Co-KidsSeparated and handling it alone? Co-Kids still works
Your ex won't install an app? That's not a dealbreaker. Co-Kids is first and foremost for you: keeping clear accounts, a custody calendar and your children's paperwork — even if you're the only parent using it. And as long as there's no syncing between two homes, it's completely free.
What works, even on your own
Almost all of Co-Kids works for a single parent
Syncing between two homes is the only feature that needs the other parent to install the app. Everything else runs on your device, right away.
Clear accounts
Log every expense — school lunches, football, the dentist, shoes — and Co-Kids works out on its own who paid what and who owes how much.
Your history, imported
WhatsApp, Telegram, an Excel or CSV export, a copy-paste, or your expenses already in Splitwise or Tricount: nothing to re-enter.
A clean monthly report
A dated, itemised summary to keep for yourself or send to the other parent — even by email or SMS, without them having the app.
The custody calendar
Your rhythm (every other week, 2-2-3…), day swaps, holidays, appointments and reminders — so nothing slips through the cracks.
Your children's paperwork
Prescriptions, permission slips, school certificates, health records: all in one place, always within reach.
100 % on your device
No account, no server: your data never leaves your phone. No one reads it — not even us.
In practice
What it looks like day to day
You front the costs. School lunches, activities, that new pair of trainers… Co-Kids keeps track of what the other parent owes you, and you pull up a clear tally whenever you need it — no more "I think it's your turn."
The other parent is fine with a tally, but not the app. Just send them the monthly report: clear, dated, no blame. The conversation starts from figures, not from memories.
You're juggling the schedule. Every other Wednesday, a shifted weekend, holidays to sort out: the calendar reminds you of the swaps and the appointments, so you reach each step with a clear head.
Free, genuinely
Without syncing between two homes, Co-Kids is completely free: every feature above, with no time limit and no credit card.
The only paid service — Premium, 3 €/month — is used solely to sync your encrypted data with a second home, the day the other parent decides to come on board.
And if the other parent changes their mind? Everything you've already logged stays right there. All it takes is switching on syncing in one tap — nothing to re-enter, no data lost.