How Documented compares

OurFamilyWizard, TalkingParents, AppClose, 2houses and the rest: what each costs, what each is built for, why no app is court approved, and what to do if the other parent will not use one.

What the two platforms cost, where they actually differ, what both do well, and the one thing neither records, your own everyday parenting time.

From $110 to $299.88 a year per parent. What each OurFamilyWizard plan costs, who qualifies for a fee waiver, how refunds work, and what its records prove.

Which co-parenting app suits a high conflict case: records neither parent can edit, hostile message filters, the one free plan, and what works if the other parent will not join.

$72 or $144 a year per parent. What each Custody X Change plan includes, why it is not in the App Store, how refunds work, and whether journal entries can be backdated.

A custody calendar shows the plan, not what happened. What a shared calendar can and cannot prove, who can edit it, and how to keep a record alongside it.

A paper custody journal is free and private. What it cannot show is when each page was written, how courts use handwritten journals, and how to keep one so it holds up.

A free Lite plan and Premium from $9.99. What each Fayr plan includes, what its GPS check-ins record, whether entries can be deleted, and what it does not record.

AppClose is no longer free. What it costs now, what its reviews get right, whether any app is really court approved, and who vouches for the record.

One subscription for the whole family. What 2houses costs, how its finance section works, who can see the account, and what its records prove.

The app with a mediator built in. What coParenter costs, how its mediation and exchange check-ins work, and what a mediated agreement is and is not.

No longer free since March 2026. What each TalkingParents plan costs, who qualifies for a fee waiver, whether anything can be deleted, and what its records prove.