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Honest maths · prices checked 22 October 2026
The cheapest co-parenting app in the UK, month by month: what a family actually pays
"Cheapest" for a separated family means what the whole family pays — and most apps charge per parent, which doubles the real cost. Here are the workings, app by app, ranked by what a family pays each month, with the yearly price beside it.
✦ One thing up front: ParentGlow makes one of the apps below. Every price is verified at source, dated and linked, so you can check it yourself.
The hidden multiplier
Why most co-parenting apps cost double.
Most co-parenting apps come from the US, where the model is one subscription per parent. Each parent needs an account, so each parent pays — and a separated family pays twice for the crime of living in two homes.
So the honest calculation is: price × number of parents who pay. Three of the six apps below charge once per family; the other three charge each parent separately. That single fact moves apps up and down the ranking more than any headline monthly price.
Ranked by monthly family cost
What a two-parent family pays a month.
Each app's cheapest usable tier, in the currency it actually charges, with the workings shown. Where an app has no monthly plan, we divide its yearly price by 12. Prices verified 22 October 2026.
| App | Price | Model | Workings | Family cost / month | Family cost / year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ParentGlow (ours)
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£5.99/mo or £59.99/yr standard | Per family | £5.99 × 1 family at the standard price | £5.99 | £59.99 | Standard price for the whole family; early families get a founding price first. Free during early access. |
| 2houses | £99/yr (shown as £8.25/mo) | Per family | No monthly plan: £99 ÷ 12 | £8.25 | £99 | One parent subscribes for the whole family. 14-day trial. |
| amicable | £9.99/mo or £59.99/yr | Per family | £9.99 × 1 family | £9.99 | £59.99 | One parent pays and both get full access. 7-day free trial, no card needed. |
| AppClose | £5.99/mo or £64.99/yr on the web · £8.99/mo in the app | Per parent | £5.99 × 2 parents, on the web | £11.98 | £129.98 | £17.98 a month for two in the app. A 2-year web plan is £109.99 per parent. 60-day free trial. |
| OurFamilyWizard | Essentials £107.99/yr (shown as £9/mo) | Per parent | No monthly plan: £9 × 2 parents | £18 | £215.98 | Billed yearly. Premium £155.99 and Max £215.99 per parent. 30-day refund promise. |
| TalkingParents | Essentials $7/mo or $77/yr (USD) | Per parent | $7 × 2 parents | $14 (USD) | $154 (USD) | Not ranked: it charges in US dollars, and we don’t convert. Each parent needs a paid plan to send messages. |
The honest one-line read: at the standard monthly price, ParentGlow costs a family the least. Pay a year up front and ParentGlow and amicable cost the same at the standard annual price, £59.99, with 2houses next at £99. Prices verified 22 October 2026 from a UK view at each provider's own page: 2houses · amicable · AppClose subscription FAQ · TalkingParents · OurFamilyWizard UK. TalkingParents prices in US dollars, so we show dollars, with no invented conversion, and leave it out of the ranking. Higher tiers cost more everywhere; this table shows each app's cheapest usable plan. Prices change: check before you rely on a figure.
The honest edge
What about free?
The big free tiers collapsed in 2026 — AppClose's ended in January, TalkingParents' app went paid on 30 March, and on TalkingParents each parent now needs a paid plan to send messages. Both offer trials and fee waivers for hardship and domestic-abuse survivors, which deserve saying out loud.
A plain shared calendar is genuinely free — but it keeps no records, splits no costs and knows nothing about UK family law. If that's the question you're really asking, our free co-parenting app guide answers it properly. ParentGlow is free during early access, then a lower founding price for early families before the standard £5.99 a month or £59.99 a year, and exporting your data is always free.
The other worry
Does cheap mean weaker if it ever reaches court?
No. What matters is whether your records are tamper-evident, dated, complete and cleanly exportable — not what you paid for the app.
OurFamilyWizard and TalkingParents have earned their court pedigree over many years, and that's a fair reason some parents choose them. ParentGlow keeps tamper-evident (SHA-256) records that export court-ready, complete, dated and in order, free. The court always decides what it will consider in any particular case — no app can promise otherwise. Our guide to what records to keep explains what actually makes a record worth reading.
Honest pricing
One plan covers both homes.
Money is tight for most separated families. One subscription covers both parents, with sitter links for grandparents and childminders at no extra cost — no per-parent charge, no surprises.
See pricing → · Why a UK-built app →
Head-to-head: vs 2houses → · vs AppClose → · vs OurFamilyWizard → · vs TalkingParents → · vs amicable → · The full roundup →
Common questions
Straight answers about the cost of co-parenting apps.
What is the cheapest co-parenting app in the UK?
At the standard monthly price, ParentGlow costs £5.99 a month for both homes, and early families get a founding price first. Next come 2houses, whose £99 a year works out at £8.25 a month, and amicable at £9.99 a month. At the standard annual price, ParentGlow and amicable cost the same, £59.99. OurFamilyWizard, AppClose and TalkingParents charge each parent separately, which roughly doubles what a family pays. Prices checked 22 October 2026.
Why do co-parenting apps charge per parent?
It's the legacy US model: each parent needs their own account, so each parent pays. Per-family apps — ParentGlow, 2houses and amicable — charge once and both homes are covered.
Is there a completely free co-parenting app in the UK?
The big free tiers ended in 2026. AppClose's ended in January and TalkingParents' app in March, and on TalkingParents each parent now needs a paid plan to send messages. A plain shared calendar is genuinely free, but it keeps no records and knows nothing about UK family law. ParentGlow is free during early access. Families already in early access stay free until we tell them otherwise, then get a lower founding price for their first 12 months, before the standard £5.99 a month or £59.99 a year, and one plan covers both parents. Exporting your data is always free.
Do cheaper apps stand up in court?
Price isn't what matters — whether your records are tamper-evident, dated, complete and cleanly exportable is. ParentGlow's export is court-ready: complete, dated and in order, and free; the court always decides what it will consider in any particular case.
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