshots first?
• Does it tell you what's coming before you ask, or only when you think to check?
• Can your partner see the same plan, so you're not relaying everything secondhand?
• What does it do with your data, and what happens if you disconnect?

How Fambot picks up where Ollie left off

Fambot is your family's AI assistant. You connect your email and calendar once, share a few basics like your children's names and schools, and Fambot gets to work reading your family-related emails and finding what matters.

Picture a Tuesday night. Your phone buzzes with a text:

Tomorrow: Library books due for Maya. Wear red for spirit day. Soccer moved to 5:30. Field trip form due Friday.

That's your daily digest text message. Each evening, Fambot sends a clear daily plan for the next day: what to do, what to bring, and what's coming up. So you can sort it out tonight instead of at 7:40 tomorrow morning.

Here's what else Fambot does:

• No forwarding, no tagging. Fambot reads school emails and newsletters and pulls out what you need, like early release days, sign-up deadlines, and conference slots.
• Key dates, ready for your calendar. Recitals, appointments, spirit days. Fambot finds them and helps you add them in a click.
• Text reminders. Just tell Fambot what to remember, and you’ll get a text at the right moment so nothing slips.
• Just reply. Ask "What time is the recital?" or "Remind me to buy cleats Saturday." You can text a photo of a flyer or a birthday invitation, too.
• A look at the week ahead. See what's coming, check things off, and assign tasks to whoever's handling them.
• Both parents, same page. Shared family accounts mean you and your partner see the same plan, without anyone forwarding anything.

Your inbox, handled with care

You trusted Ollie with your email, so you already know how much that matters. Here's how Fambot handles it:

• Fambot connects through secure sign-in, so it never stores your email or calendar password.
• Your data is encrypted.
• Fambot never sells or shares your data.
• AI models aren't allowed to train on your data.
• If you disconnect, Fambot erases your account.

Getting set up takes a few minutes

Here's how to set up Fambot and start getting a daily family plan in just a few simple steps:

• Connect your email and calendar. One click, no forwarding rules to set up.
• Add the basics. Your children's names and schools help Fambot figure out which emails matter.
• Get your first daily digest. Fambot builds your family profile and starts sending a clear daily plan.

Common questions

When does Ollie shut down? November 6, 2026, according to Ollie's farewell letter.

What happens to my Ollie data? Ollie says it'll text you an export of your data before it shuts down. Save it somewhere safe.

Will I get a refund? Ollie says it'll cancel billing for Ollie and Ollie for Meals subscriptions and refund partial or unused months. Questions go to hello@ollie.ai.

How is Fambot different from a calendar app? A calendar waits for you to know what to add. Fambot reads your family-related emails, finds the dates and to-dos, and helps you add them, then texts you the plan each evening.

Keep tomorrow's plan coming

Ollie's last day is November 6. If you'd like to keep a clear plan landing in your texts every evening, give Fambot a try. It takes just a few minutes, and your first daily digest isn't far behind.

And to the Ollie team: thank you for building something families genuinely cared about.