FairShare vs Marlow Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
FairShare
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FairShare โ the mental load OS for couples. Not a chore chart, not a bill splitter. You're not crazy. You're carrying a lot. FairShare helps you split the invisible work, so your partner owns whole areas of household life โ not just "helps" when asked. Inspired by Eve Rodsky's Fair Play method, FairShare replaces chore charts with over 100 cards. Each card is full ownership: Conceive, Plan, Execute. No more delegating. No more reminding. No more mental load running your life. WHY FAIRSHARE IS DIFFERENT โข Card-based, not task-based โ own the whole domain, not one-off tasks โข AI Brain Dump โ say what's on your mind; we turn it into cards โข Noticing Score โ the only app that measures who notices what needs doing, not just who does it โข Visualizer heat map โ see the invisible load made visible โข A shared docket โ recurring cards come back when they're actually due, instead of quietly settling forever โข Built for every household โ two-parent, same-sex, single, blended, roommates โข Weekly check-ins โ renegotiate with kindness, not blow-ups โข Minimum Standard of Care โ no more "but you didn't tell me how" KEY FEATURES AI mental load interceptor Speak or type what's running through your head. The AI turns it into clean cards across Home, Kids, Out, Wild, and Unicorn โ and suggests who should own each one. 100+ card deck Every domain covered. Filtered to your household shape during onboarding, so you only see what's relevant to your life. Invisible load visualizer Dashboard heat map of who holds what. Track imbalance and watch it shift over time. Noticing Score The signature number: how much of the household's noticing โ the invisible "I'll remember it" work โ lands on you. Tap a card to rebalance, then share your Report Card to start the conversation. Weekly Re-deal About 15 minutes a week. Structured, calm prompts to renegotiate cards and update Minimum Standards of Care without the resentment loop. Renegotiation Coach One card not working? Say what's off in your own words. You get a no-blame reframe, three concrete ways to re-deal it, and one question to ask each other out loud. The Unicorn card Your hobbies, friendships, dreams. Protect your own bandwidth โ it's a card too. Built for all households Two-parent, same-sex, single-parent + co-parent, blended, roommates, solo, multigenerational. Calendar sync (FairShare+) Two-way iOS Calendar, MSC reminders, fewer dropped balls. Facilitator mode (FairShare+) Invite a certified Fair Play coach for a session with read-only board access. SUBSCRIPTION FairShare Free โ up to 20 cards, 5 Brain Dumps per month, one weekly check-in, basic visualizer. FairShare+ unlocks unlimited cards, unlimited AI Brain Dumps, full visualizer, MSC library, calendar sync, partner-share mode, facilitator invite, and priority support. 7-day free trial. One subscription covers your whole household. Pricing shown in app. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. PRIVACY & CARE Your data is yours. Encrypted at rest. We don't sell your data or train AI models on your conversations. GDPR- and CCPA-aligned. Export or delete your data anytime. ABOUT CULI FairShare is made by culi โ a small studio building apps that make midlife lighter. culi.app Questions: help@culi.app Privacy Policy: https://tryfairshare.app/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Welcome to a lighter load.
Marlow Diary
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Marlow is a shared baby-care diary for sitters, helpers, and invited parents. Log the day in a few taps: - Sleep and naps - Bottles and feeds - Diapers - Mood - Medicine - Notes, allergies, and routines Sitters can add babies, organize rooms when needed, invite helpers, and keep each child's care notes in one place. Parents get a read-only view of their baby's day, including the current status, recent activity, allergies, care notes, and patterns over time. Marlow is built for independent sitters, nanny shares, and small care groups that want organized parent updates without a heavy daycare management system. Parents join only by invite. Children do not create accounts. Subscriptions are paid by the care diary owner through Apple in-app purchase; parents and helpers use Marlow for free. Terms of Use: https://marlow.care/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Marlow Diary at 15.1 against FairShare's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. FairShare sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Marlow Diary sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FairShare ships an update every 6 days, Marlow Diary every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FairShare | Marlow Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 4 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rene Fandida | Joseph Coleman |
In-app purchases
FairShare
- FairShare+ Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
- FairShare+ Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- FairShare+ Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Gift FairShare+ (1 year)$59.99
- FairShare+ Lifetime$149.99
Marlow Diary
- Small Care14 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Growing Care$19.991 Month
- Small Care14 Days trial$79.991 Year
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- Growing Care$189.991 Year









