The Top 5 Co-Parenting Apps for Divorced Parents

The Top 5 Co-Parenting Apps for Divorced Parents
For most divorced couples, co-existing is challenging enough; but what if it’s necessary because you have children together? For co-parenting to be harmonious, each party needs to practice patience and compromise.
Sharing parenting responsibilities will demand your flexibility and ability to follow and respect schedules. As devoted parents who are no longer together, yet agree to put your children’s needs first, you need to find balance and communicate effectively.
Fortunately, we now live in a world where there is an app for everything, including one that helps divorced parents communicate, synchronize, and coordinate better. Here are our top 5 apps to help you navigate the complexities of co-parenting.
Coparently
“Everything you need to raise healthy, happy kids after separation or divorce.”
Coparently is a tool that allows you to set up and manage your parenting time and events online. The Custody Calendar is an easy-to-use, intuitive, and color-coded calendar. It will enable you to keep communication “clear and child-focused” through its secure messaging center. There’s also a section to keep accurate records of all shared expenses.
Coparently also allows children to have special access to the calendar without being exposed to the co-parents’ communication.
2houses
“We help separated parents to communicate and become organized for the well-being of their children.”
2houses boasts an advanced interactive management calendar that has sharing and synchronization capabilities. It has a special feature that allows you to make a schedule request to your co-parent to accept or make an offer for an alternative date. The 2 Houses app has a financial management system, a messaging interface, and even a photo album and journal.
Our Family Wizard
“Keep your family moving forward.”
Our Family Wizard aims to eliminate confusion over scheduling with its calendar that helps you keep track of parenting schedules and shared appointments. The app’s Message Board offers a secure platform for communication as it keeps records of messages without the function of editing or deleting. It also has an Expense Log and a Virtual Journal.
Custody Connection
“Keeping parents and children connected.”
Custody Connection features a calendar that has your custody schedule programmed into it. You can sync your calendar with your co-parent while also allowing you to request to trade days. With the app, there’s no need to send a text, email, or make a phone call. There’s an option that allows co-parents to communicate and request schedule changes easily. Your changes are automatically updated, keeping everyone updated in real-time.
Talking Parents
“The right tools for effective co-parenting.”
Talking Parents believes the key to effective co-parenting and improved accountability is “unalterable communication record based on all your interactions.” This feature includes dates and timestamps to avoid any miscommunication and disputes. This feature also applies to the calendar and consists of the exact time the other parents view each new event. The app also allows co-parents to store and share images and documents such as school files, doctors’ appointments, school permission slips, and so on.
Divorce is never easy. It’s even more complicated when kids and co-parenting are involved. Hopefully one of these apps may make it easier to co-parent. If you need help with your divorce case or to create a parenting plan, call Debora A. Diaz Esquire at 727-846-1802.
Written by Debora A. Diaz, Esq.