Berg's setup flow is built around hosted sign-in and household membership. Once you are signed in and attached to a household, the app opens into the shared workspace for planning, meals, optional live location, and plan-based AI tools.
The first-time experience has three major steps: authenticate, finish your profile details, and create or join a household.
The onboarding screen uses hosted authentication rather than app-managed passwords. Depending on your device and account setup, you may see email magic link plus supported social sign-in options.
When you enter your email address and request a sign-in link, Berg sends a hosted magic link. Opening that link completes authentication without requiring a separate Berg password.
After authentication, Berg asks for the basics it needs to place you in a household correctly.
If your sign-in method supplies profile information, Berg may prefill part of this form for you.
The setup screen lets you switch between two modes: create a new household or join an existing one.
Enter a household name and continue. This typically makes you the initial admin for that household.
Enter the invite code directly, or sign in first and then open the invite link you were sent. Berg can prefill the pending invite code after authentication.
Once your account is authenticated and attached to a household, Berg loads the main app shell. From there, you can use the top-left menu to switch between Agenda, Locations, Meals, and Settings.
Free households get Berg's shared planning tools, one Google Calendar sync, meals, and current household-day location history. Family and Family+ both add iCloud and additional calendar sync plus Berg AI for schedules, inventory, recipes, and meals.
