Comparison

Alimentor 2 vs MiChildSupport

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Alimentor 2

This app helps parents manage custody schedules, track expenses, and document important events. It provides organized records and court-ready reports to support co-parenting, even in difficult situations. Features include visitation logging, expense tracking with receipt scanning, and a detailed parenting journal.

Highlights
  • Custody calendar and visitation logging
  • Expense and child support tracking
  • Receipt scanning and expense summaries
  • Parenting journal with event documentation
  • Court-ready PDF reports
  • Actual vs. planned time tracking
  • Secure iCloud data storage
Features
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Navigating a high-conflict child custody case or challenging co-parenting situation? Clarity changes everything. Alimentor organizes your custody history and evidence into clear, court-ready reports, so you can present the facts with confidence to your lawyer, mediator, or judge. Track parenting time, call history, expenses, reimbursements, and notes. Attach photos, receipts, emails, and PDFs. Get totals for parenting hours, overnights, and timeshare percentages. Tag records with custody factors to focus your reports on the issues family courts consider. Start wherever you are: working out your first parenting plan, preparing for mediation or court, or recording repeated departures from an existing order. Alimentor works independently, without requiring your co-parent to use it. One-time purchase. No subscription fees. ORGANIZE THE FACTS. DOCUMENT THE PATTERN. • Child Custody Calendar See your custody schedule alongside school, work, travel, and family events in one color-coded calendar. Automatically publish your Alimentor calendar to external calendars for easy viewing on other devices. • Parenting Time Tracker Document completed and missed visits, including late pickups, no-shows, and extra care. Save GPS-stamped pickup and drop-off locations as supporting evidence. • Compare Plan and Reality Compare planned and actual parenting time, call history, expenses, and reimbursements. Use totals and disagreement flags to identify patterns over time. • Child Expense & Reimbursement Tracker Record child-related expenses and support payments as due, paid, or pending. Scan receipts and attach invoices. Use the built-in calculator to split shared expenses by percentage and see reimbursement amounts. • Parent-Child Call History Log planned and actual dates, times, and durations, including unanswered or canceled calls. Review call-by-call lists and duration totals in reports. • Court-Ready Reports Generate reports with color-coded calendars, totals, comparisons, journal entries, photos, and attachments. Filter by custody factors and hashtags. PRIVACY-FIRST ICLOUD STORAGE Your records are kept in Apple-managed iCloud storage, under your control. Automatic backup protects years of history and keeps your devices in sync. MORE USEFUL FEATURES • Nearly 60 custody factors with practical guidance • Hashtags and text filters • Last modified date for every record • Parenting time import from external calendars • Excel spreadsheet export (.xlsx) • Recurring events anchored to moving holidays (U.S., Canada, Australia) • Fixed time zone for stable dates and times while traveling • Automatic report uploads to iCloud Drive and Dropbox • Calendar, Reminders, and Lock Screen widgets Learn more: alimentor.org Contact us directly: feedback@alimentor.org

About

MiChildSupport

Access and manage your child support case with ease. Apply for services, complete forms, view case status, track payments, and update your information. Receive important notifications directly to your device.

Highlights
  • Apply for child support services
  • Complete online forms
  • Download case documents
  • Update personal information
  • Track case status
  • View payment history
  • Make payments
Features
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MiChildSupport is your connection to your child support case. Both child support payers and recipients can have easy access to their child support case. Users can: • Apply for child support services. • Complete the Online Child Support Response Form. • Download documents associated to your case. • Update your personal information. • Trace your case status. • View your existing cases. • See your payment history and income withholding details. • Set up notifications about payments and more. • Make a payment through the Michigan State Disbursement Unit. • Find answers to frequently asked questions. Enable push notifications to stay informed about case payments and more!

Screenshots

Alimentor 24 screens
MiChildSupport4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MiChildSupport at Free against Alimentor 2's $6.99. MiChildSupport also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). Alimentor 2's advantage is review sentiment (93% vs 50%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MiChildSupport is free to download; Alimentor 2 costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alimentor 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alimentor 2 has 1.3K ratings behind it against 103, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Alimentor 2's written reviews are positive against 50% of MiChildSupport's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alimentor 2 ships an update every 2 months, MiChildSupport every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Alimentor 2 versus MiChildSupport: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlimentor 2MiChildSupport
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better4.4 (103 ratings)
Positive reviews92.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better103
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#20 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomasz DomanskiState of Michigan - Department of Technology, Management and Budget

Customer experience

Alimentor 2

All ratings1,309 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews121 reviews
Positive92.6%
Neutral5.0%
Negative2.5%

MiChildSupport

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Alimentor 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Time entries sometimes change unexpectedly
  • Calendar sometimes displays incorrect schedules
  • Occasional app crashes or freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to attach/sync emails and text messages
  • Improve calendar functionality and repeat scheduling
  • Implement facial recognition or app locking for security
  • Allow for co-parent collaboration and shared access

MiChildSupport

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Alimentor 2

No in-app purchases

None

MiChildSupport

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alimentor 2 free?
Alimentor 2 costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MiChildSupport free?
MiChildSupport is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alimentor 2 or MiChildSupport?
Alimentor 2 is rated higher. Alimentor 2 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while MiChildSupport averages 4.4 from 103 ratings.
Do Alimentor 2 or MiChildSupport have ads?
Neither Alimentor 2 nor MiChildSupport shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alimentor 2 or MiChildSupport?
Alimentor 2 ships an update every 2 months, and MiChildSupport every 3 months. Most recently, Alimentor 2 was updated on October 16, 2026 and MiChildSupport on October 10, 2026.

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