Comparison

SplitWeeks vs ParentShift

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

Head to head
About

SplitWeeks

Features
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Two homes. One clear week. SplitWeeks connects your custody schedule with the details that make the next handoff easier: child activities, pickup responsibility, packing, reference photos and a reviewed PDF packet. PLAN THE WEEK Choose a repeating pattern: 2-2-3, 2-2-5-5, alternating weeks, alternating weekends or a custom cycle. Follow the seven-day home route, add recurring activities and see who handles pickup and what to bring. Keep important dates, day swaps, longer exceptions and the monthly calendar together. PREPARE THE HANDOFF Save the time, meeting place and selected children. Reuse a travel kit with individual reference photos and care notes. Track packing separately from receipt, keep preparation history and use standard or custom checklists. REVIEW A CHANGE Propose a schedule change, compare affected days and transfers, and review activity warnings before recording a response. A pending proposal does not silently change the plan. Manually recorded responses are clearly labeled. KEEP A REVIEWED COPY Choose the fields for a week packet, read the complete PDF and save a snapshot that keeps its original values when the live plan changes. Private notes stay out unless selected. Medical fields can be selected only for private packets; iCloud workspaces exclude them. Share the PDF through your chosen destination. Keep expense CSVs, calendar exports, monthly reports and your own backup file. INVITE BY CHOICE Copy selected records into a separate private iCloud workspace. Invite another parent or trusted person with read-only or editing access. Each participant needs their own Pro purchase or eligible Apple Family Sharing access; eligible family members do not need another purchase. Family Sharing does not automatically share records. An iCloud account and internet connection are required. Membership and privacy controls remain available without Pro. Removing access cannot recall downloaded or exported copies. THE USEFUL DETAILS Child cards keep sizes, school and care information close. The shared-expense ledger records adjustable splits, repayments and the balance. Parenting-time summaries, handoff reminders and private widgets support the plan. Widgets show the home and next transfer without child names, notes or expense amounts. FREE AND PRO Free includes one custody plan, this month and its standard handoff checklists. Existing records remain available. Pro adds activities, new planning records, travel kits, saved packets, shared workspaces, additional months, custom templates, reminders, exports and insights. Monthly, Yearly and one-time Lifetime options are available. See a complete fictional PDF example on the paywall before choosing. PRIVACY AND SUPPORT Your private collection stays on this device unless you export it or choose records for sharing. Optional support sends the details you enter and the disclosed diagnostics. Voluntary platform feedback can be declined, and a vote can be removed without Pro. No advertising tracking. SplitWeeks is an organization tool. It does not provide legal, medical or financial advice or create a custody agreement. SUBSCRIPTIONS Apple displays your localized price and billing period before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in Apple Account settings. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the paid period. Eligible introductory periods return to the recurring price shown before purchase. Lifetime does not renew. Restore Purchases retrieves eligible existing access. Privacy Policy: https://innovalabworks.com/a/splitweeks/privacy Terms of Use: https://innovalabworks.com/a/splitweeks/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ParentShift

Features
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ParentShift is the calm way for separated and divorced parents to run life across two homes: the custody calendar, shared expenses, and your kids' moments, with one subscription that covers both parents. No per-parent fees. No courtroom vibes. Just the logistics, handled. A CUSTODY CALENDAR YOU BOTH TRUST Set up your parenting time in minutes: week on week off, every other weekend, 50/50, or your own pattern. Any change to the other parent's days needs their tap to confirm, so the schedule is never a surprise. Need to swap days? Ask with one tap; nothing moves until you both agree. Exports to Apple and Google Calendar. SHARED EXPENSES THAT SETTLE FAIRLY Snap a receipt and the details fill themselves. Track kid costs, split them 50/50 or any way you agree, and settle with a handshake: one parent marks it paid back, the other confirms it arrived. No more "we're even" arguments. SMOOTH PICKUPS AND DROPOFFS Notes that travel with the kids: mood, sleep, anything flagged for the receiving parent. Plus a live list of what's at each house (the inhaler, the cleats, the library book) so nothing gets stranded at the wrong home. YOUR KIDS' MOMENTS, KEPT A private, encrypted photo timeline for each kid: lost teeth, first goals, small Tuesdays. Every month, ParentShift turns it into a recap story for both of you. Proof that apart doesn't mean falling apart. AN ENCRYPTED KID INFO BANK Medical notes, school details, emergency contacts, sizes. Encrypted on your device before upload, readable only in the app. WORKS EVEN IF YOUR CO-PARENT WON'T JOIN Everything works solo from day one. Invite your co-parent whenever they're ready; joining is free for them. ONE PRICE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY One subscription covers both parents and all your kids. Because co-parenting is a two-person job, charging each parent separately never made sense to us. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads, no tracking, no data selling. Export everything or delete your account any time. ParentShift is built for amicable co-parenting and everyday two-home logistics. If you need court-admissible records for active litigation, a documentation-focused tool will fit better. Privacy Policy: https://parentshift.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://parentshift.app/terms

Screenshots

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ParentShift4 screens

Verdict

The call

SplitWeeks and ParentShift are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. SplitWeeks sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and ParentShift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SplitWeeks ships an update every 10 days, ParentShift every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SplitWeeks versus ParentShift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplitWeeksParentShift
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInnovaLabWorks3Tech L.L.C-FZ

In-app purchases

5 purchases

SplitWeeks

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Monthly1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly First-time Offer1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • SplitWeeks Pro$5.991 Month
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  • SplitWeeks Pro$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • SplitWeeks Lifetime$49.99
2 purchases

ParentShift

Subscriptions2
  • ParentShift Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is SplitWeeks free?
SplitWeeks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ParentShift free?
ParentShift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SplitWeeks or ParentShift have ads?
Neither SplitWeeks nor ParentShift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SplitWeeks or ParentShift?
SplitWeeks ships an update every 10 days, and ParentShift every 9 days. Most recently, SplitWeeks was updated on October 25, 2026 and ParentShift on October 24, 2026.

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