Records for court

If you need records for court, use an app built for it.

Some families need a documented record a judge can rely on: messages that can't be changed, certified records, recorded calls. Luraio isn't built for that, and we'd rather say so up front. We chose to help you be a great parent, not to manage the conflict between parents.

How we checked

We make Luraio, so read this with that in mind. Every fact about the apps below comes from that company's own site, help center or App Store listing, and is linked. Prices come only from each company's own pricing page. Everything was checked on November 3, 2026. We're not lawyers, and whether a court accepts a record from any app depends on your court. Ask your attorney.

Apps built for court records

Each of these is built around documentation. Which one fits depends on what your order requires and whether the other parent will join.

OurFamilyWizard

A paid co-parenting app built around a documented record: a parenting-time calendar, messages that can't be changed, expenses and payments, calls and certified records.

Best for: Parents under a court order, or in a high-conflict situation, who need a record a court can rely on.

Records for court: Yes PDF records on Essentials and up; certified records on Premium and up. Source
Messages between parents: Yes Messages can't be edited, deleted or taken back. Writing help on some plans. Source
Calls: Yes Video and audio calls. Recording and transcripts on the Max plan. Source
Shared costs: Yes An expense log, plus payments through OFWpay in the US. Source
Works if the other parent never joins: Not stated Its site doesn't say which features work before the other parent joins. Source

OurFamilyWizard

Basic$110 a year
Essentials$149.99 a year
Premium$216 a year
Max$299.88 a year

Each parent needs their own subscription, though one parent can pay for the other. Two-year plans cost less per year. Accounts for kids and others are free. No free plan; there's a 30-day refund.

OurFamilyWizard's pricing page · checked November 3, 2026

Luraio and OurFamilyWizard, side by side

TalkingParents

A co-parenting app whose messages, calls and payments make records that can't be changed, with a digital signature and an authentication code.

Best for: Parents who need tamper-proof records and recorded calls, especially when a court is involved.

Records for court: Yes Unalterable records with a digital signature and an authentication code, as PDF or printed. Source
Messages between parents: Yes Messages can't be edited or deleted, with timestamps and read receipts. Writing help on the top plan. Source
Calls: Yes Phone and video calls without sharing your number, with recordings and transcripts. Source
Shared costs: Yes Request, send and receive payments, with a fee that depends on the plan. Source
Works if the other parent never joins: No Both parents' accounts need to be matched before either can start. Source

TalkingParents

When we checked, TalkingParents' pricing page and its help center listed different plan names and prices, so we're not quoting a number. Both say each parent has their own account, and upgrading one doesn't upgrade the other.

TalkingParents's pricing page · its help center's pricing · checked November 3, 2026

Luraio and TalkingParents, side by side

AppClose

An all-in-one co-parenting app with one plan that includes everything: custody calendar, requests, messages, calls, expenses and payments, and records, plus a Solo Mode.

Best for: Parents who want records, calls and payments in one flat-priced plan, including when the other parent won't join.

Records for court: Yes Free exports of chats, calls, expenses and requests; certified business records in the US. Source
Messages between parents: Yes Time-stamped, and no one can edit or delete a message. Co-Parent Assist suggests calmer wording. Source
Calls: Yes Audio and video calls. Recording and transcripts need everyone's consent. Source
Shared costs: Yes Expense tracking and reimbursement requests, with payments in the US. Source
Works if the other parent never joins: Yes Solo Mode sends requests, events and expenses by text or email to someone without the app. Links expire after 10 days. Source

AppClose

Monthly$7.99 a month
One year, prepaid$83.88
Two years, prepaid$143.76

These are the US prices on its website; buying inside the app costs a little more. Each parent needs their own subscription. Every plan has every feature, and there's a 60-day free trial with no card.

AppClose's pricing page · checked November 3, 2026

Luraio and AppClose, side by side

BestInterest

A co-parenting app for high-conflict situations that screens hard incoming messages, coaches the tone of yours, and has a Solo Mode that works without the other parent.

Best for: A parent dealing with hard messages from an ex, including an ex who won't use an app.

Records for court: Yes A timestamped journal and reports with a certificate of authenticity. Source
Messages between parents: Yes Screens incoming messages for harmful content and checks the tone of yours. Source
Works if the other parent never joins: Yes Solo Mode filters messages through a BestInterest number, so the other parent doesn't need to join. Source

BestInterest

We couldn't load its pricing page when we checked, so we're not quoting a price. Its January 2026 announcement says the core plan is free, with paid features on top. Source

BestInterest's pricing page · checked November 3, 2026

Where Luraio fits

Not a court app. But you'll have a clear record of what you did.

Luraio is built around the week ahead. Along the way, it keeps an honest, dated account of the parenting you're already doing, which you can save and share whenever you need to.

Your record, built from what you did

A dated timeline, newest first, that builds itself from what you already do in the app: swaps you asked for and how they were answered, pickups and drop-offs, shared costs, and changes to the kids' details, like a new doctor or a new shoe size. Each line says who did it, how (in the app, by link, or recorded by you) and when. Messages can be included, with when each was sent and first opened.

Save it, print it, share it

Pick the dates and the kinds of things to include, then save a PDF to print or send, or the raw data as a file. It's plain and dated, so your lawyer or a mediator can read it at a glance. It isn't certified, and it's not a substitute for a record your order requires.

Your plan, as working rules

Set up your schedule from your parenting plan and confirm each rule, and Luraio lays out the year: regular weeks, holidays and summer. Rules keep the paragraph they came from, so when new paperwork arrives you can check the year you're living against it. The app reflects your plan; it never interprets it.

Showing up, on the record

The pickups you made, the swaps you said yes to, the costs you covered and the school forms you kept up with all show up on your record, with dates. It's a quiet, factual picture of a parent who shows up.

Luraio · Record for Jada & EliOct 1 – Nov 3, 2026 · saved by Marcus on Nov 3, 2026

When	Who	What
Nov 2 · 5:34 PM	Marcus	Picked up Jada and Eli at Simone's
Oct 29 · 9:12 AM	Simone, by link	Accepted: Jada and Eli with Marcus Jan 21–25, with Simone Jan 14–18
Oct 28 · 8:40 PM	Marcus	Asked to switch Jan 14–18 for Jan 21–25 · answer by Nov 8
Oct 20 · 6:02 PM	Marcus	Cost: Eli's soccer cleats, $64, split half and half
Oct 14 · 7:15 AM	Simone, recorded by Marcus	Answered outside the app: yes to Thanksgiving at Marcus's
Oct 9 · 8:30 PM	Marcus	Eli · Sizes · shoes 2 → 3

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A sample record, with the made-up family. Real ones look like this, plain and dated.

What's never in your record

Your memories, reflections and notes about your time with the kids stay yours. They're never in your record or in any copy of it. That's on purpose: the moments are for you and your kids, not evidence.

Using both

Plenty of families keep a court app for what their order requires and use Luraio for everything else: whose night it is, what goes in the bag, who's picking up, and what Grandma needs to know. Luraio works fully with just you, so it doesn't ask anything of the other parent.

More: Luraio and OurFamilyWizard · Luraio and TalkingParents · Luraio and AppClose · all nine apps

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