Kidtime vs ParenThing

Kidtime is a coparenting app for coordinating child-related events, custody schedules, and custody analytics on Android, iOS, and the web. Its shared custody calendar offers more than 15 schedule templates, and one parent can track custody time and keep private notes without the other parent joining. Messages are timestamped, preserved, and exportable; an AI tone meter can suggest rewrites before sending. In-app calls are recorded and transcribed with speaker labels, and both recordings and transcripts are retained permanently. Parents can log expenses with receipts, set custom splits, and track approvals and balances; Kidtime does not process payments or charge transaction fees. Users can export messages, schedules, notes, and analytics to Excel or court-ready PDF. Attorneys can be given view-only web access to records. Optional Google Calendar sync creates a separate Kidtime calendar, and Kidtime says it does not read unrelated events. The Free plan costs nothing with no time limit, but its calendar shows roughly the prior week and next six weeks. Premium costs $99.99 a year and adds jumping to any month, custody analytics, note search, expenses, AI tone scan, exports, and attorney access. Kidtime is headquartered in Texas, United States.

ParenThing gives separated and divorced parents a shared private space to coordinate messages, schedules, expenses, documents, and children’s wellbeing. Its calendar covers handovers, appointments, and activities, with GPS check-in at handovers. Messages are checked for unsafe content, and the app may suggest calmer wording while leaving the decision to send with the user. Wellbeing check-ins are off by default; parents can view mood patterns without seeing the child’s private words. Mediators and legal professionals may receive consent-based access to family records and use AI-assisted summaries that a professional reviews. The maker says it does not sell data or show ads, and children’s content is not used for profiling or training outside AI models. It lists encryption in transit and at rest, one-way password hashing, staff access controls, and regular security reviews. The free plan covers 50 messages monthly and storage for up to five files. Premium costs €12.99 a month for one family subscription covering both parents.