Household Concept
A household is the shared container for your calendars, lists, chores, reminders, member roster, invite codes, and plan context. Berg treats this as the main collaboration boundary inside the app.
How household membership works in Berg.
Berg is organized around households, not isolated individual accounts. Your household membership determines what shared content you can see and which management actions you can take.
Create a Household
During setup, switch to the Create mode, fill in your personal profile details, choose a household name, and continue. The first person who creates the household is typically the admin.
Join a Household
If someone already invited you, use the Join mode and enter the invite code. Invite links can also prefill the code after you authenticate.
Roles
Berg currently distinguishes between two main household roles.
- Admin: can manage the household, calendars, shopping lists, chores, reminders, family name, and invites.
- Child: has a narrower view and action set, especially around chores and reminders.
Why this matters
Some screens look different depending on role. For example, the chore view for admins is a management screen, while children see only their own assigned chores for the day.
Invites and Seat Limits
Household admins can create invites from Settings. Berg also tracks the current plan's member and admin limits, so invite creation can be disabled when the household has reached its allowed number of seats or admin slots.
- Pending invite codes appear in Settings for admins.
- Plan limits affect how many total members and admins can be added.
- The current plan and comparison view are visible in Settings.