Two Paths is a newer co-parenting app. Its own pages describe it as decision support, not therapy or legal advice. People search for an alternative when they want to see the price first, when their co-parent won't join a shared app, or when the record they need is already sitting in text messages.
Here is a fair look at what it includes, when it is the better pick, and what else fits. The facts come from the Two Paths website and its App Store listing, checked October 25, 2026. We have not used or tested it. Check again before you buy. Prices and features change.
What Two Paths includes
- Shared custody tools. A custody calendar with weekly, biweekly and custom schedules, swap requests with an approval step, shared expenses with receipts, and messaging with read receipts.
- Handoff and records features. GPS check-ins at handoffs, a document store for school forms and orders, child profiles, a journal and a medical log.
- Message help. A "Before You Send" draft review for messages written in the app.
- Two plans. Premium at $11.99 a month or $119 a year, and Court-Ready at $18.99 a month or $189 a year, on its website. Court-Ready adds what it calls court-grade exports. Paid one-on-one sessions are extra (listed at $229 for 40 minutes on its website).
- Where it runs. An iPhone app and a web version. Its website says there is no native Android app yet, that the web version works in Android browsers, and that a native Android app is on its roadmap.
If you and your co-parent both want one shared calendar, expense log and message thread, an app like this can fit.
When another option may fit better
| Your situation | Why a shared app may not be the whole answer |
|---|---|
| Your co-parent won't join | The shared calendar, expenses and messaging unlock only when they join. A one-parent tool works no matter what they do |
| Your history is in phone texts or WhatsApp | A new app records what happens inside it from now on. It does not turn the texts you already have into a numbered log |
| You want to spend nothing yet | The trial lasts 7 days. Free printable logs and a free text-log preview exist with no signup |
| A court order names a co-parenting app | Follow what that order requires. A private log is separate and does not replace an app the order names. A clerk, self-help center, or licensed attorney where you live can confirm |
Shared app or one-parent tool?
A shared app is useful when both parents take part: you both see the same calendar and the same messages, kept in one place. Its weakness is that it depends on participation. A one-parent tool does a different job: it keeps your own record in order, whatever the other parent does. Some parents use a shared app for day-to-day coordination and a private organizer for their own record. Our co-parenting apps compared page lays out the main shared apps and the one-parent tools side by side.
Questions to ask before you pick any co-parenting app
Whichever app you look at, a few questions sort out most of the choice before you pay:
- Does my order name an app? If it does, that app comes first. Ask the clerk or a licensed attorney where you live before you switch.
- Will my co-parent actually join? If the honest answer is no, the shared features will sit empty. Plan for a tool you can use alone.
- Who pays, and how much a year? Some apps charge each parent, some sell a bundle for both. Work out the yearly total for your family, not the monthly sticker.
- Can I get my records out? Check what you can export, in what format, and whether you keep access after you stop paying.
- Does it cover what I already have? Texts, photos and documents from before you started an app still need a home.
- Is help with cost available? Some apps offer fee waivers or hardship programs. Ask before you compare anything else.
None of these questions has one right answer for every family. Write down your answers, then compare apps against them.
When the record is texts you already have
Starting a new app does not bring old messages with it. If the history you need is in your phone, export the conversation and number it. A clear log usually has:
- Who: each sender's name or number on every message.
- When: a date and time on every message.
- Both sides, in order, for the stretch you print.
- Page numbers, so a person can find one page quickly.
- The originals kept on your phone.
Courts differ on exhibit format. The clerk, a self-help center, or a licensed attorney where you live can tell you what yours expects. Nothing on this page tells you what to file, or how a judge will see it.
A private option for texts and files
Custody Commander takes an export you already have, from an iPhone, an Android phone, or WhatsApp, and turns it into a chronological, numbered PDF log (MSG-00001 onward) with an index page. It runs in a web browser. The other parent does not create an account and is not notified.
- Free preview first. The free text message log preview numbers the texts in your browser. Your texts never leave your device.
- A free plan that doesn't expire, with no card.
- One log for $39, no subscription, when you need the full PDF.
- Or the Full Suite, $24.99 a month or $199 a year, which keeps the log with your evidence, timeline, and hearing prep. The Full Suite is free for 7 days and a card is required for that trial.
It is self-help software. It organizes the messages and files you provide. It does not decide what to file or how a court will treat them.
Pick a shared app if you and your co-parent will both use it. Pick a one-parent tool when they won't, or when the record is messages you already have.
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