Getting started with Orbrey
Create your account, set up your first household, and invite the family.
Orbrey takes about 60 seconds to get started. Head to the app, sign in, and create your first household. Everything — recipes, the grocery list, the calendar, tasks — lives inside that household and is shared with everyone you invite.
1. Create your household
When you sign in for the first time, Orbrey walks you through naming your household and choosing a colour. You become the household owner, which gives you access to settings, billing, and member management. Most people only ever need one household. If you manage a second home (a parents' place, a co-parenting setup), you can create a second from the household switcher later.
2. Invite members
Go to Settings → Household → Invite member and send an invite link. Members join at the Adult role by default — full read and write access across the household. You can also add a Child account for younger household members; these get a simplified view and kid-friendly defaults.
Orbrey works best when at least one other person joins. The shared grocery list, calendar, and task assignments all become significantly more useful once a second member is in.
3. Pick a few essentials
Most households start with the calendar and grocery list, then add recipes and tasks once they are in the habit. There is no wrong order — start with whatever is most pressing this week.
4. Connect your calendar
Go to Settings → Integrations → Calendar and connect Google, Apple, or Outlook. Orbrey imports your events into the shared household view without modifying your existing calendar. New events you create in Orbrey sync back to whichever calendar you chose.
Each household member connects their own calendar. Once everyone is connected, the shared view shows all members in one place — colour-coded by person.
5. Try the grocery list
The shared grocery list is the most immediately useful feature for most households. Tap the + button to add items. Items group into aisles automatically so the run through the supermarket is efficient. Anyone in the household can check items off in real time.
6. Free vs Plus
The core features — calendar, recipes, tasks, and the grocery list — are free for the whole household. Orbrey Plus adds the meal planner (drag recipes onto the week, auto-build the grocery list), pantry tracking, and deeper AI integrations. You can upgrade any time from Settings → Billing.
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