Gini Help has two family plans. Both cover up to 5 people on one subscription.
- Family — $12.99/month or $79.99/year. Everything in Premium, for five people.
- Family Plus — $16.99/month or $99.99/year. Everything in Premium Plus, for five people, including Live Scam Detection.
Neither family plan includes a free week — billing starts at checkout.
What's Included
Each of the five people gets a full personal plan of their own:
- Phone call screening for each person
- Email protection for each person's email
- SMS filtering for each person's phone
- Their own allow list and block list
- Separate settings - Everyone customizes their own experience
- One simple payment - Covers everyone
Who Should Get the Family Plan
The Family Plan is ideal for:
- Spouses or partners living together
- Parents with adult children who live separately
- Adult children protecting elderly parents
- Roommates sharing expenses
- Any group of up to 5 people who want protection
How It Works
One Owner
One person subscribes to the Family Plan and becomes the "owner." The owner:
- Pays for the subscription
- Invites family members
- Can remove members if needed
- Manages billing information
Up to 4 Additional Members
The owner can invite up to 4 other people. Each member:
- Creates their own Gini account
- Sets up their own protection
- Has completely separate settings
- Doesn't see other members' data
Separate Everything
Even though you share a subscription:
- Each person's calls are screened separately
- Each person's emails are private
- Each person's texts are their own
- Allow Lists and Block Lists are individual
Setting Up a Family Plan
If You're the Owner
- Open Gini Help
- Go to Settings > Plan and Billing
- Tap Upgrade or Change Plan
- Select Family Plan
- Complete the purchase
- Invite family members (see next section)
If You're Being Invited
Wait for an invitation from the owner, then:
- Tap the invitation link
- Create your Gini account (if you don't have one)
- Or sign in to your existing account
- You're now part of the family plan!
Inviting Family Members
After subscribing to the Family Plan:
- Open Gini Help
- Go to Settings > Plan and Billing > Family Plan
- Tap Invite Member or Add Family Member
- Enter their email address
- Tap Send Invite
They'll receive an email with instructions to join.
Managing Your Family Plan
As the Owner
You can:
- See who's on your plan
- Invite new members (up to 5 total)
- Remove members
- Change billing information
- Cancel the plan
To manage:
- Go to Settings > Plan and Billing
- Tap Manage Family Plan
Removing a Member
If someone no longer needs protection:
- Go to Settings > Plan and Billing > Family Plan
- Find the member
- Tap Remove
- Confirm
Their protection stops, but they keep their account and can subscribe individually.
Privacy Between Family Members
Family members cannot:
- See each other's screened calls
- Read each other's emails or texts
- View each other's Allow Lists or Block Lists
- Access each other's settings or history
The only connection is the shared billing.
Cost Savings
A family plan costs less than two personal subscriptions, and far less than five.
Family Plus at $16.99/month covers five people. Five separate Premium Plus subscriptions would be $49.95/month. With all five slots used, that works out to about $3.40 per person per month.
Yearly is cheaper still: Family Plus at $99.99/year is about $1.67 per person per month.
You pay the same whether you use all five slots or not, so a family plan is worth it from the second person on.
Switching Plans
From a personal plan to a family plan
- Go to Settings > Plan and Billing
- Tap Change Plan and choose Family or Family Plus
- Your existing subscription converts, with the price difference prorated by the store
- You can start inviting members immediately
From a family plan to a personal plan
- Go to Settings > Plan and Billing
- Tap Change Plan
- Choose Premium or Premium Plus
- Family members are removed at the end of the billing period
- Members can subscribe on their own if they want to keep protection
Questions?
For more help, see:
- How to Invite Family Members
- Understanding Gini Help Plans and Pricing
- How to Cancel Your Subscription