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Co-parenting apps compared.

Pricing, features, and court-admissibility across the four apps most families and family-court judges consider in 2026.

At a glance

  • Kinduit — Free forever; Plus $4.99/mo; Attorney & GAL $9.99/mo. Court-admissible on the free tier. Calm-First design.
  • OurFamilyWizard — $99–$300/year per parent. Court-recognized. Read receipts and presence signals on by default.
  • Talking Parents — $77–$353/year. No free tier since 2024. Court-admissible on paid plans.
  • AppClose — $8.99/month all-inclusive. 60-day free trial. Court-admissibility varies by jurisdiction.

Pricing

  • Free tier: Kinduit ✓  ·  OFW ✗  ·  TP ✗  ·  AppClose (trial only)
  • Per-parent fee: Kinduit ✗  ·  OFW ✓  ·  TP ✓  ·  AppClose ✗
  • Monthly billing: Kinduit ✓  ·  OFW ✗  ·  TP ✗  ·  AppClose ✓
  • Annual contract required: Kinduit ✗  ·  OFW ✓  ·  TP ✓  ·  AppClose ✗

Court-admissible records

  • Kinduit: ✓ on free tier. Per-message SHA-256, daily Merkle anchor, RFC-3161 timestamp, public transparency log, independently verifiable at kinduit.app/verify.
  • OurFamilyWizard: ✓ on paid plans. Records requested via vendor portal.
  • Talking Parents: ✓ on paid plans. Records requested via vendor portal.
  • AppClose: Varies by jurisdiction.

Calm-First design

  • No read receipts: Kinduit ✓  ·  OFW ✗  ·  TP ✗  ·  AppClose ✗
  • No typing indicators: Kinduit ✓  ·  OFW ✗  ·  TP ✗  ·  AppClose ✗
  • No presence / last-seen: Kinduit ✓  ·  OFW ✗  ·  TP ✗  ·  AppClose ✗
  • Tone Coach / rewrite: Kinduit ✓ (free)  ·  OFW ToneMeter (paid)  ·  TP ✗  ·  AppClose ✗

Features

  • Shared custody calendar: All four.
  • Certified PDF export: Kinduit (free), OFW (paid), TP (paid), AppClose (paid).
  • Attachments: All four.
  • Expense sharing: Kinduit ✓ · OFW ✓ · TP ✓ · AppClose ✓.
  • In-app audio calls (recorded & transcribed): Kinduit ✓ (30 min/mo included on Free, 120 min/mo on Plus, prepaid overage) · OFW ✓ · TP ✓ · AppClose ✗.
  • Judicial packet direct download: Kinduit ✓ at /for-courts · others require vendor contact.

See dedicated comparisons: vs Talking Parents · vs OurFamilyWizard

Competitor names are trademarks of their respective owners. Kinduit is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by them. Pricing and features summarized from publicly available sources as of 2026.