Best co-parenting apps UK: prices, features and fit.

✦ How we compared

Five things that actually matter.

We looked past the marketing at the things that change your month: what it costs, whether two homes pay once or twice, how well it fits UK family life, what happens if you ever reach mediation or the family court, and whether there's a free way in.

• 01

  Price — and we date it

  Real, current pricing, in the currency each app actually charges. Every figure here is verified June 2026 with a source link, so you can check it yourself.

• 02

  Per parent or per family

  This is the big hidden cost. Some apps charge each parent separately, so a separated family pays twice; others cover both homes on one plan.

• 03

  UK fit

  £ not $, UK school terms, NHS details, and the language of UK family law — contact, child arrangements, parental responsibility — never the American “custody”.

• 04

  Court-readiness

  If things ever reach mediation or the family court, can you export a clean, tamper-evident record? Some apps are built around exactly this.

• 05

  A free way in

  Whether there's a genuine free tier or trial — and we're honest that truly free co-parenting apps have thinned out in 2026.

✦ An honest “best for…”

The right app depends on your family.

There's no single winner — there's a best fit for you. Here's a fair read on each, including the real strength each one brings.

• 01

  ParentGlow (ours) — best for UK families wanting one fair price

  Built in the UK for UK family life: £, NHS details, UK school terms, and the language of UK family law — contact, child arrangements, PD 27A-aligned records — never “custody”. One plan covers both homes at £5.99/mo (£59.99/yr), records are tamper-evident and export court-ready, and your data export is free, forever. New — UK early access in 2026, so it doesn't have the decades some rivals do. More on the UK app →

• 02

  OurFamilyWizard — the incumbent's longer court track record

  The 20-year incumbent — that's a head start in time, not a better fit for your family. It has been around far longer and is more established in the US court system, with ToneMeter tone-coaching built in. If you're already mid-case in a heavily litigated US court process built around it, that familiarity can be hard to leave. It charges per parent (£107.99–£215.99 each, per year), so two homes pay twice. ParentGlow vs OurFamilyWizard →

• 03

  TalkingParents — the long-established US records name

  It has been the US record-keeping name for longer: certified, unalterable message and call logs familiar to US courts. If you're a US co-parent already locked into a records-first court process built around it, that familiarity can be hard to leave. (ParentGlow keeps tamper-evident, court-ready records too.) It's US-only and priced in USD ($7–$32 per parent, per month), with no free plan since 2026. ParentGlow vs TalkingParents →

• 04

  2houses — best for a simple budget organiser

  A clean, friendly shared organiser — calendar, expenses, info — billed per family at €99/yr (€8.25/mo billed annually), with a 14-day trial. Note it's priced in euros, not pounds, so what you pay depends on the rate on the day and your card's foreign-transaction fee. If you mainly want a tidy way to coordinate two homes and don't need UK-specific legal framing, it's good value. It's international, so it's lighter on UK family-law fit. (Checked 15 July 2026 — verify current pricing.) ParentGlow vs 2houses →

• 05

  AppClose — best if you want free in-app calling

  Long popular for its free era and a big install base. It's now paid, and it's priced per parent: AppClose's own subscription FAQ says a subscription "applies only to your account", and that a co-parent "must also have an active subscription" to answer calls and see messages. In the UK that's £8.99/mo in the app or £5.99/mo on the web (£64.99/yr prepaid on the web) — so two homes on the app is about £17.98/mo. There's a generous 60-day free trial, and fee waivers for financial hardship and domestic abuse survivors. Its free in-app calling and video is genuinely good and something we don't offer. Worth knowing for UK families: AppClose is US-focused, and its Certified Electronic Business Records — the court-record feature — are available only to users in the United States. (AppClose pricing checked 15 July 2026 — verify current pricing.) ParentGlow vs AppClose →

• 06

  amicable — best for human coaching alongside the app

  A UK-native divorce and co-parenting service that bundles human coaching with its app — useful if you want a real person helping you reach agreement, not just software. Its co-parenting-app pricing isn't published publicly; it's set in-app and there's a free trial, so we don't quote a figure here. Priced per person.

Cozi and other general family organisers can be lovely for everyday scheduling, but they aren't co-parenting apps — no court-ready records, no two-home framing — so they're not in this list.

✦ Questions, answered

Common questions about the best co-parenting apps.

• 01

  What's the best co-parenting app in the UK?

  It depends on your situation. For UK families who want one fair price covering both homes, UK family-law language and court-ready records, ParentGlow (ours) is built for exactly that. For the longest court track record, OurFamilyWizard; for certified court-grade records in a US case, TalkingParents; for a budget per-family organiser, 2houses; for human coaching alongside the app, amicable.

• 02

  Which co-parenting apps charge per family, not per parent?

  ParentGlow and 2houses are billed per family — one subscription covers both homes. OurFamilyWizard, TalkingParents and AppClose charge per parent, so a two-parent family pays twice. amicable is priced per person, with its app pricing set in-app.

• 03

  Is there a free co-parenting app in the UK?

  Truly free options have thinned out — AppClose and TalkingParents both removed free access in 2026. ParentGlow is free during early access, then £5.99/mo for both homes, with data export always free. See the free co-parenting app picture →

• 04

  Which is best for court records in the UK?

  TalkingParents and OurFamilyWizard are best known for court records. ParentGlow keeps tamper-evident, PD 27A-aligned records that export court-ready, with free export — built around UK family law rather than a US courtroom.