Maple is shutting down. Here's where the mental load actually goes next.

Maple has announced that it was acquired by Wander and will shut down on December 31, 2026 (source: growmaple.com, consulted on 30/09/2026). Accounts stay active until that date; after that, they will be closed and all data deleted, with no way to recover it. Connections to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook and TeamSnap will be cut. Annual subscriptions won't renew; monthly subscriptions stay active until December 31.

If Maple was running your household, you have a deadline. This page covers two things: what to save before December 31, and what to expect from a replacement — because a replacement calendar doesn't necessarily replace what you used Maple for.

1. Calendar — if Maple was syncing with Google or Apple Calendar, your events already live there. Check in your native calendar app that everything is there before disconnecting anything.
2. Lists and tasks — Maple recommends exporting or transferring your data before the shutdown: start with its export options. For anything that won't export, copy your recurring lists (groceries, chores, packing lists) now; recreating them from memory in January is exactly the mental load you were trying to avoid.
3. Recipes and meal plans — copy the ones you actually cook. Ten minutes now saves the "what did we make on Thursdays?" spiral later.
4. Documents and notes — download anything stored in Maple. After shutdown there is no recovery.

Many families used Maple to lighten the mental load — the invisible work of noticing, remembering, planning and coordinating that often rests on one person.

Frequently suggested replacements — Cozi, Skylight, Ohai… — cover the calendar or the assistant side. But a calendar is a place to write down the load: it captures nothing for you, doesn't measure who carries what, and someone still has to keep it running.

Mental Loadless captures the mental load and measures it, with a published method.

Capture without typing

• Dictate: Coco, the household's AI assistant, turns your voice into tasks, events and reminders
• Snap: a school planner, a homework diary, a receipt or your fridge become events, homework, groceries and pantry items (from the Essential plan)
• Forward: every household has a dedicated email address — the school email becomes events, tasks and grocery items
• Share: a PDF or a photo from Mail, WhatsApp or Photos — Coco proposes, you approve
• Sync: your phone's calendars (iOS, Google), two-way, per member (from the Solo plan)

An AI that runs your routines

• Plain-language automations: "every Friday, remind us about the bins" — Coco handles it
• A morning briefing summarizing the household's day
• Weekly plans, homework help, an adjustable kids mode

Measurement

• A weekly mental load index for each adult, with a published methodology
• Fairness tracking: who carries what, and the perception gap between partners (Family plan)
• A PDF export to bring to a couples therapist or a mediator (Family plan)

And the daily engine

• Shared calendar, tasks, routines, chores
• Meal plans and shopping list matched against your real pantry (fridge, freezer, cupboards)
• Encrypted private space with a document vault (PIN + biometrics)

What Maple's official page says, next to Mental Loadless:

What Mental Loadless brings, whatever you used Maple for:

• Household email address: forward the school email or an appointment letter, and events, tasks and groceries are created automatically, with unknown senders quarantined and a global 24-hour undo
• Photo and voice capture: scans of schedules, receipts and fridge, dictation in 9 languages
• Meal plans and groceries matched against your real pantry
• Chores, routines and kids mode
• Load measurement: index, fairness, perception gap between partners

Free to start, no ads. Essential €3.99/month, Solo €7.99/month or €79.99/year, Family €12.99/month or €129.99/year, plus the Coco+ option. Data hosted in France, GDPR-compliant, app available in 9 languages. Details are on the pricing page.

Download Mental Loadless — and make December 31 a non-event.

Why is Maple shutting down?

Maple has announced that it was acquired by Wander and will stop its service on December 31, 2026. Accounts stay active until then; annual subscriptions won't renew, and monthly subscriptions remain active until December 31.

When will my Maple data be deleted?

After December 31, 2026. Maple states that data won't be recoverable after that and recommends exporting or transferring your data before that date.

What is the best Maple alternative?

It depends on what you used Maple for. If you only need a shared calendar, Cozi or TimeTree work. If you used Maple to lighten the mental load, Mental Loadless captures the load (voice, photo, household email inbox, calendar sync, automations) and measures how it's shared between adults, with a published method.

Can I import my Maple calendar into Mental Loadless?

Yes, indirectly: if Maple synced with Google or Apple Calendar, connect that same phone calendar to Mental Loadless (Solo or Family plan) and your events come in through two-way sync.

Where do I forward school emails after Maple?

In Mental Loadless, every household has its own dedicated email address, including on a free account. Forward the school email, an appointment letter or an invoice to it, and the events, tasks and groceries appear in the app. Unknown senders stay in quarantine until an adult in the household decides, and everything an email created can be undone in one go for 24 hours.

Is Mental Loadless free?

Yes, there's a free plan with no ads. Paid plans (from €3.99/month) unlock more AI, scans and family features.

Where is my data stored?

In France, on Azure France Central, under GDPR, with per-household encryption. The AI is hosted in Europe.