Basic
Notifications don’t always arrive. Messages don’t always send. Chat goes blank. Makes stressful situations even more stressful.
Glitches Galore
The conversation threads in this app constantly disappear and I have to close out of the app and re-open it (10x still isn’t enough sometimes I have to leave the app alone for an hour and just come back for the conversation to re-load and appear. Just recently (right now actually) I am having to try deleting the entire app and redownloading because I completely stopped receiving notifications from the other co-parent despite them sending messages.
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Glitches
Idea is great, and happy to pay for the features! However, there are lots of glitches, including messages not sending, notifications not coming through, the chat sometimes shows as blank. These glitches are really unhelpful when you’re already trying to navigate a fractured coparenting situation. I sent an email to the developers a week ago regarding this and I’ve had no response. Money down the drain!
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Constantly lagging
It’s always lagging, messages don’t always go through. Sometimes the messages don’t load at all even after closing and restarting app. Super frustrating
Some slight delay
Initial setup was fairly simple. Haven’t really dived into the app or given it enough time to get a real feel of the mechanics. I did have a slight issue with seeing new messages being sent to me or me being able to send messages. But it looks like the problem has been resolved. I will give it a few months and then update my review. Right now I’m standing at about 3-1/2 stars but I’ll give the benefit of the doubt with a 4 star rating.
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Changes your messages without your knowledge
I was shocked to find out that this app is as changing my messages without my knowledge. What my screen showed was completely different than what my exes phone showed and it caused a lot of unnecessary conflict and confusion because of adding as much as multiple sentences. I had a protective order and do not feel comfortable spending time with my children’s father and this app changed me offering 2:30 as a good time for him to drop off things (he’s not even allowed in my house) to “looking forward to spending time together with you”. This is not ok!
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App does nothing
I set it up with my coparent, set limits to how often he could message me and how long his messages could be. He proceeded to text me incessantly and no matter the configurations I tried to set, there was no limit placed via the app that actually did anything. It just doesn’t work and created 2 weeks of stress for me having to be constantly bombarded by my abusive ex.
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UPDATE PROBLEMS
I’ve been using this app for over two years. The recent update won’t allow me to access my account, any of my communication history and I have court coming up in 3 months. I’ve contacted you several times and heard nothing! I cannot communicate with my ex, I can’t access anything - it just shows a blank white screen!!
Please PLEASE contact me!
Please PLEASE contact me!
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New update 👎🏼
Since the recent update, the app has been experiencing a lot of issues. I keep getting an error message saying, “Something went wrong, please try again later.” It’s become very frustrating and makes the app almost unusable. Hoping the developers can fix this soon.
When you need help
Healthy boundaries even in your hardest conversations - it’s a much needed platform to help parents keep it BIFF (Brief Informative Friendly and Firm)!
Response from developer
Boundaries can be so hard sometimes! Especially when your co-parent doesn't like to respect the boundaries you've asked for. I'm so happy that you have found some peace using the app, which lets you determine your own boundaries instead of relying on your co-parent to honor what you've requested. ☮️
Lifesaver but still buggy
I have been using this app for 3+ years now and I am still a subscriber and paying monthly for the services offered. It has given me control over an emotionally out of control coparent, which I am thankful for.
However, very often I’ll try to log in and an error message will say “Authentication Something Went Wrong”. Happens for a few hours then it will suddenly work again.
As of this moment, I cannot access my app to receive a message from my coparent regarding our son’s soccer practice in 43 minutes. The logistics are included in the message I cannot access - which is very frustrating.
However, very often I’ll try to log in and an error message will say “Authentication Something Went Wrong”. Happens for a few hours then it will suddenly work again.
As of this moment, I cannot access my app to receive a message from my coparent regarding our son’s soccer practice in 43 minutes. The logistics are included in the message I cannot access - which is very frustrating.
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Best App for Communication
Way better than our family wizard. Free unless you need the works, and even then it’s a fair price. Doesn’t limit the number of parents either.
The app I’ve been waiting for
I can’t tell you how much more peace I have in my life because my ex is not bombarding me with nasty, belittling messages. And I don’t get 100 messages a day anymore! I can change the restrictions if I want but I don’t see that happening.
This app gives ME the control
Other apps out there give my coparent the control over how often, how long and content of messages. This app allows me to set boundaries on all of that so that I’m not relying on him to make a good choice. I can force him to work within MY boundaries.
Awful
Terrible - messages take ages to send. Always logs you out and doesn’t remember login details. Don’t waste your time.
Crashes constantly
This app crashes constantly. You’re typing and all of a sudden everything closes and anything you wrote is gone. Sometimes you think it sent a message but it didn’t. It has actually caused more problems with my coparent than helped us because now all he does is complain about the app crashing. He even deleted it and now refuses to get another one, so it’s been more headache than help.
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Response from developer
There was a pesky bug that was causing some problems for some users. We have fixed the issue. As always, we appreciate your feedback.
A great app with great support
Thank you, Peaceful Parent team. It is very challenging trying to coparent with somebody who has no genuine intention. Your app has allowed me to set my boundaries and communicate only as needed. When I needed support for accusations and technical confirmation, you guys were there for me. Thank you so very much. I sincerely appreciate, the people behind the scenes and the app tremendously.
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Getting better
App still has some issues however the developer was opened to address some by manually entering new canned messages for instance. This is not as optimal as making our own via an agreement system but it’s definitely better than being stuck with what was there.
Looking forward to giving it 5 stars when canned messages can be added/edited/removed/blocked via an agreement system between the two parties, or even mediated by a 3rd party. Not via the developer.
Looking forward to giving it 5 stars when canned messages can be added/edited/removed/blocked via an agreement system between the two parties, or even mediated by a 3rd party. Not via the developer.
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Even the abuser loves the app!
Thank you for this app. It is everything that is needed when dealing with a narcissistic (or individual with narcissistic traits) and coparenting. The narcissist even seem pleased as they can control and manipulate controls to suite their desired intent. ALL is recorded and utilizing the controls is annoying at worst and tolerable. Finally some peace. Deeply grateful.
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An app focused on better communication
This app offers what so many other coparenting apps do not — the ability to help both parties stick to what’s important. With any new concept in the form of an app, there are adjustments to be made, but overall I’ve had a great experience using this app. For me, the monthly price for the extra features is justified for the peace of mind.
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