Free
- Family matching
- Messages
- Community activities
- Basic search, one filter at a time
For busy Ohio families
Find Your Village. Build Your Circle.
Find and connect with compatible families nearby based on your kids' ages, school or homeschool status, interests, sports and activities, and location.
Discover local events and make plans together. Use your Daily Family Home for meals, weather, calendar and everyday family organization.
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The Daily Family Home
Connect nearby. Plan your family's day.
Discover families you click with, find something to do together and keep everyday family life organized in one place.
Family matching
Discover nearby families with compatible kids' ages, interests, sports and activities. School or homeschool status adds context, not a restriction.
Daily Family Home
Start your day with one home for family plans, local weather, meals and everyday organization.
Local Events
Find local events and family activities around Columbus and across Ohio.
Make the Plan
Post a simple activity, a park hour or a library trip, and invite nearby families.
My Circle
Save the families you want to stay close to and find them again quickly.
Meals, weather and calendar
Find a dinner idea, check the local forecast and outside-time guidance, and see your family plans together.
Some parts of the home screen, such as meals and My Circle, depend on your account access. See Free and Premium below.
The real thing
Meet the village
How families connect and spend time together
Tell us about your family
Add your area, your kids' ages, school or homeschool status, interests, and sports or activities. You choose what to share.
Meet families nearby
Discover compatible families near you, whether their kids attend a traditional school or homeschool. Message the ones you click with.
Make the plan together
Join a community activity or post your own. Park hour, library trip, backyard dinner. Real time, in person.
Free and Premium
Start free. See what Premium adds.
Premium
Android Premium is $7.99/month through Google Play when purchasing is activated.
Eligible families: $3.99/month for the first two monthly billing periods, then automatically $7.99/month unless canceled.
- Combined advanced search
- Saved searches with new-match and activity alerts
- Saved activity bookmarks
- My Circle
Eligible early-access families receive complimentary Premium through December 31, 2026, with no automatic enrollment or charge. They may explicitly subscribe to the introductory offer if eligible. No seven-day trial. Paid purchasing is not active. See renewal and cancellation details.
Download the App
Find ParkBench Families on Google Play for Android, or use ParkBench in your browser. You can also add the website to your home screen.
- iPhone (Safari): tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.
- Android (Chrome): open the menu, then choose Add to Home screen or Install app.
Find Your Village. Build Your Circle.
Meet nearby families, make plans together and bring your family's day into one home. Join ParkBench.
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