Calm payroll for the family that hires a nanny

Calm payroll for the people who run a home.

Track your nanny's hours, pay her correctly, and file your household taxes without losing a weekend. Designed so doing the right thing is the easiest path — for both of you.

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Hours tracking and tax prep are in private beta now · full payroll handling is coming next
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HHours
This period · all employers
$1,540 estimated
78 hours logged across 3 families · pays Fri May 29
Family A · Reyes30h · acknowledged
$600 paid
Family B · Okafor28h · awaiting ack
$560 pending
Family C · Lindqvist20h · logged
$380 estimated
Made by a parent who hires their own caregiver
Schedule H ready at tax time
Your nanny's data stays private
Every record kept 3+ years
Knows when banks are open
Built for households, not businesses
5.3%
of households actually file the right tax forms
The other 95% don't realize they're supposed to
14
common household-payroll mistakes built into the guardrails
From misclassification to overtime rules that vary by state
3
years we keep every record, audit-defensible
More than enough for any tax inquiry
~1 hr
to set everything up the first time
Less, once your nanny accepts the invite
What makes it different

The four differences that actually matter

We're not another payroll tool with "household" in the marketing copy. The shape of the data + the shape of the screens is built for this kind of work specifically.

Your nanny gets her own great app

If your nanny works for other families too, she sees all her hours and earnings in one place — and they never see anything about you. She'll thank you for being the family who set this up.

She logs her own hours

Your nanny tracks her own time in three taps. If she fixes something, both of you see the correction — no more "you said 30, I have 28" at the end of the week.

Honest about money

Every number is labeled. "Estimated" until you approve. "Paid" only when the money has actually moved into her account. No suspense.

We remind you before it matters

We know when banks are open, when payday should land, and how many business days back to nudge you. Calm reminders. Never alarm-red.

What you can use today

We start where it's safe, and grow into the rest

Most payroll software tries to do everything from day one — usually badly. We started with what's actually useful today (hours, records, your nanny's app) and we're getting the harder part (handling all your tax filings) right before we ship it.

TODAY· What we do for you

Set up + day-to-day

  • Your nanny logs hours; both of you see the same record
  • She gets a free worker app — her income across every family she works for
  • We keep every pay stub and record for 3+ years, audit-ready
  • Calm reminders when payday is coming up, with reasons
  • You still cut the check yourself (or through whoever you use now)
COMING SOON· When you're ready for full payroll

Hands-off payroll

  • We pay your nanny directly, on time, every period
  • We handle every tax form (W-2, Schedule H, state filings) for you
  • Withholding figured out and remitted to the right places
  • You see "paid" only when the money has actually moved
  • Flat $79/month, no per-employee surprises
Pricing

Pricing that won't surprise you

Flat, transparent. The same number every month, no per-employee creep.

Free while we're in beta
Free
during private beta

Use everything we have today: hours tracking, your nanny's app, record-keeping. You handle the actual paycheck the way you do now.

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Full payroll · When we're ready
$79/mo
per household, flat

We pay your nanny, handle every tax form, and file everything. You just approve. We'll let you know the moment this is live.

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Questions

What people ask first

What's the deal with household payroll? Isn't it just normal payroll?

It's actually different. When you hire a nanny or caregiver, the IRS treats it as real employment — but you file the taxes on YOUR personal return (Schedule H), once a year, not quarterly like a business. Generic payroll software either doesn't handle this or forces you through the business path and overcharges. We built around the household case specifically.

What can I actually do today?

Set up your household, invite your nanny, track her hours, generate pay stubs with estimated taxes, keep all her records for 3+ years, and prepare your Schedule H worksheet so you (or your accountant) can file. You'll still write her checks the way you do today — but you'll have the paperwork done right.

When can you actually handle the whole thing?

That's the next thing we ship. Real withholding, real tax filing, real money movement through licensed payroll rails. We're not shipping it until it's right (and reviewed by an attorney who knows household payroll). You'll get one email when it goes live.

How much does it cost me?

Nothing right now, while we're in beta. When the full-payroll version ships, it's $79/month per household — flat, no per-employee add-ons that quietly grow your bill.

My nanny works for two of us. Will the other family see anything?

No, and this is actually built into the database, not just the screen. Your nanny can see all her hours and pay across every family she works for, in her own private view. None of you ever see each other.

Can I move my nanny's existing records into this?

That's on our short list. Right now we treat the day you sign up as day one. CSV import is coming.

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Two emails. Then we'll let you in.

One when we open the beta to your kind of household. One when the full-payroll version is ready. No marketing in between.

No marketing. Two emails total. Reply anytime — a human answers.