# A digital family wall calendar on a tablet you choose.

> Turn an Android tablet into a digital family wall calendar: the week colored by person, chore cards, stars, rewards and a photo frame with night dimming.

Source: https://braid.day/digital-wall-calendar
Last updated: 2026-11-05

Braid turns an Android tablet into a family hub for the kitchen: the week's calendar, each child's chores, and a photo frame when it's quiet.

## What the family sees.

- **The week, colored by person.** Large type, readable from across the kitchen. Switch between this week and next.
- **A column for each child.** Their photo, today's events, their chore cards and their star total.
- **Stars and rewards.** Each card earns stars. A progress bar shows how close they are to the next reward.
- **Photo frame when idle.** After a few minutes without a touch, the screen fades into a slideshow of family photos. A tap brings it back.
- **Night hours.** Dim the screen or turn the slideshow off overnight.
- **Always light and warm.** The wall uses a warm light theme made to be read across a room, day or night.

## Set it up in two minutes.

1. **Install Braid on the tablet.** Choose "Use as a wall display". The tablet shows a short code.
2. **Enter the code on your phone.** Go to Displays, then Add, and pick the settings.
3. **Hang it up.** The tablet joins your family and refreshes every minute.

## Safe in a busy kitchen.

Guests and babysitters walk past the kitchen wall. So the tablet never uses a parent's login.

It gets its own key that can only read the calendars you chose, the chores and the photos. Remove it from your phone and it stops working right away.

## Questions

### Do I need to buy a special device?

No. Braid runs on an Android tablet. Pick the size that fits your wall.

### Where do the photos come from?

Parents upload them in the Braid app.

### Can the wall show my work calendar?

Only if you choose. You pick which calendars appear on the wall.

### How does the wall display stay up to date?

It refreshes every minute.

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- [A chore chart app kids actually use.](https://braid.day/chore-chart-app): A chore chart app kids use on the kitchen wall: tap a card to check it off, earn stars, and save up for rewards parents choose. Parents can undo from their phone.
- [One calendar for the whole family.](https://braid.day/families): One family calendar colored by person, chore cards kids check off themselves, stars and rewards, and a kitchen wall display. No logins needed for kids.
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