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About ACTIQO

The Coordination Layer
Modern Families Are Missing

Founded by Alec Bantel · Detroit, MI · questions@getactiqo.com

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ACTIQO helps parents figure out whether their child is doing too much, not enough, or the right amount.

It gives families a structured way to evaluate sports, lessons, clubs, and extracurriculars across time, cost, energy, and enjoyment — so decisions are based on patterns, not pressure.

In simple terms: ACTIQO helps parents decide which activities are actually worth it.
ACTIQO helps parents decide which kids’ activities are worth the time, cost, energy, and effort.

A family decision platform for kids’ activities,
youth sports, and extracurricular schedules.

ACTIQO is a family decision platform for kids’ activities, youth sports, and extracurricular schedules.

Parents use it when they are trying to answer questions like:

  • Are we overscheduled?
  • Is my child doing enough?
  • Is this activity actually worth the cost?
  • What do families like ours usually do?

ACTIQO helps turn those questions into clearer answers.

How ACTIQO helps parents evaluate
kids’ activities.

ACTIQO brings together four dimensions that families rarely measure together. By tracking time, cost, energy, and enjoyment in one place, parents move from reactive decisions to intentional, informed choices.

Time
How much time, really?

Sessions, travel, prep — across every activity in a single view.

Cost
What is the full financial impact?

Not just registration fees. Equipment, travel, uniforms, and drive time all add up.

Energy
Is this energizing or exhausting?

Weekly signals reveal whether activities are giving your family energy or quietly draining it.

Enjoyment
Is your child actually benefiting?

Track enjoyment and progress over time to see which activities are truly working.

Modern parenting is full of kids activity decisions.

In today’s world, childhood is often defined by packed schedules, rising costs, and constant pressure to do more.

Most parents aren’t just asking what their kids should do. They’re asking much harder questions.

Is this activity actually helping my child?
Are we overscheduling our kids?
Is this worth the time and money?
Families today are navigating a more complex landscape than any generation before them.
Rising youth sports costs
Overscheduled calendars
Increasing travel commitments
Pressure to specialize earlier
Limited time together as a family
$1,016
Families spent an average of $1,016 on a child’s primary sport in 2024, up 46% from 2019, according to the Aspen Institute’s Project Play survey.
ACTIQO was built to answer these questions — with data, not gut feeling.

Practical tools for
real-time decisions.

Free tools designed to turn everyday parenting decisions into clear, data-informed insights.

Free Calculator
Youth Sports Cost Calculator
Calculate the real cost of youth sports including fees, equipment, travel, and drive time. See your average cost of youth sports compared to other families.
60-Second Quiz
Overscheduled Kids Checker
Use our overscheduled kids checker to evaluate whether your child’s schedule is balanced or becoming overwhelming — results in under a minute.
60-Second Quiz
Activity Exposure Check
Use our activity exposure check to see whether your child may have room for more structured activities.
Free Template
Kids Activity Tracker
Track activities across time, cost, and enjoyment to understand what is actually delivering value.

A new category: decision intelligence for families.

Just as fitness apps help individuals optimize health, ACTIQO helps families optimize how they spend their most valuable resources.

The goal is not to do less — it’s to do what matters most.

01
Time
The scarcest family resource
02
Money
Rarely adds up on a single invoice
03
Energy
The hidden cost most families never measure

For many families, the cost of activities
isn’t just financial.

It’s missed dinners, long car rides, weekend travel, and less unstructured time together.

Missed family dinners
Hours in the car each week
Weekend travel and tournament load
Less unstructured play time

Are we building a better childhood — or just a busier one?

Built for modern families.

ACTIQO is built for any parent navigating the complexity of kids’ activities today.

Parents navigating youth sports and extracurricular activities
Families feeling overscheduled or overwhelmed
Households trying to balance time, cost, and quality of life
Anyone looking to make more intentional parenting decisions
The Core Question

The two questions parents are really asking

Most parents are not trying to optimize for “more.” They are trying to answer one of two questions:

  • Are we doing too much?
  • Are we not doing enough?

ACTIQO is built to help with both.

That’s why we offer tools for families who feel overscheduled and for families who wonder whether their child is getting enough structured activity. Both questions deserve a real answer — not a guess.

ACTIQO is not about eliminating activities.
It’s about creating clarity.

ACTIQO helps parents figure out whether their child is doing too much, not enough, or the right amount — and decide which activities are actually worth the time, cost, energy, and effort.

Make family decisions
with clarity.

ACTIQO helps parents evaluate kids’ activities across time, cost, energy, and enjoyment. Start free today.

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ACTIQO solves two problems at once

First, it helps families decide what’s actually worth the time, cost, and energy. Second, it helps families reduce the invisible work behind making activities happen in real life.

Decision Clarity
See what’s working, what isn’t, and what needs to change.
Understand time, cost, and energy across every activity — and make clearer decisions about what to keep, change, or drop.
Mental Load Reduction
Share the invisible work behind activity life.
Game Plan helps distribute prep, responsibility, reminders, and handoffs — so the whole plan doesn’t live in one person’s head.

We believe childhood activities should feel sustainable for families — emotionally, operationally, and financially. As ACTIQO grows, we’re committed to reinvesting in initiatives that help more families participate more calmly, clearly, and equitably.

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