Carpoolio was born from one too many "Who's got pickup on Thursday?" text threads and numb fingers from typing in dates in a shared Apple note.
We're Jimmy Carter and Russell Ball, two Kansas City dads who realized our families were spending more time coordinating rides than actually driving them. Between sports, scouts, band, and every other activity, our phones had quietly turned into unpaid dispatch centers—and we were over it.
So, we built Carpoolio: a simple, mobile-first way to coordinate rides without the chaos of group texts, reply-alls, shared notes, or spreadsheet gymnastics.
We're not trying to reinvent parenting. We're just trying to give you back the time and mental space that carpool coordination takes—one carpool at a time.
Parent time and your mental capacity is sacred. If you're going to lose 20 minutes, it should be to something you actually enjoy—not chasing down carpool schedules.
Fair should be obvious. When the schedule is visible, the guilt trips can take the night off.
Tools should feel light. If it takes longer to learn the app than to just drive yourself, we've failed.
Coordination should be shared. There's a planner parent, a chill parent, and a "what time was that again?" parent. Carpoolio works for all three.
Yes, we're here to save your sanity—but bonus! We're also quietly helping the planet.
Every shared ride is:
We like to think of it as doing something good for the environment… without having to remember one more thing.
We're also introducing Carma—a lighthearted way to track who's driving and make sure things stay balanced over time. Think of it as a gentle nudge toward fairness, not a leaderboard of martyrs.
Carma helps:
Join the families who've decided their time, sanity, and screen time are worth more than logistics purgatory.
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