TalkingParents: Co-Parent App

2,8
3,49K reviews
100K+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

The TalkingParents mobile app is only available to co-parents with a paid subscription. All plans can access our service via our website on desktop and mobile browsers. Parents who are divorced, separated, or were never legally married use TalkingParents to manage all communication regarding their children. Whether your co-parenting situation is amicable or high conflict, our cutting-edge tools make joint custody easier to navigate, while keeping interactions saved to a court-admissible Record. TalkingParents is here to help you coordinate more seamlessly, set boundaries, and focus on what matters most: your children.

Secure Messaging: Send messages that can’t be edited or deleted and easily organize them by topic. All messages and read receipts are timestamped, allowing you to see when your co-parent sent or viewed a message.

Accountable Calling: Make phone and video calls, complete with recordings and transcripts, without ever having to share your phone number.

Shared Calendar: Manage custody schedules and your child’s appointments and activities all on a Shared Calendar that both parents can access. Create single events for things like doctor’s appointments and repeating events for your child’s extracurriculars and custody transition days.

Accountable Payments: Make payment requests and securely send or receive money, allowing you to keep track of all shared parenting expenses. Requests and payments are timestamped, and you can also schedule monthly recurring payments.

Info Library: Share important details about the kids with customizable cards that both parents can access without having to contact each other. This feature is a great place to store frequently used information like clothing sizes, medical information, and more.

Personal Journal: Keep private notes about thoughts and interactions you want recorded for later. Whether it’s in-person discussions with your co-parent or child behavior observances, journal entries are just for you and can include up to five attachments.

Vault File Storage: Store photos, videos, and important documents. Your Vault cannot be accessed by your co-parent, but you may choose to share files with any third party by copying or emailing a link, which can be set to expire. You can also download files to your device.

Unalterable Records: All interactions within TalkingParents are stored to Unalterable Records that are trusted by legal professionals and accepted in courtrooms nationwide. Each Record includes a Digital Signature and unique 16-digit Authentication Code that verifies the Record is genuine and has not been modified in any way. PDF and Printed Records are available for Secure Messaging, Accountable Calling, Shared Calendar, Accountable Payments, Info Library, and Personal Journal.

FAQs:

Do I have to be on the same plan as my co-parent?

No, you can communicate through TalkingParents no matter what plan your co-parent is on. We offer four different plans—Free, Essentials, Enhanced, or Ultimate. (Free users do not have access to the mobile app.)

Is TalkingParents court-monitored?

No, though Unalterable Records are court-admissible and can be used as evidence in family law cases, no one monitors interactions between you and your co-parent. This is for the privacy of our users.

Can I change plans?

Yes, TalkingParents offers monthly subscriptions that make it easy to modify your plan at any time. If you don’t think your needs will change throughout the year, we also offer annual plans that include a 16% discount.

Can my account be deleted?

No, TalkingParents does not allow the deletion of accounts once created and matched. This ensures that neither co-parent can remove an account and clear messages, call records, or other details within the service.
Updated on
29 Aug 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Personal info, Financial info and 6 others
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Financial info and 6 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

2,8
3,44K reviews
Donna Mahon
23 June 2025
Expensive for what it is and lacking functionality. What I like is that messages can't be deleted and can be exported as files. I also like the conversation threads. One of the most frustrating things is that the send button is on the right and often gets bumped when I'm editing my spelling and formatting. It makes for unintended poor communication. It's annoying that you can't search threads. The payments functionality is limited. I want a simple space to record payments due or made elsewhere.
7 people found this review helpful
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Monitored Communications, LLC
24 June 2025
Thank you for leaving this review. We're glad to hear that you value our messaging feature, and we're constantly exploring ways to enhance the user experience. We'll share your feedback about the issues and potential improvements with our developers. If you have additional suggestions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to our support team.
Dave Norman
23 July 2025
It's a little meh. The biggest problem with it is that notifications are not reliable. Sometimes it notifies of a message, sometimes it doesn't. and there's always a dot on its icon as if there's something to see, but there is nothing new. plus the sub fee is more than your average AI, and I know full well they aren't using that many resources. But Wall St. loves it's unsustainable 15% mandate that's destroying Earth, right?
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Monitored Communications, LLC
25 July 2025
Thank you for providing this feedback, Dave. Our teams continually evaluate how to offer value that exceeds alternative options for our users while keeping our platform sustainable. Additionally, we're sorry to hear you're experiencing trouble with notifications. Please contact us at support@talkingparents.com so we can investigate this issue.
Flodhest
09 August 2024
A neverending issue. You can't even save chats, for use later. Screenshots are a nuisance. And every time I make a call, my phone turns black and decides to shut off. Tho, it does not fully do the whole cycle of how the phone restarts. It's a quicker reset. So what's that all about. Also, it does not transcribe video calls correctly. Ever. You need a 3rd party app to correct that issue. And it's time consuming!!!!!!!
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Monitored Communications, LLC
14 August 2024
We’re sorry to hear that you’re experiencing issues with the app. While we do not offer a draft feature, parents can craft a message in the Personal Journal and then copy/paste the text to their co-parents. We’d like to look into what you’re reporting with the black screen during video calls. Please email support@talkingparents.com.

What's new

With our new plans unlock access to our full feature set, making it easier to understand what each subscription offers. Standard and Premium are now Enhanced and Ultimate. Your features and access now reflect the updated plans.