When your lawyer says “document everything,” Plainfact is the how. Log a missed pickup, an expense or an incident in about 30 seconds — and every entry is sealed the moment you save it: timestamped, tamper-evident, yours.
Download on the App StoreFree to log. No account. No invitation to your co-parent.
Most co-parenting apps need both parents to sign up, cooperate and pay. That is useless when the other parent won't participate — which is exactly when records matter most.
No invitation, no second account, no cooperation. Start documenting tonight, on your own.
Each entry locks into a chained, timestamped record. Corrections never overwrite — they appear as visible edit history, which is what keeps a record credible.
One tap turns months of entries into a formatted document: chronology, expense summary, exhibits and a certificate of record integrity.
No accounts, no analytics, no tracking. Your entries never leave your phone. Face ID lock, and contents hidden in the app switcher.
Four steps, and the first one takes under a minute.
Pick a type — exchange, expense, incident, medical, school, communication, or your own. Write the facts: who, what, when, where. Attach photos or receipts.
Saving stamps the entry into a tamper-evident chain. Change your mind later and the original is preserved alongside the correction.
Record child expenses with your order's split. Plainfact does the math and generates a calm, factual reimbursement request.
Export a court-ready binder for your attorney or mediator — or a plain PDF or spreadsheet, free, any time, subscription or not.
The well-known co-parenting platforms are communication tools that bill each parent separately. Plainfact is a documentation tool for one person.
| Needs both parents | Billing | Built around | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plainfact | No | One subscription | Your own sealed record |
| OurFamilyWizard | Yes | Per parent | Shared messaging & calendar |
| TalkingParents | Yes | Per parent | Unalterable messaging |
| AppClose | Mostly | Per parent | Shared co-parenting hub |
Comparison reflects how each product is structured, as described on the vendors' own public pages, September 2026. Plainfact is not affiliated with any of them.
Prefer paper, or want to start before you download anything? Here is a clean, printable custody log sheet — exchange times, who was present, what was said, expenses. No email required, because we don't want your email.
No. Plainfact needs no invitation, no second account and no cooperation. It is built for one parent keeping their own record.
Saving an entry records it into a chained, timestamped record and locks it. Later corrections are kept as visible edit history rather than replacing what you first wrote, and every binder ends with a certificate page showing the chain. It demonstrates an entry hasn't been altered inside Plainfact since sealing. It does not prove the events described occurred — whether any record is accepted is always decided by the court.
Nothing. Logging is free and unlimited, and exporting your complete record as a plain PDF or spreadsheet is free forever, subscription or not. The subscription pays for court-ready formatting: the binder, the certificate page, reimbursement requests and per-child summaries.
Your entries and photos stay on your device. There are no accounts, no analytics SDKs, no tracking and no advertising, and the app makes no network requests carrying your content. Nobody here can read your journal. You can lock the app with Face ID, and its contents stay hidden in the app switcher.
No. Plainfact is a personal record-keeping tool, not a law firm. It does not provide legal advice, is not a substitute for a licensed attorney, and does not guarantee any outcome. How records can be used depends on your state, your judge and your situation — decisions for you and your attorney.
Free to log, free to export, and it never needs anyone's permission but yours.
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