OurFamilyWizard costs £107.99, £155.99 or £215.99 per parent each year in the UK, and each parent normally needs a separate subscription. Here is the two-parent cost compared with The Coparent App at £9 per family each month.
Quick answer
The Coparent App is the stronger value for families prioritising simple monthly pricing and active communication boundaries. Its £9 monthly subscription covers both linked parents and combines AI-assisted communication, Boundary Mode, Quiet Mode, calendars, expenses, files, handovers, 120 monthly call minutes and court-ready exports.
OurFamilyWizard may be the better choice when an established practitioner workflow, child or third-party accounts, unlimited calls, certified records, or call recording and transcription are essential. Those capabilities are genuine strengths, although each parent normally needs a separate annually billed subscription.
Price comparison: what does the whole family pay?
OurFamilyWizard advertises prices per parent. Because linked co-parents normally need their own subscriptions, the fairest comparison doubles the individual price. The Coparent App charges once for the linked family.
| Plan | Billing | One parent | Two-parent family | Family monthly equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Coparent App family subscription | Monthly | £9 paid by either parent | £9/month total | £9 |
| OurFamilyWizard Essentials | Annual, per parent | £107.99/year | £215.98/year | About £18 |
| OurFamilyWizard Premium | Annual, per parent | £155.99/year | £311.98/year | About £26 |
| OurFamilyWizard Max | Annual, per parent | £215.99/year | £431.98/year | About £36 |
OurFamilyWizard prices checked against its official UK plans page on 3 August 2026. It states that each parent needs a subscription, although one parent can pay for the other. It also advertises a 30-day refund promise for eligible first purchases. Prices and plan contents can change.
Verified feature comparison
| Capability | The Coparent App | OurFamilyWizard |
|---|---|---|
| Parent pricing | One £9 monthly family subscription covers two linked parents | Separate annual subscription for each parent |
| Messaging records | Permanent messages, read information and family-history exports | Messages with first-viewed timestamps and downloadable PDF records |
| AI writing help | AI-assisted rewriting; original AI drafts are retained in the audit record and appear in appropriate exports | Writing Assistant for clarity and empathy; ToneMeter terminology may appear in older material |
| Message-volume boundaries | Boundary Mode limits repeated consecutive messages without a reply | No directly equivalent repeated-message limiter publicly verified |
| Quiet hours | Quiet Mode/notification boundaries, with emergency exceptions | Not publicly verified as a directly equivalent feature |
| Calendar and schedule changes | Shared calendar and recorded event changes | Schedules, parenting-time change requests and detailed calendar tools |
| Expenses | Expense and receipt records | Shared expenses, reimbursements and OFWpay features where available |
| Storage | 5GB initially with free fair-use extension requests | Essentials: 5GB; Premium and Max: unlimited storage |
| Voice/video calls | 120 minutes per family each month | Essentials: 45 minutes per parent/month; Premium and Max: unlimited |
| Recording/transcription | Not offered | Included with Max, subject to product controls and applicable law |
| Handover/check-in evidence | Handover logs, GPS/location information where permitted and proof photographs | GPS-verified Check-ins |
| Professional access | Family-granted read-only professional portal; partner plans can provide client seats | Free practitioner accounts with family-specific permissions and unlimited family connections |
| Child/third-party accounts | Not currently offered as separate account roles | Free limited-access child and third-party accounts |
| Security claim | TLS in transit and server-side encryption at rest; not end-to-end encrypted | Secure-platform claims made by OurFamilyWizard; cryptographic implementation not independently audited here |
Where The Coparent App is different
It prices the family, not each parent
One person’s £9 payment unlocks the shared family thread for both linked parents. That reduces cost and avoids negotiating which tier each person should buy.
It addresses message volume
Tone assistance can improve wording, but wording is only one source of stress. Boundary Mode also addresses repeated messages arriving without a response.
It makes notification boundaries explicit
Quiet Mode helps contain routine communication while allowing the family record to continue. Emergency communication follows a separate exception.
It comes from lived experience
The product was created by a parent after experiencing difficult co-parenting. The company should remain judged on evidence and execution, not the founder story alone.
Where OurFamilyWizard is stronger
A mature professional ecosystem
OurFamilyWizard has operated for more than 20 years and has developed practitioner education, court resources, reports, brochures and professional workflows at a scale The Coparent App has not yet matched.
More advanced calling options
Premium and Max advertise unlimited calls. Max adds call recordings and transcriptions, which may be decisive where the relevant parties, professionals and law permit their use.
Child and third-party roles
Limited-access accounts can include children, extended family and child carers. The Coparent App currently centres the two parents and authorised professionals.
Certified records and established reporting
OurFamilyWizard advertises unlimited certified digital records on Premium and Max, alongside long-established reporting tools familiar to many practitioners.
Which app is better for high-conflict communication?
The Coparent App has a distinctive combination: AI assistance can intervene in wording, Boundary Mode addresses repeated unanswered messages, and Quiet Mode limits when ordinary notifications intrude. This makes it particularly relevant where conflict is driven by both tone and volume.
OurFamilyWizard remains strong for accountable communication, structured records, first-viewed timestamps and practitioner familiarity. A family already directed to use it, or working with professionals who rely on its reports, may reasonably value that continuity over the price difference.
Which app is better for court-related records?
Both products organise communication more clearly than a collection of screenshots. OurFamilyWizard has the advantage of a long-established professional network and certified-record options on higher plans. The Coparent App provides chronological court-ready exports and family-granted professional read-only access at a much lower family price.
“Court-ready” and “certified record” do not mean that a court automatically accepts everything as true or relevant. Courts and other decision-makers assess admissibility, context and weight in the individual matter.
Which product should you choose?
- Choose The Coparent App if whole-family price, monthly flexibility, message-volume boundaries, notification boundaries and a combined everyday toolkit are your priorities.
- Choose OurFamilyWizard if your court order or professional workflow specifies it, or if child/third-party accounts, unlimited calls, certified records, recording or transcription are essential.
- Check the current plan before buying. Features, app-store availability and provider pricing can change.
- Choose the system both parents can realistically use. A theoretically superior tool provides little value if the family cannot sustain it.
Frequently asked questions
How much does OurFamilyWizard cost for two parents?
Using prices checked on 6 August 2026, two Essentials subscriptions cost £215.98 per year, Premium costs £311.98 and Max costs £431.98. That is approximately £18, £26 or £36 per family per month, billed annually.
Do both parents need an OurFamilyWizard subscription?
OurFamilyWizard’s official pricing page says each parent needs a subscription, although one parent can purchase for the other.
Do both parents pay for The Coparent App?
No. One £9 monthly family subscription covers both linked parent accounts.
Does The Coparent App record calls?
No. The current product includes 120 monthly voice/video minutes but does not advertise call recording or transcription. OurFamilyWizard includes those features on Max.
Is either app court approved?
No universal claim should be made that either commercial app is automatically “court approved” for every family. A court may specify a tool in an individual case and decides what evidence it accepts.
Sources and checking date
This comparison was checked on 6 August 2026 against OurFamilyWizard’s official UK plans and pricing page, its official practitioner-account information and The Coparent App’s current product and pricing information. “Not publicly verified” is used where a directly comparable feature could not be confirmed.
Compare the family price before choosing
See exactly what one £9 family subscription includes, or download the app and use limited Starter Access first.
