Carrylist

For the things that go with them

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What to pack tonight, and what to leave for morning

Pack dry equipment tonight. Keep a short list of items that must wait until morning, such as fresh food and a bottle still in use. Check tomorrow’s timetable first.

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Set up a school bag in Carrylist

Create a bag for one child, choose its departure time and weekdays, then add only the items that travel in it.

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Keep each child’s bags separate

Add another child from Household, then give that child their own bags. Check the name before packing equipment for a sibling.

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Make weekly kit appear on the right days

Use a routine for items that repeat on particular weekdays, such as swimming on Tuesday or a library book on Friday.

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Add an item for one date

Use a one-off item for trip paperwork or another extra needed on a single date. It does not need to become part of every school day.

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Pause a school bag for a break

Add a school break to keep a bag off the daily list for an inclusive date range. Its normal weekday schedule remains afterward.

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Skip a bag for today only

Use Skip this bag today for a single absence. Keep the weekday schedule unchanged so the bag returns on its next normal day.

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Turn a printed school list into bag items

Carrylist reads a photographed list on your device. Review the recognized words and select the items before adding them.

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Correct a scanned school list before adding it

Review names, quantities, and headings after scanning. Recognition can confuse small type or read a heading as an item.

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Tell the other adult you have the bag

Claim a bag with I’ll handle it so the other adult sees who is handling it. Claiming does not check off its contents.

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Record when a packed bag leaves

Use Confirm it left after the bag actually leaves. Carrylist records the adult’s confirmation in the shared household.

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Choose which items count as essential

Mark an item Essential when it should drive that bag’s reminder. If the bag has essentials, the reminder counts only its unpacked essentials.

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Change the time a bag leaves

Edit Leaves at to match the real departure. It sorts Today’s bags and anchors the optional missing-item reminder.

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Share Carrylist with one other adult

The owner needs an active Household subscription to invite one adult. Both adults use their own Apple Accounts.

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Check a shared packing update reached the other phone

Check Carrylist’s sync status and one actual item on both devices. A local tick can remain pending while a phone is offline.

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Pack a bag when your phone is offline

Check items off locally without a signal. Shared updates wait for iCloud delivery after reconnecting.

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Check why a missing-item reminder did not appear

Check notification permission, the bag’s date and time, and its essentials. Carrylist prepares the next seven days each time you use it.

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Restore Carrylist Household access

Use Restore on the purchase screen with the Apple Account that bought the subscription. Check that the plan is still active.

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Cancel a Carrylist Household subscription through Apple

The purchaser cancels through Apple subscription settings. Deleting Carrylist records or the app does not cancel payment.

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Remove an adult from a shared Carrylist household

The owner can remove the invited adult. Their access ends, while earlier packing activity remains in household history.

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Leave a Carrylist household you joined

As the invited adult, use Leave this household to remove your membership and access. The owner’s household remains.

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Delete Carrylist data with the right household role

An owner can delete the shared household record. An invited adult removes their local copy. Both use a destructive confirmation.

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Change the weekdays a bag is needed

Use Which days for a regular schedule change. Use a date adjustment for an absence or holiday.

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Plan a bag that goes from school to a club

Make club gear accessible without repacking at pickup. Decide whether it travels inside the school bag or separately.

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Separate classroom supplies from a daily packing list

Back-to-school supplies and daily belongings solve different jobs. Sort each school request by where it stays and how often it travels.

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Label school belongings so they can come back

Follow the school’s naming policy. Label the individual removable items as well as the bag.

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Make one place for tomorrow’s bags

Give bags and next-day gear a consistent place. Keep dry kit together and leave a visible check for items that wait until morning.

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Review next week’s school and activity bags

Check the next timetable, messages, and physical kit. Update repeating needs and keep dated extras out of every day.

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Keep restocking separate from packing

A restock list covers buying, replacing, or cleaning. A packing list records what must physically go in the next bag.

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Help a child use their own packing checklist

Start with a short list and a consistent order. Let the child place each item in the bag, with an adult reviewing the result.