2houses is a long-running international co-parenting app with one subscription that covers the whole family. Kidtime is the US-built alternative — a genuine free tier (your coparent doesn't pay anything to join), AI Tone Scan for chat, 15+ built-in custody schedule templates with visual previews, and a parenting time calculator that exports a PDF designed for the US legal landscape.
Kidtime has a real free tier — calendar, custody templates, basic chat — that never expires. 2houses offers a 14-day trial and then requires the family subscription to keep using the app.
Kidtime's premium includes an AI tone meter that flags hostile messages before you send and offers BIFF / Grey Rock / Yellow Rock rewrites. 2houses has no AI features in chat.
Kidtime ships 15+ built-in custody schedule templates (50/50, 60/40, 70/30, 80/20 variants) with visual previews and a parenting time calculator. 2houses has a custom calendar — you build the schedule by hand.
Side-by-side breakdown of what each app actually offers. Where 2houses wins, we say so.
Pricing and feature details researched from 2houses’s official site. Last verified April 2026.
It depends on whether both parents are paying. 2houses charges one family subscription — $14.17/mo or $169.99/yr — and both parents share the same account, so if both would otherwise pay, the family pricing is competitive. Kidtime is per-parent, but the other parent can use the free tier indefinitely. In practice, only one parent paying is the more common reality of co-parenting, and that's where Kidtime's model wins: your coparent doesn't have to pay anything to join the calendar and chat.
No. As of 2026, 2houses has no AI features in the product — no tone analysis, no message rewriting, no scheduling assistance. Kidtime's premium includes an AI Tone Meter that scans messages before send, flags hostile or passive-aggressive language, and offers BIFF / Grey Rock / Yellow Rock rewrites — purpose-built for high-conflict coparenting communication.
No. 2houses uses a custom calendar — you build the schedule event-by-event by hand. Kidtime ships 15+ built-in templates (50/50 alternating weeks, 2-2-3, 2-2-5-5, 60/40 extended weekend, 70/30 every weekend, 80/20 alternating weekends, etc.) with visual previews, so you pick the pattern that matches your arrangement and the calendar fills in years of handoffs automatically.
No — 2houses offers a 14-day free trial of all features, then requires the family subscription. Kidtime has a real free tier (calendar, custody templates, basic chat) that never expires, plus a 7-day premium trial. The free tier means your coparent can join the calendar and chat without paying anything.
Two things. First, dedicated Photo Albums — 2houses has a shared photo-gallery surface for kids' pictures; Kidtime attaches photos to notes but doesn't have a dedicated album feature. Second, broader language coverage — 2houses supports French, Dutch, German, Italian, and Portuguese in addition to English and Spanish; Kidtime is English and Spanish only. If those matter to your family, 2houses fills those gaps.
Yes. Most parents switching pick a custody schedule template that matches their existing 2houses arrangement, invite the coparent (they can join free), and the calendar fills in years of handoffs in seconds. Notes, files, and expenses don't auto-migrate — but starting fresh with Kidtime's templates is faster than rebuilding a custom calendar manually.
Free tier covers the calendar, custody schedule templates, and basic chat. Premium adds AI Tone Scan, full custody analytics, and attorney portal access — with a 7-day trial.