2houses vs Truece

2houses helps separated parents communicate and organize care and well-being for their children. Its shared calendar supports parenting schedules, change requests, recurring visits, events, and imported school terms and holidays, with synchronization to iCal, Google Calendar, Outlook, and other standard calendar apps. Finance tools track expenses, balances, payment invitations, alimony, and spending categories, with reports exportable as CSV or PDF. Parents can message each other, children, or a mediator; conversations may be archived or printed, but not deleted. A family information bank holds child-related contact, medical, and document details. The service also provides email and push notifications, shared photo albums, a family journal, and configurable access for children and other family members. It is available on Android, iOS, and the web. One subscription can cover both parents, children, third parties, and mediators, with read-only access available for mediators. The whole-family plan costs $8.25 a month, billed at 99.00 USD every 12 months. Its 14-day trial requires credit card details, and charges recur unless canceled before the trial or renewal period ends.

Truece is a mobile service for separated and divorced parents to organize communication and shared family responsibilities. Its tools cover messages, schedules, parenting expenses, notes, custody time, reports, and document storage. Messages are archived in chronological order in a record users cannot alter or erase; users can send pictures and message linked accounts. Parents choose what to share with each connection, and Truece says one parent can use it without the other joining. Scheduling supports single or recurring family events with viewing or editing access for linked users. Expense entries can record purchases, payments, reimbursements, categories, and photos of receipts or items. Notes can be dated, categorized, linked to a child, optionally location-stamped, and shared or edited by authorized users. Custody timers can use geofenced prompts around pickups and drop-offs. The Basic plan is free, billed Lifetime, with 1 GB file storage and two annual reports limited to the past 60 days. Enhanced costs $4.99 a month and includes unrestricted reporting and data history; reactivation within a year of cancellation has a 50 USD fee. Truece is available on Android and iOS.