A Carpool Planner for all your kids rides - with families you trust
Goodbye text messages and Excel sheets: Hello GoKid. Our carpool planner lets you organize your kids carpools for school and after-school activities in minutes. See your daily carpool schedule, and get notified when it’s your turn to drive.
1 milion+ carpool trips scheduled!
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Why families love Gokid
Carpool Planning has never been so easy.
Carpool planning in a snap
Organize the entire school carpool in 2 minutes: Simply set the locations, times and dates then invite trusted families. GoKid takes care do the rest.
Safety features built in
No more guessing if a parent is driving or on its way. Our carpool apps has maps and you can track if the driving parent is on the way.
Stay organized even when plans change
Family plans change and GoKid is here to keep track: Need to opt out of a carpool or change your Childs’ pick-up locations? Make changes with one tap and your carpool group will know in real time.
Your trusted circle
Stay in control who will be driving with you. No strangers or paid drivers. Only friends and families that you know and trust. Gokid offers a volunteer system – and will notify the entire carpool.
Your safety matters
When it comes to your kids, safety is key. Here is what Gokid does for your piece of mind.
Know Who is Driving
To start, the parent who volunteered to drive will always show up in your schedule – you can contact them if needed. If a driver is needed your entire carpool will get a notification.
GPS and Routing
Secondly, no more guessing where to pick up a child: The exact address appears on a map view. GPS and routing helping the driving parent.
Never drive alone
Finally, the volunteering driver will always have their own child in the vehicle and we will route the trip accordingly. Get notified when it’s time to go and when your child has arrived.
Know Who is Driving
To start, the parent who volunteered to drive will always show up in your schedule – you can contact them if needed. If a driver is needed your entire carpool will get a notification.
GPS and Routing
Secondly, no more guessing where to pick up a child: The exact address appears on a map view. GPS and routing helping the driving parent.
Never drive alone
Finally, the volunteering driver will always have their own child in the vehicle and we will route the trip accordingly. Get notified when it’s time to go and when your child has arrived.
How it works
Here is how easy it is to plan your carpools:
Create a carpool & invite families
Volunteer to drive
Receive directions & best routes
Even more value with GoKid Premium
Our additional carpool planner safety features:
- Live tracking
- Added notification controls
- See your carpool history
- Carpool notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
Not sure how Gokid works for your families’ carpooling needs? Glad you asked!
How does GoKid Work?
We’re so glad you found us! You need three things to get started on Gokid
1. A family
2. Somewhere your kids need to go
3. Friends with kids who also need to go somewhere
Once you’ve downloaded the app (Android or iOS) and registere you’ll simply create a profile and add your family members.
Just tap on “create” and follow the steps on the page to enter the carpool name, and when and where it happens. Then select friends to invite from your phone’s contact list or type their emails/phone numbers in manually. You can add a custom message to your carpool invitation as well.
When you save your carpool your invitations will be sent (if you added invitees). As your friends join, you’ll get notified by the app.
Lastly, volunteer to drive on the days that work best for you by scrolling through the schedule and tapping the red Select Driver button.
GoKid will ensure all participants can see the same schedule and everyone is kept reminded of when it’s their turn to participate or drive. We also plot the optimal driving route, and adjust if one or more of the kids aren’t participating on a specific date.
Where is GoKid available?
GoKid is available on iOS, Android, and web.
What does GoKid cost?
GoKid is available for free and includes all the core functionalities needed to set up and manage carpools. You can sign up now on Android, iOS or on our website. Families can also upgrade their accounts on a subscription basis to unlock additional features. The upgrade applies to every member of your family and will include life tracking of vehicles, the history of your carpools, chat functionalities. A monthly subscription is $4.99 / month. A yearly subscription is $49.99 / year.
How do I setup a Carpool?
To create a carpool simply tap on “Create” in the GoKid app. If you have more than one child, you will be first asked which of your children the carpool is for – you can select as many of your own children as you like to participate. Next, you’ll see the What/Where/When screen. Each of these sections asks a specific question about the carpool you are setting up.
What
Name your carpool.
Where
Set the locations the carpool is going from/to. Use the Kids Homes group as a placeholder for all the addresses of the participating children. As each family joins, they will set their own child’s specific address in this location group.
When
Set the start date of the carpool and the time the driver needs to get the kids to their event (or, for a ride where the kids are being dropped home after an event, set the time the driver needs to be at the event location to pick them all up). The “be at” location is the one that is time sensitive so it should always be the event location (e.g. “be at school by 8am to drop the kids off,” or ”Be at school at 3pm to pick all the kids up.””) Don’t forget to choose repeat options and an “until” date if this is a recurring event! On the next page, you’ll choose invitees:
Who
Select which families you want to invite to this carpool. If you aren’t sure, you can leave this section blank and invite them later by editing the carpool after it’s set up.
Custom Message
You can write a message to your carpool invitees, or leave the pre-filled text there. When you’re all set, just hit the button to send your invitations and create your carpool. As your friends join you’ll get notified.
