By Glassly

5 September 2026 · 5 min read · Updated 24 September 2026

An app for your wedding, your family, or your kids

The wedding weekend, the family that outgrew the group chat, the child who needs a routine: which free template fits each, and why a private install matters.

Family and friends sharing a meal around a table, seen from above
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You can make an app for your wedding, an app for your family, or an app for your kids by starting from a relevant template. Glassly supports personal projects as well as businesses. The useful starting point is what your people need to do: follow an itinerary, share recipes, track expenses or organise a routine.

An app for your wedding

The travel planner holds trips with stops and times, recorded bookings, a packing list, a map and a companion join code. For a wedding weekend, use it to collect the places and itinerary. It does not book flights or hotels; you record arrangements made elsewhere.

The events template offers RSVPs against a capacity and QR passes for check-in. The expense splitter records who paid and who owes whom for a group trip. It does not move money between people.

An app for your family

The group messenger provides direct and group conversations, photos, read receipts and notification support. It has account sign-up and a people directory; it is not restricted to family invitees by default. A privately shared install link does not itself control who can create an account. If family-only access is essential, add and test an invitation or approval flow before using it for private conversations.

For cooking, the recipe and meal planner gives recipes a home and builds a shopping list from planned meals. For shared expenses, start with the expense splitter. Combining templates into one app is additional generation work, requested in chat and charged in credits.

An app for your kids

A parent could start with the habit tracker to explore a daily routine: things to tick off, streaks and progress. Glassly accounts are for people aged 13 and over. A template is not a child-specific service with verified parental controls. Before sharing an app with children, the adult running it needs to check age suitability, account access and the information people can see or share.

If you want a game, that is a separate app brief, not a feature of the family templates. The work and credits depend on its scope. See how creating and testing an app works.

Sharing without a public store listing

You can use Glassly's device-testing routes without a public store listing. For iPhone installs through Glassly, connect your own Apple developer account (standard fee $99/year, paid to Apple). Android installs from a link, subject to device permissions and developer verification. Publishing on Google Play needs your own developer account ($25 once, paid to Google). iPhone testing requires device enrolment, and Android permissions and verification can add setup. Our installation guide explains those steps. Sharing outside a store does not remove privacy responsibilities or make the app suitable for children automatically.

What it costs

Every template named here is a standard one, so creating it uses no credits and needs no card. New accounts get 5 credits to try changes; Basic is $5 a month with 50 credits, Pro is $19 a month with 250 credits, Business is $49 a month with 1000 credits. Hosting limits, external services and installation fees are explained on the pricing page. Export or back up anything you want to keep before deleting an app; the code download is not a backup of family messages and photos.

Quick answers

Can I make an app for my wedding guests?
Yes. The travel planner can hold the weekend itinerary and recorded bookings. The events template provides RSVPs and QR check-in passes. Both are standard templates, free to create; installation setup and any requested changes are separate steps.
Is the family messenger invite-only?
No. The group messenger template includes account sign-up and a people directory. An install link is not an access control. Add and test an invitation or approval flow before relying on family-only access.
Can I build an app for my kids?
A parent can explore a routine or family app, but the templates are not child-specific services with verified parental controls. Glassly accounts are for people aged 13 and over. The adult running the app must check suitability, access and privacy before sharing it with children.
Do I need a public store listing for a family app?
No. Glassly offers device-testing routes without a public listing. iPhone installs through Glassly need your Apple developer account and device enrolment; direct Android installs are subject to device permissions and verification. Privacy responsibilities still apply.