Bought the pack
Set up your included household.
In The Mental Load, open Money → Set up Pack Money. Complete owner sign-in, then choose your household currency and time zone.
How to connect your packOn the App Store · iPhone
The invisible work, written down.
You do not know what is on her mind. That is the problem this solves. Add your family once; the app works out what is coming — school dates, renewals, outgrown shoes — and hands it to you early enough to act.
What it actually does
Seven things you stop having to hold.
Birthdays arrive in three parts
The gift at ten days, the plan at seven, the card at two. Each one reaches you while there is still time to do something about it.
Forward the school email
Send the newsletter, the clinic confirmation, the club sign-up to your private address. Review the dates before keeping them. Our privacy policy explains online processing and the server retention details still being verified.
Thirteen areas, fifty things
Shoe sizes, because feet outgrow shoes before anyone mentions it. What is running low. Whether anyone opened the school app this week.
Your tasks, your reference
Your Mental Load tasks and notes are not automatically shared with a partner. Optional connections and online features use the information described in our privacy policy.
Photograph the letter
Term dates, sports day, the form due Friday — pulled out, checked against what you already track, staged with lead time.
A radar every Sunday
What is coming, what is heavy, and what nobody has claimed yet. One screen, then it leaves you alone.
Kept until it matters
The things she mentioned in the car. They sit quietly and surface on the day they are worth acting on.
The Mental Load + Pack Money
Money context alongside the household jobs.
Now connected
Bring selected bills, spending, savings and category limits into The Mental Load’s Money tab. Choose what to share from your Pack Money household. The connection is optional and read-only.
- This month, without the clutter
- See this month’s selected bill reminders alongside your household jobs.
- The summaries you choose
- Share selected spending, savings, goals and category limits. Figures reflect your Pack Money records, not a live bank balance.
- Start your way
- Add entries manually, or set up bank SMS forwarding where available. Telegram is optional. You do not need bank notification texts to use Pack Money.
Already use Pack Money?
Connect the household you own.
Open Setup & connections → The Mental Load → Connect a device. In the app, use Money → Already use Pack Money? Connect.
How to connect your householdConnecting is optional: your accounts are not linked automatically. No second household purchase is required.
You choose what’s shared. Manage financial records in Pack Money. Completing a reminder in The Mental Load does not record a payment or change your transactions.
Household overview
Household reminders
The month ahead, together.
Bills this monthOctober 2026
- Home internet DueAED 299
- School club DueAED 180
- Phone plan DueAED 125
From Pack Money · Reminders only
Household overview
Household money
Money · from Pack Money
Recorded spendingAED 1,840of AED 5,000 for this pay cycle
- Tracked savings
- AED 8,200
Your chosen limits
- Groceries
- AED 740 leftAED 260 of 1,000 recorded
- Eating out
- AED 280 leftAED 320 of 600 recorded
Updated ·
Included in The Mental Load
The gift, the card and the cost.
Make a birthday plan with a budget and the jobs that go with it. When you tick off the gift, enter what you spent and see what is left. Open the celebration task for the little things: guests, food, cake, decorations and more.
Each step can record its own cost. Completing the celebration asks only for additional spending, so earlier costs are not counted twice.
Plan budgets work without Pack Money. The optional connection adds selected household money context; it does not share your plan with another person.
Reopening or deleting a task keeps recorded spending until you explicitly correct or remove that expense.
A birthday plan
Alex’s birthday
- Planned
- AED 1,000
- Recorded
- AED 200
- Left in the plan
- AED 800
GiftCompleted · AED 200 recorded
CardChoose it. Write something good.
Arrange celebration 6 small steps
- Guests and invitations
- Food and drinks
- Cake and candles
- Decorations
- Games and music
- Timing and transport
Record a step’s cost as you go. Add only any extra cost when finishing the celebration.
Swipe a task left, or choose Options, to reveal Delete.
The Mental Load also works on its own.
Start with the household jobs you want to carry.
The screens
Inside The Mental Load.
Money in view
A little more in view.
Examples of connected household money. Local birthday plans and task costs are included.
Quiet on purpose
One brief in the morning, one radar on Sunday, and reminders for the things with deadlines. No streaks, no badges, nothing built to pull you back in. It tells you what matters and then leaves you alone.
What it costs
Free household planning, with optional Mental Load Premium — US$30 once. Unlock Premium AI tools for the invisible work of family life. Buy once, with no recurring subscription. Pack Money is a separate purchase.
Your saved household lists are held on your device. Optional iCloud backup, AI, email forwarding and connections use online services. Our privacy policy explains what each feature uses.
Pricing
Start free. Make room for Premium.
Free features
Free
Download the app
Everyday household planning, with the essentials included.
- Household lists and tracked domains
- Family context and staged reminders
- Calendar and weather awareness
- Notifications and private assignments
Mental Load Premium
US$30
One-time in-app purchase
Premium AI tools for household planning, with no recurring subscription.
- Weekly load radar
- Voice and text capture
- Document date import
- Reactive suggestions
Mental Load + Pack Money
US$50
One-time in-app purchase
Premium planning tools and one Pack Money household, together.
- Mental Load Premium included
- One Pack Money household included
- Optional read-only money sharing
- Local price shown in the app
US base price. Local pricing is shown in the App Store. The exact US App Store lifetime price is US$29.99. Existing lifetime owners keep Premium. Existing subscribers retain access through their paid period. Premium does not include Pack Money. Terms of Use · Privacy policy · Support
Optional companion
Pack Money — US$25 once for one household.
Track your household spending, bills and savings in your browser. Now connected with The Mental Load through optional read-only sharing. Pack Money is a separate purchase and does not include Mental Load Premium.
Explore Pack MoneyA few useful answers
Your jobs.
Your choice of connections.
The Pack Money connection is optional. Choose only the information you want alongside your tasks.
Does it connect to my bank?
Pack Money does not ask for your online banking login and cannot initiate a bank payment. It stores the financial information you choose to record or send through an optional import or forwarding setup.
What does The Mental Load receive?
The reminders and summaries you choose to share in Pack Money. The connection is read-only and excludes imported Pack Money information from The Mental Load’s AI requests. You choose what’s shared. Manage financial records in Pack Money. Completing a reminder in The Mental Load does not record a payment or change your transactions.
What if my bank does not send SMS?
You can add entries manually. Bank SMS forwarding and Telegram are optional.
Does Premium include Pack Money?
No. Mental Load Premium is US$30 once and does not include Pack Money. The standalone Pack Money purchase is US$25 once for one household. The US$50 one-time bundle in The Mental Load iPhone app includes Mental Load Premium and one Pack Money household.
I already own Pack Money. Will I need another household?
Existing Pack Money customers can connect their household; no need to buy another household. No upgrade discount or cross-store purchase entitlement has been announced.
Someone finally built the thing for the other side of this.
Download free. Choose Premium AI tools for US$30 once. The US$50 bundle includes Premium and one Pack Money household. Already own Pack Money? Connect your existing household.
