Free for both parents

A coParenter alternative that's free for both parents.

TextingParents is a coParenter alternative for parents who want the record and the schedule more than they want a mediator on call. Here is TextingParents vs coParenter, using only what each site says today.

Messages, photos, calendar and Family Vault, free for both
Premium is $99 a year for the whole family, not each parent
TrueCopy, your certified court record, when a hearing needs one
iPhone. Both parents use it free.
What a family pays a yearCompared
TextingParents
$0
Free for both parents, or $99 a year for the family
coParenter
30 days
Free trial. No price is published on their site today.
coParenter figures read on coparenter.com on 09/17/2026
Side by side

TextingParents vs coParenter

Only what each company publishes about itself. Nothing here is a guess about how the other app works.

TextingParents
coParenter
Price
$0 for both parents. Premium is $99 a year or $12.99 a month for the whole family.
Their site advertises a 30-day trial at no cost and does not publish a price. Check their site for current pricing.
Free plan for parents
Yes. Unlimited messaging, high-res photos and videos, the shared calendar and the Family Vault, free for both parents.
Their site describes a 30-day trial rather than a free plan.
Court record
TrueCopy, your certified court record. $39 each on the Free Plan, unlimited on Premium. Any court or attorney can check that one is genuine at textingparents.com/verify.
Their site says communications are time-stamped, non-editable and undeletable, and that your history of conversations, requests, agreements and check-ins can be exported for court records.
Mediation
Not offered. AI tone assist offers a calmer version of a message before you send it, and only you see the suggestion.
Supervised conversations with professional mediators, who document resolutions that can be referenced later or used in court.
Calendar
Set a rotation once, send swaps with accept, counter-offer or decline, and every change is logged. Free for both parents.
A color-coded joint calendar with swap requests, shareable with people you choose.
Location
Not offered.
Check-ins can retrieve location data to support timely exchanges. Their site says the app does not track your location between check-ins.
Where it runs
iPhone today.
Their site links to the App Store and to Google Play.

coParenter details read on coparenter.com on 09/17/2026. Plans and prices change, so check their site before you decide. TextingParents details are on our pricing page and features page.

Fair is fair

What coParenter does well

coParenter is built around getting a decision made rather than just recording the argument. Their site describes on-demand professional mediators who run supervised conversations, and mediators who then write up resolutions that can be referenced later or used in court. They also describe check-ins that log location during a planned exchange, a color-coded joint calendar with swap requests, and time-stamped transcripts that cannot be edited or deleted. If what your case needs most is a neutral third person, that is what they sell.

The difference

Where TextingParents is different

The first practical difference is that you can see the price before you sign up. TextingParents is free for both parents, and Premium is $99 a year or $12.99 a month for the whole family. coParenter's site advertises a 30-day trial and does not publish a price, so check their site for current pricing.

The second is what the court gets. A TrueCopy is one PDF of the messages, photos, calls and schedule changes in order, carrying a code that a judge, a clerk or the other side's attorney can check at textingparents.com/verify without contacting us. It is $39 on the Free Plan, so a hearing does not require a subscription.

No court approves an app, and we will not tell you one approved ours. What is true: the record is timestamped and cannot be edited or deleted, and a TrueCopy is a certified court record that anyone can check at textingparents.com/verify.
Questions

coParenter alternative questions

Is TextingParents a good coParenter alternative?+

It is if what you need is the thread, the calendar and a court record, all free for both parents, rather than mediation on demand.

How much does coParenter cost?+

We could not verify a price. Their site advertises a 30-day trial at no cost and, read on 09/17/2026, publishes no pricing page. Check their site for current pricing.

Does TextingParents offer mediation?+

No. What it offers is AI tone assist, a calmer version of a hard message offered before you send it, which only you see. Mediators and attorneys can be given a TrueCopy when they need the history.

What does it cost to bring the record to court?+

A single TrueCopy is $39 on the Free Plan, bought when a hearing needs one. Premium makes exports unlimited at $99 a year for the whole family.

Is TextingParents court-approved?+

No court approves an app. What is true is that the record is timestamped and cannot be edited or deleted, and that a TrueCopy can be verified by anyone at textingparents.com/verify.

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