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AppClose is the world's most widely used and court-ordered co-parenting platform, trusted by parents and professionals and, based on user supplied data, court-ordered in every U.S. County, as well as Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Selected by Apple for its “Parenting Essentials” collection, AppClose helps co-parents stay organized, connected, and compliant with court-ordered communication without complexity. AppClose, Inc. is also honored to be named to Inc.’s 2024 Best in Business list for Operational Excellence, which recognizes our innovative approach to simplifying co-parenting and our dedication to supporting families while prioritizing their children’s well-being.
Simplify your parenting schedule, make and record unlimited audio and video calls, share expenses, make payments, and maintain secure unalterable text communication by using the #1 Co Parenting App recommended by courts and family law professionals in all 50 states. App & Web Access - Work seamlessly on phone, tablet, or computer. All records, schedules, and communications are synced across devices.
Stay Organized & Connected
• Secure, unalterable one-on-one and group messages
• Make and record unlimited audio and video calls
• Multi-functional shared calendars for events, appointments, and parenting schedules
• Parenting-time tracker (planned vs. actual time)
• Add stepparents, grandparents, childcare providers, guardians ad litem, attorneys, and other family law professionals
• Save and share important child details (allergies, medications, school-related info, emergency contacts)
• Unlimited secure file storage for photos, receipts, and documents
• Private, non-trackable Check-In for accurate arrival and departure logs
• Quick pick-up, drop-off, and switch-day requests
• Track expenses and organize receipts by category
• Send and receive reimbursements via ipayou®
• Calendar notes
• Pet management
Court-Trusted Records
Every message, call, request, and payment is securely stored, time-stamped, and unalterable for court-ready documentation.
With AppClose, exporting records is simple. Whether you need them for personal use, to share with a professional, or for litigation and court proceedings, you can easily export the following:
Export:
• Unlimited Certified Records
• One-on-one or group messages
• Call logs, call recordings, and transcripts
• Expense and reimbursement records
• Pick-up and drop-off requests
• Check-ins
• Notes
• In-app session logs
AppClose Solo
Use AppClose Solo when your co-parent or other third parties don’t use the app. Send requests, events, and information via text, email, or social media, and keep all records organized inside AppClose.
Military Friendly
Military parents can stay connected during deployments, special trainings, or limited-access situations. AppClose ensures they can still receive requests and updates via email when app access is restricted.
Built for Real-World Co-Parenting
AppClose supports all parenting situations, co-parenting, parallel parenting, joint custody, supervised visitation, blended families, and shared scheduling across complex households.
AppClose brings together communication, scheduling, expense tracking, and court-trusted documentation into a single, secure platform helping families stay organized, accountable, and connected every day. Supported by a responsive, U.S.-based support team comprising family law-experienced professionals, AppClose empowers families with technology that promotes accountability, privacy, and positive outcomes for children.
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Deep-Dive FAQs
What is AppClose?
AppClose is a digital product or tool described as: AppClose, Inc
Where did AppClose originate?
Data for AppClose was aggregated directly from the Apple App Store community ecosystem, representing raw developer and early-adopter sentiment.
When was AppClose publicly launched?
The initial public indexing or launch date for AppClose within our tracked developer communities was recorded on May 17, 2016.
How popular is AppClose?
AppClose has achieved measurable traction, logging over 37,671 reviews and facilitating 5 recorded discussions or engagements.
Which technical categories define AppClose?
Based on metadata extraction, AppClose is categorized under topics such as: Productivity, Lifestyle.
What are some commercial alternatives to AppClose?
Our semantic intelligence engine identifies potential commercial alternatives in the SaaS space, such as AppDeploy, which offers overlapping value propositions.
How does the creator describe AppClose?
The original author or development team describes the product as follows: "AppClose is the world's most widely used and court-ordered co-parenting platform, trusted by parents and professionals and, based on user supplied data, court-ordered in every U.S. County, as well ..."
Community Voice & Feedback
I have been trying to get my account verified in order to use the “ipayou” feature, but it keeps saying my DOB on my ID does not match my account. I even tried deleting the original account and starting over, but it brought me right back to the same place. I have tried reaching out several times, but no one is helping me to resolve this issue. This is the worst customer support I’ve ever experienced. If you have other options out there, DO NOT USE THIS APP. Unfortunately I do not.
This is a great app with many helpful feature such as being able to print messages and make video calls. Customer service was also great to work with
It works sometimes and sometimes it doesn’t. Also it shows that I have 4 unread messages and that notification won’t go away and it’s super inconvenient. Also you can only pull data for one month at a time.
This app is good to communicate with the other parent. I was court ordered to use this app and it was great for years and it’s gotten better improvements. The conversations can’t be deleted or edited once they are sent and (I don’t know if its for all but my court does) have access to the conversations and the judge can pull up any conversations past or present. but like all other apps now it’s a money grab. They require you to get a monthly or yearly membership now when the app use to be free. If you don’t have the membership you can’t do anything, not even send messages.
The lock screen and Notification Center banners only show a generic message received notification. There is no way to read messages through the notification, like you would a normal text. You can only read them by opening the app.
They wait until they get courts to mandate it for thousands of users because it’s free and then they charge money.
It’s not even a good app and paying a subscription doesn’t get you any additional features. No AI to help send messages. Calendars are confusing and hard to use. The whole thing is just a really really bad user experience.
It’s not even a good app and paying a subscription doesn’t get you any additional features. No AI to help send messages. Calendars are confusing and hard to use. The whole thing is just a really really bad user experience.
I have an iphone with my data stored on my icloud. I need to move the data storage to OneDrive and the support team is not able to provide a solution on how to move the data storage from one provider to another.
Update: I am now no longer able to access any of my messages for screenshots or export them and I have court coming up.
Update: I am now no longer able to access any of my messages for screenshots or export them and I have court coming up.
Find a better communication app, when something goes wrong they leave you in the dark and offer very little assistance.
I have never been so infuriated by a service/product’s flaws and by the company’s failure to address any of my problems clearly and swiftly. They offer only email support, and those in that role struggle both to parse YOUR written communications and certainly to respond clearly in writing themselves. You’d think that because the app is so hopelessly buggy and because support is so limited, they’d surely offer a library of screen recorded video tutorials, but they do not. I dropped a bunch of money I don’t have for a worse than average texting mechanism and…nope…that’s it. Nothing else worked properly, and no one helped me resolve any of issues. Number one parenting app? Lol. Don’t bother, anyone considering it. It’s a scam.
This app makes hard work out of what it’s supposed to do, sometimes picture is blurry or you can’t hear anything, I have submitted my details for payment numerous times and they still can’t seem to receive it, they also don’t answer emails when you inquire about the subscription problems.
Horrible! No customer service. Multiple charges stay away use Family Wizard
Doesnt work . The one star is for the review.
Absolutely the perfect tool for parental isolation.
This app was court ordered/recommended and when we started it was great! Now they completely redid it and charge a fortune to use it! I speak to my ex 2 maybe 3 times a month and I refuse to pay 10 bucks a month for that. Total waste of money now and ex agreed. DONT NOT BUY THIS OR DOWNLAOD IT.
Forced by court to download this app for co parenting. Now 3 years later I have to pay for it… sad that this went from helping parents to stealing from them when they are already struggling.
Discovery Source
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