Co-parenting with radical clarity.
A free co-parenting app for shared custody calendars, swap requests, transfer check-ins, shared expenses, and tamper-proof legal records — with a built-in attorney portal. No subscriptions. No paywalls. Ever.
Built for the courtroom. Used every day.
Full legal transparency for both parents — and for the professionals who advise them.
Attorney & Mediator Portal
Generate a secure, revocable read-only link. Your attorney or mediator views custody history, transfers, and requests directly — no account required, no manual document requests.
One-Click Legal Exports
Export court-ready PDF case reports covering custody adherence, transfer history, swap and override decisions, and incident logs for any date range.
Permanent Legal Retention
Every check-in, request, and schedule change is written to an append-only audit log. Records cannot be edited or deleted — by either parent or by us.
Both parents get the same view, the same records, and the same export rights. Neither side can hide or rewrite history.
Everything co-parenting, in one simple app.
From the morning check-in to the legal export — every part of co-parenting in a single, considered interface.
Your daily dashboard, at a single glance.
Today's handoffs, upcoming swaps, pending expenses, and a calm summary of what each parent owes the day. Designed for a five-second check-in.
Shared custody schedule
A conflict-free timeline both parents can trust — swaps, holidays and handoffs in one calm view.
Fair, tracked, split
Upload receipts and settle shared costs without the awkward back-and-forth.
Routines that travel between homes
Keep weekly rhythms consistent across both households with shared checklists.
Only the signals that matter
Polite, timely notifications for swaps, expenses and document signs — never noise.
Seamless transition between every co-parenting need.
Calendar, messages, expenses, transfer log, incidents, attorney exports — designed to feel like one product, not seven.
Everything the paid apps charge for. Free for both parents.
Most co-parenting apps charge each parent a yearly subscription — and still gate court exports and attorney access behind add-ons. CustodyTrac includes all of it.
CustodyTrac
Free forever- Price for both parentsFree forever
- Shared custody calendar
- Swap & day-change requests
- Transfer check-ins (time + location)
- Shared expenses & receipts
- Append-only audit log
- Court-ready PDF exports
- Attorney / mediator portal
- Offline-first PWA
- No per-parent fees
OurFamilyWizard
Paid · $144/yr per parent- Price for both parents~$144/yr each
- Shared custody calendar
- Swap & day-change requests
- Transfer check-ins (time + location)
- Shared expenses & receipts
- Append-only audit log
- Court-ready PDF exportsPaid add-on
- Attorney / mediator portalThird-party access fee
- Offline-first PWA
- No per-parent fees
TalkingParents
Freemium · $24.99/mo- Price for both parents~$24.99/mo premium
- Shared custody calendar
- Swap & day-change requests
- Transfer check-ins (time + location)
- Shared expenses & receipts
- Append-only audit log
- Court-ready PDF exportsPaid add-on
- Attorney / mediator portal
- Offline-first PWA
- No per-parent fees
AppClose
Free- Price for both parentsFree
- Shared custody calendar
- Swap & day-change requests
- Transfer check-ins (time + location)
- Shared expenses & receipts
- Append-only audit log
- Court-ready PDF exports
- Attorney / mediator portal
- Offline-first PWA
- No per-parent fees
Competitor pricing and feature notes reflect publicly listed plans at time of publication. OurFamilyWizard, TalkingParents, and AppClose are trademarks of their respective owners and are referenced for comparison only.
See every feature in detailFrequently asked questions
Everything parents ask before signing up
Still weighing your options? See our honest comparison of every major co-parenting app.
- Is CustodyTrac really a free co-parenting app?
- Yes — every feature is free for both parents, forever. That includes the shared custody calendar, swap requests, messaging with read receipts, shared expenses, transfer log, incident reports, unlimited PDF legal exports, and the attorney/mediator portal. There is no premium tier, no per-export fee, and no trial that expires.
- How is CustodyTrac different from OurFamilyWizard, TalkingParents, or AppClose?
- OurFamilyWizard and TalkingParents both charge ~$150–$300 per parent per year and gate core features (unlimited history, PDF exports, full calendar) behind premium tiers. CustodyTrac gives you the entire workflow — calendar, messages, transfers, expenses, incident reports, legal exports, attorney portal — free. See our detailed comparisons for the OurFamilyWizard alternative, TalkingParents alternative, and AppClose alternative.
- Are CustodyTrac messages court-admissible?
- Yes. Messages are stored append-only with server-side timestamps and per-person read receipts, and exported as authenticable, page-numbered PDF transcripts. The format is directly comparable to what family courts already accept from paid co-parenting platforms.
- What is the best custody schedule for a co-parenting arrangement?
- There is no single best schedule — it depends on the child's age, the distance between homes, and each parent's work schedule. The most common 50/50 rotations are 2-2-3 (gentle on young children, more transitions) and week-on-week-off (fewer transitions, better for older kids). CustodyTrac supports every common rotation in the shared calendar.
- Does my co-parent have to sign up for CustodyTrac to work?
- No. You can start solo and immediately begin logging messages, incidents, transfers, and expenses on your own timestamped record. If your co-parent joins later, the shared timeline merges automatically. Many parents in high-conflict cases start solo to build the record first.
- Can I use CustodyTrac for a high-conflict or parallel-parenting case?
- Yes — it's built for exactly that. Every interaction is captured in a neutral, court-ready format. The messaging, transfer log, and incident reports (with severity tags) create the paper trail parallel parenting requires, and the legal report export gives your attorney or mediator a complete case file in one click.
- How does CustodyTrac make money if it's free?
- We're an independent team that believes court-admissible custody records shouldn't be a subscription. The app is free because a parent in the middle of a custody dispute is the last person who should be asked to pay $25/month for the tool that protects their family. We may add optional paid features for professionals in the future, but everything a co-parent needs will always be free.
- Does CustodyTrac work on iPhone and Android?
- Yes. CustodyTrac runs as a full web app (works on any device with a browser), a native iOS app on the App Store, and an installable Progressive Web App on Android. Everything syncs across devices in real time.
Free for you. Free for your co-parent.
CustodyTrac is free to download, install, and use — for both parents. No trials, no upgrades, no per-parent fees. Just better records and a calmer calendar.
Works on iPhone, Android, and the web · Offline-ready · Stays signed in for a year