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Is there a free co-parenting app out there?

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Emsy999 · 21/02/2026 17:21

Myself and my ex have been using Appclose since the court enforced it around a year ago. Since they've introduced fees to use it my ex husband has refused to use it as he doesn't want to pay the fees. We've now had to go back to WhatsApp to communicate about the children.

Can anyone please recommend a good co-parenting app that can be monitored by the courts if need be? It's mainly for messaging, we don't need a calender or anything like that.

Thank you

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BookArt55 · 23/02/2026 20:21

My ex tried this, and mine isn't court ordered. You decline. State firmly that the court order is in place and that you will not communicate via any other method than AppClose. Then block on everything. If you want to me kind you can give him a date, say March 1st and then from that point onwards you will block him and only contact via the app.

You must follow the court order, as should he. He doesn't get to now change that, he had time to budget for the change in costs, just as everyone else did. You're also leaving yourself open to him saying whatever he wants, deleting it, and you can't use it for future evidence.

There doesn't seem to be any free parenting apps anymore. Appclose was the last one. So he needs to follow the court order, and kindly. Don't deviate from the courtorder. He's started here, but I bet it won't be long before he wants to go against something else in the court order.

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