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