Comparison

Co·oParent vs Documented

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

Head to head
About

Co·oParent

Features
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Co·oParent is the all-in-one communication platform built for separated and divorced parents who want to keep things civil, organized, and documented. SECURE MESSAGING Send text messages, photos, and documents to your co-parent through a dedicated, private channel. Every conversation is stored and time-stamped so nothing gets lost or disputed. SHARED CUSTODY CALENDAR View and manage your custody schedule in one place. Both parents see the same calendar, reducing confusion about pickups, drop-offs, and special events. COURT-READY EXPORTS Need documentation for legal proceedings? Export your complete message history as a professionally formatted PDF. Every export includes SHA-256 hash verification, so its authenticity can be independently confirmed. BUILT FOR ACCOUNTABILITY Co·oParent is designed to encourage respectful, on-topic communication between co-parents. Keep the focus on your children, not conflict. KEY FEATURES - Private, encrypted messaging with photo and document attachments - Shared custody calendar visible to both parents - Court-ready PDF exports with tamper-proof hash verification - Sign in with Apple for quick, secure account creation - Push notifications so you never miss a message SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS Co·oParent Pro unlocks the full experience: - Monthly: $5.99/month - Yearly: $29.99/year (save over 50%) - Court Packet Export: $9.99 one-time purchase Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Account Settings. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active period. Privacy Policy: https://cooparent.work/privacy Terms of Use: https://cooparent.work/terms

About

Documented

This app securely logs parenting moments with automatic timestamps and optional location data. Entries are sealed to prevent tampering and can include notes, photos, and voice memos. An optional upgrade allows for secure PDF export for legal purposes.

Highlights
  • Sealed, timestamped entries
  • Log notes, photos, videos, voice memos
  • Automatic timestamp and GPS
  • Tamper-evident record keeping
  • Private by default, no account needed
  • Secure PDF export for legal sharing
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Documented is a private record of how you show up for your kids. Log what happened (a handoff, a missed exchange, a first sentence, a doctor's visit) and it is sealed the second you save it. Time captured automatically. Place attached if you want it. Nothing you can quietly rewrite later, which is exactly what makes it worth something. WHY SEALED MATTERS A note you typed months after the fact is a memory. A record made at the time is a different thing. Every entry gets a SHA-256 fingerprint linked to the entry before it. Change one character and the chain no longer matches, and the app tells you. Edits can't be hidden. That's what tamper-evident means. Separately, each entry's fingerprint is sent to an independent Time-Stamping Authority, which signs a statement that it existed at that moment. The stamp is requested the moment the entry seals, and if your phone is offline it's obtained as soon as you reconnect. Only the fingerprint leaves your phone, never your words, your photos, your children's names, or where you were. A fingerprint can't be turned back into your content. BUILT FOR HOW THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENS Thirty seconds, one-handed, in a car park, before you forget. Write it, tag it, seal it. • Log notes, photos, videos, voice memos, receipts, and message screenshots • Tag which child, and which co-parent, each moment involved • Automatic timestamp and optional GPS, captured rather than typed • Corrections are amendments: the original stays, the correction sits beside it • Search and filter by child, category, or date PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No sign-up. No password. Documented opens straight into your record. Your entries stay on your iPhone, and in your own iCloud storage if you turn sync on. We can't read them. Your co-parent is never contacted, never notified, and never given access. Naming someone in your record is a label on your record, nothing more. WHAT IT COSTS Documented is a subscription, with a 7-day free trial. The subscription is the app, not an add-on to it. Included, with no limits of any kind: writing new entries, sealing them, the independent timestamp, photos, videos, voice memos and receipts, iCloud sync of your own record, search, filtering, amendments, the PDF export, and encrypted sharing with your attorney. No entry limit. No attachment limit. No storage tier. Free, whether you subscribe or not: reading, searching and verifying everything already in your record. Nothing you have sealed is ever locked away from you, and if a trial ends without a purchase the record becomes read-only rather than closed. People who installed Documented before this change keep their original free terms permanently. WHEN YOU NEED TO PRODUCE IT Your whole record becomes one PDF, ready to hand to your attorney: every entry in order, with its seal, an integrity statement, and your attachments. Any single entry can go on its own. You can send that record to your attorney encrypted on your device, to a key only they hold. A NOTE ON WHAT THIS IS Documented is a record-keeping tool. We're not a law firm and we don't give legal advice. Whether any record is accepted is decided by a judge under the rules of evidence where you live. What we can do is make sure that when you wrote something down, it's provable that you wrote it down then, and that nobody, including you, quietly changed it since. If something is on the line, talk to a licensed attorney in your state. Privacy Policy: https://documented.co/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://documented.co/terms

Screenshots

Co·oParent4 screens
Documented4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Co·oParent at none against Documented's shown. Co·oParent also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Documented's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and chart position (#183 vs unranked). On price and in-app purchases 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. Co·oParent sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Documented sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Co·oParent ships an update every 3 weeks, Documented every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Co·oParent versus Documented: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCo·oParentDocumented
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (40 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—40 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#183 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRICHARD ROYAL HOOPESRise Advertising LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Co·oParent

Subscriptions2
  • Cooparent Pro – Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Cooparent Pro - Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Court Packet Export$9.99
2 purchases

Documented

Subscriptions2
  • Documented Plus - Monthly7 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • Documented Plus - Yearly7 Days trial$179.991 Year

Questions

Is Co·oParent free?
Co·oParent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Documented free?
Documented is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Co·oParent or Documented have ads?
Documented shows ads; Co·oParent does not.
Which is updated more often, Co·oParent or Documented?
Co·oParent ships an update every 3 weeks, and Documented every 4 days. Most recently, Co·oParent was updated on October 13, 2026 and Documented on October 8, 2026.

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