Comparison

CustodyComms vs CustodyBook

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

Head to head
About

CustodyComms

Securely view AI-analyzed co-parenting communications and evidence on your iPhone. Organize message threads, track keywords, and prepare for court with end-to-end encryption and robust security features.

Highlights
  • AI-analyzed message threads
  • Message timeline with keyword tracking
  • Secure evidence sharing
  • End-to-end encryption
  • PIN and Face ID app lock
  • Multi-factor authentication
Features
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CustodyComms is a secure companion app for viewing custody communication analysis on your iPhone. Receive matters pushed from the CustodyComms desktop app or shared by your attorney. View AI-analyzed message threads, flagged incidents, keyword trends, and activity timelines — all protected with end-to-end encryption. Key Features: - View custody communication analysis with AI-detected incidents - Message timeline with keyword tracking and escalation scoring - Securely share evidence exports with attorneys - End-to-end encrypted — your data is decrypted only on your device - App lock with PIN and Face ID protection - MFA - Authenticator CustodyComms helps parents and family law attorneys organize and review co-parenting communications for court preparation. Download the desktop app at custodycomms.com to get started.

About

CustodyBook

This app helps separated parents track custody days, exchanges, shared expenses, and notes. It generates a neutral, factual monthly PDF report for legal purposes, detailing who owes whom to the penny. The app emphasizes privacy with no messaging or server accounts.

Highlights
  • Custody day and exchange logging
  • Shared expense tracking with split calculation
  • Monthly PDF report generation
  • Note taking with date and time
  • Tracking of unreimbursed expenses
  • Exchange status logging (on time, late, no-show)
Features
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Your custody record, organized. CustodyBook is a one-sided log for separated parents: custody days, exchanges, shared expenses and notes — dated, factual, and exportable as a clean monthly PDF you can print or share with your lawyer. Court-ready PDFs: every entry dated, with edit history and a SHA-256 fingerprint you can verify at getcustodybook.com/verify. The judge decides what is admitted. Not legal advice. MESSAGES FROM A CHAT Turn a screen recording of a chat into a readable list in your log — you review who said what before saving. It is read on your phone; nothing is uploaded. Messages appear in your timeline and in your monthly and date-range PDF reports. WHY ONE-SIDED MATTERS The big co-parenting platforms charge $100-300 per parent per year and require both parents to join. Your RECORD doesn't need their account: it needs dates, facts and math. • Copy the month summary as plain text — ready for WhatsApp or your lawyer. • Custody days and exchanges logged in seconds. • Expenses in exact cents with a configurable split — the app tells you who owes whom, to the penny. • Monthly PDF report in a neutral, factual tone your lawyer will appreciate. • No chat with the other parent, no accounts, no server: we never receive a copy of your entries, and there is nothing to pay monthly. WHEN THE OTHER PARENT OWES YOU FOR EXTRAS • Mark the date you asked the other parent for their share of a medical bill, school fee or activity. The monthly report shows every unreimbursed extra, how much, and how long it has been waiting. • Add the time and place of each exchange or custody day - folded away, so a normal entry still takes seconds. • The app warns you when entries are not backed up yet, so a lost or broken phone doesn't have to mean a lost record. NEW IN 1.8 • Log each exchange as on time, late or no-show — for either parent — and see the monthly counts and minutes late in Reports. • See the nights with each parent, with percentages, counted from the days you have logged. • Create a PDF for any date range: a one-page summary for both parents first, then every entry in date order. • A gentle backup reminder on Today, plus "Contact us" in Settings for questions and ideas. TRY IT FREE, THEN PAY ONCE Unlimited entries, summaries and reports. Use everything free for 7 days, then a single one-time purchase keeps it yours for life — no ads, no login, no subscription, no monthly fee. CustodyBook records information you enter; it does not provide legal advice.

Screenshots

CustodyComms4 screens
CustodyBook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CustodyComms at none against CustodyBook's 1. CustodyBook's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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

Both are free to download. CustodyBook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CustodyComms asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CustodyComms against 5.0 for CustodyBook. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CustodyComms ships an update every 2 weeks, CustodyBook every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
CustodyComms versus CustodyBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustodyCommsCustodyBook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB61 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCustodyComms, Inc.TechInnova Solutions

Customer experience

CustodyComms

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CustodyBook

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CustodyComms

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

CustodyBook

One-time1
  • CustodyBook Unlocked - Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is CustodyComms free?
CustodyComms is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CustodyBook free?
CustodyBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CustodyComms or CustodyBook?
CustodyComms and CustodyBook are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do CustodyComms or CustodyBook have ads?
Neither CustodyComms nor CustodyBook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CustodyComms or CustodyBook?
CustodyComms ships an update every 2 weeks, and CustodyBook every 2 days. Most recently, CustodyComms was updated on October 17, 2026 and CustodyBook on October 31, 2026.

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